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Chris Murphy: “The biggest threat to this country are not a handful of…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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I will say, though, what binds together, I think every Democratic candidate that is running, including the ones in New York, is that they are standing up to protect American democracy. And right now, The biggest threat to this country are not a handful of House candidates in New York. It is the President of the United States that is trying to destroy American democracy. And the Democratic Party, left, right and center, is united around the fact that we need to protect this nation from Donald Trump's attacks on the rule of law. (04:23–04:34)

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