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demmiblue

(40,069 posts)
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 12:49 PM 6 hrs ago

Chris Murphy responds to Jaime Harrison

I don’t know man, who is “the Democratic Party” if it’s not the voters?Democratic voters choose candidates, not party leaders. And party leaders need to listen to what voters are telling us - and right now they are demanding our party be bolder.

Chris Murphy (@chrismurphyct.bsky.social) 2026-06-24T14:12:09.456Z

Hmm… 🏃
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Chris Murphy responds to Jaime Harrison (Original Post) demmiblue 6 hrs ago OP
Wow, Jaime's bullshit is what keeps us losing JBTaurus83 6 hrs ago #1
Jaime was soooooo bad at his job awesomerwb1 6 hrs ago #2
On the political landscape JBTaurus83 6 hrs ago #3
Chris Murphy gets it...yes! FarPoint 6 hrs ago #4
Sen. Murphy is 1000% correct! Ars Longa 5 hrs ago #5
fwiw, jaime is getting his ass handed to him in the comments. mopinko 5 hrs ago #6
Something is terribly wrong if Murphy is not in the '28 mix. Sneederbunk 5 hrs ago #7
What prompted Jaime to even say this? themaguffin 5 hrs ago #8
No offense, to Jamie, but we got killed during his tenure. bearsfootball516 5 hrs ago #9
Bravo Senator Murphy! Nanjeanne 5 hrs ago #10
Chris obviously didn't finish reading the rest of Jaime's thread or he didn't get it Quiet Em 5 hrs ago #11
How do you build a stronger party by intheflow 3 hrs ago #12
You cannot build a stronger party if you insult and demean Democratic party members Quiet Em 3 hrs ago #13
Here's a great response AStern 3 hrs ago #14

awesomerwb1

(5,177 posts)
2. Jaime was soooooo bad at his job
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 12:58 PM
6 hrs ago

Chris Murphy is right. It's a no brainer. The leaders' inability to read the room is puzzling. Happens in this forum as well.

JBTaurus83

(1,848 posts)
3. On the political landscape
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 01:03 PM
6 hrs ago

A lot of rich people don’t want to give up the feeding trough. Here, people are still butt hurt about 2016 or something.

FarPoint

(15,018 posts)
4. Chris Murphy gets it...yes!
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 01:11 PM
6 hrs ago

Jamie got to go too.....not a winning stragetist who won't listen to the party voters....The old style leadership has failed the people long enough....

I think this is our new message to the leadership from the party.

bearsfootball516

(6,739 posts)
9. No offense, to Jamie, but we got killed during his tenure.
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 01:43 PM
5 hrs ago

I'm not sure we should be taking advice from him.

Quiet Em

(3,223 posts)
11. Chris obviously didn't finish reading the rest of Jaime's thread or he didn't get it
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 01:50 PM
5 hrs ago

And let me be clear: I don’t care if you’re progressive, moderate, or conservative.

I’ve worked with Democrats across the ideological spectrum. We didn’t always agree, but we understood that building a stronger Democratic Party was part of the job.

Jaime Harrison (@jaimeharrison.bsky.social) 2026-06-24T01:02:01.702Z


If you hate the party, spend your days attacking it, and have contempt for the people who make it possible, then see above.

Jaime Harrison (@jaimeharrison.bsky.social) 2026-06-24T01:02:01.703Z


Jaime was not singling out a Democratic candidate or the voters. He was probably referring the the very white male centric subset on BlueSky who post more about destroying and harming the Democratic Party than they do in growing or building the Democratic Party.

Building a stronger Democratic Party and Democratic Party coalition is the goal.

intheflow

(30,304 posts)
12. How do you build a stronger party by
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 03:17 PM
3 hrs ago

insulting would-be party members because they don't stand up to the Democratic leadership's purity tests? We shouldn't be afraid of harsh critiques. In fact, we should be inviting them to include as many voices as we can. I always learned that problems cannot be solved with the thinking that created them, that listening is an active skill, and that all voices need to be heard in a Democracy.

Quiet Em

(3,223 posts)
13. You cannot build a stronger party if you insult and demean Democratic party members
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 03:33 PM
3 hrs ago

If you read threads on Bluesky you will see a very divisive subset of white male centric voices who proclaim to be left leaning that harass and attack large portions of the Democratic base. You will see how they talk about Jasmine Crockett or Black women voters in Texas. You will see how they attack AG Letitia James. It's right there for anyone to see. This group is not about growing stronger coalitions and lifting everyone up, they are about blowing everything up and remaking it into what they want the image to be.

AStern

(970 posts)
14. Here's a great response
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 03:41 PM
3 hrs ago

I notice how you don’t mention leftists here. You’ll gladly make time to work with conservative democrats, but never a socialist.

Rozaliya ☭ 🏳️‍🌈 (@rozaliyaa.bsky.social) 2026-06-24T02:00:28.712Z


I couldn't agree more.
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