The Democratic Senator Taking Cues From Trumpism | Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

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In the face of Donald Trump and MAGA, Democrats are stumbling — badly. While the Trump administration redefines the limits of executive overreach, the Democratic Party remains at odds over how to — even whether to — respond. But Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut has a plan for beating Republicans in 2026, and it involves taking a cue from President Trump. He shares it with Ross Douthat on this episode of “Interesting Times.” Read the full transcript at https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/opinion/democrats-working-class-chris-murphy.html 00:59 The First 100 Days for Trump and the Democrats 03:02 The Threat to Democracy Wasn’t Enough Then or Now. 05:50 How Dems Fight Trump 13:01 Where Chris Murphy Can Agree With the Populist Right 16:06 Is Connecticut a Model of What is Wrong with Democrats? 25:08 The Spiritual Crisis in American Life 27:10 The Problem with Big Tech 33:20 How Do Democrats (And Murphy) Talk About Religion? Should They? 45:03 Is Trump Really Running An Oligarchy? 50:18 Does the Democratic Party Need a Bigger Tent? 53:50 A Need for a National Consensus on Immigration 57:13 “A Democracy Dies Without a High Stakes Confrontation” This episode of “Interesting Times” was produced by Elisa Gutierrez, Sophia Alvarez Boyd, Andrea Betanzos and Katherine Sullivan. It was edited by Jordana Hochman. Mixing and engineering by Sonia Herrero, Isaac Jones and Efim Shapiro. Cinematography by Marina King and William DeJessa. Video editing by Arpita Aneja and Steph Khoury. Original music by Isaac Jones, Sonia Herrero, Pat McCusker and Aman Sahota. Fact-checking by Kate Sinclair, Michelle Harris and Mary Marge Locker. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta. Video directed by Jonah M. Kessel. The director of Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser. Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT.