Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) argued the 2024 presidential election, which is expected to be between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, will showcase “a contrast” to voters.
Murphy was asked about how Harris’s campaign has changed her position on previously-held views, such as no longer wanting to ban fracking and wanting additional funding for border security. The Connecticut senator contended that the vice president “has always been for border security” and that this is part of the contrast voters can expect at the polls come November.
“Today, border crossings are lower at the southwest border than they were at the end of the Trump presidency,” Murphy said on Fox News Sunday, which was being guest-anchored by Jacqui Heinrich. “There is a contrast between Democrats, Kamala Harris who’s serious about border security, and Republicans, who are not.”
Murphy also said that democracy is about the majority of residents voting for a policy, and predicted that Harris will campaign on several reforms “to make democracy work better.” He argued this would compare well against Trump at the election, saying that the Republican nominee has “promised on day one to become a dictator.”
The senator’s claim on Trump relates to comments the former president made last year, during which he said he would not be a dictator “except for day one.” Trump also vowed to secure the border and increase oil drilling during his interview should he become president again.
In the wake of the interview, Trump waived off his dictator comment, claiming that it was made “in jest.”
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Since President Joe Biden bowed out of his 2024 reelection bid, many high-profile Democrats have endorsed Harris as his replacement for the candidacy, such as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Biden himself. Murphy stated last month that these endorsements were not pre-organized and that none of them were aware of Biden dropping out until he announced it.
Recent polling data found that Harris and Trump are statistically tied nationally and across the collective battleground states, with Harris having a 1-point edge nationally. Trump previously enjoyed a 5-point national head-to-head lead when the data was conducted with Biden before he dropped out.
