According to Semafor, four progressive Democratic senators are urging their colleagues to quickly shift toward a "populist economics" approach. In a letter to fellow Democrats, Senators Chris Murphy, Adam Schiff, Elizabeth Warren, and Tina Smith wrote, "The billionaire class and corporate interest groups have captured our political system, but the party's weak response to the reality of democratic and economic manipulation tilted toward the super-rich is eroding our credibility among working-class people." These four senators cited polling data from both the Democratic and Republican camps, pointing out that "plain, unexciting policy proposals" will not work without clearly stating "who is being exploited and who is exploiting others." They advocated focusing explicitly on taxing the rich and raising the minimum wage in public statements. Murphy said this populist approach is not only good public policy, "but also the necessary path for our party to win elections in 2026 and beyond."
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