The Far Left: Closer Than You Think?
They campaign as reasonable moderates in Fairfield County. Their record says otherwise.
This past Sunday, Senator Chris Murphy took to national television to cheer the latest wave of democratic socialist victories in New York:
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“I think it’s actually a sign of a party that is alive and growing when there’s a contest of ideas inside the party… So I’m not a Democratic Socialist, but I do believe that the Democratic Party has been historically way too timid in taking on corporate power.” |
Murphy framed these wins as healthy and desirable — proof the party is thriving with more radical voices at the table. He’s not alone in sending signals.
In 2021, Senator Richard Blumenthal appeared as a featured guest at an awards ceremony hosted by the Connecticut People’s World Committee, an affiliate of the Communist Party.
While they are not from our district, it's worth noting that State Senators Gary Winfield and Jan Hochadel (New Haven) went a step further, happily accepting awards from the same orbit and showing signs of embracing the group’s ideology.
The pattern among prominent Connecticut Democrats is unmistakable: repeated platforming, praise, and participation alongside the furthest fringes of the left.
Greenwich families aren’t interested in abstract ideological debates. They care about safe neighborhoods, good schools, lower taxes, and local control. Yet the leaders they send to Hartford keep steering the party leftward — toward bigger government, more redistribution, and tolerance for ideas once considered outside the American mainstream.
This isn’t ancient history. It’s ongoing. Voters deserve to know exactly where their Democrat candidates stand. Do they reject the socialist wing pulling their party left? Or are they comfortable with where it’s headed?
Connecticut can’t afford the experiment, and Greenwich shouldn’t have to pay for it.
