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But, you know, when i met chris, you know, i saw the fire in his eyes. this isnt an easy thing for him to do. hes got two kids, same age as my kids, as he mentioned. he teaches a district the opposite direction from hartford. so this is a big sacrifice, to decide to run for office. its a part-time job in connecticut, you have to hold on another job. but he was so committed to the future of southington, the future of the state, that he made this enormous commitment to go out and knock on $5,300. ...

Being for the future. >> senator murphy, you knocked on those doors some years ago. what was it like for you watching this campaign develop? and im sure you had an eye on it when those returns were coming in, looking at an area where you always had to win those votes to. did it feel to you like this was gonna be this close? >> well, i had hoped it would be this close. it was two differences between the race that iran two decades ago and the race that chris ran. one, where iran, this town was a l...

One by chris polis, was once held by connecticuts union -- senator murphy. senator murphy tweeted a text message that poulos received from -- after recount. the text said, good evening, chris, just wanted to offer another congratulations. we spoke with my grandfather at dinner about a week before the election, and he shared how you had knocked on his door twice. he told me he was going to split his straight republican ballot to vote for you and you shook his hand. it meant a lot to him, and in s...