I really appreciate this hopeful interview. I, as a no-longer-young white lady, am so excited to see young people from diverse backgrounds stepping up to run for office. They aren’t afraid, like so many who’ve been around. My congresswoman, Val Hoyle, worked her way up through local politics, and her votes aren’t reflecting a need for change. I think it’s because she’s so invested in not rocking the boat. She is looking at this as her career, and that means she has to be careful so she can get reelected every two years. She’s in that centrist camp that really doesn’t believe in progressive values. I voted for her the first time, but I am done. I hope a young progressive person will primary her, so she can see that progressive ideas are popular and so she can answer for some of her votes.
My wish is for Kat to get as far as she wants to go and inspire as many people as humanly possible . . . but I don't have much (if any) real hope in fighting a super-wealthy rigged system that has mastered the art of voter suppression to the point that it's barely talked about *anywhere*, even on the progressive left.
We get news when these horrific and quasi-legal bills are introduced, but then we hear nothing. Many of those bills became law and yet NO ONE has written about how these laws clearly affected the outcome of the 2024 election. To my knowledge, even someone like Mark Elias has been dead silent on this crucial topic. Why is that? Why do even the most persistent opponents avoid talking about how these laws work in reality?
I really appreciate this hopeful interview. I, as a no-longer-young white lady, am so excited to see young people from diverse backgrounds stepping up to run for office. They aren’t afraid, like so many who’ve been around. My congresswoman, Val Hoyle, worked her way up through local politics, and her votes aren’t reflecting a need for change. I think it’s because she’s so invested in not rocking the boat. She is looking at this as her career, and that means she has to be careful so she can get reelected every two years. She’s in that centrist camp that really doesn’t believe in progressive values. I voted for her the first time, but I am done. I hope a young progressive person will primary her, so she can see that progressive ideas are popular and so she can answer for some of her votes.
Thank you for the peak inside.
Common sense . . . what a concept!
My wish is for Kat to get as far as she wants to go and inspire as many people as humanly possible . . . but I don't have much (if any) real hope in fighting a super-wealthy rigged system that has mastered the art of voter suppression to the point that it's barely talked about *anywhere*, even on the progressive left.
We get news when these horrific and quasi-legal bills are introduced, but then we hear nothing. Many of those bills became law and yet NO ONE has written about how these laws clearly affected the outcome of the 2024 election. To my knowledge, even someone like Mark Elias has been dead silent on this crucial topic. Why is that? Why do even the most persistent opponents avoid talking about how these laws work in reality?
This is an exciting, moving interview!
I am putting in a call to Trump to broadcast this in place of Fox…