Cori Bush
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Good. It's good to talk to you again. How are you doing? I'm great. I'm great. You know, all things considered. Yeah. Yeah.
Good. It's good to talk to you again. How are you doing? I'm great. I'm great. You know, all things considered. Yeah. Yeah.
Good. It's good to talk to you again. How are you doing? I'm great. I'm great. You know, all things considered. Yeah. Yeah.
I had just gotten dressed because I changed clothes from being out, you know, at the polls all day. And I just walked in the room and the team was just kind of frantically looking at their phones, just looking really somber.
I had just gotten dressed because I changed clothes from being out, you know, at the polls all day. And I just walked in the room and the team was just kind of frantically looking at their phones, just looking really somber.
I had just gotten dressed because I changed clothes from being out, you know, at the polls all day. And I just walked in the room and the team was just kind of frantically looking at their phones, just looking really somber.
It was shocking because I did not expect the disinformation, the lies and the misinformation, the racism that came into play in my election to actually work.
It was shocking because I did not expect the disinformation, the lies and the misinformation, the racism that came into play in my election to actually work.
It was shocking because I did not expect the disinformation, the lies and the misinformation, the racism that came into play in my election to actually work.
It was disappointing. I mean, just losing a race already is tough. But when you lose a race based on lies, when you lose a race based on just this idea that billionaire corporations and donors that they can come into your district and decide the elected representative. That's what really was disheartening for me.
It was disappointing. I mean, just losing a race already is tough. But when you lose a race based on lies, when you lose a race based on just this idea that billionaire corporations and donors that they can come into your district and decide the elected representative. That's what really was disheartening for me.
It was disappointing. I mean, just losing a race already is tough. But when you lose a race based on lies, when you lose a race based on just this idea that billionaire corporations and donors that they can come into your district and decide the elected representative. That's what really was disheartening for me.
Well, I'll say, I think progressivism is still very popular because we see all across the country where people vote for the progressive values. Like in my state, we were able to get minimum wage increase. We were able to get the abortion ban. We were able to overturn that in November. But progressive politicians, there is some struggle there.
Well, I'll say, I think progressivism is still very popular because we see all across the country where people vote for the progressive values. Like in my state, we were able to get minimum wage increase. We were able to get the abortion ban. We were able to overturn that in November. But progressive politicians, there is some struggle there.
Well, I'll say, I think progressivism is still very popular because we see all across the country where people vote for the progressive values. Like in my state, we were able to get minimum wage increase. We were able to get the abortion ban. We were able to overturn that in November. But progressive politicians, there is some struggle there.
Well, I actually do believe that progressivism still should win the day because... What we're talking about is partly due to messaging. And so, like you said, you know, what we're seeing on social media, the whole quote unquote trad wife, you know, all of that. There are people who that's that's their thing. Absolutely. Absolutely.
Well, I actually do believe that progressivism still should win the day because... What we're talking about is partly due to messaging. And so, like you said, you know, what we're seeing on social media, the whole quote unquote trad wife, you know, all of that. There are people who that's that's their thing. Absolutely. Absolutely.
Well, I actually do believe that progressivism still should win the day because... What we're talking about is partly due to messaging. And so, like you said, you know, what we're seeing on social media, the whole quote unquote trad wife, you know, all of that. There are people who that's that's their thing. Absolutely. Absolutely.
But I don't believe that the country is moving to this place of conservatism where, you know, we are pushing aside, you know, wanting because let's be clear what, you know, what progressivism is. We're saying that we want each and every person to have power. access to clean water and clean air. We want a rise, an increase in minimum wage.
But I don't believe that the country is moving to this place of conservatism where, you know, we are pushing aside, you know, wanting because let's be clear what, you know, what progressivism is. We're saying that we want each and every person to have power. access to clean water and clean air. We want a rise, an increase in minimum wage.