Governor Wes Moore

I'm not the third African-American ever elected governor in the history of this country because I'm only the third African-American who was ever born who was qualified to be a governor. There are real structural problems and challenges that I think we have to be both honest about. But then as we get in these seats, be unafraid to do something about them as well.

If we can do that, you're actually going to speak to people and you're going to watch how increased voter turnout is not going to be a revelation, but increased voter turnout is going to be something that has just been produced because you've already been doing the work.

If we can do that, you're actually going to speak to people and you're going to watch how increased voter turnout is not going to be a revelation, but increased voter turnout is going to be something that has just been produced because you've already been doing the work.

I think first, I think Democrats need to care to address it.

I think first, I think Democrats need to care to address it.

I still think it's still so foreign for people. to wonder why you would, why you are patriotic or what that means and what it looks like. And I think there's been almost this, this conceding of the flag or for the word patriotism, which for me is deeply frustrating because, I mean, I, you know, I, again, I think about my own family history where, you know, my grandfather,

I still think it's still so foreign for people. to wonder why you would, why you are patriotic or what that means and what it looks like. And I think there's been almost this, this conceding of the flag or for the word patriotism, which for me is deeply frustrating because, I mean, I, you know, I, again, I think about my own family history where, you know, my grandfather,

was born in South Carolina. Literally his earliest memories was when the Ku Klux Klan ran him and his family, my great-grandfather, my great-grandmother, out of the country. They go back to Jamaica. Most of my family who was with him said they would never come back to the United States, and a lot of them did not. But my grandfather did.

was born in South Carolina. Literally his earliest memories was when the Ku Klux Klan ran him and his family, my great-grandfather, my great-grandmother, out of the country. They go back to Jamaica. Most of my family who was with him said they would never come back to the United States, and a lot of them did not. But my grandfather did.

He comes, he goes to Lincoln University, HBCU in Pennsylvania. He becomes a minister like his father. When he became a minister, he became the first black minister in the history of the Dutch Reformed Church. And the same threats that was coming to his father started coming to him. But he stuck.

He comes, he goes to Lincoln University, HBCU in Pennsylvania. He becomes a minister like his father. When he became a minister, he became the first black minister in the history of the Dutch Reformed Church. And the same threats that was coming to his father started coming to him. But he stuck.

And I always think about my grandfather, where this is a person, he passed away at 87 when I was in Afghanistan, fighting for this country. And he was 87 years old. He had a deep Jamaican accent his entire life. And he's maybe the most patriotic man I've ever met. He loved this country. He loved what this country stood for. And this is a person who was, his earliest memories was a Ku Klux Klan.

And I always think about my grandfather, where this is a person, he passed away at 87 when I was in Afghanistan, fighting for this country. And he was 87 years old. He had a deep Jamaican accent his entire life. And he's maybe the most patriotic man I've ever met. He loved this country. He loved what this country stood for. And this is a person who was, his earliest memories was a Ku Klux Klan.

You know, was a minister in the South Bronx. And he saw the complete deterioration of a neighborhood. And in many ways, an intentional deterioration of a neighborhood. He lived through times when one of the lessons I've always learned from my grandparents was that you never say no to a bathroom and you never say no to a meal. Those are good lessons. Those are good lessons, right?

You know, was a minister in the South Bronx. And he saw the complete deterioration of a neighborhood. And in many ways, an intentional deterioration of a neighborhood. He lived through times when one of the lessons I've always learned from my grandparents was that you never say no to a bathroom and you never say no to a meal. Those are good lessons. Those are good lessons, right?

If someone says you need a restroom, use it. If someone says you want something to eat, take it. Because they grew up at a time when that wasn't guaranteed that you were going to get it whenever you wanted to.

If someone says you need a restroom, use it. If someone says you want something to eat, take it. Because they grew up at a time when that wasn't guaranteed that you were going to get it whenever you wanted to.

And he loved this country. He was so proud when I joined the army, which was fascinating to so many other people. But he was like, literally like tears in his eyes when I told him I was joining the army at 17 years old. So I am passionate about what this country means because I saw it through his eyes, flaws and all.

And he loved this country. He was so proud when I joined the army, which was fascinating to so many other people. But he was like, literally like tears in his eyes when I told him I was joining the army at 17 years old. So I am passionate about what this country means because I saw it through his eyes, flaws and all.

And so the idea that somehow someone can take that from me, someone can take that from my family. Someone can just, you know, particularly people who have not put in the work in the same way that my family has put in the work in a way of honoring and really loving this country and sacrificing for it, flaws and all. I just think we need to, we need to be firm on this.