James Talarico

Every election is up for grabs.

And that means people get to hold their elected leaders accountable and get to push them toward policies that are actually going to help our lives.

And so that's what I think is at stake here.

I really don't think this is a partisan battle.

I think this is about good government and whether we're going to have competition in our elections and accountability for elected officials.

I'm so sorry.

Yeah.

And I think it's an important thing to recognize with all the attacks that are coming from MAGA toward our movement right now.

All of them depend on taking these things out of context.

All of them depend on cutting some of the quotes before they end or cutting them at the beginning to kind of paint them in the worst possible light.

And so in that case, it was a tweet that was part of a larger thread about how we all have a responsibility to combat racism.

And so would I word it differently?

Would I use a different metaphor?

Maybe.

But I still believe that racism is wrong.

And I still believe that we all have a responsibility to combat it.

And I think it's telling when some people are triggered by that.

And so I, of course, looking back at some of these old statements from years ago would maybe word them differently or communicate them differently.

But the values that I hold are still the same.

So this is a perfect example.