John Reeves

And we had problems with inequality in a community that 90 percent of the population abandoned the community and left. And if anyone's aware of the U.S. Steel, I mean, I live right now across the street from that iconic steel mill. I mean, that's really that that used to be America's Silicon Valley, like about half of the world's steel used to be manufactured there. but now so much has changed.

And we had problems with inequality in a community that 90 percent of the population abandoned the community and left. And if anyone's aware of the U.S. Steel, I mean, I live right now across the street from that iconic steel mill. I mean, that's really that that used to be America's Silicon Valley, like about half of the world's steel used to be manufactured there. but now so much has changed.

And then I ran for mayor and a small town mayor. And then that turned into, well, I decided the kinds of issues that were meaningful to me and the personal kinds of experiences, I just thought, hey, I want to project my kinds of experiences and my values. And I ran for the first time in 2016. I ran for the Senate. I mean, it's pretty kind of strange that

And then I ran for mayor and a small town mayor. And then that turned into, well, I decided the kinds of issues that were meaningful to me and the personal kinds of experiences, I just thought, hey, I want to project my kinds of experiences and my values. And I ran for the first time in 2016. I ran for the Senate. I mean, it's pretty kind of strange that

And then I ran for mayor and a small town mayor. And then that turned into, well, I decided the kinds of issues that were meaningful to me and the personal kinds of experiences, I just thought, hey, I want to project my kinds of experiences and my values. And I ran for the first time in 2016. I ran for the Senate. I mean, it's pretty kind of strange that

You have a small town mayor running for the United States Senate. And but I mean, we had no money. I mean, zero, zero money on that. But we just we'd had a really like grassroots kind of a thing. And we got out across. Pennsylvania. And we came up a little short, but we pulled in 20% of the votes, which people thought that was pretty remarkable.

You have a small town mayor running for the United States Senate. And but I mean, we had no money. I mean, zero, zero money on that. But we just we'd had a really like grassroots kind of a thing. And we got out across. Pennsylvania. And we came up a little short, but we pulled in 20% of the votes, which people thought that was pretty remarkable.

You have a small town mayor running for the United States Senate. And but I mean, we had no money. I mean, zero, zero money on that. But we just we'd had a really like grassroots kind of a thing. And we got out across. Pennsylvania. And we came up a little short, but we pulled in 20% of the votes, which people thought that was pretty remarkable.

And I carried my home county, which is Allegheny, that's the second largest. And that really kind of set the stage to run for Lieutenant Governor a couple years later after 2016. But 2016, though, that was where America met Donald Trump. And I was early, you know, turning the alarm off saying, hey, we have to be concerned here.

And I carried my home county, which is Allegheny, that's the second largest. And that really kind of set the stage to run for Lieutenant Governor a couple years later after 2016. But 2016, though, that was where America met Donald Trump. And I was early, you know, turning the alarm off saying, hey, we have to be concerned here.

And I carried my home county, which is Allegheny, that's the second largest. And that really kind of set the stage to run for Lieutenant Governor a couple years later after 2016. But 2016, though, that was where America met Donald Trump. And I was early, you know, turning the alarm off saying, hey, we have to be concerned here.

Like, you know, Trump has connected with people in ways that it's like we have to be concerned. And I'll never forget. It was June in 2016. And I was a I was a I was a surrogate for for Clinton. And and Trump announced, hey, I'm showing up in a town called Manessen, Manessen, which is a small town. steel town in the valley down from Mars.

Like, you know, Trump has connected with people in ways that it's like we have to be concerned. And I'll never forget. It was June in 2016. And I was a I was a I was a surrogate for for Clinton. And and Trump announced, hey, I'm showing up in a town called Manessen, Manessen, which is a small town. steel town in the valley down from Mars.

Like, you know, Trump has connected with people in ways that it's like we have to be concerned. And I'll never forget. It was June in 2016. And I was a I was a I was a surrogate for for Clinton. And and Trump announced, hey, I'm showing up in a town called Manessen, Manessen, which is a small town. steel town in the valley down from Mars.

And I'm like, why is he showing up in, I mean, that's not, so either he's crazy or they've plugged into something. And like, I have to see that. So I tried to get into that just to kind of see what was going on. But they recognized me and they said, yeah, get the fuck out. Well, you're hard to hide. Yeah.

And I'm like, why is he showing up in, I mean, that's not, so either he's crazy or they've plugged into something. And like, I have to see that. So I tried to get into that just to kind of see what was going on. But they recognized me and they said, yeah, get the fuck out. Well, you're hard to hide. Yeah.

And I'm like, why is he showing up in, I mean, that's not, so either he's crazy or they've plugged into something. And like, I have to see that. So I tried to get into that just to kind of see what was going on. But they recognized me and they said, yeah, get the fuck out. Well, you're hard to hide. Yeah.

But they figured out that they have to connect and to make that kind of an argument to go to these kind of places. And it did. It resonated. And you started to see a lot of the signs and a lot of the energy. And it's like, hey, there's a problem. And the Clinton campaign, everybody assumed that she was going to run away with it.

But they figured out that they have to connect and to make that kind of an argument to go to these kind of places. And it did. It resonated. And you started to see a lot of the signs and a lot of the energy. And it's like, hey, there's a problem. And the Clinton campaign, everybody assumed that she was going to run away with it.

But they figured out that they have to connect and to make that kind of an argument to go to these kind of places. And it did. It resonated. And you started to see a lot of the signs and a lot of the energy. And it's like, hey, there's a problem. And the Clinton campaign, everybody assumed that she was going to run away with it.