Kimberly Adams

We are back to hear more from that Aspen Institute discussion I moderated on the state of American families and what it means for policy.

All right.

So y'all have laid out a pretty compelling argument for why the data matters so much in these issues.

Brian, I'll go back to you.

What issues pull well here?

And, you know, you do mainly Republican strategy, but how does that shift across parties?

And Celinda, what are you seeing in the data in terms of how people are reacting, particularly to the way that policies are changing now as they pertain to children and families?

Nat, can you talk a little bit more about, you know, we've got the fact that these issues pull well across parties.

There are strategies that we know people like, and yet somehow it's still very difficult to translate them into policy.

I appreciate it.

Brian, you've spent so much time over the years talking to candidates, working with candidates, showing them the data about what works, well, at least what voters like about policies related to children and families.

What do you think is standing in the way of those policies actually making it from a campaign promise to actually policy?

If you want to hear more of this conversation, you can find a YouTube link in our show notes.

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