Lauren Jackson
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You know, for a long time, I think since 2001, really, that would have been seen as a liability.
And then, you know, if you look to the south, look at Texas State Representative James Tallarico, who obviously has been in the news a lot.
He'd won the Democratic primary for a Texas Senate seat.
He's been talking about the Christian gospel as a way to combat the rise of what he derides as Christian nationalism.
And he's really encouraging voters to see Christianity as the foundation for a more compassionate form of economic populism.
You know, he's a seminarian.
He really knows the Bible.
And he's really quoting it in a way that we haven't seen in a long time from a candidate in the Democratic Party.
It was so interesting to see Tallarico.
Joe Rogan a few months ago about Christianity.
And in general, to see all these young political leaders pushed to counter the dominance around conversations that we've seen so long on the political right.
And beyond politics.
We're also seeing this in Hollywood.
Did you know there's a rabbi here?
He has a beard and he was definitely judging me.