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in the vitriol and divisiveness that you talked about. And so what I realized was I wanted to take my research expertise and like that background and translate it into like, can we make this better? Can we make it so that people want to participate in politics? It doesn't feel polarizing. It feels like something for everybody. So
in the vitriol and divisiveness that you talked about. And so what I realized was I wanted to take my research expertise and like that background and translate it into like, can we make this better? Can we make it so that people want to participate in politics? It doesn't feel polarizing. It feels like something for everybody. So
I look at policy as like, this is how we as different complex individuals sort out our values and what we need and like figure out how to make our lives better. And so that's, that's my American dream. We love the man on the street interviews that you guys did, because I think what they show is that like, instead of everybody having the same American dream, right? Like people have like,
I look at policy as like, this is how we as different complex individuals sort out our values and what we need and like figure out how to make our lives better. And so that's, that's my American dream. We love the man on the street interviews that you guys did, because I think what they show is that like, instead of everybody having the same American dream, right? Like people have like,
I look at policy as like, this is how we as different complex individuals sort out our values and what we need and like figure out how to make our lives better. And so that's, that's my American dream. We love the man on the street interviews that you guys did, because I think what they show is that like, instead of everybody having the same American dream, right? Like people have like,
very unique American dreams. But the thing that matters is you're pursuing what's important to you and that you can get those things through your own effort.
very unique American dreams. But the thing that matters is you're pursuing what's important to you and that you can get those things through your own effort.
very unique American dreams. But the thing that matters is you're pursuing what's important to you and that you can get those things through your own effort.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
I think this is a terrible place to be in when it's like, I need to make sure you agree with me before we talk about politics.
I think this is a terrible place to be in when it's like, I need to make sure you agree with me before we talk about politics.
I think this is a terrible place to be in when it's like, I need to make sure you agree with me before we talk about politics.
You know, how can we have conversations about how we want elected officials to behave or what kind of laws are right or what kind of programs are right if we need to know that we agree before we can even talk about it?
You know, how can we have conversations about how we want elected officials to behave or what kind of laws are right or what kind of programs are right if we need to know that we agree before we can even talk about it?
You know, how can we have conversations about how we want elected officials to behave or what kind of laws are right or what kind of programs are right if we need to know that we agree before we can even talk about it?
Of course, we're different people. This is a really diverse country. It's okay to disagree, right? I think we're actually better by the fact that we like and value different things. That makes us stronger.
Of course, we're different people. This is a really diverse country. It's okay to disagree, right? I think we're actually better by the fact that we like and value different things. That makes us stronger.
Of course, we're different people. This is a really diverse country. It's okay to disagree, right? I think we're actually better by the fact that we like and value different things. That makes us stronger.