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Hate is having a moment. Let's just be real about that. But that's having a moment. But it's on us. It's on us to decide if hate is going to win. And we're not going to let it.

Hate is having a moment. Let's just be real about that. But that's having a moment. But it's on us. It's on us to decide if hate is going to win. And we're not going to let it.

There are moments that will break you. This is not that moment. This moment will challenge us, test us, and if it all feels like too much, that's their plan. They want to make you feel powerless, but you are not powerless. So you know what won't fix it? The same old crap out of Washington.

There are moments that will break you. This is not that moment. This moment will challenge us, test us, and if it all feels like too much, that's their plan. They want to make you feel powerless, but you are not powerless. So you know what won't fix it? The same old crap out of Washington.

Do you know who will? We will. We need new leaders because the same people in D.C. who got us into this mess are not going to be the ones to get us out of it. I'm Mallory McMurrow. And yes, I'm running for U.S. Senate.

Do you know who will? We will. We need new leaders because the same people in D.C. who got us into this mess are not going to be the ones to get us out of it. I'm Mallory McMurrow. And yes, I'm running for U.S. Senate.

Ready to run through every wall. Let's go.

Ready to run through every wall. Let's go.

I was born in a small town where I pig sat for my neighbors. We're not going to go that far back. I... I ran for office for the first time after the 2016 election. I Googled how to run for office, took on a Republican incumbent in a Republican district and won.

I was born in a small town where I pig sat for my neighbors. We're not going to go that far back. I... I ran for office for the first time after the 2016 election. I Googled how to run for office, took on a Republican incumbent in a Republican district and won.

We flipped a district 20 points and I came in representing Mitt Romney's hometown, largely on the idea that residents looked at me and said, you remind me a lot of my daughter who left and went to Chicago or Denver or New York. Why did you come back? So I am now in my second term in the state Senate. I am the Senate majority whip, the first Democratic Senate majority whip since 1984.

We flipped a district 20 points and I came in representing Mitt Romney's hometown, largely on the idea that residents looked at me and said, you remind me a lot of my daughter who left and went to Chicago or Denver or New York. Why did you come back? So I am now in my second term in the state Senate. I am the Senate majority whip, the first Democratic Senate majority whip since 1984.

And yeah, I announced for U.S. Senate yesterday, and the response has been incredible. But I think fundamentally, this is a time for new leadership to lead us out of the wilderness and lead us out of this moment. And that's a huge part of why I'm running.

And yeah, I announced for U.S. Senate yesterday, and the response has been incredible. But I think fundamentally, this is a time for new leadership to lead us out of the wilderness and lead us out of this moment. And that's a huge part of why I'm running.

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Oh, that's right. Elon Musk would not be successful without government subsidies. Tesla would not exist. SpaceX would not exist without government contracts and the amount of money that he makes from the government. I had a town hall recently... And I would traditionally get like five to 10 people who come to a state legislator's town hall. It's not exactly the hottest ticket in town.

Oh, that's right. Elon Musk would not be successful without government subsidies. Tesla would not exist. SpaceX would not exist without government contracts and the amount of money that he makes from the government. I had a town hall recently... And I would traditionally get like five to 10 people who come to a state legislator's town hall. It's not exactly the hottest ticket in town.

We had more than a hundred people. It was in a library and there was overflow into the hallway. And of that group, three people were fired federal workers, one from the VA, one from the NIH. And one woman who, you know, she stood up and said, I make 75% of our household income. And I cover my kids' healthcare costs. And I have a son with special needs, and he is not going to have healthcare.

We had more than a hundred people. It was in a library and there was overflow into the hallway. And of that group, three people were fired federal workers, one from the VA, one from the NIH. And one woman who, you know, she stood up and said, I make 75% of our household income. And I cover my kids' healthcare costs. And I have a son with special needs, and he is not going to have healthcare.

But she was so scared to even tell us what department she worked for, because the fear of retribution, there's no rhyme or reason. And to have this guy and these 20-something software engineers that he pulled over from X just go in and slash and burn or send an email like, tell me five things you did this week. And a woman from the NIH is like, well, I tried to cure cancer.

But she was so scared to even tell us what department she worked for, because the fear of retribution, there's no rhyme or reason. And to have this guy and these 20-something software engineers that he pulled over from X just go in and slash and burn or send an email like, tell me five things you did this week. And a woman from the NIH is like, well, I tried to cure cancer.

And that's what I did the week before that. And that's what I did the week before that. And guess what? We haven't cured it yet, but we have to keep trying. It's infuriating. And I've gotten emails from people who went straight into the VA or another federal department straight out of school who have been there for 30 years, this is their life's work, who've said, I've never applied for a job.

And that's what I did the week before that. And that's what I did the week before that. And guess what? We haven't cured it yet, but we have to keep trying. It's infuriating. And I've gotten emails from people who went straight into the VA or another federal department straight out of school who have been there for 30 years, this is their life's work, who've said, I've never applied for a job.

I don't have a resume. What do I do? This is what I do. And I do it because I care about the work and what I do for my community. And it's just heartbreaking and infuriating.

I don't have a resume. What do I do? This is what I do. And I do it because I care about the work and what I do for my community. And it's just heartbreaking and infuriating.

Oh, yeah, absolutely. It is. You know, I sit on the Appropriations Committee in the Michigan Senate and we had our first budget presentation. The governor presents to the legislature and that kind of kicks off the budget cycle and 42 percent of our state's budget. is federal dollars.

Oh, yeah, absolutely. It is. You know, I sit on the Appropriations Committee in the Michigan Senate and we had our first budget presentation. The governor presents to the legislature and that kind of kicks off the budget cycle and 42 percent of our state's budget. is federal dollars.

So if there's a federal funding freeze, if there's a slash in departments, I mean, that directly impacts our state. And unlike the federal government, we can't run a deficit. We have to constitutionally pass a balanced budget every year.

So if there's a federal funding freeze, if there's a slash in departments, I mean, that directly impacts our state. And unlike the federal government, we can't run a deficit. We have to constitutionally pass a balanced budget every year.

So I'm sitting in this hearing and one of my Republican colleagues on the state level raises his hand and he, you know, very blustery says, is this finally going to be the year that we cut off our addiction to federal funding? And I say, for the record, I'm like, they're our tax dollars.

So I'm sitting in this hearing and one of my Republican colleagues on the state level raises his hand and he, you know, very blustery says, is this finally going to be the year that we cut off our addiction to federal funding? And I say, for the record, I'm like, they're our tax dollars.

Michigan is already a donor state, meaning we receive back a disproportionately lower amount of tax dollars than we send out. It's usually going to Southern states. So the idea that like, A, there's not an understanding of how... taxation works and policy works. And that we wouldn't fight tooth and nail to bring every single dollar back in is infuriating.

Michigan is already a donor state, meaning we receive back a disproportionately lower amount of tax dollars than we send out. It's usually going to Southern states. So the idea that like, A, there's not an understanding of how... taxation works and policy works. And that we wouldn't fight tooth and nail to bring every single dollar back in is infuriating.

And we are really struggling right now as we think about the state budget to understand what are the impacts going to be? Are we going to be able to fund Medicare, Medicaid, school aid fund if the Department of Education closes that's about $2 billion that we lose, and that's school meals, that's IEPs, that's special education.

And we are really struggling right now as we think about the state budget to understand what are the impacts going to be? Are we going to be able to fund Medicare, Medicaid, school aid fund if the Department of Education closes that's about $2 billion that we lose, and that's school meals, that's IEPs, that's special education.

All of those programs go away, and we don't have the ability to backfill it.

All of those programs go away, and we don't have the ability to backfill it.

I mean, that... Let's just think about that for a second. I said yesterday in an interview that Michigan stands to be hit harder than just about any other state in the country based on Trump's chaotic tariff policy. And it hasn't even been 24 hours. He announced this, he brought out big charts and then complained about the wind and he didn't want the charts to be blown away.

I mean, that... Let's just think about that for a second. I said yesterday in an interview that Michigan stands to be hit harder than just about any other state in the country based on Trump's chaotic tariff policy. And it hasn't even been 24 hours. He announced this, he brought out big charts and then complained about the wind and he didn't want the charts to be blown away.

And almost immediately, 900 people in Michigan have lost their jobs. Like, just think about that. This is not temporary pain or whatever Trump is trying to claim that it is where... we're going to be liberated from the rest of the world.

And almost immediately, 900 people in Michigan have lost their jobs. Like, just think about that. This is not temporary pain or whatever Trump is trying to claim that it is where... we're going to be liberated from the rest of the world.

This is 900 people who don't know if they're going to be able to pay their mortgage and don't know if they're going to be able to cover healthcare costs today, one day later. If that doesn't tell you that this is terrible policy, it's immediate and it's painful and it's devastating to our state.

This is 900 people who don't know if they're going to be able to pay their mortgage and don't know if they're going to be able to cover healthcare costs today, one day later. If that doesn't tell you that this is terrible policy, it's immediate and it's painful and it's devastating to our state.

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Did you see it?

I've run that race a few times. You run over the bridge to Canada and come back through the tunnel. It's the only international half marathon and marathon, I think, in the world.

I've run that race a few times. You run over the bridge to Canada and come back through the tunnel. It's the only international half marathon and marathon, I think, in the world.

Yeah, I mean, you know, there's automotive manufacturing and a car can travel back and forth across the border in the process of being assembled more than a dozen times before it's a final assembled vehicle. But then there's also just how we interact between Michigan and Canada. I mean, this is just like driving to the next town over.

Yeah, I mean, you know, there's automotive manufacturing and a car can travel back and forth across the border in the process of being assembled more than a dozen times before it's a final assembled vehicle. But then there's also just how we interact between Michigan and Canada. I mean, this is just like driving to the next town over.

People cross the border every single day to work in Detroit or Canada in our hospitals or in one of the automakers. We've seen... Visits from Canada drop already 10%. I know the folks leading on Mackinac Island are really worried about this summer season.

People cross the border every single day to work in Detroit or Canada in our hospitals or in one of the automakers. We've seen... Visits from Canada drop already 10%. I know the folks leading on Mackinac Island are really worried about this summer season.

We have a lot of Canadian tourists who come and visit Mackinac Island and spend the summer on the Grand Porch and ride around on horses and eat fudge, and it's delightful. But if people don't come, that devastates our economy, on top of the fact that seasonal workers from Mackinac Island are almost entirely immigrants. So you're not going to have visitors.

We have a lot of Canadian tourists who come and visit Mackinac Island and spend the summer on the Grand Porch and ride around on horses and eat fudge, and it's delightful. But if people don't come, that devastates our economy, on top of the fact that seasonal workers from Mackinac Island are almost entirely immigrants. So you're not going to have visitors.

You're not going to have people to work for the summer. What do we do?

You're not going to have people to work for the summer. What do we do?

I don't think you can overstate the chilling effect that it has, not only on immigrant workers, but on when we saw the federal funding freeze for Head Start. We held an oversight committee hearing in the state senate where I'm the vice chair of the oversight committee, and we brought in Head Start program directors who said –

I don't think you can overstate the chilling effect that it has, not only on immigrant workers, but on when we saw the federal funding freeze for Head Start. We held an oversight committee hearing in the state senate where I'm the vice chair of the oversight committee, and we brought in Head Start program directors who said –

Beyond even the uncertainty of whether or not we're going to receive the funding, we cannot hire now. Nobody's applying. Nobody's coming in. And that is the hardest challenge of running any child care and early childhood education facility is hiring qualified workers. And people just do not want to apply for a job where they don't know that they're going to get paid.

Beyond even the uncertainty of whether or not we're going to receive the funding, we cannot hire now. Nobody's applying. Nobody's coming in. And that is the hardest challenge of running any child care and early childhood education facility is hiring qualified workers. And people just do not want to apply for a job where they don't know that they're going to get paid.

No, we shouldn't be afraid really to talk about any issue because then they get to own the conversation. I want to make sure that as we go out and we start this campaign, we are emphasizing that communities should be safe. I have served in a legislature where we've increased local revenue sharing to our cities year over year for police. I represent the city of Detroit.

No, we shouldn't be afraid really to talk about any issue because then they get to own the conversation. I want to make sure that as we go out and we start this campaign, we are emphasizing that communities should be safe. I have served in a legislature where we've increased local revenue sharing to our cities year over year for police. I represent the city of Detroit.

That's a huge priority is making sure that Our communities are safe, that criminals are held accountable. But we've had what we've seen here in Michigan, a couple of examples. There was a dad in Down River, so just kind of south of Detroit, who is a permanent resident here, has started a painting business, who was picked up by ICE.

That's a huge priority is making sure that Our communities are safe, that criminals are held accountable. But we've had what we've seen here in Michigan, a couple of examples. There was a dad in Down River, so just kind of south of Detroit, who is a permanent resident here, has started a painting business, who was picked up by ICE.

at gunpoint after dropping his son off his autistic son at school and they haven't seen him again you know they don't know where he is they haven't had a hearing and don't know where he is right now right and and to everybody in this community they're like this is this is our dad this is our neighbor this is a man who has never committed a single crime in the united states and And he's gone.

at gunpoint after dropping his son off his autistic son at school and they haven't seen him again you know they don't know where he is they haven't had a hearing and don't know where he is right now right and and to everybody in this community they're like this is this is our dad this is our neighbor this is a man who has never committed a single crime in the united states and And he's gone.

There was also a woman last week. There was a story in the Detroit Free Press who she wanted to go to Costco. She lives in Detroit. She typed in Costco. The GPS accidentally took her. You want to talk about Canada to the one in Windsor instead of the one that's up by me in the suburbs. So she got in the car.

There was also a woman last week. There was a story in the Detroit Free Press who she wanted to go to Costco. She lives in Detroit. She typed in Costco. The GPS accidentally took her. You want to talk about Canada to the one in Windsor instead of the one that's up by me in the suburbs. So she got in the car.

You can just accidentally go to the Windsor Costco. You're taking your kids to Costco. You're following the GPS. And they were held in a detention center for days. This woman with her children, one of her kids developed a fever. They had no access. It was like ramen noodles. They could not have access to a lawyer. And now she's on the deportation list. It's...

You can just accidentally go to the Windsor Costco. You're taking your kids to Costco. You're following the GPS. And they were held in a detention center for days. This woman with her children, one of her kids developed a fever. They had no access. It was like ramen noodles. They could not have access to a lawyer. And now she's on the deportation list. It's...

This chaotic approach to people who have done nothing wrong. And, you know, you talk about the students being picked up. Like, in what world should writing an op-ed get you deported or sent to a detention center in a state... Have six guys with masks come up on you in the street like you're some fucking dangerous criminal. That is terrifying. And if...

This chaotic approach to people who have done nothing wrong. And, you know, you talk about the students being picked up. Like, in what world should writing an op-ed get you deported or sent to a detention center in a state... Have six guys with masks come up on you in the street like you're some fucking dangerous criminal. That is terrifying. And if...

We cannot articulate, you know, I'm going to be very clear in articulating, this is not keeping us safe. This is not ensuring that we are going after criminals. This is an approach that they get to show, you know, it's really disgusting what they're doing. It's a performance that is hurting people. And by the way, is not actually forwarding any policy about comprehensive immigration reform.

We cannot articulate, you know, I'm going to be very clear in articulating, this is not keeping us safe. This is not ensuring that we are going after criminals. This is an approach that they get to show, you know, it's really disgusting what they're doing. It's a performance that is hurting people. And by the way, is not actually forwarding any policy about comprehensive immigration reform.

There's nothing on the table to fix this system.

There's nothing on the table to fix this system.

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Oh, it's lose yourself. It's on my running soundtrack. It's classic all the time.

Running and yoga. Okay.

Running and yoga. Okay.

I get up at a normal hour and make a cup of cold brew coffee and sit down. It's really at the same level.

I get up at a normal hour and make a cup of cold brew coffee and sit down. It's really at the same level.

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Oh, Michigan, Mount Rushmore. The Mackinac Bridge. Mighty Mac.

Oh, on the Michigan Mount Rushmore, I think Gretchen Whitmer. And then I'm going to go a completely different direction. George Romney. Oh, that's nice. Eminem.

Oh, on the Michigan Mount Rushmore, I think Gretchen Whitmer. And then I'm going to go a completely different direction. George Romney. Oh, that's nice. Eminem.

And Aretha Franklin.

And Aretha Franklin.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Redhead Mount Rushmore. Was Shirley Temple at Redhead?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Redhead Mount Rushmore. Was Shirley Temple at Redhead?

No, can I tell you? I went on a blind date with a redhead once and we sat down and we were having a lovely time and the waitress comes over and says, it's so nice to see a brother and sister spending time together.

No, can I tell you? I went on a blind date with a redhead once and we sat down and we were having a lovely time and the waitress comes over and says, it's so nice to see a brother and sister spending time together.

And I was like, this has been fun. I'm never gonna talk to you again. Thanks.

And I was like, this has been fun. I'm never gonna talk to you again. Thanks.

Oh my God, of course. Are you kidding? Like, let's just go back in time and give him like an EGOT. He should have an Emmy and a Grammy and an Oscar and just like give him all the awards so he doesn't run.

Oh my God, of course. Are you kidding? Like, let's just go back in time and give him like an EGOT. He should have an Emmy and a Grammy and an Oscar and just like give him all the awards so he doesn't run.

She's four. Yeah.

She's four. Yeah.

I signed her up for, speaking of running, there's a Corktown in Detroit. There's a St. Patrick's Day 5K. They have a kid's quarter mile that I signed her up for and she was so excited. So we run right in front of the new Michigan Central, the train station that's been reopened. And she wore a little tutu and she got a medal and she wore that medal for like four straight days.

I signed her up for, speaking of running, there's a Corktown in Detroit. There's a St. Patrick's Day 5K. They have a kid's quarter mile that I signed her up for and she was so excited. So we run right in front of the new Michigan Central, the train station that's been reopened. And she wore a little tutu and she got a medal and she wore that medal for like four straight days.

And she told everybody in the grocery store, she yelled at them, she gave them high fives. She said, I I'm a Corktown runner. I'm the fastest kid alive. Even though she saw every kid running past her, she didn't care. And it was the cutest thing she's done.

And she told everybody in the grocery store, she yelled at them, she gave them high fives. She said, I I'm a Corktown runner. I'm the fastest kid alive. Even though she saw every kid running past her, she didn't care. And it was the cutest thing she's done.

We need new leadership in the Senate. Full stop.

We need new leadership in the Senate. Full stop.

Super Mario Kart.

Super Mario Kart.

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Mario. Mario. It's a meat. Mario.

Yeah. Yeah. I grew up in central New Jersey, which I swear is a real place, but that is full Mario country.

Yeah. Yeah. I grew up in central New Jersey, which I swear is a real place, but that is full Mario country.

Are you happy about your new... Oh, it was the best decision I have ever made. Best decision. I ran for office because this has made me the best version of myself, this place.

Are you happy about your new... Oh, it was the best decision I have ever made. Best decision. I ran for office because this has made me the best version of myself, this place.

Thanks, Tim. And I hope people come check us out at McMorrowForMichigan.com.

Thanks, Tim. And I hope people come check us out at McMorrowForMichigan.com.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah.

Hate is having a moment. Let's just be real about that. But that's having a moment. But it's on us. It's on us to decide if hate is going to win. And we're not going to let it.

There are moments that will break you. This is not that moment. This moment will challenge us, test us, and if it all feels like too much, that's their plan. They want to make you feel powerless, but you are not powerless. So you know what won't fix it? The same old crap out of Washington.

Do you know who will? We will. We need new leaders because the same people in D.C. who got us into this mess are not going to be the ones to get us out of it. I'm Mallory McMurrow. And yes, I'm running for U.S. Senate.

Ready to run through every wall. Let's go.

I was born in a small town where I pig sat for my neighbors. We're not going to go that far back. I... I ran for office for the first time after the 2016 election. I Googled how to run for office, took on a Republican incumbent in a Republican district and won.

We flipped a district 20 points and I came in representing Mitt Romney's hometown, largely on the idea that residents looked at me and said, you remind me a lot of my daughter who left and went to Chicago or Denver or New York. Why did you come back? So I am now in my second term in the state Senate. I am the Senate majority whip, the first Democratic Senate majority whip since 1984.

And yeah, I announced for U.S. Senate yesterday, and the response has been incredible. But I think fundamentally, this is a time for new leadership to lead us out of the wilderness and lead us out of this moment. And that's a huge part of why I'm running.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

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Oh, that's right. Elon Musk would not be successful without government subsidies. Tesla would not exist. SpaceX would not exist without government contracts and the amount of money that he makes from the government. I had a town hall recently... And I would traditionally get like five to 10 people who come to a state legislator's town hall. It's not exactly the hottest ticket in town.

We had more than a hundred people. It was in a library and there was overflow into the hallway. And of that group, three people were fired federal workers, one from the VA, one from the NIH. And one woman who, you know, she stood up and said, I make 75% of our household income. And I cover my kids' healthcare costs. And I have a son with special needs, and he is not going to have healthcare.

But she was so scared to even tell us what department she worked for, because the fear of retribution, there's no rhyme or reason. And to have this guy and these 20-something software engineers that he pulled over from X just go in and slash and burn or send an email like, tell me five things you did this week. And a woman from the NIH is like, well, I tried to cure cancer.

And that's what I did the week before that. And that's what I did the week before that. And guess what? We haven't cured it yet, but we have to keep trying. It's infuriating. And I've gotten emails from people who went straight into the VA or another federal department straight out of school who have been there for 30 years, this is their life's work, who've said, I've never applied for a job.

I don't have a resume. What do I do? This is what I do. And I do it because I care about the work and what I do for my community. And it's just heartbreaking and infuriating.

Oh, yeah, absolutely. It is. You know, I sit on the Appropriations Committee in the Michigan Senate and we had our first budget presentation. The governor presents to the legislature and that kind of kicks off the budget cycle and 42 percent of our state's budget. is federal dollars.

So if there's a federal funding freeze, if there's a slash in departments, I mean, that directly impacts our state. And unlike the federal government, we can't run a deficit. We have to constitutionally pass a balanced budget every year.

So I'm sitting in this hearing and one of my Republican colleagues on the state level raises his hand and he, you know, very blustery says, is this finally going to be the year that we cut off our addiction to federal funding? And I say, for the record, I'm like, they're our tax dollars.

Michigan is already a donor state, meaning we receive back a disproportionately lower amount of tax dollars than we send out. It's usually going to Southern states. So the idea that like, A, there's not an understanding of how... taxation works and policy works. And that we wouldn't fight tooth and nail to bring every single dollar back in is infuriating.

And we are really struggling right now as we think about the state budget to understand what are the impacts going to be? Are we going to be able to fund Medicare, Medicaid, school aid fund if the Department of Education closes that's about $2 billion that we lose, and that's school meals, that's IEPs, that's special education.

All of those programs go away, and we don't have the ability to backfill it.

I mean, that... Let's just think about that for a second. I said yesterday in an interview that Michigan stands to be hit harder than just about any other state in the country based on Trump's chaotic tariff policy. And it hasn't even been 24 hours. He announced this, he brought out big charts and then complained about the wind and he didn't want the charts to be blown away.

And almost immediately, 900 people in Michigan have lost their jobs. Like, just think about that. This is not temporary pain or whatever Trump is trying to claim that it is where... we're going to be liberated from the rest of the world.

This is 900 people who don't know if they're going to be able to pay their mortgage and don't know if they're going to be able to cover healthcare costs today, one day later. If that doesn't tell you that this is terrible policy, it's immediate and it's painful and it's devastating to our state.

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I've run that race a few times. You run over the bridge to Canada and come back through the tunnel. It's the only international half marathon and marathon, I think, in the world.

Yeah, I mean, you know, there's automotive manufacturing and a car can travel back and forth across the border in the process of being assembled more than a dozen times before it's a final assembled vehicle. But then there's also just how we interact between Michigan and Canada. I mean, this is just like driving to the next town over.

People cross the border every single day to work in Detroit or Canada in our hospitals or in one of the automakers. We've seen... Visits from Canada drop already 10%. I know the folks leading on Mackinac Island are really worried about this summer season.

We have a lot of Canadian tourists who come and visit Mackinac Island and spend the summer on the Grand Porch and ride around on horses and eat fudge, and it's delightful. But if people don't come, that devastates our economy, on top of the fact that seasonal workers from Mackinac Island are almost entirely immigrants. So you're not going to have visitors.

You're not going to have people to work for the summer. What do we do?

I don't think you can overstate the chilling effect that it has, not only on immigrant workers, but on when we saw the federal funding freeze for Head Start. We held an oversight committee hearing in the state senate where I'm the vice chair of the oversight committee, and we brought in Head Start program directors who said –

Beyond even the uncertainty of whether or not we're going to receive the funding, we cannot hire now. Nobody's applying. Nobody's coming in. And that is the hardest challenge of running any child care and early childhood education facility is hiring qualified workers. And people just do not want to apply for a job where they don't know that they're going to get paid.

No, we shouldn't be afraid really to talk about any issue because then they get to own the conversation. I want to make sure that as we go out and we start this campaign, we are emphasizing that communities should be safe. I have served in a legislature where we've increased local revenue sharing to our cities year over year for police. I represent the city of Detroit.

That's a huge priority is making sure that Our communities are safe, that criminals are held accountable. But we've had what we've seen here in Michigan, a couple of examples. There was a dad in Down River, so just kind of south of Detroit, who is a permanent resident here, has started a painting business, who was picked up by ICE.

at gunpoint after dropping his son off his autistic son at school and they haven't seen him again you know they don't know where he is they haven't had a hearing and don't know where he is right now right and and to everybody in this community they're like this is this is our dad this is our neighbor this is a man who has never committed a single crime in the united states and And he's gone.

There was also a woman last week. There was a story in the Detroit Free Press who she wanted to go to Costco. She lives in Detroit. She typed in Costco. The GPS accidentally took her. You want to talk about Canada to the one in Windsor instead of the one that's up by me in the suburbs. So she got in the car.

You can just accidentally go to the Windsor Costco. You're taking your kids to Costco. You're following the GPS. And they were held in a detention center for days. This woman with her children, one of her kids developed a fever. They had no access. It was like ramen noodles. They could not have access to a lawyer. And now she's on the deportation list. It's...

This chaotic approach to people who have done nothing wrong. And, you know, you talk about the students being picked up. Like, in what world should writing an op-ed get you deported or sent to a detention center in a state... Have six guys with masks come up on you in the street like you're some fucking dangerous criminal. That is terrifying. And if...

We cannot articulate, you know, I'm going to be very clear in articulating, this is not keeping us safe. This is not ensuring that we are going after criminals. This is an approach that they get to show, you know, it's really disgusting what they're doing. It's a performance that is hurting people. And by the way, is not actually forwarding any policy about comprehensive immigration reform.

There's nothing on the table to fix this system.

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Running and yoga. Okay.

I get up at a normal hour and make a cup of cold brew coffee and sit down. It's really at the same level.

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Oh, on the Michigan Mount Rushmore, I think Gretchen Whitmer. And then I'm going to go a completely different direction. George Romney. Oh, that's nice. Eminem.

And Aretha Franklin.

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No, can I tell you? I went on a blind date with a redhead once and we sat down and we were having a lovely time and the waitress comes over and says, it's so nice to see a brother and sister spending time together.

And I was like, this has been fun. I'm never gonna talk to you again. Thanks.

Oh my God, of course. Are you kidding? Like, let's just go back in time and give him like an EGOT. He should have an Emmy and a Grammy and an Oscar and just like give him all the awards so he doesn't run.

She's four. Yeah.

I signed her up for, speaking of running, there's a Corktown in Detroit. There's a St. Patrick's Day 5K. They have a kid's quarter mile that I signed her up for and she was so excited. So we run right in front of the new Michigan Central, the train station that's been reopened. And she wore a little tutu and she got a medal and she wore that medal for like four straight days.

And she told everybody in the grocery store, she yelled at them, she gave them high fives. She said, I I'm a Corktown runner. I'm the fastest kid alive. Even though she saw every kid running past her, she didn't care. And it was the cutest thing she's done.

We need new leadership in the Senate. Full stop.

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Yeah. Yeah. I grew up in central New Jersey, which I swear is a real place, but that is full Mario country.

Are you happy about your new... Oh, it was the best decision I have ever made. Best decision. I ran for office because this has made me the best version of myself, this place.

Thanks, Tim. And I hope people come check us out at McMorrowForMichigan.com.

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There's a few things.

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That's right.

I don't know if you know what happened in 2016.

I don't know if you know what happened in 2016.

We had an election in Michigan, and there was a video that went viral the day after the election of middle school students chanting, build that wall at a fifth grader. And that happened at Royal Oak Middle School, which was my polling place the day before. And something about the fact that it was kids and kids who learned that this was OK, it broke me.

We had an election in Michigan, and there was a video that went viral the day after the election of middle school students chanting, build that wall at a fifth grader. And that happened at Royal Oak Middle School, which was my polling place the day before. And something about the fact that it was kids and kids who learned that this was OK, it broke me.

So I did what any normal person does and Googled how to run for office.

So I did what any normal person does and Googled how to run for office.

I think it's safe to say that hate is having a moment, but the title to me is a call to action.

I think it's safe to say that hate is having a moment, but the title to me is a call to action.

It is a choice that each and every single one of us have an opportunity to make every day about when Elon Musk goes out there and does what is surely a Nazi salute, and we all know it, instead of getting angry and spiraling and going online and looking up think pieces about whether or not his hand was raised to just the right angle or not, What can we do?

It is a choice that each and every single one of us have an opportunity to make every day about when Elon Musk goes out there and does what is surely a Nazi salute, and we all know it, instead of getting angry and spiraling and going online and looking up think pieces about whether or not his hand was raised to just the right angle or not, What can we do?

But when those things happen, and there are a lot of things that happen. The plan of the Trump administration is to do so many disgusting and horrible things every single day that we shut down and feel powerless. And what if instead we put our phones down and we did one thing? Maybe we reached out to one neighbor.

But when those things happen, and there are a lot of things that happen. The plan of the Trump administration is to do so many disgusting and horrible things every single day that we shut down and feel powerless. And what if instead we put our phones down and we did one thing? Maybe we reached out to one neighbor.

Maybe we found out where there's a Democratic club that meets in my town and actually showed up. And took a step, just like running, every single day. We take another step and then another step. And long term, if we all do that, hate's not going to win.

Maybe we found out where there's a Democratic club that meets in my town and actually showed up. And took a step, just like running, every single day. We take another step and then another step. And long term, if we all do that, hate's not going to win.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah.

So I woke up one morning on a regular day and there was a screenshot of an email on Twitter. And it was an email that was sent out by one of my Republican colleagues. Mind you, not somebody I was running against, just somebody in a different part of the state that I serve with fundraising for herself.

So I woke up one morning on a regular day and there was a screenshot of an email on Twitter. And it was an email that was sent out by one of my Republican colleagues. Mind you, not somebody I was running against, just somebody in a different part of the state that I serve with fundraising for herself.

And in the email, she accused me by name of wanting to groom and sexualize kindergartners and wanting eight year olds to believe they're responsible for slavery. And that's a dark day.

And in the email, she accused me by name of wanting to groom and sexualize kindergartners and wanting eight year olds to believe they're responsible for slavery. And that's a dark day.

Just not a good work day, certainly. And I visited a high school in my district later that day. I was spiraling all day, trying to figure out what to do, and my friends were worried about me. But I went to this high school, and... Kids were completely plugged in. They knew what was going on.

Just not a good work day, certainly. And I visited a high school in my district later that day. I was spiraling all day, trying to figure out what to do, and my friends were worried about me. But I went to this high school, and... Kids were completely plugged in. They knew what was going on.

This was before the Dobbs decision, and there was one young woman who raised her hand and said, what are we going to do about our reproductive rights? And then there was another student who said, why are there all these bills attacking the LGBTQ community? We don't care. I don't care what my friends look like, how they identify. We're all just friends. And they could not understand it.

This was before the Dobbs decision, and there was one young woman who raised her hand and said, what are we going to do about our reproductive rights? And then there was another student who said, why are there all these bills attacking the LGBTQ community? We don't care. I don't care what my friends look like, how they identify. We're all just friends. And they could not understand it.

So that night I came home and I was giving my daughter a bath. She was two at the time. She's four now. And I just remember her looking up at me and she was laughing with these four little teeth that were poking out. And I just started sobbing because she had no idea. She had no idea.

So that night I came home and I was giving my daughter a bath. She was two at the time. She's four now. And I just remember her looking up at me and she was laughing with these four little teeth that were poking out. And I just started sobbing because she had no idea. She had no idea.

what was happening to me, and she had no idea that there were kids just a few years older than her who wanted to know why people in their state hated them. So I realized that I feel horrendous, but that I'm not actually the one under attack. So what if I actually respond? You know, I was raised to believe that bullies just crave attention. Let's not give it to them.

what was happening to me, and she had no idea that there were kids just a few years older than her who wanted to know why people in their state hated them. So I realized that I feel horrendous, but that I'm not actually the one under attack. So what if I actually respond? You know, I was raised to believe that bullies just crave attention. Let's not give it to them.

But clearly that hasn't worked. It hasn't stopped them. They are winning. Hate is having a moment. So I wrote down about myself and my mom and that I was raised in the Catholic Church and what Christianity meant to me. It meant not putting Christian in your Twitter bio and using that as a shield to attack and marginalize already marginalized people.

But clearly that hasn't worked. It hasn't stopped them. They are winning. Hate is having a moment. So I wrote down about myself and my mom and that I was raised in the Catholic Church and what Christianity meant to me. It meant not putting Christian in your Twitter bio and using that as a shield to attack and marginalize already marginalized people.

And I was very intentional, you know, thinking about 99% of people. In the end of that speech, I said, people who are different are not the reason why your health care costs are too high or why teachers are leaving the profession. And wanted to take my own story back. And that speech immediately went viral. Tens of millions of people saw it. I got a phone call from the president, and I missed it.

And I was very intentional, you know, thinking about 99% of people. In the end of that speech, I said, people who are different are not the reason why your health care costs are too high or why teachers are leaving the profession. And wanted to take my own story back. And that speech immediately went viral. Tens of millions of people saw it. I got a phone call from the president, and I missed it.

It went to voicemail. He left me a message. It was deep. Really embarrassing. Whoopsie. Whoops, sorry. And in it, he says, Mallory, this is Joe Biden, the president, as if I would not know who it was.

It went to voicemail. He left me a message. It was deep. Really embarrassing. Whoopsie. Whoops, sorry. And in it, he says, Mallory, this is Joe Biden, the president, as if I would not know who it was.

But then I started getting letters from all over the country, from people who are Democratic, Republican, religious, not religious, for months, telling me their life story and what this meant to them and that it showed them a way forward. And I realized it's not about my title. It's about using my voice and hopefully inspiring others to do the same.

But then I started getting letters from all over the country, from people who are Democratic, Republican, religious, not religious, for months, telling me their life story and what this meant to them and that it showed them a way forward. And I realized it's not about my title. It's about using my voice and hopefully inspiring others to do the same.

That's right. She said, you know, moms love to check your ego. So she she called and first she was going to go on Facebook and find out who is this woman and where does she live? So I had to talk her off of that ledge.

That's right. She said, you know, moms love to check your ego. So she she called and first she was going to go on Facebook and find out who is this woman and where does she live? So I had to talk her off of that ledge.

Number one. So she did not come out to Michigan to seek revenge on her firstborn. But she she chimed in towards the end of the week and she said. As a mom, you always want to protect your daughter. And what I've learned this past week is that not only have I raised somebody who protects themselves, but somebody who stands up for other people.

Number one. So she did not come out to Michigan to seek revenge on her firstborn. But she she chimed in towards the end of the week and she said. As a mom, you always want to protect your daughter. And what I've learned this past week is that not only have I raised somebody who protects themselves, but somebody who stands up for other people.

But she said, Mal, this is great, but it's not going to mean anything if millions of people watch your speech and they don't do the same thing that you did. And that has really galvanized how I move forward, why I wrote this book, why I launched my campaign for U.S.

But she said, Mal, this is great, but it's not going to mean anything if millions of people watch your speech and they don't do the same thing that you did. And that has really galvanized how I move forward, why I wrote this book, why I launched my campaign for U.S.

Senate in the past week to bring more people into this so that we can all write our own future together and not let hateful people decide it for us.

Senate in the past week to bring more people into this so that we can all write our own future together and not let hateful people decide it for us.

So first of all, we're in a really unique moment where we have to start acknowledging there is going to be a future after Donald Trump. There is. So this is the moment for us to start visualizing what that looks like.

So first of all, we're in a really unique moment where we have to start acknowledging there is going to be a future after Donald Trump. There is. So this is the moment for us to start visualizing what that looks like.

There are a lot of people, and I think we have to acknowledge that Donald Trump tapped into a lot of people's rightful anger at a system that has not worked for them for a long time.

There are a lot of people, and I think we have to acknowledge that Donald Trump tapped into a lot of people's rightful anger at a system that has not worked for them for a long time.

There are people in a state like mine in Michigan who the idea of make America great again was really compelling because they think about a time when you could afford to buy a house and a time when you could save for your kid's college or you could go on a vacation. And that is not true for way too many people. So we have to accept it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better. But.

There are people in a state like mine in Michigan who the idea of make America great again was really compelling because they think about a time when you could afford to buy a house and a time when you could save for your kid's college or you could go on a vacation. And that is not true for way too many people. So we have to accept it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better. But.

if I were to be elected to the Senate, it would be on a very positive vision of the new American dream, one that centers on three things, success, safety, and sanity. That it is not enough just to get by. That sounds nice.

if I were to be elected to the Senate, it would be on a very positive vision of the new American dream, one that centers on three things, success, safety, and sanity. That it is not enough just to get by. That sounds nice.

that it is not enough just to get by. Democratic messaging now sounds too much like, I hear this refrain all the time, Democrats are fighting for you to put food on the table. Well, that's true, but that's the bare minimum.

that it is not enough just to get by. Democratic messaging now sounds too much like, I hear this refrain all the time, Democrats are fighting for you to put food on the table. Well, that's true, but that's the bare minimum.

People want to believe in something more, and I think they look at somebody like Donald Trump or Elon Musk, and they say, maybe I don't like the way they talk and maybe I don't like the way they act, but they're successful, and I want to be successful, too.

People want to believe in something more, and I think they look at somebody like Donald Trump or Elon Musk, and they say, maybe I don't like the way they talk and maybe I don't like the way they act, but they're successful, and I want to be successful, too.

So we have to lay out that vision for people so that they can see themselves in that future and actually want to be a part of what the Democratic Party is selling. It is not enough just to be anti-Donald Trump. Because in a few years, there will be no more Donald Trump, certainly not as president. And we need to tell people, this is your future, and we need you to be a part of it right now.

So we have to lay out that vision for people so that they can see themselves in that future and actually want to be a part of what the Democratic Party is selling. It is not enough just to be anti-Donald Trump. Because in a few years, there will be no more Donald Trump, certainly not as president. And we need to tell people, this is your future, and we need you to be a part of it right now.

So if you're looking for a great way to get engaged, you can find out more at mcmorrowformichigan.com and sign up to join our campaign. But if you don't want to do that... I would encourage every single person who feels like there's just a fire hose right now and that they're overwhelmed.

So if you're looking for a great way to get engaged, you can find out more at mcmorrowformichigan.com and sign up to join our campaign. But if you don't want to do that... I would encourage every single person who feels like there's just a fire hose right now and that they're overwhelmed.

I talk to people in Michigan who say, I am trying to respond on all of these horrible things and I'm already burned out. Really sit down with yourself and understand the one thing that really moves you. I think a lot about a woman, Jane, who's a constituent of mine. She's a domestic violence survivor.

I talk to people in Michigan who say, I am trying to respond on all of these horrible things and I'm already burned out. Really sit down with yourself and understand the one thing that really moves you. I think a lot about a woman, Jane, who's a constituent of mine. She's a domestic violence survivor.

And she has made it her life's mission to protect other women who have gone through what she's gone through from constantly being afraid of their abusers. So she's advocated with me. We've built up a relationship over six years, and we now have an address confidentiality law in Michigan that protects survivors from being found by their abusers. And every time...

And she has made it her life's mission to protect other women who have gone through what she's gone through from constantly being afraid of their abusers. So she's advocated with me. We've built up a relationship over six years, and we now have an address confidentiality law in Michigan that protects survivors from being found by their abusers. And every time...

And every time there's legislation related to domestic violence, she reaches out. And now she's somebody who, because I know that this is her area of expertise, I call her for advice. So what you may not realize is elected officials are all people. We bring our own lived experience, but we don't know what you know. So find the one thing that is going to motivate you and move you to show up.

And every time there's legislation related to domestic violence, she reaches out. And now she's somebody who, because I know that this is her area of expertise, I call her for advice. So what you may not realize is elected officials are all people. We bring our own lived experience, but we don't know what you know. So find the one thing that is going to motivate you and move you to show up.

If you care about gun violence, for example, join a Moms Demand action group and learn how to advocate with your local elected officials. And then keep going. And if you trust that everybody else is also going to find their one thing. And it gives you permission not to be on defense all the time, but to go on offense, to really chart your own future.

If you care about gun violence, for example, join a Moms Demand action group and learn how to advocate with your local elected officials. And then keep going. And if you trust that everybody else is also going to find their one thing. And it gives you permission not to be on defense all the time, but to go on offense, to really chart your own future.

And frankly, take a break when you need to take a break. Put your phone down. Going back to the beginning. Put it down.

And frankly, take a break when you need to take a break. Put your phone down. Going back to the beginning. Put it down.

Go for a walk. Re-engage with friends. Get to know all of your neighbors, everybody who lives within a three-block radius of your house, because that is what is going to get us back on track, is community and feeling like we belong and that we look out for each other. Yes.

Go for a walk. Re-engage with friends. Get to know all of your neighbors, everybody who lives within a three-block radius of your house, because that is what is going to get us back on track, is community and feeling like we belong and that we look out for each other. Yes.

If you never, ever fill out an online petition again, that would be the best thing you can do. There are a ton of them, change.org, Action Network. And I get so frustrated when I see people filling out these things constantly. I had a rule in my office in my first year when I was a state senator that there was no wrong way to engage with us.

If you never, ever fill out an online petition again, that would be the best thing you can do. There are a ton of them, change.org, Action Network. And I get so frustrated when I see people filling out these things constantly. I had a rule in my office in my first year when I was a state senator that there was no wrong way to engage with us.

So even if you sent in one of these forms, we would follow up with you. And we called the guy who had filled out a form and he picked up the phone and he said, who the hell is this and how did you get my contact information? He didn't remember.

So even if you sent in one of these forms, we would follow up with you. And we called the guy who had filled out a form and he picked up the phone and he said, who the hell is this and how did you get my contact information? He didn't remember.

Or Michael. I mean, he's a Michigander, right? Could have been Costa. He didn't remember filling it out. And we tally those in our office. But the way that I think about those, it's really advocacy theater. It's set up to make you feel like you're doing something, and it makes it so easy. It's like smash one button, and you can advocate for change. But this really is about relationships.

Or Michael. I mean, he's a Michigander, right? Could have been Costa. He didn't remember filling it out. And we tally those in our office. But the way that I think about those, it's really advocacy theater. It's set up to make you feel like you're doing something, and it makes it so easy. It's like smash one button, and you can advocate for change. But this really is about relationships.

And what those forms do is they allow organizations to collect your personal information and then follow up with you to ask for money. But those individual stories that I hear are actually much more likely to change how I advocate or view something. So if you ignore those, never fill them out again. But just go home tonight, everybody here, audience here.

And what those forms do is they allow organizations to collect your personal information and then follow up with you to ask for money. But those individual stories that I hear are actually much more likely to change how I advocate or view something. So if you ignore those, never fill them out again. But just go home tonight, everybody here, audience here.

Find out who represents you at every level, from your state house to your state senate, your city council person, and just sign up for their official emails and see what they're working on and see how you can get engaged, show up at an event, and you'll grow this muscle just like we do when we learn any skill.

Find out who represents you at every level, from your state house to your state senate, your city council person, and just sign up for their official emails and see what they're working on and see how you can get engaged, show up at an event, and you'll grow this muscle just like we do when we learn any skill.

Oh, yeah. I mean, people are pissed. They are livid to see that Trump and Elon Musk is just giving Elon Musk a chainsaw to slash and burn the government in a way that people did not vote for. This is directly impacting people's lives, and the Republicans are just running away and hiding from their own constituents.

Oh, yeah. I mean, people are pissed. They are livid to see that Trump and Elon Musk is just giving Elon Musk a chainsaw to slash and burn the government in a way that people did not vote for. This is directly impacting people's lives, and the Republicans are just running away and hiding from their own constituents.

That's right. Yeah, I had a town hall in my district and a woman came out who works for a federally qualified health center. They do a lot of work with the VA. And she told me she can't even get a call back from the VA, that people there have either been fired, they're too scared to answer the phone, they are afraid to do their jobs.

That's right. Yeah, I had a town hall in my district and a woman came out who works for a federally qualified health center. They do a lot of work with the VA. And she told me she can't even get a call back from the VA, that people there have either been fired, they're too scared to answer the phone, they are afraid to do their jobs.

And this is no way to treat veterans is to just completely cut them off from their health care and their support system. And that's what's happening right now.

And this is no way to treat veterans is to just completely cut them off from their health care and their support system. And that's what's happening right now.

I mean, you heard it right there in that focus group. We love Canada. Canada is our neighbor. You drive around Detroit, you take one wrong turn, you're in Canada. It happens all the time. We have people who cross the border every single day between Detroit and Canada to come to work, to see their family, to see their friends.

I mean, you heard it right there in that focus group. We love Canada. Canada is our neighbor. You drive around Detroit, you take one wrong turn, you're in Canada. It happens all the time. We have people who cross the border every single day between Detroit and Canada to come to work, to see their family, to see their friends.

The idea that we would treat our friend and our neighbor and our ally in this tit-for-tat tariff war is... Absolutely insane. And people are so angry. This is such an overreach. And as we saw, you know, it's bringing Canada and the United States together in protest against Donald Trump.

The idea that we would treat our friend and our neighbor and our ally in this tit-for-tat tariff war is... Absolutely insane. And people are so angry. This is such an overreach. And as we saw, you know, it's bringing Canada and the United States together in protest against Donald Trump.

The book is really to answer the question that I've heard from thousands of people across the country who said to me, I'm so overwhelmed. I want to do something and I have no idea where to start. So part of it is about my story, my very unlikely journey into politics. I quite literally Googled how to run for office in the wake of the 2016 election and found my footing and found my voice.

The book is really to answer the question that I've heard from thousands of people across the country who said to me, I'm so overwhelmed. I want to do something and I have no idea where to start. So part of it is about my story, my very unlikely journey into politics. I quite literally Googled how to run for office in the wake of the 2016 election and found my footing and found my voice.

So the book is a lot about what I've learned and how I've seen people change. find their own voice and be effective. Right now, what we're seeing at town halls is people not just asking Democrats to do something. They're asking what they can do, too.

So the book is a lot about what I've learned and how I've seen people change. find their own voice and be effective. Right now, what we're seeing at town halls is people not just asking Democrats to do something. They're asking what they can do, too.

And it is going to require all of us to step up and use our voices and tell Donald Trump and this administration that they're not going to take our country away from us. And this book is a guide that I hope people take and use and learn how to do this themselves.

And it is going to require all of us to step up and use our voices and tell Donald Trump and this administration that they're not going to take our country away from us. And this book is a guide that I hope people take and use and learn how to do this themselves.

People do want to see you fight and they want to see you fight with them. We can no longer accept things that we've seen on the federal level, like holding a press conference in front of the Capitol and telling people that you're fighting for them and then following up with a text message that says, I'm fighting for you. Give me $5. People want to know that we're in this together.

People do want to see you fight and they want to see you fight with them. We can no longer accept things that we've seen on the federal level, like holding a press conference in front of the Capitol and telling people that you're fighting for them and then following up with a text message that says, I'm fighting for you. Give me $5. People want to know that we're in this together.

People right now are raising their hands and saying, put me in coach. I'm ready. What do we do? And it requires getting out of Washington, getting into your communities, going to town halls, answering people's questions, and leading all of us to a place where we recreate this country in a way that isn't about hate and demonizing other people.

People right now are raising their hands and saying, put me in coach. I'm ready. What do we do? And it requires getting out of Washington, getting into your communities, going to town halls, answering people's questions, and leading all of us to a place where we recreate this country in a way that isn't about hate and demonizing other people.

It's about building a new American dream and that we do it together.

It's about building a new American dream and that we do it together.

It's insane, you know, the idea that you're sharing classified information in a text group. I mean, I think any of us who grew up in the Internet age in group chats, we know that You just don't do that. I think everybody responsible for this should be fired. And our new senator from Michigan, Alyssa Slotkin, has said just as much.

It's insane, you know, the idea that you're sharing classified information in a text group. I mean, I think any of us who grew up in the Internet age in group chats, we know that You just don't do that. I think everybody responsible for this should be fired. And our new senator from Michigan, Alyssa Slotkin, has said just as much.

You know, she served two tours in Iraq as part of the CIA alongside the military. This is incredibly dangerous. It's not a game. And it just goes to show how incompetent the people in this administration are. But we can't let them get away with it. We have to make sure we keep the pressure on and that we are clear-eyed about the path ahead to return competent people to all of these offices.

You know, she served two tours in Iraq as part of the CIA alongside the military. This is incredibly dangerous. It's not a game. And it just goes to show how incompetent the people in this administration are. But we can't let them get away with it. We have to make sure we keep the pressure on and that we are clear-eyed about the path ahead to return competent people to all of these offices.

First of all, that you should be scared. It's okay to be scared. It's okay to be anxious. It's okay to be angry about what's happening right now. We got an email from a constituent who saw that telehealth visits have been cut off and she's on Medicare. And she's like, this is a lifeline for me. I don't have transportation. I live alone. And I don't know what to do.

First of all, that you should be scared. It's okay to be scared. It's okay to be anxious. It's okay to be angry about what's happening right now. We got an email from a constituent who saw that telehealth visits have been cut off and she's on Medicare. And she's like, this is a lifeline for me. I don't have transportation. I live alone. And I don't know what to do.

And as Democrats, we have to reach out to people and tell them you have every right to be angry. Let's fight back together. Here is how we are going to build this back together. I see some corners of the Internet are kind of reveling in, you know, around and find out and treating people like you should have known what you were voting for.

And as Democrats, we have to reach out to people and tell them you have every right to be angry. Let's fight back together. Here is how we are going to build this back together. I see some corners of the Internet are kind of reveling in, you know, around and find out and treating people like you should have known what you were voting for.

We have to win, and we win by bringing people back into the Democratic Party, by showing them that we have a path forward that is not about slashing all of these things that you worked so hard and pay for with your tax dollars. We are not about to give your tax dollars to Elon Musk and to Mark Zuckerberg.

We have to win, and we win by bringing people back into the Democratic Party, by showing them that we have a path forward that is not about slashing all of these things that you worked so hard and pay for with your tax dollars. We are not about to give your tax dollars to Elon Musk and to Mark Zuckerberg.

Thanks, Ben.

Thanks, Ben.

Oh, yeah. I mean, people are pissed. They are livid to see that Trump and Elon Musk is just giving Elon Musk a chainsaw to slash and burn the government in a way that people did not vote for. This is directly impacting people's lives, and the Republicans are just running away and hiding from their own constituents.

That's right. Yeah, I had a town hall in my district and a woman came out who works for a federally qualified health center. They do a lot of work with the VA. And she told me she can't even get a call back from the VA, that people there have either been fired, they're too scared to answer the phone, they are afraid to do their jobs.

And this is no way to treat veterans is to just completely cut them off from their health care and their support system. And that's what's happening right now.

I mean, you heard it right there in that focus group. We love Canada. Canada is our neighbor. You drive around Detroit, you take one wrong turn, you're in Canada. It happens all the time. We have people who cross the border every single day between Detroit and Canada to come to work, to see their family, to see their friends.

The idea that we would treat our friend and our neighbor and our ally in this tit-for-tat tariff war is... Absolutely insane. And people are so angry. This is such an overreach. And as we saw, you know, it's bringing Canada and the United States together in protest against Donald Trump.

The book is really to answer the question that I've heard from thousands of people across the country who said to me, I'm so overwhelmed. I want to do something and I have no idea where to start. So part of it is about my story, my very unlikely journey into politics. I quite literally Googled how to run for office in the wake of the 2016 election and found my footing and found my voice.

So the book is a lot about what I've learned and how I've seen people change. find their own voice and be effective. Right now, what we're seeing at town halls is people not just asking Democrats to do something. They're asking what they can do, too.

And it is going to require all of us to step up and use our voices and tell Donald Trump and this administration that they're not going to take our country away from us. And this book is a guide that I hope people take and use and learn how to do this themselves.

People do want to see you fight and they want to see you fight with them. We can no longer accept things that we've seen on the federal level, like holding a press conference in front of the Capitol and telling people that you're fighting for them and then following up with a text message that says, I'm fighting for you. Give me $5. People want to know that we're in this together.

People right now are raising their hands and saying, put me in coach. I'm ready. What do we do? And it requires getting out of Washington, getting into your communities, going to town halls, answering people's questions, and leading all of us to a place where we recreate this country in a way that isn't about hate and demonizing other people.

It's about building a new American dream and that we do it together.

It's insane, you know, the idea that you're sharing classified information in a text group. I mean, I think any of us who grew up in the Internet age in group chats, we know that You just don't do that. I think everybody responsible for this should be fired. And our new senator from Michigan, Alyssa Slotkin, has said just as much.

You know, she served two tours in Iraq as part of the CIA alongside the military. This is incredibly dangerous. It's not a game. And it just goes to show how incompetent the people in this administration are. But we can't let them get away with it. We have to make sure we keep the pressure on and that we are clear-eyed about the path ahead to return competent people to all of these offices.

First of all, that you should be scared. It's okay to be scared. It's okay to be anxious. It's okay to be angry about what's happening right now. We got an email from a constituent who saw that telehealth visits have been cut off and she's on Medicare. And she's like, this is a lifeline for me. I don't have transportation. I live alone. And I don't know what to do.

And as Democrats, we have to reach out to people and tell them you have every right to be angry. Let's fight back together. Here is how we are going to build this back together. I see some corners of the Internet are kind of reveling in, you know, around and find out and treating people like you should have known what you were voting for.

We have to win, and we win by bringing people back into the Democratic Party, by showing them that we have a path forward that is not about slashing all of these things that you worked so hard and pay for with your tax dollars. We are not about to give your tax dollars to Elon Musk and to Mark Zuckerberg.

Thanks, Ben.