Peggy Flanagan

So as they are looking to next year, they're like, maybe we just have to cross our fingers and hope for the best and not pay for insurance.

That's outrageous.

I think we need to go big and that means fighting for things like universal health care.

We need Medicare for all.

It's been time.

We need a $17 minimum wage so that we can catch up and keep up.

Those are fights that I've helped lead in Minnesota and raising the minimum wage.

things like paid family and medical leave that will go into effect here in Minnesota in January.

Those are the big fights that people want us to fight on their behalf.

And I think so often we find Democrats who are fighting from a defensive crouch or like, what's the fight that we think we could win instead of what are the things that people actually need and deserve?

And I think that's,

all about the fact that we've got big corporations who are playing in our politics.

And it's why I've decided not to take corporate PAC money, because I think it's pretty dishonest to say that I'm going to hold big pharma accountable to lower the cost of prescription drugs while accepting a check from them.

At the same time, people are smarter than that.

And that, I think, is what this choice is all about and the future of our party overall.

That's exactly right.

And it's what people are telling us.

And I think that piece about listening, that is one of the most powerful tools in our toolbox.

People just want to be heard.

And when we're doing these events, of course, there's a lot of Democrats who are coming, but there's also a lot of people who are like, I don't identify with any political party, but I'm super freaked out right now.