Ro Khanna

Until we fix the economics, we're not going to build the kind of multiracial democracy that I believe is our country's destiny.

David Boren, right?

No.

because they cut the funds.

And we've had so much sacrifice, right?

Yes.

I mean, the sacrifice of people in World War II and on the Edmund Pettus Bridge and in the Civil War.

And, you know, I fundamentally, because of my life story, people...

When I was in law school, I worked for Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the daughter of Robert Kennedy, and one of the staffers said, Raul, you really have these great ideas and conviction, but as an Indian American of Hindu faith, you'll never get elected, so go work on this hill sometime.

And I found this country to be amazing.

I found that at any step where people said it's not possible, you know, the country is fundamentally decent and fair.

And I have spent, since I got to Congress, I was going to factory towns, rural towns for 10 years, to places like Johnstown, to places like Warren, to places like Paintsville in Kentucky.

I was going on podcasts of people like Sean Ryan and Flagrant and conservative podcasts.

And my belief is if we're out there and we don't lie about what we believe, I don't go there and say, oh, I'm not for immigrant rights or I'm not for gay rights.

You don't cede ground.

You know, I don't cede ground.

But I say, look, here's what we really, I understand the economic future.

Let's talk about what's actually going to get your kids jobs in the 21st century.

Let's talk about why the elite class betrayed so many communities.

Let's talk about how we build a new national purpose.