We're going to put the pressure on those Democratic elected leaders and Democratic Party officials to make sure they bring the fight to Donald Trump and stop reacting and responding, but seize the initiative at every single turn. And then Back in Texas, we run a program called Powered by People that reaches out and registers first time voters, stays in touch with them, helps them to navigate this voter suppression and intimidation that we have in our state so that we can actually win elections in the most democracy deprived state in the union. So we've got our work cut out for us. But I'm grateful to be in it. (11:51–12:09)
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Asserts that Texas is the most democracy-deprived state and describes efforts to counter voter suppression.
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