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Ezra Klein: “We don't talk like that anymore. We're trying to prove…”

Featuring: Ezra Klein, Liberal | New York Times Columnist and Podcast Host | National

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James Talarico's Beautiful Answer to Christian Nationalism | The Ezra Klein Show

Published | Video Starts at 1:11:52

We can talk about countless examples of that where not only has a Republican done something risky, but I've done something risky in return, because we're both out on that ledge of love. We don't talk like that anymore. We're trying to prove everything on a chart. And I love a good chart. Sure, but. Me too. But it is a difference. I think something that your success and the way what you're saying breaks through suggests is that people are actually hungry for more moral leadership, including from political leaders. (1:11:52–1:11:55)

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Asserts that political discourse has shifted away from moral and spiritual language to data-driven arguments.

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