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Spencer Cox: “The states would be laboratories of democracy.”

Featuring: Spencer Cox, Republican | Governor of Utah

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Governor Shapiro joins Utah Governor Spencer Cox for Discussion on Political Violence

Published | Video Starts at 35:41

I hope they don't figure it out, especially tonight. And so, look, you get to know governors, work together, this grand experiment that we embarked on. Part of it was that The states would be laboratories of democracy. And we do have to get states stuff done. And we, we don't care who gets the credit. If there's a good, good idea in a blue state, I'm going to steal it. (35:41–35:44)

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Asserts that states serve as experimental grounds for democratic governance.

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