Tom Cole: “My mother had become a political activist. She grew up in a…”

“Well, I did not. I Look, I had PhD in British history. I was going to be a college history professor. But while I was in the pursuit of that, My mother had become a political activist. She grew up in a Democratic family in a Democratic state. But at. As my dad was military, she moved around. She said, gosh, every place that there's two parties, government seems a lot better and a lot more transparent.” (02:34–02:42)

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