In that election, I was a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, something that I was surprised to be asked to do just a few weeks after I got elected, but went in trying to make a positive impact. But In that position, you're supposed to remain neutral in primaries, in Democratic primaries. But as the primary election kicked off in 2016, I saw very quickly that I could not stand silently on the sidelines. (15:28–15:34)
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