Ken Calvert. You, on the other hand, what would that mean for the LGBTQ constituents in District 41? Places like Palm Springs? Yeah, I mean, We need somebody who's going to step up and protect our [LGBTQ] community. I'm running against a guy who voted against the Matthew Shepard hate crimes bill in 2009, somebody who voted against letting people like me serve in the US Military. And I always say to people, you should vote for whoever's going to have your back no matter what. But the truth is that America does better when we are all able to thrive and succeed based on merit. (05:08–05:22)
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