You have to decide to create the society you want to create, and that's done through politics.
I like to show my cards and see people's reactions.
The interesting thing about the Green New Deal is it wasn't originally a climate thing at all.
It's not at all a secret that I was one of the co-founders of Brand New Congress, and we've never tried to hide our goals.
I co-managed AOC's campaign alongside Vigie Ramos Rios and also was the one that managed the launch of her initial campaign in 2017.
I'm not a fan of people making up lies, and I do feel I owe it to people to know what the truth is.
I think the Right did us a service calling Obama a socialist for eight years. It inoculated us.
The power of Bernie Sanders was not only in his email list. The centers of power were local groups that formed on Facebook and Reddit.
My personal belief in doing Brand New Congress is that the movement needs something to focus on that's constructive.
I think people more and more are tired of the party system. People want good candidates and good people to win.
People are realizing that the winning message is the progressive message.
Running on corporate-PAC money is a huge liability.
Progressives think the way to win is mobilizing and convince people to vote for something.
People focus on the labels when they are not sure what they mean. What people call socialism these days is Eisenhower Republicanism!
It's fairly common for new members of Congress to hire their former campaign managers onto their official staff.
Obama tried to make deals with Republicans, and I don't think he realized he'd have such an insanely opposing Congress.
Not taking corporate money is a core part of the progressive message.
I don't think people have to be personally racist to enable a racist system.
Bernie is great, but we've got to keep this political revolution going.
We need new leaders, period.
