A Conversation With a Freshman Democrat

The Daily

The New York Times

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🗓️ 15 November 2018

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Last week, we looked at the campaign of a candidate who embodied the Democratic strategy for winning the House. This week, she arrived in Washington. We spoke with Abigail Spanberger, a recently elected congresswoman from Virginia, about her first days in the Capitol and what it means to be a Democrat today. Guest: Representative-elect Abigail Spanberger, Democrat of Virginia. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

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0:00.0	From the New York Times on Michael Barbaro, this is The Daily.
0:04.0	Today, last week, we met a house candidate from Virginia who embodied the democratic
0:17.0	strategy for taking back the house.
0:20.0	This week, she arrived in Washington, a conversation with Congresswoman-elect Abigail
0:26.5	Spanberger. It's Thursday, November 15th.
0:33.5	Hello, this is Abigail Spanberger.
0:38.5	Hi, Congresswoman-elect. It's good to hear your voice.
0:41.5	Nice to speak with you.
0:43.5	So, where am I reaching you?
0:46.5	I am at the Capitol Building. I am in a member of Congress's office.
0:50.5	Hmm, which member?
0:52.5	Another Democratic member who is allowing me to use their space.
0:56.5	Huh, so you're sort of squatting?
0:58.5	That's correct.
0:59.5	So, where are you in the orientation process right now for new members of Congress?
1:05.5	So, it's probably far less exciting than most people would guess.
1:09.5	So, we had some welcome dinners and events yesterday. We did a tour of the Capitol.
1:13.5	We were introduced to all the different members of the staff that make it all possible for each individual member of Congress to do his or her job.
1:21.5	You know, learning everything about the computer systems to how to schedule doctor's appointments and get a flu shot.
1:26.5	I mean, really, very regular things, but...
1:29.5	Wow, that really does run the gamut.
1:31.5	Exactly.
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