Let us prove that we think our country great by striving to make it greater and above all,

let us remember however serious the outlook, however harsh the task, the one great,

irreversible dream in the history of the world is on the side of liberty and we for all time to come

are on the same side.

Hello and welcome to the Politics Girl podcast. I'm your host Lee McGowan. Let's get into it.

Today is the last podcast before Election Day. We will have a new pod drop next week,

but by then it'll be too late to convince you how essential this election is and why you and your

people can't sit this one out. I started the Politics Girl project for two reasons. One,

as a response to no one in my life caring about politics. And two, because I was a mump,

and I could see that the country I'd voluntarily brought my child into wasn't going in the right

direction and I felt an incredible responsibility to try and fix that. The thing is I don't have to

live here. For those of you who don't know, I'm an immigrant. I was born and raised in Canada.

I chose to be an American. I was living in New York City on 9-11 and like many people that day

changed my life. I lived below 14th Street and the view for my apartment was the Twin Towers.

So every day I watched the smoking rubble of what used to be my skyline and I walked by the missing

signs and the posters that eventually turned into the tiles of remembrance. I was so moved by the

unity I felt in the city during those days. So inspired by the patriotism of the country,

I knew I had to be a part of it. I always say 9-11 made me want to be an American,

but the fallout from 9-11 turned me into a Democrat. After Bush was re-elected,

I knew I could never again go through an election season and not vote. So I became a citizen

and I did so fully drinking the cool aid. I bought into all the American bumper stickers.

The can-do attitude, the shining city on the hill, the place where anyone from anywhere can make

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