So their whole job is to try to convince people that they actually don't have power,

that it doesn't matter what they do, that it's overwhelming, that it's chaotic, you know,

you might get targeted or intimidating.

I'm not making light of any of this.

This is a crisis that we're in.

But that's the tool they have.

And so what we have to do, what every individual has to do, is to say for ourselves,

not on my watch.

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

Honestly, it is infuriating to be someone who believes in the American experiment of self-governance and freedom and democracy these days.

The state of the Union felt like a siop. It was so filled with lies and propaganda. And the Democrats did us no favors in their response with leadership acting like it's somehow business as usual.

That sign the New Mexico representative Melanie Stansbury held beside the president saying

this is not normal was correct, but we needed far more than one representatives who stand up

and act like it. We are at the action part of the show now. We can't just say this isn't normal.

We have to behave like this isn't normal. We have to behave like this isn't

normal. We need action from us, action from our leaders, action from outside groups willing to

take the hit for fighting back. So today we're talking to someone who is taking action, who is

fighting back and protecting us where seemingly few others are. Sky Perryman from Democracy Forward.

Now, if you haven't heard of Democracy Forward, don't beat yourself up. I only recently learned

about them myself, but boy, was I happy to know that they exist. Democracy Forward is a national

legal organization at the front line of defending the American people in court. You know what Mark

Elias and his team do to protect our elections and our voting rights? Well, Sky Perryman and her team are

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