Folks, welcome to Democracy-ish.

I am Danielle Moody.

And I'm Woodhahadali.

And we are excited to be joined by what many have said and myself included,

a rock star of the Democratic Party, Mallory McMorrow, who is a state senator in Michigan.

And if you did not catch her viral moment, which feels like either it was a hundred

years ago or just a couple of months ago, gave a blueprint in how to fight back against

horrible, horrific Republican attacks, including the use of pedophiles and groomers, then you are missing out and you need to Google her.

But, Woj, you please start off with the brilliant state senator and introduce her to our audience.

Yeah, so Mallory McMurro, I have to give shout out to the, the vibrant 13 district

of Michigan. That's what you represents since 2019. And, you know, we're going to get into the

origin story later because I think it's going to be very inspiring for many of our listeners who feel

overwhelmed and exhausted and feel like, who am I? I'm a nobody. And just to let you know,

I'm a nobody. I love nobody. Some of my favorite people are nobody's. And they feel like they can't,

you know, get into the ring and change the discourse and policies of this country. I think

Mallory represents a great shining example. But, you know, jumping right into it, Mallory, I want to

ask you about this moment, right? This moment that went

viral, this four-minute speech that you did, which now has more than 15 million views.

Daniel and I have often talked about, you know, we're exasperated that when Republicans call Democrats

and liberals pedophiles, we weren't hearing a robust response. And in April, your Republican state senator

colleague said this hateful lie, which I hope you don't mind me just quoting. She said, you quote,

groom and sexualized kindergartners. And while so many Democrats were saying, you know what,

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