WEBVTT - Leaving the Democrat Party with Rep. Mesha Mainor

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<v Speaker 1>Let's just be honest. Today's Democrats are absolutely insane. These

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<v Speaker 1>aren't your parents Democrats, These aren't your grandparents Democrats.

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<v Speaker 2>They're crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's not a surprise that maybe some Democrats are saying,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, maybe I should be a Republican. The

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<v Speaker 1>Democrat Party has left maybe high We'll talk to one

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<v Speaker 1>of those individuals. Georgia State Representative Mesha mayn Are. She

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<v Speaker 1>recently switched political parties. It made a ton of news headlines.

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<v Speaker 1>You might have seen her on the news talking about it.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm going to talk to her. I want to

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<v Speaker 1>find out why she left the Democrat Party, and even

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<v Speaker 1>beyond that out I want to press her on some issues.

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<v Speaker 1>Where does she stand on the issue of life, Where

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<v Speaker 1>does she stand on some of these transgender issues, what

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<v Speaker 1>does she believe? And why did she switch parties. We're

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<v Speaker 1>going to talk to her coming up. Georgia State Representative

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<v Speaker 1>Mesha man Are. Also, she represents a really interesting part

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<v Speaker 1>of Georgia. It's incredibly liberal. She represents an area of

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<v Speaker 1>the West side of Atlanta which is ninety percent Democratic,

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<v Speaker 1>So what does this mean for her future political ambitions?

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<v Speaker 1>All of that and more Stay with US. Representative it's

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<v Speaker 1>great to have you on the show. You've made some

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<v Speaker 1>headlines recently.

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<v Speaker 3>I have, and I think it's good.

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<v Speaker 4>It's waking Americans up, It's waking up a Democratic population

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<v Speaker 4>that was once in hibernation, and so I think it's

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<v Speaker 4>a good thing.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, so you left the Democratic Party? What spurred that?

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<v Speaker 4>You know?

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<v Speaker 2>Why make that decision.

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<v Speaker 4>I've been in office for three years, and from the

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<v Speaker 4>moment I walked in, it's been difficult working with many

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<v Speaker 4>of the Democrat colleagues, mainly the legislation that I was

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<v Speaker 4>bringing to the table to help my constituents in the

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<v Speaker 4>communities I represent. They were trying to sabotage everything. It

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<v Speaker 4>did not matter what it was. They wanted to sabotage

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<v Speaker 4>every single thing that had my name on it. I

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<v Speaker 4>grew thick skin and so that was fine. We came

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<v Speaker 4>across this school choice vote back in March. I had

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<v Speaker 4>a fellow colleague to put a thousand dollars check up

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<v Speaker 4>online for anybody to run against me. Whether they cared

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<v Speaker 4>about the community or not. We don't care. We just

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<v Speaker 4>want anybody except Representative Manor. I was still fine with that.

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<v Speaker 4>It wasn't until that was in March April. But June July,

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<v Speaker 4>other colleagues just randomly out of the Blues started coming

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<v Speaker 4>on my social media bashing me, and so it's like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 4>where is this coming from. I haven't seen you since March,

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<v Speaker 4>and I did some self reflection, Misha. They're bashing you

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<v Speaker 4>about policy issues, and if the issues I'm fighting for

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<v Speaker 4>are not Democrat issues, then maybe I'm a part of

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<v Speaker 4>the wrong party. And so I just started doing research

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<v Speaker 4>from there.

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<v Speaker 1>Why do you think school choice, if you look at polling,

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<v Speaker 1>is something that really unites all Americans?

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<v Speaker 2>Why do you think the left opposes it?

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<v Speaker 4>I think they're opposing it because we have the person

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<v Speaker 4>that's over you know, the teacher bureaucracy in Georgia. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>definitely once a week, sometimes more than a week, she

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<v Speaker 4>is blasting out.

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<v Speaker 3>Video messages about her opinion.

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<v Speaker 4>And her opinion includes we must get Nischa Maynor out

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<v Speaker 4>of office because.

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<v Speaker 3>She supports school choice.

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<v Speaker 4>So she has made it very clear that the Democrats

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<v Speaker 4>are not supposed to support school choice. So to answer

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<v Speaker 4>your question, it's the teachers' union, and the teachers are

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<v Speaker 4>not necessarily for what the teachers unions are saying. I

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<v Speaker 4>had a teacher call me yesterday, not from my district,

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<v Speaker 4>but a teacher in Warner Robbins. She said, I support you.

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<v Speaker 4>I think I'm going to turn Republican. And I asked her,

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<v Speaker 4>I said, what do you get from the teachers' union?

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<v Speaker 4>She said that during COVID she needed to be online,

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<v Speaker 4>and so the teachers Union was helpful because they were

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<v Speaker 4>able to secure her a position online, But anything else,

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<v Speaker 4>she doesn't see the importance of them.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, why do you support school choice? Obviously it's something

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<v Speaker 1>you're passionate about if it led you to switching political parties.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm passionate about school choice because I am that student.

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<v Speaker 4>I grew up in an underserved community. Granted my family

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<v Speaker 4>had resources. The community kind of collapsed around my family's home,

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<v Speaker 4>but so my mom shipped me off to go to

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<v Speaker 4>school in another community where the schools were performing better.

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<v Speaker 4>That is against the law these days. You can go

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<v Speaker 4>to jail for that. And if ninety seven percent of

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<v Speaker 4>kids in one school cannot read or perform simple math,

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<v Speaker 4>can you blame the parents. I can't because I'm a

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<v Speaker 4>product of school choice, if you will, and so I'm

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<v Speaker 4>supporting it for every single kid that was just like me,

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<v Speaker 4>that needs an opportunity.

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<v Speaker 2>What led you in politics?

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<v Speaker 4>I was led really by my spirit. Started off in

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<v Speaker 4>a special election the council member died. It was a

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<v Speaker 4>fleeting thought when my mom told me he died. I'm

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<v Speaker 4>going to run for office. And it wasn't until a

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<v Speaker 4>month or so later someone called me asking for my

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<v Speaker 4>support for them as the special election candidate. So I

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<v Speaker 4>did some research. How do you run for office? I

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<v Speaker 4>was the last person to qualify. It was a packed race.

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<v Speaker 4>I did very well for not being in politics, and

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<v Speaker 4>people said, look, you should run again. We just didn't

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<v Speaker 4>know anything about you, but you're You're the type of

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<v Speaker 4>person we need. But that race went to court and

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<v Speaker 4>anybody on the ballot was considered a litigant. And I

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<v Speaker 4>took the opportunity to ask Fullton elections under oath, why

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<v Speaker 4>are the lines for so long? You know, what are

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<v Speaker 4>your processes? They had no processes, et cetera. On my

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<v Speaker 4>spirit said Misha, this is why you ran for city council,

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<v Speaker 4>because you're going to run for state office and you're

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<v Speaker 4>going to change some laws. I won the race, and

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<v Speaker 4>one of the very first bills that I introduced was

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<v Speaker 4>about election management processes.

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<v Speaker 2>What's been the reaction so far to switching parties.

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<v Speaker 3>It has been overwhelmingly supportive.

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<v Speaker 4>If there was a number greater than one hundred percent

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<v Speaker 4>a percentage, I would say it's greater than one hundred percent.

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<v Speaker 4>Support for my Republican colleagues. But not just the colleagues

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<v Speaker 4>I work within the Capitol, but across the state of Georgia.

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<v Speaker 4>There's all so quite a large amount of Democrat voters

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<v Speaker 4>from all over the state of Georgia saying they feel

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<v Speaker 4>exactly like me. They are completely frustrated with the Democrat Party.

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<v Speaker 4>I said, the Democrat Party has left me there saying

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<v Speaker 4>the same thing. They no longer support the ideals of

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<v Speaker 4>the Democrat Party. As far as my Democrat colleagues, some

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<v Speaker 4>have reached out to say, I'm sorry that it came

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<v Speaker 4>to this. They were treating you terrible. You didn't deserve that,

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<v Speaker 4>so I get it. And then there were other colleagues

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<v Speaker 4>that said, you know, there are a lot of people

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<v Speaker 4>that agree with you. You're just the first one to

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<v Speaker 4>have the guts to do something about it.

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<v Speaker 1>What is today's Democrat Party? I guess how would you

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<v Speaker 1>sum it up or how would you describe it?

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<v Speaker 4>I would describe it as policy driven by the things

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<v Speaker 4>that they fight for. So in the Capital, the things

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<v Speaker 4>that they're fighting for are not economic.

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<v Speaker 3>Opportun unities for marginalized people.

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<v Speaker 4>They are not educational opportunities for children in underserved communities.

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<v Speaker 4>It is not workforce development. Georgia has a workforce crisis.

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<v Speaker 4>They're not supporting that. I had a bill that said

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<v Speaker 4>if you buy something, you must give the person their

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<v Speaker 4>change back. There was a personal example. I saw someone

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<v Speaker 4>buying some milk for two dollars. He only had a

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<v Speaker 4>five dollar bill and a family dollar, which is the

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<v Speaker 4>grocery store in that community. The store would not give

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<v Speaker 4>him his change back. He was forced to buy the

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<v Speaker 4>milk for five dollars. The bill said, give people their change,

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<v Speaker 4>whether it's a store credit or something. You can't just

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<v Speaker 4>keep people's money. They didn't support that. So they're supporting

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<v Speaker 4>things that are not kitchen table items.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll say that, well, you know, but they purport to

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<v Speaker 1>be the party for minorities, at least that's how they

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<v Speaker 1>try to position themselves publicly.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that the case?

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<v Speaker 4>I think they may be for certain minorities, not all minorities.

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<v Speaker 1>We've also seen the Left go in certain directions on

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of these cultural issues. You know, on things

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<v Speaker 1>like policing, they've tried to cut budgets and you know

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<v Speaker 1>where they've sort of taken aim at police officers, and

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<v Speaker 1>then you look at issues like transgender issues and things

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<v Speaker 1>of that nature. I mean, on a lot of these

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<v Speaker 1>cultural issues, they've seemed to be going off the deep end.

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<v Speaker 1>How concerned are you about those issues? Do you think

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<v Speaker 1>that's going to lead more people to switching parties or

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<v Speaker 1>to taking another look at Republicans.

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<v Speaker 4>That is why a lot of people are switching parties.

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<v Speaker 4>You hit the nail on the head. Before I even

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<v Speaker 4>got into office, I campaigned on public safety. I was

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<v Speaker 4>my first year campaigning. It was during COVID, and that's

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<v Speaker 4>when you know all of the defund the police jargon

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<v Speaker 4>was out there. I said, then, I do not support defunding.

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<v Speaker 4>The police are sometimes not even showing up in marginalized communities,

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<v Speaker 4>so why on earth would I give them a reason

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<v Speaker 4>to not show up. The first thing they will say

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<v Speaker 4>is you cut my funding. So I didn't agree with it.

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<v Speaker 4>Then I agreed with the school choice. I just I

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<v Speaker 4>think they've lost the voice of people, and I think

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<v Speaker 4>they've gone so far there's no turning back, because if

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<v Speaker 4>they did, there's going to have to be some humility.

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<v Speaker 4>No political party wants to be humble, so they can't say,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, what we were wrong.

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<v Speaker 3>They can, but I don't see them doing.

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<v Speaker 2>That, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>And there's also this effort in you know, Democrat states

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<v Speaker 1>and Democrat areas to to not have it had been

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<v Speaker 1>disclosed to parents if a child wants to change genders.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, where do you think your district aligns with that?

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<v Speaker 1>And where do you think most Americans are on that?

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<v Speaker 4>The census, the US census. From the information received, I

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<v Speaker 4>do believe they are going to They're trying to gather

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<v Speaker 4>more information to see who exactly or how much much

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<v Speaker 4>of the population identifies with LGBQT in any capacity. From

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<v Speaker 4>my perspective, it is not a large percentage of the

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<v Speaker 4>population in my district. I do have a large LGBQT community,

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<v Speaker 4>which I support what they need. And so for that question,

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<v Speaker 4>I'm going to say I support on a lot of things.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm pro choice. I'll give you this example. I'm pro choice.

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<v Speaker 4>I do not believe in abortions for myself or you know,

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<v Speaker 4>life is life. But if someone chooses to do that,

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<v Speaker 4>then that makes me pro choice. If people want to

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<v Speaker 4>do whatever they want to do with their bodies, let

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<v Speaker 4>them do that. But you can't force things on an

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<v Speaker 4>entire population, especially if no one's asking to have these

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<v Speaker 4>cultural issues being forced upon them with respect.

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<v Speaker 1>Though, if life is life, then you know why support

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<v Speaker 1>ending it.

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<v Speaker 4>It really is a freedom choice. I don't support it.

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<v Speaker 4>That's me as an individual. I don't want anyone coming

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<v Speaker 4>in my household telling you what I can and can't do.

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<v Speaker 3>Well.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I think it's a little bit different when

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<v Speaker 1>you're talking about human life.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean I would agree, I would.

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<v Speaker 1>I have to imagine you don't support the murder of

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<v Speaker 1>an adult, so I don't see how it would be

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<v Speaker 1>different for an innocent baby.

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<v Speaker 3>I know it sounds terrible when you say it.

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<v Speaker 4>I agree, I agree, but everyone does not necessarily agree

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<v Speaker 4>with me on that subject. And I represent sixty thousand people.

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<v Speaker 4>I can't force if forty thousand of my constituents feel

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<v Speaker 4>that they need to do this for specific reasons. As

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<v Speaker 4>they're representative, you know I have to support their choice.

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<v Speaker 4>It just like I support the right to bear arms,

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<v Speaker 4>I support the right to a quality education. I support

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<v Speaker 4>police safety or safe communities. That is just an area

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<v Speaker 4>where I definitely would not be in office if I

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<v Speaker 4>just came out and said I don't support it. And

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<v Speaker 4>it's not even because that is I'm elected. It really is.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't want anyone in my home telling me what

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<v Speaker 4>to do if someone is and I don't mind getting

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<v Speaker 4>into it. If someone is raped. I could see the

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<v Speaker 4>psychological trauma that can go into that. I don't know

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<v Speaker 4>what that looks like from raising a child from.

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<v Speaker 3>A circumstance like that. I just don't know.

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<v Speaker 4>For a child that is molested at twelve years old,

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know what that looks like as far as

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<v Speaker 4>can that person be a capable parent. It's a complicated issue.

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<v Speaker 4>I think that's just another topic that requires several questions

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<v Speaker 4>to dig through. My general answer to that, though, is

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<v Speaker 4>I don't want anyone in my home and I'm going

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<v Speaker 4>to have to respect that. Now say this, we have

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<v Speaker 4>got to really promote safe sex. I think there are

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<v Speaker 4>a lot HIV AIDS is at astronomical rates, especially in

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<v Speaker 4>minority communities. I think that because people have lost their

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<v Speaker 4>way so much, because Democrats are fighting for so many

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<v Speaker 4>things that are not family oriented conservative values, people have

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<v Speaker 4>lost their way and are having unprotected sex, and so

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<v Speaker 4>you're ending up with situations where life happens. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>when you have unprotected sex, you can get AIDS if

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<v Speaker 4>you have unprotected sex. I'm speaking from a former CDC

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<v Speaker 4>as a former CDC employee, So we need to make

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<v Speaker 4>sure that we are discussing safe ways to have sex.

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<v Speaker 4>If that's what you're going to do.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I would agree with that.

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<v Speaker 1>I just think if a human life is a human life,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a human life and you can't end it otherwise,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, that would be murder.

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<v Speaker 2>And then if you look.

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<v Speaker 1>At raper incest or that's less than one percent of abortions.

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<v Speaker 1>The vast, vast majority, almost all of abortions are elective.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just someone not wanting to be a mother, so

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<v Speaker 1>they then kill a child. And I see your point

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<v Speaker 1>about your you know, the right to your to your

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<v Speaker 1>own home, but I would I would assume if someone

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<v Speaker 1>in your district molested a child in their home, they

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<v Speaker 1>don't have that right. So I don't think a person

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<v Speaker 1>has a right to end to human life. Deeply held

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<v Speaker 1>belief of mine. So I'm just going to have to

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<v Speaker 1>disagree with you on those points. What's your point of

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<v Speaker 1>view on Joe Biden.

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<v Speaker 4>I think that President Biden is losing support rapidly. I

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<v Speaker 4>think that there is not another candidate that could potentially

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<v Speaker 4>go against him as a Democrat that would be successful.

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<v Speaker 4>We will see. There's still time for other people to

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<v Speaker 4>jump in the race. The poll and I have seen

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<v Speaker 4>with with Kennedy, he has not surpassed Biden. And right

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<v Speaker 4>now Biden and Trump are neck and neck, and we'll see.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, the Republican Party has twelve candidates. Still, anything

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<v Speaker 4>can happen, you know, in politics, that is what everybody knows.

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<v Speaker 4>Anything can happen at any moment. So it'll be an

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<v Speaker 4>interesting ride. But I do think a lot of people

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<v Speaker 4>are definitely not happy with any Democrat at this point.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you see yourself voting for Joe Biden.

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<v Speaker 3>I am with the Republican Party. I will not be

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<v Speaker 3>voting for Joe Biden.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you see yours self voting for Donald Trump?

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<v Speaker 4>I see myself voting for the Republican nominee, whomever that

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<v Speaker 4>will be, whoever it is, I'm going to vote for

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<v Speaker 4>the Republican nominee. I'm not going to vote for a Democrat.

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<v Speaker 1>What's been the response in your district? Because I know

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<v Speaker 1>you represent the West side of Atlanta. It's ninety percent democratic.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you think this means for future in politics?

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<v Speaker 4>The response from my district has been overwhelmingly supportive. From

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<v Speaker 4>the moment the news came out. People were texting me,

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<v Speaker 4>calling me, emailing me saying they still support me. I've

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<v Speaker 4>stepped up in the community and provided for them. It

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<v Speaker 4>doesn't matter if there's an R or a D next

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<v Speaker 4>to my name. From people all across the state of Georgia,

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<v Speaker 4>there's been support, whether it's Republican or Democrat. I think

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<v Speaker 4>we are at a political shift where people, especially since

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<v Speaker 4>we're post COVID, people are more and tuned to what's

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<v Speaker 4>going on, and people are not happy with As you said,

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<v Speaker 4>this social political spectrum. People are really interested in the

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<v Speaker 4>money in their pockets so they can provide for their families.

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<v Speaker 2>Anything else you'd like to leave us with before we go.

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<v Speaker 3>I need help.

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<v Speaker 4>I am tackling an entire Democrat system, So I would

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<v Speaker 4>love for people to go to my website at Nishamaynor

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<v Speaker 4>dot com to support me and my initiatives to turn

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<v Speaker 4>permanently my house district in the middle of the heart

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<v Speaker 4>of Atlanta read and I can do it with help. Well.

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate you taking the time to join the show.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>That was State Representative Misha Maynor. Appreciate her taking the

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<v Speaker 1>time to join the show. Appreciate you guys for listening

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<v Speaker 1>every Monday and Thursday, but you can listen throughout the week.

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<v Speaker 1>I also want to think John Cassio for putting the

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<v Speaker 1>show together at a ways Until next time,