of mind. he lifted them up and gave them a platform. he said they belonged at the center of american life. and that was something that moved me deeply because, in my small way, that's part of what i believe politics should be about, is not simply celebrating the high and the mighty, expecting that the country unfolds from the top down, but rather that it comes from the bottom up. families all across america who are working hard and doing their best and passing on the wisdom and resilience and stories to