fight for the future of american democracy you shouldn t spend all day talking about the future of amar in democracy. these local races that determine the mechanics of american democracy. these races get zero national attention. they hardly get local attention. turnout is often lower than 20%. that means people who actually engage have a superpower. you, as a single dedicated volunteer, might be able to call a knock on the doors of enough voters to win a local election. amanda lippman the cofounder of run for something told is recline, democratic major donors like to fund the flashy things. presidential races, senate races, super pacs and tv ads. amy mcgrath can raise $90 million to run against mitch mcconnell in a doomed race, but the number of city council and school board candidates in kentucky who can raise what they need is. she trailed often frustration. gabriela kelly discovered that
are doing everything we can to recruit and support incredible candidates for these races. is there anything that makes it a different carpet candidates than previous years? for us, these folks are brave. they see the threats that people are getting, they see how dangerous it could be. and they see with the opposition s and they are willing to put their names on the ballot anyway. i find it incredibly inspiring to see folks who are going from people person who cares, to a candidate, to elected official, two public servant, who is really doing something meaningful for people. they re inspiring. inspiration in the darkness. amanda lippman, cofounder and co-executive director of run for something. thank you so much for being here. thanks for having me. it s rare that the pentagon has to call for back out, but it turns out they don t have their own animal control team. that s next. i team. that s next. that s next. ds. nature made. the #1 pharmacist recommended vitamin and supplem
these positions have the bully pulpit. the people who take a can use it for good, and to restore faith and trust in the system, and build and bring transparency to the electoral process. war, they can use that same bully pulpit to undermine democracy itself. joining us now is amanda lippman, cofounder and co-executive director of run for something. miss lippman, thank you for being here tonight, great to have you. thanks for having me. so, let s just talk first about how these election conspiracy candidates, qanon, time travelers, and so forth, the ones who are running for a election administration posts, how they shifted your focus. do you feel like you need to offer your potential candidates extra support or resourcing, or training, to combat the misinformation that is out there as part of those campaigns? we do. these candidates running for local at administration positions need every possible resource. they re going to be door to door, talking to voters, who