Year they are history making, unprecedented, consequential from Criminal Investigations into the former president of the United States to midterm elections that preserved our democracy, from the makeup o the Supreme Court and th decisions that threatened ou rights to the very rapid ris of hate speech on public discourse, we have plenty to dig into you are watching simone and yo know i have a lot to say when i reflect on the wil ride that was 2022, i keep coming back to these words historic and unprecedented democrats bumped historica trends by expanding thei Senate Majority and preventing a red wave in the house of representatives. And voters, they changed the representation in more way than one electing the first gen z membe of congress with Maxwell Frost In Florida The First woman elected to congress from vermont, wit becca blunt, the First Out Lesbian governors, lamar heal in massachusetts, and tina kotek in oregon. The first black governor o maryland with wes moore. The list just g
year they are history making, unprecedented, consequential from criminal investigations into the former president of the united states to midterm elections that preserved our democracy, from the makeup o the supreme court and th decisions that threatened ou rights to the very rapid ris of hate speech on public discourse, we have plenty to dig into you are watching simone and yo know i have a lot to say when i reflect on the wil ride that was 2022, i keep coming back to these words historic and unprecedented democrats bumped historica trends by expanding thei senate majority and preventing a red wave in the house of representatives. and voters, they changed the representation in more way than one electing the first gen z membe of congress with maxwell frost in florida the first woman elected to congress from vermont, wit becca blunt, the first out lesbian governor s, lamar heal in massachusetts, and tina kotek in oregon. the first black governor o maryland with wes moore. th
bright spots. derek, quickly, your hope fo 2023 well, the election in georgia, the repeal of the - between student loan debt, cancellation, the power of the black folk, the power of the coalition t ensure that all our communities ar represented, the january 6th commission, all of those thing give me hope because we ar winning in this moment we are winning in thi moment we are going to leave it right there. sarah kay ellis, derek johnson two amazing presidents tha have been doing the work thi year, especially thank you both very much happy new year, take care happy new year. after the break, y all, we are not done because we are goin to talk about the impact tha the supreme court has had on americas rights. and the faith in our institutions over this las year we are going to be right bac with more of our special yea in review addition of symone - [inaudible legal abortions on demand