Peter’s using his candidacy to elevate urgent issues that are impacting the lives of so many, and I’ve heard what his fresh vision for our country could do for people. You see, I volunteer at campaign headquarters in South Bend a couple days a week. I try to help out with whatever I can, and that mostly means reading and responding to the vast amount of letters Peter gets. (Chasten gets a lot, too!)
As you can imagine, the stories people share with us are moving. They have a way of grounding you back into reality — into a purpose. The mother that’s lost a child to gun violence. The people, young and old, terrified of rampant climate crisis. The gay person who, while hopeful to see someone like them can become president, is still afraid of hate and discrimination within their community.
Monotonous arguments in Washington — the same old conversations we’ve had throughout Peter’s lifetime — have a way of making these stories into abstracts. But they’re not. They are the most urgent issues of our time being experienced and felt in real time. We can’t lose sight of that. Peter sure isn’t. He’s always been laser-focused on challenges. When he was younger it was things like learning to play the piano. Now, it’s about putting bold solutions into place.
All of this connects back to the campaign’s big, end-of-quarter push to raise $1.5 million. As I see it, one of the best ways to show the people who write Peter that we’re fighting for them is by building the best campaign possible. We’ve got to win for change to happen. Maybe you could say I’m biased when I tell you Peter has all the makings of a president. I suppose most mothers would say that about their child.
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