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Thank you, everybody. If trump, if trump is the question, if trump is the question, then California is the answer. The done. The done after the dark and for the world's sake, the Sun now rises in the West. We are america's coming attraction at our best. We don't tolerate our diversity at our best. We celebrate our diversity. We defend. We defend our dreamers. We demand equality and we disrupt the corrupt but only only when we have the courage of our convictions when we Dream bigger and we reach higher the time for community Is over my opponents. My opponents in this race. They spend a lot of time telling us what can't be done. We need a governor that says what can be done. One who has the courage, the courage to demand more to demand a public education that is the best in the world and rejects the worst impulses of seat of us. We demand we demand a life of dignity and security for our seniors. We demand the right for women to choose and we will always protect planned parenthood We demand an end to the systemic racism of Mass incarceration and, let's slam the doors on cash bail and private prisons. Once and for all We also, we also must race faster to a future free of fossil fuels and fracking. We gotta build a modern economy, one that works for everyone. One that rewards innovation closes the wage and wealth gap for women and truly respect, organize labor. We can we can build enough affordable housing. We can build enough affordable housing to put a roof over everybody's head and we must we must to bad that no Child in this state be raised in poverty and that no child, no child should ever be afraid going to school because Howard Lee politicians are afraid of a paper tiger call the National rifle Association Courage, courage is california's calling bold leadership, Progressive values. My whole life we have face down skeptics to feed us Democrats have suggested. We need to pick our battles. They said pick your battles. We said love is love an issue for thousand and 36 same sex marriage licenses in a winter of love. They said pick your battles. They said pick your battles and we created the nation's first city wide universal health care plan. They said they Said pick your battles and we pass the state's highest minimum wage and took guns out of the hands of dangerous criminals. We picked our battles all the battles we pick your battles and together we one, those battles because Democrats because California is never succeeded by playing it safe in this campaign. I've been attacked by Republicans and Democrats for daring that we invest in public education without demonizing public educators. We tackle homeless Yes, we defended sanctuary policy back when some folks won't even the willing to say those words out loud. We lead the charge on criminal Justice reform and marijuana legalization to end the failed war on Is nothing more than a war of poor folks and people of color. We took the bail bonds, industry and predatory lenders and pyramid schemers who prey on our most vulnerable. We stood strong for a system of healthcare that ends the supper Bowl maze of copays and paperwork and works for every patient and providers. My opponent my opponents. They call it snake oil. I call it single pair it's about access in About affordability it's about time Democrats have by the way, if these can't do Democrats were in charge, we would never had Medicare and social security so for me this is more than a political campaign. It's about Democrats acting like Democrats in a battle in a battle for america's saw against the President that doesn't have one it's a movement, a movement back by teacher As nurses firefighters and public employees Union, the largest army, a grassroots supporter in california's history, together we must show courage to the man fundamental change. We are Democrats. We must not be paralyzed because we are where the power lies. It's time to choose courage, courage for a change. Thank you Democrats
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