disregard this false separateness. we have so much more in common as a state and a nation than we give ourselves credit for. i've been all over the state of california over the last many years but notably in the last nine months. conservative parts of the state, progressive parts of the state, folks that i know were going to vote no and folks that i knew were going to vote yes on this recall and turned out to do just that. but one thing that's universal, everybody wants to be respected. everyone wants to feel some connection to one another. we all certainly in this pandemic want to feel safe, protected. those are universal values. and i think about just in the last few days, the former president put out saying this election was rigged. democracy is not a football. you don't throw it around.