us right now. >> it's happening as we speak, and you know, the message is if you don't have democracy, none of the other things are going to be possible and you know, we need to stop being on the defensive and have a messaging strategy that centers democracy and centers the rights and also, you know, there's so much talk that schools are a part of the culture wars and parents' rights. what about the rights of our children to live with clean air and water, to live without gun violence, to be able to vote because at the heart of this is election sub version and today authoritarianism, it doesn't work. they don't ban elections and they keep elections going and they fix them and they make it too difficult, too threatening. so all of this has to be placed front and center in messaging. >> there are lots of countries