IMPEACHMENT ANALYSIS: What should we take away?

"Civic engagement matters. Truth matters. Kellyanne Conway's idea of 'alternative' facts is a dangerous thing. It's awfully hard to have a logical and intellectual conversation with somebody if you can't both agree that two plus two equals four. ... Democracy and freedom are fragile things. History will tell we were far closer to seeing a catastrophic break in that fragile system than probably even what we realize now."

Values over policy. How Democrats compete in rural America.

"We can't just talk about what we believe; we have to talk about why we believe it. We have to talk about the moral convictions why Democrats believe the right things to do matter for rural America. ..working to rebuild rural America to be event stronger than it was before the Covid-19 Pandemic.

... [Joe Biden] has talked about those moral convictions. In his case, it is largely related to his faith tradition. He sees a conscious right and wrong and he's very outspoken about it."