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Clinton urged his listeners to reclaim their agency. He argued that the defense of democracy does not happen in the halls of power in Washington, D.C., but “in your neighborhoods, online, and at the ballot box.” He called for a “civic crackdown” on misinformation and a return to the “civil disagreement” that once defined the American legislative process. This was not a call for a return to the 1990s—a time he acknowledged was far from perfect—but a call for a future where truth and justice are prioritized over the “partisan urge to score points.”
