U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth exhorts Peoria Democrats to stay active
The
Citing that activism as a check against President
"People got used to turning out. People got used to being part of a movement, and they hadn't done that since the civil rights era," she said, sitting aside
Pulling from her own military background and lingo, Duckworth said such activism is "manning the perimeter for our democracy."
Duckworth gave the example of two parents of disabled children who stood daily at the
Despite being office neighbors and having the chance to lobby Murkowski, "I was not the one who convinced
And Duckworth urged the crowd to get involved in the debate on gun control following last week's school shooting in
In a broader sense, she told attendees, they have a chance to not only stymie Trump but enact an agenda of their own if they can successfully drive people to the polls in November, with only two dozen seats needed to flip control of the
"If we can win that
Duckworth also touched briefly on her recently announced pregnancy, which brought with it a wave of headlines -- and a promise of potential reforms to a
She said she found the media attention on a simple pregnancy "perplexing," but the fact that she will be the first sitting senator to give birth told her that "we don't have enough women in leadership positions."
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