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We have quite a few high school and college interns.
Yesterday, I was scheduled to talk to a student who had some questions. He's Republican and was planning on interning with our current Attorney General's campaign. But he heard about me, he liked what I was saying, and he wanted to know where I stood on a wide range of issues.
We talked for 47 minutes. I asked maybe two questions that entire time. This was his interview of me.
We didn't agree on everything. He does not support abortion. We talked a lot about privacy rights, the underpinnings of personal freedom, the tragic history of government intervention in medical decisions. He wanted to know my stance on guns. I talked about the training I've gone through, how Missouri used to require training to carry concealed but doesn't anymore, how there's a big difference between growing up respecting guns and buying a handgun when you're a teenager without any training because you fear for your life, and how we can get together from across the political spectrum to take on violent crime. We talked about the economy, why I want to start Missouri's first Civil Rights Division, how the office works. We talked about why I like working with folks I don't always agree with.
But, most importantly, we talked about his community service, how he'll be spending his summer helping folks in need of food, how involved he is at his church.
At the end of the conversation, I asked him how I did and whether he wanted to work with me.
He said, "Do you have debates with the Attorney General?"
"I hope so."
"I can be your practice partner."
This is how we take back Missouri.
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