“One of the things that we heard last night, resoundingly across the country, is that we are in ... a new movement in this country,” Flanagan said. “Many of us were elected who refused corporate PAC money, who are beholden only to the people who elected us and are ready to fight for bold change. And so I think it’s time for new leadership.”

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Electing some natives to high offices like New Mexico did is a good start, as long as it's not done blindly. Power corrupts and they're just as corruptible as any other human beings are. It's about deeds, not words, but even dishonest words often contain red flags warning of future deeds. Don't feel too bad if you get scammed by any given politician, they're crafty devils, but it doesn't matter how regularly or how badly you get scammed by the best of them, you've still got a responsibility to try to figure out which ones have some truth and respectability left in them.

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