James Talarico & Joe Rogan: Bipartisanship in Texas

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00:00:00 - I'm a member of the Democratic Party, so I literally can't get anything done without

00:00:03 - working on a bipartisan basis.

00:00:07 - It's actually a blessing in this modern era where we're all tribalized and polarized that

00:00:12 - I am forced to work with people who have completely different views than I do.

00:00:17 - And actually, you get to know them.

00:00:18 - In D.C., from what I hear, I've only been to D.C. a few times in my life, but from what

00:00:23 - I hear, you're really kind of separated physically from your colleagues.

00:00:27 - You don't spend a lot of time talking to each other anymore.

00:00:30 - It's a lot of fundraising and events and not really a lot of relationship building.

00:00:35 - In the state capitol, you don't have the same media scrutiny, the same spotlight, so we

00:00:41 - can still get to know each other and go out to eat with each other and meet each other's

00:00:45 - families.