James Talarico dispels myth that your "vote doesn't matter"

How can someone like you speak to me as an African American and an African American just in general and say, hey, your vote does matter when historically it never has. Here's what I'll tell you. They wouldn't be trying so hard to stop you from voting and stopping young people across the board of all races from voting if your vote didn't matter. To me, voter suppression is proof that your vote has tremendous power. Especially when it's joined with thousands and millions of other people's votes. But you're right. We are working in a system that is increasingly harder to vote. Especially here in Texas. This is one of the hardest places to vote in the entire country. All of that is by design. It's so that the people who are in power can stay in power and they never have to face accountability. I also want to thank you for questioning your loyalty to any party. I'm a proud Democrat, but I've said before, I already have a religion and I already have a sports team. Like, I have no problem sharing hard truths in my party. And I don't think you should feel that you owe loyalty to yourself and your community and your family. And if one party is not representing you or if one party is taking you for granted, then you have a right to push back against them.