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Too many POC have bought into the lie that anti-Blackness will eventually deliver them to the alabaster shores they have always coveted.

Rac*sm does not work that way.

You will never be accepted by the white “supremacists” whose favor you so deeply desire.

You will never be white.

The high road is admirable.

Sad that it's only Black @democrats.org who ever seem to take it.

While the white millionaire populist podcasters who wrote speeches for Obama over a decade ago have NOTHING to answer for ever.

From blatant sexism in the good ole days to amplifying Hasan Piker today.

We sit down with Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware for a conversation about history and heart. She talks about what it means to serve as one of the first two Black women ever to serve together in the Senate, how grief shaped her sense of purpose, and why democracy is a team sport. Senator Blunt Rochester also opens up about why making housing more affordable and expanding access to health care are urgent priorities at this moment. She also reminds us that none of it matters without a foundation of love and a clear focus on the prize in front of us. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Introduction 1:19 - Senator Blunt Rochester pulls up a seat 1:55 - Black History Month & Women's History Month 2:22 - What it feels like to be a Black history shero 5:32 - Five Black senators serving at the same time 7:44 - Growing up — ballet, not basketball 8:45 - Three lessons from dance that apply to democracy 11:40 - Keep your eyes on the prize 12:43 - Deep personal loss and how it shaped her purpose 13:16 - Meeting the love of her life & moving to China 15:30 - Losing Charles at 52 — blood clots after a basketball game 16:45 - The dad in the supermarket putting back grapes 17:47 - January 6th — praying in the gallery with Val Demings 19:42 - "We ARE this. Do we want to be better?" 20:32 - What drives her forward — children and grandchildren 20:45 - Top priorities: housing, healthcare, jobs 23:47 - Vice Chair of the DSCC — the path to winning back the Senate 27:00 - North Carolina, Ohio, Alaska, Maine, Mississippi 29:38 - Four Vs: voice, volunteers, votes, and money 30:00 - 2026 is an echo of 2006 32:13 - Sit Your A** Down Award: Bad Bunny haters 34:50 - President Biden as the comforter-in-chief 36:21 - Closing: "Thank you for inviting me to the table" SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW: 🔔 Subscribe to At Our Table on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AtOurTablePodcast 📩 Newsletter: https://jaimeharrison.substack.com 🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/at-our-table-with-jaime-harrison/id1826169382 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2qSQSDL4yDCGVsKT3fFedA 🌐 Website: https://www.aotpodcast.com FOLLOW JAIME HARRISON: Instagram: https://instagram.com/HarrisonJaime Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/HarrisonJaime Threads: https://threads.net/@harrisonjaime FOLLOW AT OUR TABLE: Instagram: https://instagram.com/AtOurTableShow Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/AtOurTableShow Threads: https://threads.net/@atourtableshow TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@At.Our.Table Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/atourtable.bsky.social FOLLOW SENATOR BLUNT ROCHESTER: Instagram: https://instagram.com/LisaBRochester Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/LisaBRochester Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester | “Democracy Is a Team Sport” — Inside the Fight for 2026 | At Our Table

@Lisabrochester told me about the moment President Biden found her in the hospital after her husband passed away. Nobody asked him to call, he just did. That's who Joe Biden is. That's the kind of leadership we need more of. Full episode here: https://youtu.be/o9EmPKw7hmc

Fucking IDIOT!

Women are better at organizing because women have been organizing and planning from childhood to old age. Men are used to their mothers and wives organizing and planning for them. So when men jump into a race, they have no idea about organizing because organizing has always been done for them:

They just make shit up like Google doesn't exist. Resumes are easy to pick up. Talarico is politically INFERIOR to Crockett by a VERY LARGE margin. It's not even REMOTELY close not to mention he votes AGAINST the things they allegedly care about. The thinly veiled racism is comical and disgusting.

By the time, MAGA and the white leftist get through with Black politicians, we will be lucky if we have half the representation in Congress we have now. These are hard fought for seats with blood and deaths. Anyone else's problems cannot be our concern. We need to be selfish at this point.

So y'all can treat her like you treated Jamie Harrison? Absolutely not!

Got a bad feeling the outcome of this primary was more about racism (coded as "no more identity politics"), misogyny and "traditional" roles for women than it was about choosing the best candidate.

This is the Republican Party now.

It's in everybody's best interest to engage cordially with Black voters and give us the respect we deserve. We've earned it. Selah.

The next time it crosses your mind or you fix your fingers to say something slick about the Black voters, please remember we're the conscience of this party and these United States. If Black voters truly decide to walk away from the party, it will be curtains for everybody.

I know I speak for the 92% when I say, we vote for Democrats because they represent the best chance we have at harm reduction and inclusivity. Their policies are in the best interest of all marginalized groups. You only care about yourselves and the people that look like you. WE ARE NOT THE SAME.

I know your anti-Black, racist, homophobic, misogynist ass is trying to hide behind the "no more identity" mantra because you're too coward to say what you really mean with your whole chest. We may support the same party, but we don't share the same values. You would abandon us if you could.

This is oozing with white supremacy…. Let’s be clear Black Churches have been the backbone of the Democratic Party since the Civil Rights Movement. These white supremacists need to step outside their bubble to realize that MAGA has made it about identity politics and we’re protecting our rights

Everything this person said is about identity politics. Pretending it isn't helps no one. Also, LGBTQ+ people should Never ever trust people who say shit like this.

Trump had a feeling that Hannibal Lecter was a real person.

And vice versa.

The Black community has stood with us for as long as the bigots have come for us.

Even after 10/7 when it became toxic among part of the Left, our steadfast allies stood firm.

I promise to always stand with you, too, be it against the GOP, DSA or any other.

Jewish friends, thank you for standing with us. Y’all are legit the only ones who have.

Well, isn’t this 👇 wording telling. Tea Party, huh? 🤔 😒

Let me say this loud and clear for the Talarico supporters who are dismissing the importance of the Black vote. If your candidate loses, don't complain about the Black vote after being loud about not needing us. I will vote or him because we vote for Democrats in this house, but I don't like him.

Yeah, just what the US needs: a second anti-gov't party of bigots. 🙄😒

Wanted to note, some of these countries are countries USAID provided medical support to. Some of these countries are currently in conflict or at war. Of the “developed” countries, the far right ideology is spreading like wildfire.

TL cleanse 👇🏾

Listen why I’ve been at home focused on me and mines. Y’all got it!

Talarico’s gop friends are already attacking him.

Huh.

Exactly this!

It’s gotta be all hands on deck for Ossoff in GA!

And yes…I’m already planning GOTV mail shenanigans 🙌🏾

Much like “Crash” and “Green Book,” ain’t nobody gonna give a second thought or viewing to “One Battle After Another” after Oscar night.

But much like “The Color Purple,” “What’s Love Got To Do With It,” and “Black Panther,” folks are gonna remember, recite, & revel in “Sinners” for decades.

Marian Anderson was barred from singing at Constitution Hall because she was Black.

Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the Daughters of the American Revolution in protest.

The concert moved to the Lincoln Memorial.
75,000 people listened.

History remembers the voice they tried to silence.

#SheShed

Biden won…WITH THE BLACK VOTE

BIDEN won GA…WITH THE BLACK VOTE

GA has a Black Senator and a Jewish Senator…BECAUSE OF THE BLACK VOTE

Moving on…🤷🏾‍♀️