WHY I RUN 35 Progressive Candidates Who Are Changing Politics

With varied ethnic heritages to match the wave of multicultural candidates whose essays are collected here, seven capable narrators put a lot of themselves into performing these passionate personal essays. The essays are from women, people of color, LGBTQ people, and others who have been targets of the current administration. While a few of the narrators put too much passion into their performances, they nonetheless sound authentic and render these stories with the pacing necessary to keep the audio moving. They also connect nicely with the idealism and frustration that pushed many of these candidates into public office. Their stories offer palpable hope that America's rising political stars have the talent and determination to get in the ring and fight for the values that actually do make our country great. T.W. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2019]