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I called a donor today to wish her Happy Holidays.

What happened next really shook me to my core.

I hope you will listen to this story, because lives really hang in the balance with the policy we pass in DC.
2/ The story is not mine to tell, so I’m going to be vague to respect her.

But, this mother had her very young daughter targeted by the alt-right with the same methods I was targeted with during Gamergate.

Every system failed her just like it failed me. The police. The courts.
3/ I was in my 30s during Gamergate. This child was barely a teenager.

And what happened traumatized her. Understandably. She’s a kid trying to get a start on life, and these MONSTERS hunted her for sport.

Her mom asked me to talk to her on the phone.
4/ I told her she didn’t fail, the system failed her. I told her she deserved better. I told her I could tell how strong she was, and swore to her we pass stronger laws to make sure this didn’t happen to any other little girls.

And then I hung up the phone and cried.
5/ Running for office is an incredibly difficult job. There are days you wonder why you’re doing it.

And then you have calls like this, and you realize how many people are counting on you.

That girl deserved a hell of a lot better than she got. It’s going to fucking change.
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