Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania arrived Tuesday at an intimate dinner for Democrats thinking about state politics to deliver an urgent message.
They had real power, he said. Use it.
“The states are no longer just our laboratories” for testing policies, Mr. Shapiro told the group of Democratic donors, strategists and state legislators, who spent their evening dining on pretzel-wrapped mini hot dogs, vegan Caesar salads and beef short ribs at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. “Now, they are the bulwarks of democracy.”
They had real power, he said. Use it.
“The states are no longer just our laboratories” for testing policies, Mr. Shapiro told the group of Democratic donors, strategists and state legislators, who spent their evening dining on pretzel-wrapped mini hot dogs, vegan Caesar salads and beef short ribs at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. “Now, they are the bulwarks of democracy.”