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How to Combat Hopelessness Through Resilience with Mayor Zeb Smathers
In this week's episode, we continue our Road to November 2026 series with Canton, NC Mayor Zeb Smathers. He and host Debbie Cox Bultan talk about the weariness coursing through communities across the countries as prices and political divisiveness keep rising. They discuss the importance of "listening with both ears" when people share the challenges they are facing, and the necessity of following up with tangible change. Mayor Smathers also underscores the value of mutual respect in these times and shares his thoughts on what Democrats need to do to connect with voters in small towns like his…
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