This primary season has brought forth a truly impressive and inspiring slate of Democratic candidates. Here in New Hampshire, we've had the opportunity to see them up close, to get to know their teams and see their values in action. With so many strong candidates and critical issues on the table, this cycle has brought more than its share of both enthusiasm and hesitation for me, and I have spent much of the cycle worried I�d walk into the voting booth on Feb. 11 without having made a final decision. But with less than a month to go, one candidate leads on every metric, and who I am proud to endorse today.

Senator Elizabeth Warren is running the most progressive campaign, and has the comprehensive policies and proven track record to enact her vision. She is best positioned to win, is the most qualified to positively transform our country and will lead with integrity.

After over a year of watching the candidates on the campaign trail and interacting with their teams on the ground here in the Granite State, Senator Warren's campaign has stood out as fundamentally unique. Team Warren has put in the work in every county and community, building relationships and progressive infrastructure that will remain long after this campaign cycle is over. They have shown up and worked hard to support local progressive candidates and have volunteered for local organizations, demonstrating that regardless of primary and general federal election results at the top of the ticket, they are not waiting to build better communities today. From issue-specific deep dive "night school" gatherings to small-group conversations with national activist leaders, Warren's New Hampshire campaign is creating space for restorative democracy. This campaign embodies progressive values � with action.

The success of this kind of grassroots operation takes top-down trust in bottom-up organizing; it is already and will continue to transform our communities and country. It is the kind of organization required to re-engage the electorate and win big in November. And it demonstrates a leadership approach � rooted in systemically-framed policy and responsive to the voices of the people � which will make her the best president.

I remember discovering, along with a group of friends at a local library documentary screening, that both houses of Congress had passed universal childcare in the 1970s � but President Nixon vetoed it. Those of us who grew up in the 80s imagined how our lives might have been different if the President had followed the will of the country and a bipartisan legislative victory and signed universal childcare into law. How might our lives be different today if our families, and all families, had had the freedom to make choices unencumbered by struggling to access quality childcare? Universal childcare is just one of many of Senator Warren�s plans that is realistic (we've already passed this legislation once before!) and is fully paid for by simply holding the uber-wealthy to a similar standard as the rest of us. It would address an enormous crisis that affects families across the country and has made multiple headlines recently here in Southern New Hampshire, and would fundamentally and positively transform our entire country for generations. Yes, it is a big and bold plan that can inspire us to imagine a better way; it is also a practical and more cost-efficient approach than our current broken system. And it is completely doable, especially if led by the woman who, as simply a private citizen armed with thorough research and endless tenacity, successfully took on "untouchable" big banks and won a huge victory for everyday working people with the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Our challenges as a country are vast and varied: an opioid crisis, skyrocketing costs of healthcare, a broken education funding model, rising white supremacy, an expanding housing crisis, crumbling infrastructure and corruption threatening our democracy. These kinds of challenges require systemic-level solutions; they require big, structural change. If anyone can do it, the American people can do it. And if anyone has the strategy and vision to lead us there with the best possible plan, Elizabeth Warren surely can and will.

Senator Warren is a candidate who can unite us with a bold, progressive vision and she has both the detailed plans and the proven track record to make that vision a reality. She has listened, learned and course-corrected when appropriately challenged. And she would bring lived experience into the Oval Office that has never been there before.

I am proud to be all in for Senator Elizabeth Warren, and I hope you will join me in supporting her as the President we need right now.

Crystal Paradis is currently serving Somersworth as its youngest female City Councilor, and is the Vice-Chair of the Somersworth Democratic Committee. She is a writer, organizer, community activist and dog park enthusiast. The views expressed are those of the writer.



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