Richard Chew is joined in studio by Anabel Mendoza, former candidate for Congress in the 7th District of Illinois and founder of Democracy Unbought, a nonprofit designed to grow engagement in low-voter turnout neighborhoods and educate communities about dark money's influence.

Here is a summary of the conversation:
- Mendoza said her campaign centered working-class communities on Chicago’s South and West Sides; not winning the Democratic primary did not end that work.
- She emphasized sustained engagement beyond presidential and primary election cycles, including upcoming school board and future mayoral elections.
- Democracy Unbought will focus on political education, relationship building, and trust in communities with low voter participation and limited civic investment.
- The discussion connected informed voting with practical local concerns such as housing, potholes, sanitation, and public transit.
- Mendoza described outside groups using misleading names and advertising to obscure their funders and policy goals.
- She urged voters to examine who paid for political advertisements and how the money may affect working-class priorities.

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