There are some people who just seem born to do this, and to be honest, I tend to recoil at the idea of a polished natural with a great resume. And this guy is undeniable on paper: he’s the son of immigrants, an accomplished lawyer, Army National Guard officer, and former senior Pentagon official. But most important — and this is what convinced me — is that he seems himself as an agent of change and is running as an outsider against a political dynasty.

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We didn’t put together your typical campaign video for Christian. Instead, we told a story that makes clear the lengths he’ll go to achieve justice and accountability. He led the way in finally bringing justice for the Pinochet regime’s murder of beloved revolutionary folk singer Victor Jara. As I told Christian when we discussed the idea, what was a story that deserved to be told became a story that needed to be told.