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Rob Sand: “I think the bottom line is both parties tend to see too much concentration of power in those safe states, and that ends…”

On the recordOctober 13, 2026
I think the bottom line is both parties tend to see too much concentration of power in those safe states, and that ends up being bad for the people that they’re supposed to be serving.
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Rob Sand

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Discussing the need for checks and balances in government.

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