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Karen Bass: I think that people understand the fact that by the time the election happens, over -- over a quarter of a million…

On the recordOctober 19, 2020
I think that people understand the fact that by the time the election happens, over -- over a quarter of a million Americans will have died. And I think folks in our community, at this point, everybody knows someone who has either died from COVID or who has been sick.
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Karen Bass
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

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Karen Bass discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the African-American community and its potential influence on voter turnout.

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