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Angus King: “I don't think it's the personalities of the leaders, but I think you're onto something in the sense that the pressures…”

On the recordApril 29, 2017
I don't think it's the personalities of the leaders, but I think you're onto something in the sense that the pressures on the leaders to be partisans first is very intense.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Senator King addresses the intense pressure on leaders to prioritize partisanship.

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