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Bernie Sanders: “What Abdul did last night is pull off, in a sense, the biggest upset in the history of modern politics.”

On the recordAugust 6, 2026
What Abdul did last night is pull off, in a sense, the biggest upset in the history of modern politics.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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