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On the recordNovember 6, 2024
It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that working class -- that working class has abandoned them.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders critiques the Democratic Party for losing touch with working-class voters.

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