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Bernie Sanders: “If we don't address that issue, the American people will continue to turn their backs on democracy, because they're…”

On the recordApril 26, 2025
If we don't address that issue, the American people will continue to turn their backs on democracy, because they're looking around them and they're saying, 'Does anybody understand what I am going through?'
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders warns that neglecting economic struggles will alienate citizens from democracy.

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