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On the recordNovember 4, 2018
Well, I think what Democrats are increasingly trying to do is represent the middle class and working families and not the billionaire class or the 1 percent.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders discusses the Democratic Party's focus on middle-class issues versus the interests of the wealthy.

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