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On the recordApril 28, 2019
I think what we need to do with all of the candidates, have an issue-oriented campaign, not personal attacks, but talk about what we have done in our political lives, what we want to do as president, and how we're going to transform our economy so that it works for all of us and not just the 1 percent.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders emphasizes the need for an issue-oriented campaign focused on economic transformation.

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