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Bernie Sanders: “Now I want everybody here throughout the state, people turning on the TVs, and they see all these ads, I want you to ask…”

On the recordJuly 19, 2026
Now I want everybody here throughout the state, people turning on the TVs, and they see all these ads, I want you to ask yourself a simple question: Why are the richest people in the country spending tens and tens of millions of dollars to defeat Abdul El-Sayed?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Challenging voters to consider campaign funding motives.

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