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Ann Cummings: “The Democratic Party is the one that has traditionally…”

Featuring: Ann Cummings, Democratic | State Senator, Vermont

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03 Sanders Get Out the Vote - Ann Cummings

Published | Video Starts at 01:10

There were no P's. I might have been able to be a Black Panther, but I didn't quite meet the qualifications. So I'm a D. I'm a D. Because The Democratic Party is the one that has traditionally represented the working people of this country. They're the party that produced the New Deal, that allowed my grandmother to raise her six sons alone during the Depression. And that was my decision. (01:10–01:18)

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Asserts that the Democratic Party has historically represented working people in the U.S.

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