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Bernie Sanders: “In Missouri, a conservative state, 58% of the people voted…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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"Bernie Sanders Says Democrats Have Lost Their Way" NYT Podcast

Published | Video Starts at 29:58

Setting Kamala aside, I think what you're about to tell me is, Michael, many of the economic issues on the left are very popular with many Americans. As economic policy. Yeah. We uphold them all. In Missouri, you may have followed In Missouri, a conservative state, 58% of the people voted to raise the minimum wage. Oh, by the way, we haven't been able to do that here in a. Democratically controlled House when those policies were in isolation on the ballot, separate from a Democratic Party and candidate carrying all the baggage that we're talking about here. (29:58–30:04)

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Asserts that 58% of Missouri voters supported raising the minimum wage.

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