But there are people who are thinking about it right now. Where my energy is, is to transform the Democratic Party. You know, when many years ago on the Franklin Delano Roosevelt under Harry Truman, The Democratic Party was considered to be the party of the American working class [under Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman]. Unfortunately, that has changed over the years. I want once again to have a Democratic Party which has the guts to stand up to the billionaire class and create an economy that works for everybody and not just the very rich. (36:44–36:53)
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