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Bernie Sanders: “The district she won was not considered to be particularly…”

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

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Now, what was important about our victory is not just that Analia is a strong progressive, a grassroots organizer and someone who played a major role in my 2020 presidential campaign. That's important. But what's more important is that The district she won was not considered to be particularly progressive. In other words, what Ana Lilia's victory showed is that a time of massive income and wealth inequality and deep discontent with status quo politics, our progressive analysis and progressive vision is gaining more and more traction in all parts of our society. (00:40–00:47)

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Asserts that New Jersey's 11th district was not considered particularly progressive.

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