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Bernie Sanders: “The two-party system does not want you on the ballot.”

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

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Sen. Bernie Sanders | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #635

Published | Video Starts at 36:18

For example, you want to start a party in many states, you're going to have to get enormous numbers of signatures in every county in the state to even get on the ballot, because The two-party system does not want you on the ballot. of course. Okay. And you know, you likely don't have a lot of money to do all that stuff, so it ain't easy. But there are people who are thinking about it right now. (36:18–36:33)

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Asserts that the two-party system resists third-party candidates getting on the ballot.

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