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Bernie Sanders: “We have a broken and corrupt campaign finance system.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 03:14

And Peggy understands because she is experiencing right now. I mean, if she didn't understand it before, which I'm sure she did, she's experiencing it right now, that We have a broken and corrupt campaign finance system. I think for most Americans, democracy means one Person, one vote. That ain't what we got right now. What we have is a result of this terrible Citizens United Supreme Court decision. (03:14–03:18)

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