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Bernie Sanders: “You have a Republican Party that in many ways has become a…”

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Published July 30, 2026 | Video Starts at 02:02

… is that you have a Democratic leadership which is way out of touch with the needs of working people. And I hope we talk about that in a second. And You have a Republican Party that in many ways has become a cult of the individual. You know, in a political party, people are supposed to have different points of view. And you're not supposed to be afraid to express your point of view. (02:02–02:07)

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