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Cherelle Parker: “We found those people out of each of those buckets who could…”

Featuring: Cherelle Parker, Democratic | Mayor of Philadelphia | Pennsylvania

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Published | Video Starts at 44:15

And it didn't mean that we had all of rural Pennsylvania, urban Pennsylvania or suburban Pennsylvania, but We found those people out of each of those buckets who could get together to cobble up the number of votes that we needed to get something passed. So if you ask me what I've learned, I've learned that it's true I'm getting old, but the foundation of some. Of the things that we learn, they stay the same. (44:15–44:25)

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Asserts that they formed alliances across different regions to secure enough votes for legislative action.

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