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Chris Armstrong: “Democracy is not a spectator support. That's what I've…”

Featuring: Chris Armstrong, Democratic | Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, 7th Congressional District

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But the media is not covering that either. So, you know, once I get elected, you know, I still need people coming out and saying this is what's important to us. You know, Democracy is not a spectator support. That's what I've learned. It is a full contact participation. Yes. And. And we've just gotten so detached from that. We've taken so much for granted. And you know, the only good thing I can think about, all this horrible stuff is it's woken us up. (50:44–50:50)

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