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Curtis Hertel Jr.: “People on the west side of the state, Kent county, never…”

Featuring: Curtis Hertel Jr., Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Michigan, District 7

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Senator Hertel answers questions on the pandemic and politics

Published | Video Starts at 23:41

They don't want Donald Trump. I also think the Michigan people are nicer. You know, I mean, People on the west side of the state, Kent county, never voted Democratic. We have a Democratic state senator from Kent county now. And I think there's a meanness and a coarseness to him that those people just don't appreciate. I see. (23:41–23:50)

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Asserts that Kent County, Michigan, now has a Democratic state senator despite historically not voting Democratic.

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