We've got to show we've got the backbone to fight for the really tough ways to make changes in this system, even if those changes do not appeal to our billionaire donors and our CEO corporate friends. We We've got to be Democrats again. You know, the Democrats who delivered Social Security and Medicare, the Democrats who delivered minimum wage, the Democrats who delivered legal rights for unions, the Democrats who delivered health care coverage for everyone and home ownership opportunities for veterans and for first time home buyers. We've got to be the people who make the concrete offers about the changes we're going to make and show that we're willing to get in this fight to get it done because we got to win in November. (08:32–08:55)
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Asserts that Democrats historically delivered key social programs and rights, implying a need to return to these roots.
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