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Graham Platner: “American history shows us that not only can we dream big…”

Featuring: Graham Platner, Populist, Progressive | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Maine

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Dem. Sen. candidate Graham Platner speaks at Maine rally amid NYT report

Published | Video Starts at 23:01

And the best thing we can do is keep electing the same establishment politicians over and over and over again because they know how the system works. That's right. It's not working. And we know that it's a lie. Because American history shows us that not only can we dream big, but in moments of crisis, we must dream big. This nation has faced several moments of mortal crisis for our democracy. 1770s, 1860s, 1930s, and 40s. 1960s. (23:01–23:11)

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