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Graham Platner: “The powers that be refused to let [Bernie Sanders] have [the…”

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

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Graham Platner Talks With Three-Time Trump Voter

Published | Video Starts at 03:09

Because in, in 2016. Well, both, both sides. There's two times that he's been just tossed aside. He had the nomination and just got replaced. Yep. Well, that's like the, The powers that be refused to let [Bernie Sanders] have [the nomination]. it. And so they did what they do. They, they used their power. Not the, they didn't play by the rules. They didn't do like, they didn't let it be a fair playing field. (03:09–03:13)

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Asserts that influential entities prevented Bernie Sanders from securing the nomination.

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