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Graham Platner: “Things have gotten worse for working people in the state of…”

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

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Graham Platner Wants a Democratic Revolution | The Interview

Published | Video Starts at 1:10:10

We're angry at a political system that doesn't reflect that in any way, shape or form and also seems to have not one ounce of power to slow it down. Look, Things have gotten worse for working people in the state of Maine in the last 30 years. Things got harder. So, you know, one of the things that you've said again, about being a New Deal Democrat, and the thing that I understand about that period, is that it was about creating programs and spending money. (1:10:10–1:10:16)

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Asserts that the economic situation for working people in Maine has deteriorated over the past 30 years.

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