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Graham Platner: “We also have to very much understand that if we're going to…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 06:25

And in reality, I think it actually really strengthened the campaign because a lot of people could, like, directly engage with that feeling of, like, yeah, I have not. Most of us have not always been who we are today. Yeah. And We also have to very much understand that if we're going to build a better future, we need to keep an opening for a lot of people to change. Because if we're all stuck right now in some ossified political thought and nobody's capable of changing, then what's the point of doing any of this? Yeah. (06:25–06:33)

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