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Jahana Hayes: “You have to have an opinion about the president if you're…”

Featuring: Jahana Hayes, Democratic | U.S. House, Connecticut, District 5

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Jahana Hayes touts accomplishments as she faces rematch

Published | Video Starts at 07:48

I mean, we're dissimilar. But I'm not really sure where he stands on so many issues. You know, he refuses to say where he stands on the top of the ticket. You have to have an opinion about the president if you're running for a federal office. You have to have an opinion about things like gun violence if you're running for office, especially in this district. And I think that the last cycle and even this cycle, he skirted those issues time and time again. (07:48–07:54)

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Asserts that candidates for federal office must have an opinion about the president.

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