I served in the legislature for 16 years as a Democrat and my Democratic values have not changed, but the party that I used to be a part of has. The Progressives have taken over the Democratic Party and they no longer care about or represent working class Vermonters. Their elitist progressive policies have destroyed the party that I grew up in and they're currently destroying the state by making our communities unaffordable and literally unsafe. (01:12–01:21)
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Asserts that Progressives have taken over the Democratic Party and do not represent working-class Vermonters.
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