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John Whitmire: “Labor used to be a lot more dominant than it is [now].”

Featuring: John Whitmire, Nonpartisan | Mayor of Houston | Texas

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Mayor John Whitmire on Houston's Problems, Power & What Comes Next | SWIMMING WITH THE SHARKS #13

Published | Video Starts at 27:23

Maybe even you do. Probably. So, you know, let me hit you with something. In labor, see, the parties change. Labor used to be a lot more dominant than it is [now]. labor. Well, labor, Labor, I guess they went off Republican. I don't know what labor did. And I don't know if there's like, you know, there's different brands. A lot. (27:23–27:26)

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Asserts that labor was more dominant in the past than it is currently.

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