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Josh Shapiro: “I wrote this book because I think our politics are not…”

Featuring: Josh Shapiro, Democratic | Governor of Pennsylvania

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Josh Shapiro on ICE in Minnesota, his personal faith, and winning swing districts in the midterms

Published | Video Starts at 32:09

This is the type of book that people write when they're thinking about running for president in two years. How are you thinking about 2028 at end of the the this moment in time? I wrote this book because I think our politics are not meeting the moment or the needs of the people that a whole bunch of politicians represent. What do I mean by that? I travel across this commonwealth and more and more across the country, and I just see goodness. (32:09–32:25)

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Asserts that current politics are not meeting the needs of the people.

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