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Josh Shapiro: “We set a record, over 810,000 people [attended the draft].”

Featuring: Josh Shapiro, Democratic | Governor of Pennsylvania

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Published | Video Starts at 04:13

That's part of the idea. It's unbelievable, the culture around the draft. I'm a guy. I want to watch a game. Right, right, right. But people, thank you. People show up. We set a record, over 810,000 people [attended the draft]. For the draft. For the draft. The previous record was held in Detroit. My friend, Gretchen Whitmer, and we broke her record, which was kind of funny. Who's going? (04:13–04:19)

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