Kirsten Gillibrand: “George Bush overreached. He cut Social Security.”

“Well, you know, my recent memory of my own career, the last time we had a blue wave, a real blue wave where we had House and Senate flip significantly was 2006. It was the midterm election of George Bush. George Bush overreached. He cut Social Security. That's a devastating issue for most voters. He, he was admired in Iraq. People wanted to get out of Iraq. They didn't see how this strategy was making us safer.” (11:06–11:10)

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