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Kristen McDonald Rivet: “A lot of the people that I talk to that used to be Democrats…”

Featuring: Kristen McDonald Rivet, Democratic | U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan, District 8

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Senator Kristen McDonald Rivet on Reclaiming Patriotism

Published | Video Starts at 27:28

And especially going into this year, how movable are they from continuing to support him or consider another candidate? I think that a lot of the, I know that A lot of the people that I talk to that used to be Democrats and are voting for Donald Trump now feel they are ignored by the Democratic Party. They feel that they are looked down upon as seen as less than, you know, we always, you know, I always talk about terms like redneck. Those are slurs. (27:28–27:42)

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Asserts that former Democrats who now vote for Donald Trump feel ignored by the Democratic Party.

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