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Mandela Barnes: “People will tell you what is really going on in their lives…”

Featuring: Mandela Barnes, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Mandela Barnes Announces Governor Run: First Interview on Fighting for Wisconsin's Future

Published | Video Starts at 05:54

And for so long, a lot of people have acted as if being a member of any political party is enough. But if you go out into the real world, people will tell you how they really feel. People will tell you what is really going on in their lives and that they feel like they've been left behind by both parties. which is something that we have to come to terms, we have to understand. The Democratic Party by far is a better party for working people based on ideas, based on platform, but it's not always exemplified, it's not always put into practice, unfortunately. (05:54–06:01)

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Asserts that people feel neglected by both major political parties.

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