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Mandela Barnes: “There seems to be sometimes a dependency on the title, and…”

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

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Right. But, you know, and that's the thing, too, you know, I'm comfortable enough, you know, not being in office. And that's one thing that happens too often is There seems to be sometimes a dependency on the title, and people feel as if they can't be active or be productive or be helpful, be a part of the conversation without that title, which is absolutely, you know, not true. And having a chance right now to still work on the things that have been important to me for so long, whether it's the clean energy work, whether it's the … (23:43–23:58)

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