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Mandela Barnes: “When people operate that way, it's impossible to govern in…”

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

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Mandela Barnes Likes His Community How He Likes His Plate | Mean But True Podcast

Published | Video Starts at 33:39

I've definitely met a few electeds. Not gonna name names, but I'm like, oh, have you interacted with anyone beyond people you pay, people you pay, or people you need something from? When people operate that way, it's impossible to govern in the interest of the people because you don't know what people's interests actually are. Yeah, even within what I do, it's really important for me to have friends outside of this world because content creators do a lot of great work, etc. But, like, … (33:39–33:46)

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Asserts that politicians who only interact with people they pay or need something from cannot govern effectively.

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