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Mark Pocan: “Joe Biden did something that is pretty much unheard of by…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Mark Pocan on Meidas Touch

Published | Video Starts at 09:55

They didn't like either candidate. One of those is still running on the republican ticket. But we needed to make that change to really save the country. And Joe Biden did something that is pretty much unheard of by Washington standards. He put the country before his own personal ambitions and realized that he was a liability, unfortunately, due to perception of his age. And he did the right thing for the country. And I think he's going to go down not just for the many things he got done in the first two … (09:55–10:09)

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Asserts that Joe Biden prioritized the country over his personal ambitions by stepping down due to age perception.

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