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Mattie Parker: “I think candidly, Republicans for decades sort of left…”

Featuring: Mattie Parker, Republican | Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas

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Fort Worth Mayor Parker says cities could play important role if Trump is re-elected

Published | Video Starts at 06:13

Gonna ask you about urban policy in, you know, what's still a red county. Right. How do you make it work? Well, I think candidly, Republicans for decades sort of left cities alone, and they paid more attention to suburban voters and rural voters as their base. And I think that's a mistake. And I think the opportunity is to really pay attention. These are not partisan issues. These should be common sense. (06:13–06:24)

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Asserts that Republicans have historically focused more on suburban and rural voters than urban areas.

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