Do you think that the outcome of the election was a referendum on the president? Not at all. Because when you see that Turnout was down [in the election], it actually shows to me that our base didn't come out in the numbers they could have. When you see collectively across states that governors were being re elected by smaller margins in multiple states, but at the same time minimum wage referendums were being passed, that shows you that people are consciously making decisions. (01:23–01:31)
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Asserts that voter turnout was low and the Democratic base did not vote in expected numbers.
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