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Nicholas Begich: “If you can't campaign on these issues in a strong way, I…”

Featuring: Nicholas Begich, Republican | U.S. House Alaska At-large District

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Monday 4/29/24 - Author Travis J.I. Corcoran; US House Candidate Nick Begich

Published | Video Starts at 1:13:52

Um, I will, you know, when I'm out there campaigning, people are saying, wow, I can't believe you're saying this. I can't believe you're, you're being this direct. I can't believe you're being this transparent. And, and look, If you can't campaign on these issues in a strong way, I promise you this, when you get to DC, you won't do anything about it. Right? And so the best evidence of whether someone's going to do something in DC is to see how they're campaigning. Are they working hard? Are they speaking in a transparent way? (1:13:52–1:14:01)

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Asserts that candidates who do not campaign strongly on issues will not act on them in DC.

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