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Pete Buttigieg: “Back when politicians drew maps where they could pick their…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Pete Rallies with Michigan Dems, Live from Detroit, MI

Published | Video Starts at 15:14

What did you do about it? And I want to be able to tell them that back then, back in the 2000s, Back when politicians drew maps where they could pick their own voters instead of the other way around. Back when one job was not enough for so many hard working Americans, back when some people barbarically had to choose between health care and a mortgage payment. (15:14–15:21)

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