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Pete Buttigieg: “Having a majority in public opinion doesn't automatically…”

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

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… high, when it comes to the need for the wealthiest people and corporations to pay their fair share on and on down the list, health care, you name it. But Having a majority in public opinion doesn't automatically mean you get a majority in Congress. You got to go out there and work for it. And what I have found in places like Nebraska's 2nd district, where I was today, like Iowa, where I was … (03:08–03:14)

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Asserts that public opinion majority does not guarantee a congressional majority.

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