And accommodate we did. We supported financial deregulation and backed free trade deals that led to deindustrialization. We urged people to leave their hometowns for financial and technology sectors. We stopped being the party of Main street and became the party of Wall Street. We kept the language of justice while abandoning the project of economic democracy that Randolph and King had put on the table. A lot of people now say that our party needs to be bold again. (02:28–02:34)
CLAIM
Asserts that the Democratic Party shifted focus from Main Street to Wall Street.
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