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Ro Khanna: “You got to be willing to lose to be willing to do something…”

Featuring: Ro Khanna, Democratic | U.S. House California, 17th Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 47:31

As a communist, which is just not true. But you ask why is there a lack of courage? And I think it's pretty simple. You got to be willing to lose to be willing to do something that's meaningful. And you look at one of the reasons Trump advanced one, look at how many years collectively they've been in elective office. Trump, like, five. And Vance has been like, five years. (47:31–47:37)

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Asserts that taking meaningful action requires a willingness to risk losing.

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