The Democratic Party met them on the docks in Boston and made sure that they had homes, made sure that they had food, that they were given jobs and took care of them. And The Democratic Party was the party of the poor working people, the voiceless, the alienated, the dispossessed. It was the party that really was striving for the highest ideals of the American promise, which was that we could all participate in the American dream. (29:26–29:34)
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Asserts that the Democratic Party historically represented marginalized groups.
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