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Ruben Gallego: “Most voters do not have a positive interaction with the…”

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Published | Video Starts at 54:46

One of the things that really has made the Democrats, I would say not necessarily as strong as possible in terms of our electoral success is because Most voters do not have a positive interaction with the federal government until they hit 66 and a half. Because at 66 and a half, that's when they get Social Security and that's when they get Medicare. (54:46–54:55)

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Asserts that voters generally have negative interactions with the federal government until they receive Social Security and Medicare.

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