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Stephen Lynch: “I try to be the bridge [between the extreme left and extreme…”

Featuring: Stephen Lynch, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 8th Congressional District

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Longtime Rep. Stephen Lynch talks about primary challenge

Published | Video Starts at 01:16

Do you feel like there is still room for that brand of politics? Yes, and I think there has to be. You've got extreme left and extreme right in Congress. I try to be the bridge [between the extreme left and extreme right in Congress]. you know. Is anybody walking over that bridge anymore, though? Yeah, I would say not as many as did at one time. Are voters still listening to that, though? (01:16–01:19)

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