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Stephen Lynch: “The party has swung many times too far left. That's what put…”

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

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@Issue: One-on-one with Congressman Stephen Lynch

Published | Video Starts at 02:01

Yes, and I think there has to be. We have failed to capture the middle right, the moderates, moderate Republicans, moderate independents, moderate Democrats. The party has swung many times too far left. That's what put Trump into office. I think the Democratic Party have traditionally really represented working class people that center in our country. That's what I represent. I represent the moderates. (02:01–02:08)

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Asserts that the Democratic Party's shift to the left contributed to Trump's election.

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