How concerned do you believe your party is about this, and why? Look, I am worried about it. When I was first elected to The Senate was 13 years ago. And when I got there, There were moderate Democrats. There were people who you could work across the aisle. You could reach common ground. There are a lot fewer of them. I mentioned, you know, Manchin and Sinema, who were the two most prominent moderates in the last Congress. They both got chased out of the Democrat Party. And I saw it happen. (29:18–29:26)
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Asserts that there are fewer moderate Democrats now compared to when he was first elected.
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