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Thom Tillis: “What's missing in politics today is rewarding the more…”

Featuring: Thom Tillis, Republican | U.S. Senate North Carolina

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Retiring Senators call extremist politicians 'UNPRODUCTIVE'

Published | Video Starts at 07:51

People might be surprised by that. They might be. That's exactly right. That's what I mean. Another factor, they say fewer than ever are betting on the center. What's missing in politics today is rewarding the more effective, bipartisan people. That's the other piece. Money, celebrity money goes to the ends, the extremes. Money doesn't go to people who are viewed as being in the middle trying to get things done. (07:51–08:01)

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Asserts that effective, bipartisan politicians are not being rewarded in current politics.

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