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I really like Alexandria a whole lot. She is a young woman who comes from a working class background. She helped her mother clean houses. She was a bartender in the Bronx, New York. And I'm very proud that my campaign for president inspired her to run. And she ran on a progressive working class program.
I really like Alexandria a whole lot. She is a young woman who comes from a working class background. She helped her mother clean houses. She was a bartender in the Bronx, New York. And I'm very proud that my campaign for president inspired her to run. And she ran on a progressive working class program.
I really like Alexandria a whole lot. She is a young woman who comes from a working class background. She helped her mother clean houses. She was a bartender in the Bronx, New York. And I'm very proud that my campaign for president inspired her to run. And she ran on a progressive working class program.
And she took on one of the more powerful guys, a guy named Joe Crowley, who was pretty high up in the Democratic Party. And she knocked on doors. She had no money. She did a very strong grassroots effort. And I appreciate that. So that's number one. I like what she stands for. She's incredibly smart. And she has that certain charisma that, you know, maybe you're born with it, maybe you develop it.
And she took on one of the more powerful guys, a guy named Joe Crowley, who was pretty high up in the Democratic Party. And she knocked on doors. She had no money. She did a very strong grassroots effort. And I appreciate that. So that's number one. I like what she stands for. She's incredibly smart. And she has that certain charisma that, you know, maybe you're born with it, maybe you develop it.
And she took on one of the more powerful guys, a guy named Joe Crowley, who was pretty high up in the Democratic Party. And she knocked on doors. She had no money. She did a very strong grassroots effort. And I appreciate that. So that's number one. I like what she stands for. She's incredibly smart. And she has that certain charisma that, you know, maybe you're born with it, maybe you develop it.
I don't know. She, a couple of years ago, she was, she came up here to Vermont. This was a time she and her, her, her partner Riley came up and, um, And we were out in the street, and people saw her, and they said, oh, Congresswoman. And she just smiled, and she had an approach to people which was beautiful. I mean, it wasn't phony. It was real.
I don't know. She, a couple of years ago, she was, she came up here to Vermont. This was a time she and her, her, her partner Riley came up and, um, And we were out in the street, and people saw her, and they said, oh, Congresswoman. And she just smiled, and she had an approach to people which was beautiful. I mean, it wasn't phony. It was real.
I don't know. She, a couple of years ago, she was, she came up here to Vermont. This was a time she and her, her, her partner Riley came up and, um, And we were out in the street, and people saw her, and they said, oh, Congresswoman. And she just smiled, and she had an approach to people which was beautiful. I mean, it wasn't phony. It was real.
But to be a politician, you've got to know how to, you know, you can be a great intellectual, but you can't relate to people. She relates well to people. And...
But to be a politician, you've got to know how to, you know, you can be a great intellectual, but you can't relate to people. She relates well to people. And...
But to be a politician, you've got to know how to, you know, you can be a great intellectual, but you can't relate to people. She relates well to people. And...
So I think both from a personality perspective, from an intellect perspective, from an ideological perspective, she helped create the Green New Deal concept, the need to create jobs as we transform our energy system away from fossil fuel, strong advocate for Medicare for all workers' rights. So I'm a big fan of Alexandria.
So I think both from a personality perspective, from an intellect perspective, from an ideological perspective, she helped create the Green New Deal concept, the need to create jobs as we transform our energy system away from fossil fuel, strong advocate for Medicare for all workers' rights. So I'm a big fan of Alexandria.
So I think both from a personality perspective, from an intellect perspective, from an ideological perspective, she helped create the Green New Deal concept, the need to create jobs as we transform our energy system away from fossil fuel, strong advocate for Medicare for all workers' rights. So I'm a big fan of Alexandria.
Well, you know, I don't know that I can give you a singular answer. You know, I was mayor of this city and proud of what we accomplished here. Proud of my accomplishments as a U.S. senator. You know, when COVID was devastating this country and we had a massive economic downturn, as chairman of the Budget Committee, I helped write
Well, you know, I don't know that I can give you a singular answer. You know, I was mayor of this city and proud of what we accomplished here. Proud of my accomplishments as a U.S. senator. You know, when COVID was devastating this country and we had a massive economic downturn, as chairman of the Budget Committee, I helped write
Well, you know, I don't know that I can give you a singular answer. You know, I was mayor of this city and proud of what we accomplished here. Proud of my accomplishments as a U.S. senator. You know, when COVID was devastating this country and we had a massive economic downturn, as chairman of the Budget Committee, I helped write
The American Rescue Plan, which put a lot of money into people's pockets. We cut childhood poverty by 40% by providing a child tax credit. We kept hospitals going. We kept colleges going. Kept people from getting evicted. Helped get public health out there, people getting the vaccines. You know, I'm proud of that.
The American Rescue Plan, which put a lot of money into people's pockets. We cut childhood poverty by 40% by providing a child tax credit. We kept hospitals going. We kept colleges going. Kept people from getting evicted. Helped get public health out there, people getting the vaccines. You know, I'm proud of that.