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After decades organizing for Democrats, Rania Batrice is fed up with party leaders who demand voters’ loyalty but won’t fight for what they need.
Status Coup’s Jordan Chariton speaks with Batrice, Bernie Sanders' 2016 campaign chief, at Abdul El-Sayed’s election night watch party in Michigan about why voters are tired of being told to fall in line. There’s always money for war — but when Americans need healthcare, childcare, and decent schools, suddenly we can’t afford it.
Democratic leaders keep expecting voters to show up for them. Batrice says it’s time to return the favor.
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