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The Incredibly Important Lesson Democrats Must Learn from the Bernie Sanders Campaign

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There is something that the Sanders campaign has already proven, and it is something that every single Democrat in the country needs to pay attention to and take to heart.The lesson is this: A more progressive America is more possible than you believe. And not just in some hypothetical future with demographics and legislative maps very different than those of the present day. A more progressive America than you believe is possible than you believe right now.

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