Watch: Highlights From the Democratic Platform Unveiling in Rural Virginia

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Watch: Highlights From the Democratic Platform Unveiling in Rural Virginia

By D.A. Banks

Posted July 24, 2017 at 11:28pm

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At a news conference in rural Virginia, House and Senate Democratic leaders embraced an economic policy message aimed squarely at the shrinking U.S. middle class — the same electorate that helped put President Donald Trump in office.

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