DNC Chairman Tom Perez says these midterm elections are the most important of our lifetime

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🗓️ 18 September 2018

⏱️ 49 minutes

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When Tom Perez took over as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, he said his mission was to rebuild trust and infrastructure. Seventeen months later, with wins in several states, Perez is confident that the Democratic Party is back on track.

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0:24.0	When Tom Perez took over as chairman of the Democratic National Committee,
0:29.0	he said his mission was to rebuild trust and rebuild infrastructure.
0:33.0	Seventeen months later with wins in Virginia, Alabama, New Jersey, and elsewhere,
0:37.0	Perez is confident that the Democratic Party is back on track.
0:41.0	We can win everywhere if we organize everywhere.
0:44.0	He has more to say about that and his favorite tweet from Steve Bannon right now.
0:50.0	Chairman Perez, thank you very much for being on the podcast.
0:53.2	Great to be with you.
0:54.4	I should say come back.
0:56.4	It was the first time we talked, you were a candidate for the chairmanship and I'm just going to follow my sword.
1:04.2	I interviewed you and the person you ran against and thought the other person,
1:09.2	you know, said, well, maybe the other person would be better.
1:12.0	You won the election, so I'm just putting it out there.
1:15.0	And so in the, how long, it's been more than a year now.
1:17.8	It's been roughly 18 months.
1:20.0	18 months.
1:21.0	February last year.
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