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" People spend money on negative campaigning because it works. "
Keith Ellison
Spend
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" What is it to be white? It does mean something to be Norwegian. It means something to be Polish or German or Spanish. But 'white' is simply a catchall for 'light-skinned person.' It doesn't really mean anything. "
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" All I'd like to say is that I am a patriotic, loyal American. I love my country and the values that it stands for. And I am a Muslim. "
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" We need a strong farm bill that gives assistance to farmers during times of drought, creates markets for local goods, protects our environment, and helps struggling families bridge the gap between hard times and a full dinner table. "
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" I know a lot of police officers who are on the force to do the right thing to protect people. But how can you deny this pattern, this disturbing pattern, Alton Sterling, Mr. Castile in my own community, Philando Castile, but then Tamir Rice, Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Sandra Bland? "
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People
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" The government has a right - the government and the people of the United States have a right to run the programs of the United States. Health, welfare, housing - all these things. "
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" I'm not a scholar of Islamic history or jurisprudence or anything. "
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" Clean air and a healthy climate benefit all of us, but it will take a diverse coalition to step up to the threat posed by unchecked climate change. "
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Climate Change
Step
" I have a deep and personal aversion to anti-Semitism regardless of its source, and I reject and condemn the anti-Semitic statements and actions of the Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan, and Khalid Muhammed. "
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Deep
Islam
" We got to make sure that the Democratic Party is not just Democratic, but seen to be Democratic. That means we got to have systems in place that makes sure that everybody who participates in a primary is perceived to have an equal shot with everybody else. "
Keith Ellison
Got
Party
Just
" I think debates are healthy. I think they include more people. And I don't believe most people, if they don't win, are just going to take their ball and go home. "
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More
Home
" If people want to protest, to get out there and express themselves, as long as they do it peacefully, they should be encouraged to do so. "
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Get
Long
" The middle class should not continue to foot the bill for tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires. "
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Breaks
Middle
" The truth is that we have got to make America work for working people again. "
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America
People
Truth
" I'd tell you whose brand was tainted is Donald Trump. I mean, this guy was tainted every kind of way you could imagine. I mean, no way in the world that Donald Trump is a champion of working people. "
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You
People
Way
" Republicans profess to be against deficits, but they are experts at creating and exacerbating deficits. "
Keith Ellison
Against
Creating
Republicans
" At the end of the day, the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott had to be converted into the 1964 Civil Rights Act. We don't want politicians who've gotta be coaxed, cajoled and protested. We want them on our side from the beginning. "
Keith Ellison
End
Beginning
Bus
" Throughout my work as a state legislator and member of Congress since 2002, I have worked as hard as I could to build bridges. I've worked to combat anti-Semitism and confront Holocaust denial. I've organized dozens of meetings to promote interfaith dialogue and joint projects. "
Keith Ellison
Bridges
Work
Meetings
" I try to live tolerance in my own way, which is why, as a politician, one of my key priorities is to stand up for human rights. "
Keith Ellison
Priorities
Key
Live
" I have always been a fierce fighter against anti-Semitism. I oppose it and always have. "
Keith Ellison
Always
Against
Been
" We must invest in and empower our state and local parties by creating effective field operations, an enhanced and advanced voter file, and a culture of collaboration between candidates at every level. Let's put the voters first. "
Keith Ellison
Empower
Collaboration
Culture
" Not voting is not a protest. It is a surrender. "
Keith Ellison
Protest
Voting
Surrender
" I believe that Israel and the U.S.-Israel relationship are, and should be, key considerations in shaping U.S. policy in the Middle East. Americans with roots or interests in the region should be involved in advocacy and discussions of public policy concerning the region. "
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Roots
Believe
Relationship
" Why can't we get real, sane, sensible gun legislation? Because the NRA, funded by Mossberg, Smith & Wesson, Glock and all the rest of the big dogs in the weapons industry, you know, spread around donations and won't let it move through. "
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Real
Gun
Rest
" I think it's dangerous to prosecute people for their political views and their political associations. I think you prosecute people for what they do, for their acts. "
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Dangerous
Think
You
" Americans used to be able to depend on their jobs to provide a stable retirement. "
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Jobs
Retirement
Depend
" We've got to make sure our veteran, Democratic veterans are strengthened and feel like they are fully included. "
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Veterans
Feel
Got
" There must be something in the water in Minnesota because historically, despite its seemingly homogeneous population, the state has produced some of our more radical political thinkers, and its people have put their prejudices aside to vote for them. "
Keith Ellison
Vote
Political
Water
" I'm not against T.V. advertising for campaigns, but we need to emphasize field campaigning much more than we do. "
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Field
Against
Need
" Pragmatism is not always a good thing. Experience is not always a good thing. "
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Experience
A Good Thing
Good
" I think that whenever businesses harm the economy, harm workers, harm consumers, or undermine human rights in any way, then it is the role of the government to make sure that they don't do that and to make sure that markets are fair and they operate properly. "
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