At a "Fighting Oligarchy" event in Missoula, Montana on Wednesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke about campaign financing.
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00:00Now, when we talk about the kinds of changes we need in America, it's important to understand
00:12that the oligarchs do not only have enormous economic power, they do, but they also have
00:22incredible and unprecedented political power.
00:30During the last election, Elon Musk himself spent $270 million in order to get Trump elected.
00:45And his reward for that $270 million was to be made the most important person in the United
00:53States government.
00:58But it is not only Musk and Republicans who put huge amounts of money to elect right-wing
01:06candidates and to defeat those who stand up for the working class.
01:10It is Democratic billionaires as well.
01:18There is a reason why over the years the Democratic Party has not been as strong as it should be
01:25in standing up for the working class.
01:31And that is the power of big money in the Democratic Party.
01:39So I believe, I believe honestly that I speak for conservatives, moderates, and progressives,
01:46for the overwhelming majority of the American people who understand that there is something
01:52fundamentally wrong in our campaign finance system when billionaires can buy elections.
02:06And that is why together we've got to get rid of this disastrous Citizens United Supreme Court decision.
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