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'We have great leverage here': DNC chair Ken Martin on Democrats' midterms sweep

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NPR'We have great leverage here': DNC chair Ken Martin on Democrats' midterms sweep
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Democrats flipped Senate seats in Republican strongholds and won control of Congress. DNC chair Ken Martin explains why he believes voters gave his party a mandate and what comes next.

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