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A military veteran in Indianola-- who was deployed to Iraq three times, served in both the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army, and said that he knows family financial struggles after growing up in a trailer in Mason City -- officially launched his U.S. senate campaign Wednesday for the seat held by Republican Joni Ernst.
Nathan Sage, executive director for the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce, released this campaign video where he said that he had not envisioned getting into politics but thinks the “working class” need representation.
Yesterday, I was joined by the candidate Nathan Sage, and we spoke about his candidacy for U.S. Senate & what vision he wants to bring to the chamber.
We discussed:
00:00 - Intro
1:36 - How will you handle the Trump administration?
4:25 - What is your pitch as a Democrat, in a state that is becoming more Red?
7:47 - Criticisms of the Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth
11:08 - Will Donald Trump lead the U.S. to another war in the Middle East?
14:38 - Will you bring a bill to Congress to raise the minimum wage?
17:31 - Why hasn’t the minimum wage been increased?
21:15 - What protections would you offer unions?
25:35 - Would you vote for universal healthcare?
28:37 - Would you vote to codify Roe V Wade back into law?
32:31 - Climate change legislation you would vote for
37:08 - Would you ban stock trading for members of Congress?
39:10 - Thoughts on current Democratic leadership in Congress
42:01 - Would you take meetings with groups like AIPAC & other foreign government lobbying groups?
If you enjoyed our conversation & would like to see more from Nathan Sage, here are some places to check out the campaign ⬇️
Nathan Sage - WEBSITE INSTAGRAM DONATE
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What did you think of the conversation? Did you agree or disagree with any of his stances? Would you vote for Nathan Sage? Please let me know & share your thoughts below ⬇️
Thank you Deanna Giordano, KirrcteHHa, E West, Arlette Amundson, Lynette Slover, and many others for tuning into my live video with Nathan Sage! Join me for my next live video in the app.
Until next time,
Desmond
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