Tom Perez Dodges on Whether Democratic Party Is Going ‘More Toward the Left’

‘We want to make sure we are fighting for the issues that people care most about’

Tom Perez Dodges on Whether Democratic Party Is Going ‘More Toward the Left’ (The Washington Free Beacon)

Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez dodged Bloomberg‘s Kevin Cirilli on Wednesday when he asked whether the Democratic Party was adopting a populist tone and moving "more toward the left."

Perez pivoted away from Cirilli's question and said that the Democratic Party is fighting for what the late Sen. Ted Kennedy (D., Mass.) fought for during his Senate career.

"We want to make sure we are fighting for the issues that people care most about," Perez said. "They want a good job that pays a fair wage. They want to make sure that if you work forty hours a week, you can feed your family. They want to make sure that health care is a right for all and not a privilege for a few."

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