Sen. Van Hollen: Democratic Party Is a ‘Big Tent Party’; ‘We Should Make Room for People with Lots of Different Voices’

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VAN HOLLEN: “Well, Kasie, you‘re right. I‘ve said I‘m kicking the tires. And my view is that we are a big tent party, meaning, we should make room for people with lots of different voices. I mean, people within the party can decide to agree or disagree with particular proposals. But look, you know, we all encouraged our colleagues to support Joe Manchin. He was the Democrat that could win in West Virginia. And I certainly supported Joe. And when Mamdani becomes the Democratic nominee in New York City, we should be supporting Mamdani. And I think the Democratic Party is big enough to be able to take both voices. And I think we need to have a debate, Kasie, in the Democratic Party, we need to have a lot of churning. I actually think at this point in time, that‘s very helpful for all of us.”