Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a Democrat elected to serve in Washington's 3rd congressional district, said Monday that rural Democrats are an 'endangered species.'
Democratic Rep.-elect Marie Gluesenkamp Perez said Monday on "Morning Joe" that rural Democrats were an "endangered species."were an"endangered species" during an interview with MSNBC's"Morning Joe."
"We need to start running rural candidates and we need to start running candidates who work in the trades if we want to be relevant in those places anymore. I mean, you know, rural Democrats are almost an endangered species now. And I think we need to take a real hard look at why that is and how to right that ship. You know rural voices are critical to an America that’s functioning, delivering the same quality of life and resources to our kids that we had," Gluesenkamp Perez said. Rep.
Gluesenkamp Perez was also asked how much she thinks she will be able to do for her district with Republicans likely to gain control of the House.
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