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Rachel Maddow: I Felt Bill Clinton Didn't Have My Back

Rachel Maddow: I Felt Bill Clinton Didn't Have My Back

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The MSNBC host compares her experience in 1992 with the youthful enthusiasm greeting Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders. 

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Rachel Maddow spoke of her personal experience with politics in an unscripted moment on MSNBC.

Reporting on the Tuesday victory of Bernie Sanders in the New Hampshire primary -- after which the Vermont senator said "we must pursue ... gay rights" -- Maddow opined on the youthful energy that's lifting his campaign and compared it to her experiences as a teenager watching Bill Clinton campaign for the presidential nomination 24 years ago.

Hear her words below, via Real Clear Politics.

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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
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