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Keith Ellison Biography

Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) is an American politician and lawyer who has been the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district since 2007 and Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee since 2017. Ellison is a member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), the Minnesota state Democratic Party affiliate. The district centers on Minneapolis and surrounding suburbs. He is a vice-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and a Chief Deputy Whip, and also serves on the House Committee on Financial Services.

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I'm not here to say what [Clintons] did wrong. I mean, there's going to be plenty of post-mortem review of what should have gone differently.

Gone, Mean, Review, Should Have, Wrong

I think it's a good idea to be - to fairly identify where things could have gone better once you get the facts, once you get the data and once you're able to review.

Data, Fairly, Ideas, Review, Thinking

What I'm saying is we [Democratic Party] need to get much more granular.

Democratic, Needs, Party, Saying

Here's what I'm saying, that there is now ongoing a post-mortem review of what could have gone better [during Hillary Clinton campaign] and what mistakes may have been made.

Campaigns, Clinton, Gone, Mistake, Review

I'm not here to cast aspersions on anyone. I'm trying to unify the party, not find fault.

Cast, Fault, Faults, Party, Trying

Our message of strengthening the middle class, working people, we just didn't penetrate well enough and we didn't have the kind of turn out that we really needed or expected.

Class, Kind, Messages, Middle, People, Working

I'm happy to talk to anybody about anything.

Happy, Talk

We'll see if [Donald Trump] really means it though; he will get a chance to deliver on that promise. And if he doesn't, we'll make sure the people know about it.

Chance, Deliver, Mean, People, Promise, Trump

If you unpack the statistics on who is supporting , Donald Trump, it means that there is a lot of people who hold very bigoted racist ideas and there is a lot of them.

Donald, Ideas, Mean, People, Statistics

The fact is, is that Donald Trump knows that as he rifles money from the working and middle classes up to the super rich, he has to sow division among working people, because if working people and middle-class people really take a look at his economic policy, they will come together, and they will stop it. So, what he has to do is to promote racism - hate the Muslims, hate the Latinos, hate the blacks, you know, have male - men and women at each other's throats, you know, make sure we repress the trans people.

Fact, Hate, Latinos, Men, Policy, Racism

This is what people do in America. They get out. They demonstrate. They let their voices with heard.

America, Heard, People, Voice, Voices

We've got to build a durable relationship of trust with voters around the things that they are most concerned about.

Build, Concerned, Durable, Relationship, Things, Voters

As chairman of the DNC, [Keith ] Ellison says he would replicate that kind of turnout on a national scale. But we spoke yesterday about some history that could stand in the way.

Chairman, Ellison, Keith, Replicate, Way, Yesterday

Trump is trying to tell all of us Americans that we are our own problem, not him. And that's not true. He's the problem.

Americans, Problem, Tell, True, Trying

People feel like there're two systems of justice, you know? Over there at Wells Fargo, you know, you had the scandal going on there, but the CEO leaves with a big, giant package. And other folks get in a whole lot of trouble for doing a lot less. The truth is that we have got to make America work for working people again.

Folks, Justice, Package, People, Trouble, Whole

Even Hamas - Hamas is a terrorist group - do you know that Hamas came out in opposition to [Donald ]Trump`s statement? That puts the Republican Party, the Democrat Party, and everybody else in the establishment and [Barack]Obama on the same side Hamas is on. And over here all by himself is Donald Trump.

Donald, Party, Sides, Statement, Terrorist Groups, Trump

We do know that [Hillary Clinton] was probably attacked and smeared as much as any candidate ever has been. We know that.

Clinton, Has Beens, Hillary, Know, Knows

Now [in 2016] I have the highest turnout in the state of Minnesota. And Minnesota is the highest turnout state in the country.

Country, Highest, Minnesota, States, Turnout

I didn't pay close enough scrutiny to some of the other things that Louis Farrakhan was saying, that's something I just live and learn.

Enough, Live, Live And Learn, Louis, Pay, Things

After I win the job and even in the course of seeking it, we're going to be building bridges. And we're going to be meeting people and addressing the concerns that they have.

Addressing, Bridges, Jobs, People, Seeking, Winning

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