If everybody in our caucus had a 50/50 [Democrat/Republican] district, we'd have a lot different discussion. But if they have a 90… — Collin Peterson Copy Share Image
We [Democrats] have become a party of assembling all these different groups, the women's caucus and the black caucus and the Hispanic… — Collin Peterson Copy Share Image
Some of the people in my caucus, some of the people in the state party in Minnesota have basically said, "We don't… — Collin Peterson Copy Share Image
There's no question that [Donald] Trump got elected because of rural America. And our party still is in denial. They don't get it. — Collin Peterson Copy Share
So [Republicans] packed all the Democrats into districts, very Democratic districts. What that's done is made our party urban, more liberal, and so those… — Collin Peterson Copy Share
I don't know how you change that. There's hardly anybody left like me in the Democratic Party in Congress. These districts have been so… — Collin Peterson Copy Share
[Rural people] have a different lifestyle, and they don't want to change it. They're happy with the way things are. It's causing the party… — Collin Peterson Copy Share
I fought NAFTA when it passed; it has been a big disaster for us, in my opinion. If we can renegotiate that, it would… — Collin Peterson Copy Share
The [Democratic] party's become an urban party, and they don't get rural America. They don't get agriculture. — Collin Peterson Copy Share
Republicans have spent a lot of money redistricting and everything, getting control of these governorships and statehouses. — Collin Peterson Copy Share
It was kind of interesting: [People] didn't really want to talk about it too much. And then after the election, it's kind of like… — Collin Peterson Copy Share
I always run ahead of the ticket [compared to Democratic presidential candidates]. But this time there were a lot of people that just voted… — Collin Peterson Copy Share
If everybody in our caucus had a 50/50 [Democrat/Republican] district, we'd have a lot different discussion. But if they have a 90 percent Democratic… — Collin Peterson Copy Share
I heard a lot about the Affordable Care Act, too. About how people in the individual market were getting clobbered with all these increases,… — Collin Peterson Copy Share
You can't have a majority party in Minnesota or throughout the country without [support from] the people in these [rural] districts. Given the position… — Collin Peterson Copy Share
![“If everybody in our caucus had a 50/50 [Democrat/Republican] district, we'd have a lot different discussion. But if they have a 90 percent Democratic district, they don't ever talk to a Republican, they don't have to and they don't want to.” quote by Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e95/collin-peterson-19338_caucus_if-everybody-in-our-caucus-had-a-50-50-d_753269.jpg)
![“We [Democrats] have become a party of assembling all these different groups, the women's caucus and the black caucus and the Hispanic caucus and the lesbian-gay-transgender caucus and so forth, and that doesn't relate to people out in rural America.” quote by Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5d/collin-peterson-19338_america_we-democrats-have-become-a-party-of-asse_2156691.jpg)
