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> [The only thing I can think to do is if the Democratic Party can do what the Republicans have done, which is go in there and take control of these legislatures and governors' areas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/collin-peterson/the-only-thing-i-can-think-to-do-is-if-the-democratic-party-can-do/)

[Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/collin-peterson/)

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## More by Collin Peterson

> [ 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. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/collin-peterson/there-s-no-question-that-donald-trump-got-elected-because-of-rural/)

[Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/collin-peterson/)

> [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/collin-peterson/so-republicans-packed-all-the-democrats-into-districts-very/)

[Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/collin-peterson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/collin-peterson/i-don-t-know-how-you-change-that-there-s-hardly-anybody-left-like-me/)

[Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/collin-peterson/)

> [ \[Rural people\] 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/collin-peterson/rural-people-have-a-different-lifestyle-and-they-don-t-want-to-change/)

[Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/collin-peterson/)

> [I fought NAFTA when it passed; it has been a big disaster for us, in my opinion. If we can renegotiate that, it would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/collin-peterson/i-fought-nafta-when-it-passed-it-has-been-a-big-disaster-for-us-in-my/)

[Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/collin-peterson/)

> [NAFTA's been a big problem for sugar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/collin-peterson/nafta-s-been-a-big-problem-for-sugar/)

[Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/collin-peterson/)

> [What's happened is the Republicans have been smart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/collin-peterson/what-s-happened-is-the-republicans-have-been-smart/)

[Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/collin-peterson/)

> [ The \[Democratic\] party's become an urban party, and they don't get rural America. They don't get agriculture. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/collin-peterson/the-democratic-party-s-become-an-urban-party-and-they-don-t-get-rural/)

[Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/collin-peterson/)

> [Republicans have spent a lot of money redistricting and everything, getting control of these governorships and statehouses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/collin-peterson/republicans-have-spent-a-lot-of-money-redistricting-and-everything/)

[Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/collin-peterson/)

> [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/collin-peterson/it-was-kind-of-interesting-people-didn-t-really-want-to-talk-about-it/)

[Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/collin-peterson/)

> [ I always run ahead of the ticket \[compared to Democratic presidential candidates\]. But this time there were a lot of people that just voted… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/collin-peterson/i-always-run-ahead-of-the-ticket-compared-to-democratic-presidential/)

[Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/collin-peterson/)

> [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/collin-peterson/if-everybody-in-our-caucus-had-a-50-50-democrat-republican-district/)

[Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/collin-peterson/)

> [I heard a lot about the Affordable Care Act, too. About how people in the individual market were getting clobbered with all these increases,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/collin-peterson/i-heard-a-lot-about-the-affordable-care-act-too-about-how-people-in/)

[Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/collin-peterson/)

> [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/collin-peterson/you-can-t-have-a-majority-party-in-minnesota-or-throughout-the/)

[Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/collin-peterson/)

> [The banks run the place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/collin-peterson/the-banks-run-the-place/)

[Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/collin-peterson/)

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