VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-11-01
“We reject the attempts by Stevens and bad-faith actors to divide our party and undermine our momentum, and will not allow these eleventh-hour distractions deter us.”
Curtis Hertel Jr. · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-01
Hertel continued his statement rejecting attempts to divide the Democratic Party.
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