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During the 2007 [[YouTube]] [[Democratic]] debate, Gravel stated that "the Democratic Party used to stand for the ordinary working man. But the Clintons and the DLC sold out the Democratic Party to Wall Street". <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ9BDVLuFTU</ref>
During the 2007 [[YouTube]] [[Democratic]] debate, Gravel stated that "the Democratic Party used to stand for the ordinary working man. But the Clintons and the DLC sold out the Democratic Party to Wall Street". <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ9BDVLuFTU</ref>
In March of 2008, Gravel left the Democratic Party and joined the [[Libertarian Party]], saying, "My libertarian views, as well as my strong stance against war, the military industrial complex and American imperialism, seem not to be tolerated by Democratic Party elites who are out of touch with the average American; elites that reject the empowerment of American citizens I offered to the Democratic Party at the beginning of this presidential campaign with the National Initiative for Democracy."<ref>[http://www.lp.org/media/article_573.shtml Former U.S. Senator Mike Gravel joins Libertarian Party ranks]</ref>
==Barnes Review controversy==
==Barnes Review controversy==