LISTENING TO THE ISSUES TO THE VOTERS THAT MATTER TO THEM.
THEY WENT BIG FOR TRUMP IN 2016.
IT WAS BREAD AND BUTTER ISSUES
THAT MOST CONCERNED THEM AND
FEELING AS THOUGH POLITICAL
LEADERS WEREN’T LISTENING TO
THEM.
THEM. LET’S WATCH.
LET’S WATCH. >> DO YOU THINK THE POLITICIANS
IN BOTH PARTIES, ESPECIALLY D.C.
AND NEW YORK MAYBE LOOK DOWN ON
YOU?
YOU? >> YES!
>> YES! >> I’M A LIFELONG DEMOCRAT AND
MY GRANDFATHER WAS A DEMOCRAT.
HE CAME IN AND SOLD US SOMETHING
IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THINKING
THEY WERE FOR US.
DEMOCRATS, MR. PEREZ, THE
CANDIDATE HAS TO COME HERE.
THEY HAVE TO TALK ABOUT WORKERS’
RIGHTS.
RIGHTS. RIGHT TO WORK IS A HUGE ISSUE IN
PENNSYLVANIA.
PENNSYLVANIA. >> LET’S TAKE THAT THOUGHT
DIRECTLY TO OF THE DEMOCRAT WHO
IS RUNNING THIS TIME.
I’M JOINED BY FORMER TEXAS
CONGRESSMAN AND 2020 CANDIDATE,
BETO O’ROURKE.
BETO O’ROURKE. I DON’T KNOW IF THAT’S NEWS TO
YOU, BUT LAST NIGHT WAS GREAT
BECAUSE IT WAS REAL PEOPLE IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS NOT GOTTEN
A LOT OF ATTENTION.
DID YOU GET THE MESSAGE?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I GOT THAT MESSAGE DURING THE
SENATE CAMPAIGN IN TEXAS.
WE WENT TO A PLACE CALLED ARCHER
CITY THE LAST TIME A SENATE
CANDIDATE HAD SHOWN UP WHEN LBJ
DID.
DID. THE PLACES THAT WERE HARD TO
CONTEND IN OR GET TO
GEOGRAPHICALLY, WE HAD WRITTEN
OFF ONLY BY SHOWING UP AND
LISTENING TO PEOPLE AND
INCORPORATING THEIR STORIES AND
CONCERNS INTO OUR SOLUTIONS DO
WE HAVE A HOPE OF WINNING THEM.
WE HAVE TO DELIVER IMMEDIATELY
AFTER THAT.
AFTER THAT. THAT’S WHAT I’M DOING IS GOING
TO THE OBAMA-TRUMP COUNTIES,
PLACES IN IOWA AND OHIO AND
LISTENING TO FARMERS AND
WORKERS.
WORKERS. BEING THERE WITH DAVID GREEN IN
LORDSTOWN, OHIO AFTER THE GM
PLANT SHUT DOWN TO HEAR WHAT
THAT COMMUNITY IS GOING THROUGH
AND MAKE SURE HE IS AT THE TABLE
IN DRAWING UP THE SOLUTIONS TO
MAKE SURE THAT JOBS COME BACK TO
THAT COMMUNITY.
THAT COMMUNITY. WE HAVE TO SHOW UP FIRST OR
NOTHING ELSE IS POSSIBLE.
>> THAT’S TRUE.
YOU HAVE TO SHOW UP.
IT’S NOT JUST GEOGRAPHY.
I WAS HEARING FROM THOSE PEOPLE.
IT WASN’T JUST THAT HILLARY
CLINTON DIDN’T CAMPAIGN AS MUCH
AS TRUMP DID.
THEY GET THE SENSE THAT THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND MAYBE BOTH
PARTIES ARE TOO SNOOTY AND THEY
ARE CONCERNED WITH THE ISSUES OF
PEOPLE WITH MONEY AND NOT THE
PEOPLE THAT CAN’T THINK ABOUT
ANYTHING BUT THEY NEED A JOB AND
JOB SECURITY.
JOB SECURITY. THAT’S WHAT THAT GUY HAD TO SAY.
HE SAID OKAY, MY SOCIAL ISSUES
SAID THEY ARE PROVIDING FOR MY
FAMILY.
FAMILY. FOCUS ON THAT.
>> I SAW THAT.
I’M HEARING THE SAME THING
ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.
WE WERE JUST LISTENING TO SCHOOL
TEACHERS IN IOWA.
MANY WHOM ARE HAVING TO WORK A
SECOND OR THIRD JOB OR MOVE OUT
OF STATE.
OF STATE. IT IS CONNECTED TO WHAT THE
GENTLEMAN TOLD YOU IN THE TOWN
HALL.
HALL. THEY LOST THE ABILITY TO
ORGANIZE, BARGAIN AND USE THE
LEVERAGE TO GET BETTER WAGES OR
WORKING CONTINUES.
WORKING CONTINUES. YOU ARE SEEING FOLKS WORKING TWO
OR JOBS TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
FOLK WHO IS HAVE INSURANCE ARE
UNABLE TO AFFORD THE COPAY OR
PREMIUM OR BRIDGE THE
DEDUCTIBLE.
DEDUCTIBLE. IF WE DON’T DELIVER ON THE BREAD
AND BUTTER ISSUES AND HAVE ONE
JOB BE ENOUGH AND BE ABLE TO
TAKE TIME OFF TO BE WITH YOUR
FAMILY OR AFFORD THE MEDICATION
THAT KEEPS YOU ALIVE, WE ARE NOT
GOING TO WIN.
WE HAVE TO BE THERE AND TALK
ABOUT THE ISSUES.
THEN DELIVER ON AFFORDABILITY
FOR HEALTH CARE AND MEDICARE FOR
AMERICA IS OUR PROPOSAL.
IN MINIMUM WAGE, WINNING THAT
FIGHT FOR 15.
PAID FAMILY LEAVE AND ELEVATING
THE POWER OF UNIONS.
NO WAY YOU ARE GOING TO
PRIORITIZE THE WORKER WITHOUT
PRIORITIZING THE UNIONS FIRST.
WE LOST OUR WAY WHEN WE LOST THE
ABILITY TO BACK THE UNIONS AND
MAKE SURE THERE IS A RIGHT TO
ORGANIZE AND USE THAT LEVERAGE
TO GET BETTER CONDITIONS AND
BETTER WAGES.
BETTER WAGES. >> THAT’S WHAT THE GUY WAS
TALKING ABOUT LAST NIGHT.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS EXCHANGE.
YOU ARE DOWN ON THE BORDER AND
GREW UP AND ARE REPRESENTED DOWN
THERE IN EL PASO.
THIS GUY IS TAKING A LICK AT THE
DEMOCRATS LAST NIGHT ABOUT THE
FAILURE TO HAVE A TOUGH ANTI-IL
ANTI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION POLICY.
>> DOES ANYONE HAVE CONFIDENCE
THAT THE DEMOCRATS WILL STOP OR
SLOW DOWN ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
THAT WAS NOT FULLY PROJECTED
THERE, BUT I WENT TO BOTH
PARTIES AND TOOK LOOKS AT
AGAINST TRUMP AND ASKED WHERE
ARE THE DEMOCRATS?
PEOPLE DO NOT BELIEVE THE
DEMOCRATS ARE SERIOUS ABOUT
STOPPING OR SLOWING DOWN ILLEGAL
IMMIGRATION.
IMMIGRATION. THEY JUST DON’T BELIEVE IT.
>> THEY ARE SERIOUS ABOUT IT AND
HERE’S HOW WE MEET THAT
CHALLENGE.
CHALLENGE. YOU GO TO THE PLACES WHERE
PEOPLE ARE LEAVING RIGHT NOW.
THE DEADLIEST PLACES ON THE
PLANET.
PLANET. INSTEAD OF CUTTING OFF ALL
FUNDING IN THE NORTHERN TRIANGLE
COUNTRY, YOU INVEST SO NO PARENT
HAS TO SEND THEIR 3-YEAR-OLD
CHILD ON A JOURNEY TO BE HERE.
NO WALL OR $30 BILLION OR CAGES
FOR KIDS.
FOR KIDS. NO MILITARIZATION OF THE BORDER
IS GOING TO STOP THAT ISSUE.
INVESTING WHERE THE PROBLEM IS
AND WORKING WITH THE PARTNER
COUNTRIES IN THE REGION.
IF YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS,
YOU REWRITE OUR IMMIGRATION LAWS
SO PEOPLE CAN LAWFULLY COME HERE
TO WORK JOBS THAT WE ARE
CREATING THAT NO ONE IS FILLING.
FOLKS CAN JOIN FAMILIES AND GET
IN A LINE THAT DOESN’T STRETCH
20 OR 25 YEARS TO COME HERE.
THAT’S THE WAY THAT WE BRING
PEOPLE OUT OF THE SHADOWS THAT
WE MAKE THE COMMUNITIES SAFER
AND GET LAWS IN LINE WITH VALUES
AND THE REALITY THAT WE SEE ON
THE GROUND.
THE GROUND. IT WILL NOT HAPPEN THROUGH
WALLS.
WALLS. IT WILL NOT HAPPEN WITH DONALD
TRUMP’S SCARE TACTICS AND RACISM
AND HIS PARANOIA ABOUT PEOPLE
WHO COME FROM OTHER PLACES.
IT HAS TO BE A REALISTIC PROGRAM
AND LIVING IN EL PASO, ONE HALF
OF THE LARGEST COMMUNITY.
THIS CITY OF IMMIGRANTS IS ONE
OF THE SAFEST CITIES IN THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND HAS
BEEN FOR 20 YEARS RUNNING.
THERE ARE SOLUTIONS HERE THAT WE
CAN BRING TO THE TABLE TO ENSURE
WE ADDRESS THE CONCERNS THAT
PEOPLE HAVE AND IT’S NOT GOING
TO BE THROUGH WALLS.
>> WE ASKED ABOUT SOMETHING
SOMEWHAT RELATED.
SOMEWHAT RELATED. HOW THEY WERE AFFECTED BY THE
OPIOID EPIDEMIC.
OPIOID EPIDEMIC. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THEY
RESPONDED TO THAT.
>> HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM
KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN
AFFECTED BY OPIATE?
THIS IS THE UNTALKED ABOUT
STORY.
STORY. >> A LOT OF HANDS WENT UP.
YOU CAN’T SEE IT, BUT I WOULD
SAY THREE QUARTERS OF THE ROOM
SAYING A FAMILY MEMBER OR CLOSE
RELATIVE OR A NEIGHBOR HAS BEEN
HURT OR KILLED BY OPIOIDS.
>> I TALKED TO THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL OF PENNSYLVANIA, JOSH
SHAPIRO.
SHAPIRO. HE AND OTHER ATTORNEYS GENERAL
ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE GOING TO
MAKE SURE THAT PURDUE PHARMA AND
THE PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATIONS
WHO SOLD THESE OPIOIDS AS
MIRACLE CURES THAT WERE NOT
ADDICTIVE AND TURNS OUT THEY
KNEW SOMETHING ELSE, THERE WILL
BE ACCOUNTABILITY AND JUSTICE AT
THE END OF THE DAY.
IT’S THE ONLY WAY TO ENSURE WE
STOP INFLICTING THIS PROBLEM
GOING FORWARD AND ENSURE THERE
IS REAL JUSTICE FOR WHAT
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. MORE THAN 70,000 OVERDOSE
DEATHS.
DEATHS. MOST OF THOSE OPIOID DEATHS,
MOST OF THOSE BEGAN WITH A LUFL
LAWFUL PRESCRIPTION.
LAWFUL PRESCRIPTION. I TALKED TO THE GOVERNOR OF
PENNSYLVANIA, TOM WOLF, WHO IS
ENSURING IF YOU ARE PRESCRIBED
AN OPIOID, YOU HAVE THE OVERDOSE
DRUG SO THAT YOU DON’T HAVE THE
SHAME OF HAVING TO GO INTO A
PHARMACY, GET A PRESCRIPTION
LATER.
LATER. THERE IS A SOLUTION RIGHT THERE
BEING DEVELOPED IN PENNSYLVANIA.
YOU SEE THAT IN OTHER PARTS OF
THE COUNTRY.
THE COUNTRY. THAT NEEDS TO BE REFLECTED IN
THE URGENCY WITH WHICH THE NEXT
PRESIDENT MEET THIS IS CRISIS.
>> DO YOU THINK DOCTORS ARE
OVERPRESCRIBING.
OVERPRESCRIBING. THAT’S WHAT THE GUY WAS TALKING
ABOUT LAST NIGHT.
>> THEY ARE.
IN SOME CASES CRIMINALLY SO.
IN THESE FACTORIES THAT HAVE
PRESCRIBED OPIOIDS FOR PROFIT
AND GAIN WITHOUT ANY REGARD FOR
THE WELFARE OF THOSE PATIENTS.
BUT THE ORIGIN OF THIS GOES BACK
TO THE PHARMACEUTICAL
CORPORATIONS WHO USE A MASSIVE
MARKETING BUDGET TO SELL THIS TO
FOLKS.
FOLKS. THIS IS NOT A CRIMINAL JUSTICE
ISSUE FOR THE USER.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE
HOOKED ON OPIOIDS BEGAN WITH A
LAWFUL PRESCRIPTION.
LAWFUL PRESCRIPTION. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE
LONG-TERM TREATMENT FOR THOSE
WHO NEED THAT CARE RIGHT NOW.
NO JUDGMENT SAFE PLACES LIKE YOU
HAVE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
MANCHESTER WHERE YOU CAN WALK
INTO ANY FIRE STATION AND GET
THE HELP YOU NEED RIGHT NOW
WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
THERE HAS TO BE ACCOUNTABILITY
FOR THOSE WHO CREATED THE
PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE OR
ELSE YOU CONTINUE TO HAVE IT
GOING FORWARD.
GOING FORWARD. >> ANOTHER HEALTH ISSUE IS
ABORTION RIGHTS.
ABORTION RIGHTS. DO YOU ACCEPT ROE V. WADE AS
SETTLED LAW?
SETTLED LAW? >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. AS PRESIDENT I WOULD MAKE SURE
OUR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ALWAYS
SIDED WITH WOMEN WHEN THERE IS
EVER A QUESTION ABOUT THIS.
I WOULD MAKE SURE MY NOMINEES TO
ALL THE COURTS, INCLUDING THE
HIGHEST IN THE LAND UNDERSTAND
THIS IS SETTLED LAW.
I WOULD WORK WITH COLLEAGUES TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE PASSE A LAW
OVERTURNING ROW VERSUS WED BY
ENSHRINING THAT FROM CONGRESS
SIGNED BY OUR ADMINISTRATION.
I THINK IF YOU DO THAT AND
COMPLEMENT THAT BY THE HYDE
AMENDMENT AND THE GAG RULE,
MAKING SURE THAT WOMEN CAN
ACCESS HEALTH CARE IN THIS
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. NOT ONLY WILL WE ENSURE ACCESS
TO A SAFE LEGAL ABORTION, BUT
MAKE SURE THAT THE WIDER ISSUES,
THE ATTACKS ON WOMEN ARE STOPPED
AND THAT WE IMPROVE HEALTH CARE,
ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDST OF A
MATERNAL CRISIS THREE TIMES AS