THIS. THEY BOTH LOST THEIR ELECTION
BIDS.
BIDS. AND SENATOR DONNELLY JOINS ME.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
GOOD AFTERNOON. >> IT IS THE AFTERNOON.
IT’S NOT A PLEASANT MEMORY, BUT
THIS WAS THE OTHER STORY.
ON THE HOUSE SIDE THEY WON 40
SEATS, THEY WON BACK CONTROL.
THE SUBURBS WERE ON FIRE FOR
THEM.
THEM. ON THE SENATE SIDE, IN PLACES
LIKE INDIANA, NORTH DAKOTA,
RURAL TENNESSEE, REPS CAME OUT
STRONG FOR TRUMP AND AGAINST THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY. WHAT WAS FUELING THAT?
>> TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, I GOT
MORE VOTES IN THIS ELECTION THAN
ANY DEMOCRAT IN THE HISTORY OF
THE STATE OF -- AND IT WASN’T
ENOUGH.
ENOUGH. PRESIDENT TRUMP CAME BACK THREE
TIMES IN THE LAST TEN DAYS AND
HIS MESSAGE WAS, WHO SHARES YOUR
VALUES?
VALUES? IF YOU DON’T VOTE FOR MIKE
BRONZE, YOU’RE BETRAYING
DONALD TRUMP, AND HE TALKED
ABOUT CARAVANS.
ABOUT CARAVANS. DID THE CARAVAN WORK IN INDIANA?
>> ABSOLUTELY, 100%.
THE DISCUSSION WAS, WELL, IF THE
DEMOCRATS WON’T RESPECT BORDERS,
NEXT THING YOU KNOW IS THEY’LL
BE IN YOUR HOMETOWN.
WHAT DO DEMOCRATS SAY?
>> WE DO RESPECT IN STRONG
BORDERS.
BORDERS. >> BECOME TO DACA CHILDREN DOES
NOT MEAN YOU’RE NOT ASTROSTRONG
BORDERS.
BORDERS. THE INTERPRETATION FROM THE
DEMOCRATS IS DEMOCRATS WANT TO
LET EVERYBODY IN.
I WENT TO ALL 92 COUNTIES EVERY
SINGLE YEAR.
SINGLE YEAR. IN WISCONSIN YOU MENTIONED WE
LOST BY 22,000 VOTES.
YOU HAVE TO BE IN IN KENOSHA, IN
RACINE.
RACINE. IN MICHIGAN YOU HAVE TO BE IN
FLINT, MUSKEGAN, AND ERIE, AND
JOHNSONTON.
JOHNSONTON. AND 11,000 IN MICHIGAN, WELL,
YOU KNOW IF WE HAD BETTER
TURNOUT IN PLACES LIE TRAVERSE
CITY, WE WOULD DO BETTER.
>> IS IT ULTIMATELY NATIONAL,
THAT YOU WERE IN ALL THESE
PLACES WERE YOU JUST OVERWHELMED
BY WHEN PEOPLE TURN ON
TELEVISION, SOCIAL MEDIA, THE
VERSION OF THE PARTIES THEY GET
THROUGH THAT?
THROUGH THAT? >> DONALD TRUMP WON BY 19
POINTS.
POINTS. I LOST BY FIVE.
WE MADE UP 14.
SO YOU CAN MAKE UP A GOOD
PORTION OF THIS.
IF YOU MAKE UP 14 POINTS IN
PENNSYLVANIA AND IN WISCONSIN
AND IN MICHIGAN, THEN STRONG
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE CAN BE THE
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. SO THE GOAL IS TO CONTINUE TO
WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY TO HELP
MOVE THE NUMBERS.
BY SHARING THE FACT THAT WE ALSO
BELIEVE IN FAITH AND IN FAMILY
AND IN COUNTRY, AND THAT NOT
JUST ONE PARTY IS STRONG ON
FAITH.
FAITH. THAT WE SHARE THOSE GOALS.
THAT NOT JUST ONE PARTY IS
STRONG ON FAMILY.
THIS ELECTION IS COMING THROUGH
THE HEARTLAND.
THE HEARTLAND. >> YOU MENTIONED FAITH, YOU
MENTIONED FAMILY.
MENTIONED FAMILY. HOW MUCH IS THE ISSUE OF
ABORTION?
ABORTION? I CAN COUNT ON ONE HAND OF
NUMBER OF PRO-LIFE DEMOCRATS WHO
ARE IN CONGRESS, BUT THE PARTIES
NATIONALLY SEEM TO HAVE SORTED
THEMSELVES OUT.
THEMSELVES OUT. IS THAT A DEAL BREAKER IN
INDIANA?
INDIANA? >> WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW IS
THINGS LIKE THE HYDE AMENDMENT
IN 1975 WAS PUT IN PLACE, NO
FEDERAL FUNDS WOULD BE USED FOR
ABORTION.
ABORTION. THAT’S BEEN RESPECTED FOR
40-PLUS YEARS.
40-PLUS YEARS. PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT.
PEOPLE HAVE COME TO AN AGREEMENT
ON THAT.
ON THAT. THEN YOU SEE IT’S PUSHED OUT
EVEN FURTHER.
EVEN FURTHER. YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE’RE GOING TO LET FEDERAL FUNDS
BE USED.
BE USED. AT THAT POINT PEOPLE SAY I CAN’T
GO THERE, AND THEN YOU TALK
ABOUT 11,000 VOTES BEING A
DIFFERENCE.
DIFFERENCE. THOSE KIND OF THINGS.
THERE’S BEEN AN UNDERSTANDING IN
A LONG TIME TO TRY TO KEEP IT,
AS BILL CLINTON SAID, SAFE,
LEGAL AND RARE, WAS THE LONGTIME
DISCUSSION.
DISCUSSION. I HAPPEN TO BE A PRO-LIFE
DEMOCRAT.
DEMOCRAT. WHEN THAT UNDERSTANDING WAS IN
PLACE, IT WENT MUCH BETTER FOR
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
AS YOU PUSH OUT THAT BORDER,
WHAT’S HAPPENING IS YOU’RE
STARTING TO LOSE MAINSTREAM
MODERATE FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE
U.S.
U.S. >>> JOE BIDEN SAYS HE WITH WIN
BACK SOME TRUMP VOTERS WHO
DEFECTED FROM THE DEMOCRATS.
DO YOU AGREE?
DO YOU THINK HE CAN WIN?
WOULD YOU BE WITH HIM?
>> I’M NOT GOING TO ENDORSE
ANYBODY, BUT I SUPPORT A WHOLE
BUNCH OF THEM, INCLUDING JOE
BIDEN.
BIDEN. I SURE DO THINK HE CAN BEAT
TRUMP.
TRUMP. LET ME TELL YOU A QUICK STORY.
ON ELECTION NIGHT, WHEN THE RACE
WAS CALLED, I THINK IT WAS
CALLED BY YOU.
>> WE WERE AMONG THOSE WHO
CALLED IT.
CALLED IT. >> MY PHONE RANGE.
I WENT IN THE OTHER ROOM TO TAKE
THE CALL.
THE CALL. MY DAUGHTER CAME IN RIGHT AFTER
THE CALL AND SHE SAID WAS THAT
JOE BIDEN?
JOE BIDEN? I SAID, YES, IT WAS.
HE CALLED TO SAY HOW BAD HE
FELT?
FELT? I SAID, HOW DID YOU KNOW?
SHE SAID, BECAUSE THAT’S WHO JOE
BIDEN IS.
BIDEN IS. >> HE’S MADE A LOT OF FRIENDS
THAT WAY, THROUGH PERSONAL