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>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. LET'S GET TO IT AND TALK ABOUT
JOE BIDEN AND WHAT
MAY BE THE FIELD OF CANDIDATES
WITH THE FIRST DEBATE
ABOUT WHAT, TWO MONTHS AWAY.
WE INVITED TWO INDEPENDENTS AND
TWO DEMOCRATS.
TWO DEMOCRATS. WE WILL TALK TO THE
INDEPENDENTS, JOHN, HE IS A
SENIOR TECHNOLOGY PROJECT
MANAGER.
MANAGER.
MANAGER. STEVE 4@RICHARDSON AND AN
ECONOMIS4@T, JULIE IS CHAIR OF
THE VIRGINIA LIST AT THE
PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL
PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITE AND TRISTAN THE
CHAIRMAN OF THE BLACK
CAUCUS.
CAUCUS.
CAUCUS. LET'S START WITH THE DEMOCRATS.
JOE BIDEN IS IN THE FIELD.
ALREADY POLLS AT 4@4@THE TOP.
HE HAS NAME RECOGNITION.
HOW WELL WILL HE DO
WILL 4@IT HOLD
>> I THINK IT PROBABLY WILL.
JOE, WE WANT TO EVEN CALL HIM 4@
JOE HE IS A WARM MAN
WE HAVE COME T4@O KNOW FOR A LO
TIME AND 4@HAS BEEN
VETTED REALLY WELL.
I THINK -- THERE'S NO -- AND HE
IS WHO HE IS.
THERE'S NEVER A 4@SURPRISE.
THE SURPRISES ARE SOMETIMES
TH4@ING THAT FALL OUT OF
HIS MOUTH.
HIS MOUTH. FOR THE MOST PART 4@HE IS4@ ONE
THE MOST REAL
POLITICIANS WE HAVE SEEN.
HE HAS BEEN IN THE GAME THE
LONGEST.
LONGEST.
LONGEST. HE HAS HAD THE MOST
OPPORTUNITIES TO BE
INVESTIGATED, TO BE CALLED OUT.
WE KIND OF KNOW WHAT'S THERE.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. HIM DON'T SEE THAT CHANGING.
>> JUST -- WILL YOUNG PEOPLE
GO FOR HIM 4@OR LOOK AT
YOUNGER CANDIDATES, WHO MORE TO
THE LEFT
THE LEFT
THE LEFT >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I THINK THAT THE VICE PRESIDENT
BIDEN BRINGS A
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE TO THE
RACE BECAUSE HE HAS
BEEN VICE PRESIDENT.
HE IS UNCLE 4@JOE TO A LOT OF U
HE IS ALSO ROLLED OUT A VERY 4@
DIVERSE TEAM.
DIVERSE TEAM. HE HAS A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE
AROUND HIM AND IS
WILLING TO LISTEN TO THEM.
>> ARE YOU GOING TO SUPPORT
HIM
HIM
HIM WORKING WITH THE CAMPAIGN
JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR.
>> I DON'T KNOW YET.
I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY
WE HAVE 22 CANDIDATES.
I WAS CORRECTED.
I WAS SAYING 20 ALL DAY.
22 CANDIDATES.
22 CANDIDATES. WE KNOW A LOT ABOUT FOUR 4@OR
FIVE OF THEM.
WE DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE
REST.
REST.
REST. >>
REST. >> LET ME COME OVER TO MY
INDEPENDENT FRIENDS.
INDEPENDENT FRIENDS. WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF HIM
>> THIS IS A CHALLENGE FOR
INDEPENDENTS.
INDEPENDENTS. IF JOE IS GOING 4@TO SURVIVE HE
HAS TO WAKE UP THE
INDEPENDENTS AND GET US
EXCITED.
EXCITED.
EXCITED. >> WHAT WILL THAT TAKE
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO HEAR
>> I NEED TO HEAR HIM TAKE
4@TRUMP ON STRAIGHT AND
FORWARD.
FORWARD.
FORWARD. RIGHT TO THE GUT.
INVITE HIM TO THE RING.
THEN DEBATE HIM ON THE ISSUES
AND DEBATE HIM ON HIS
CONDUCT.
CONDUCT.
CONDUCT. >> HE CALLED OUT THE PRESIDENT
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. HE
TODAY. HE IS KIND OF LIKE LOOK PAST
THE OTHER CANDIDATES.
WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM HIM IF
ANYTHING
ANYTHING
ANYTHING >> I'M LOOKING FOR THE SAME
THING FROM HIM AS I'M
LOOKING FOR FROM ALL OF THE
CANDIDATES WHICH IS
RESPECT, RECOGNITION, AND
REFORMS.
REFORMS.
REFORMS. THE RESPECT FOR OUR RIGHT TO
VOTE WITHOUT JOINING A
PARTY, RECOGNITION THAT WE HAVE
REASONS FOR BEING
INDEPENDENT AND REFORMS IN THE
WAY OF OPEN PRIMARIES
AND INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING
COMMISSIONS.
COMMISSIONS. SAME DAY VOTER REGISTRATION,
THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> LET ME THROW THIS DOWN.
HILLARY CLINTON PLAYED 4@THIS
CARD TO HER DOOM.
YOU DON'T WANT TRUMP.
YOU WANT ME OVER HIM.
JOE BIDEN WILL HAVE TO PUT MEAT
ON THE BONES.
HE WILL HAVE TO TELL US WHAT HE
IS ABOUT, MAYBE
SEPARATE HIMSELF FROM OBAMA 4@
WHAT DO YOU THINK
>> I DON'T THINK HE WILL HAVE
TO SEPARATE HIMSELF 4@
FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA.
I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF
INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE 4@
SURPRISED AT WHAT HAPPENED IN
2016.
2016.
2016. THOSE VOTERS ARE READY TO BRING
BACK OBAMA AND THE
ONLY WAY TO BRING HIM BACK 4@IS
BRING BACK JOE BIDEN.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION I'M 4@
ABSOLUTELY SUPPORTIVE OF
VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.
>> WHEN SECRETARY CLINTON 4@WA
SAYING IT WAS THEORY.
NOW WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE SAYING.
>> LET ME COME OVER TO THE 4@
IMPORTANT INDEPENDENT
IMPORTANT INDEPENDENT VOTERS.
VOTERS.
VOTERS. PRESIDENT TRUMP TOOK WISCONSIN,
PENNSYLVANIA,
PENNSYLVANIA, MICHIGAN, BLUE STATES.
I'M GOING TO GUESS THERE WERE A
LOT OF 4@INDEPENDENTS4@
WHO DECIDED TO GO REPUBLICAN
WHO MAY HAVE LOOKED THE
OTHER WAY.
OTHER WAY. TELL ME WHAT LIKELY TO HAPPEN
IN THOSE STATES IN.
>> I THINK JOE IS A CANDIDATE
THAT CAN CAPTURE THAT
VOTE BECAUSE OF 4@THE KNIT YOU'
THAT CAN CAPTURE THAT VOTE BECAUSE OF 4@THE KNIT YOU'@
OF JOE.
OF JOE.
OF JOE. JOE IS AN EVERY DAY GUY.
HE RIDES THE AMTRAK. 4@
>> I GOT YOU WHAT ABOUT
POLICIES IN.
POLICIES IN. >> THIS IS -- WHERE HE IS
LIGHT.
LIGHT.
LIGHT. HE
LIGHT. HE HAS BEEN AROUND A 4@LONG TIM
BUT I DON'T THINK
ANYONE AT THE TABLE CAN SAY 4@4@
WHAT HE IS ABOUT.
FROM A POLICY STANDPOINT.
>> I WATCHED 4@HIS STATEMENT O
THE OPENING AND I WAS -- TO
TELL YOU THE TRUTH MY REACTION
WAS THAT HE 4@
WANTS TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT
AGAIN, JOE BIDEN STYLE.
I THINK 4@IT'S -- HE IS MAKING
BIG MISTAKE.
BIG MISTAKE. I THINK ALL THE DEMOCRATS WILL
BE MAKING A BIG
MISTAKE IF THEY FOCUS ON TRUMP.
I THINK THEY HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO START A NEW PATH
4@AND MAKE A POSI4@TIVE
CONTRIBUTION AND THAT'S WHAT WE
REALLY NEED.
REALLY NEED. >> AND DID YOU HEAR WHAT HE
JUST SAID
JUST SAID
JUST SAID RESPOND TO THAT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE 4@WILL BE SAYIN
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT
OF INDIVIDUALS WHO
TALK ABOUT THAT -- THE ROLE OUT
OF -- HIS
OF -- HIS
OF -- HIS ANNOUNCEMENT WASN'T AS GOOD 4@A
IT COULD HAVE BEEN OR
YOUNG PEOPLE WERE 4@SAYING THAT
IT COULD HAVE BEEN OR YOUNG PEOPLE WERE 4@SAYING THAT@
WHY DID HE MENTI4@ON
CHARLOTTESVILLE
CHARLOTTESVILLE >> AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE.
WILL HE BE LIKE SOME OF THE
DEMOCRATS TO 4@THE LEFT4@
TALKING ABOUT MEDICARE FOR
EVERYBODY OR IS HE GOING
TO SAY LET'S KEEP IT, BALL CARE
AND MAKE IT BETTER.
>> I THINK HE WILL SAY WE
SHOULD KEEP OBAMA 4@CARE
AND MAKE IT BETTER.
>> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT TWO 4@
THINGS QUICKLY.
THINGS QUICKLY. ONE I WANT TO ADDRESS STEVE'S
COMMENT.
COMMENT.
COMMENT. 4@ARE YOU RIGHT FOR THE GENERAL
ELECTION BUT THAT'S
NOT HOW YOU WIN THE PRIMARY.
THE END OF THE DAY HE HAS TO 4@
WIN THE PRIMARY.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> AND PART TWO, HE WON THOSE
RED STATES BY A HAIR
IN PARTICULAR COUNTIES THAT ARE
BLUE COLLAR C COUNTIES
WHERE HE IS LIKELY TO DO WELL.
>> AND WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND
THAT THERE ARE 22
CANDIDATES IN THIS RACE.
IF EVERYBODY SAYS THE SAME
THING IT'LL BE DIFFICULT
FOR VOTERS TO SAY THIS IS WHO I
THING IT'LL BE DIFFICULT FOR VOTERS TO SAY THIS IS WHO I@
WANT TO STAND FOR.
I THINK THAT BIDEN -- WILL GO
DOWN THE MIDDLE, LET'S
UNITE THE COUNTRY.
>> HERE IS WHERE I HAVE A
PROBLEM IN TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN 22 CANDIDATES PLUS
TRUMP.
TRUMP.
TRUMP. IF
TRUMP. IF THERE IS NOT A BREAK OUT
CANDIDATE AND THEY ALL
SAYING THE 4@SAME THING, THEN
IT'S JUST MORE OF THE
SAME.
SAME.
SAME. >>
SAME. >> THEY AREN'T ALL SAYING THE
SAME.
SAME.
SAME. >>
SAME. >> IN A SENSE THEY ARE.
>> JOE IS THE MODERATE.
>> THEY ARE TALKING TO THE 4@
LEFT.
LEFT.
LEFT. >>
LEFT. >> IN THE PRIMARY.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
DO THEY HAVE 4@A TRACK RECORD O
EXCELLENCE ON THE
LEFT, RIGHT OR ANY PLACE
>> I GOT