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>>> ALL OF OUR EMBEDDED
REPORTERS TRAVELING WITH THE
VARIOUS CAMPAIGNS, OUR SO-CALLED
ROAD WARRIORS, HAVE THEMSELVES
MILES TO GO BEFORE THEY SLEEP.
SHAQUILLE BREWSTER IS OUR ROAD
WARRIOR ON THE ROAD WITH AND
COVERING SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS.
HE CAUGHT UP WITH SENATOR
SANDERS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE
DEBATE.
DEBATE. >> WHAT DID YOU THINK OF YOUR
DEBATE PERFORMANCE TONIGHT?
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS GOOD.
LOOK, WHEN YOU WIN THE POPULAR
VOTE IN IOWA AND YOU WIN THE NEW
HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY AND YOU WIN
THE NEVADA CAUCUS, GUESS WHAT?
PEOPLE GO AFTER YOU.
I GOT THAT.
BUT I THINK AT THE END OF THE
DAY, THERE IS A REASON WHY WE
ARE BEATING TRUMP IN POLL AFTER
POLL AFTER POLL NATIONALLY.
THERE’S A REASON WHY WE ARE
MICHIGAN, IN PENNSYLVANIA.
AND I THINK THAT THAT REASON IS
THAT THE WORKING PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND THAT WE CANNOT
CONTINUE TO HAVE A GOVERNMENT
THAT WORKS FOR THE WEALTHY AND
THE POWERFUL.
THE POWERFUL. THEY WANT A GOVERNMENT THAT
REPRESENTS ALL OF US, AND I FEEL
PRETTY GOOD.
PRETTY GOOD. >> YOU MENTIONED YOUR NAME WAS
INVOKED A LOT ONSTAGE.
>> YES, IT WAS.
>> WERE YOU READY FOR THAT?
WERE YOU EXPECTING THAT COMING
IN?
IN? >> YES, I WAS.
LOOK, AGAIN, WHEN YOU WIN THE
FIRST THREE ELECTIONS, I
UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING
TO GO AFTER YOU.
WHAT IS ALWAYS PAINFUL IS THAT
IN A DEBATE FORMAT, YOU JUST
DON’T HAVE THE TIME.
THE MODERATORS TRY TO DO IT.
YOU’VE GOT 45 SECONDS TO
RESPOND.
RESPOND. YOU REALLY CAN’T.
FOR EXAMPLE, I AM VERY PROUD OF
MY RECORD, ALL RIGHT?
>> GUNS CAME UP.
>> GUNS CAME UP.
>> VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN REALLY
GOT AT YOU.
>> I GOT A D-MINUS VOTING RECORD
FROM THE NRA.
I’M PROUD THAT 30 YEARS AGO I
SUPPORTED A BAN ON ASSAULT
WEAPONS AND THAT’S MY VIEW RIGHT
NOW.
NOW. I THINK WE HAVE A STRONGER
POSITION ON GUN SAFETY
LEGISLATION, WHICH WILL
REPRESENT THE NEEDS OF THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE, NOT THE NRA.
BUT WHAT DOES DISTURB ME, I HAVE
TO SAY, IN THESE DEBATES IS
SOMETIMES WHILE ALL OF THE
QUESTIONS ARE GOOD AND
IMPORTANT, WE SOMETIMES DON’T
GET TO THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE,
AND THAT IS HOW DOES IT HAPPEN
THAT IN THE RICHEST COUNTRY IN
THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, WE’RE
THE ONLY MAJOR COUNTRY NOT TO
GUARANTEE HEALTH CARE TO ALL?
WE DON’T HAVE PAID FAMILY AND
MEDICAL LEAVE.
MEDICAL LEAVE. WE’VE GOT 500,000 PEOPLE
SLEEPING OUT ON THE STREETS
TONIGHT AFTER GIVING A TRILLION
DOLLARS IN TAX BREAKS TO THE TOP
1% AND LARGE CORPORATIONS.
HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?
IT HAPPENS BECAUSE IN AMERICA
TODAY YOU HAVE A BILLIONAIRE
CLASS THAT HAS INCREDIBLE
ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL POWER.
I KNOW THAT’S SOMETHING
CORPORATE MEDIA DOESN’T LIKE TO
TALK ABOUT.
TALK ABOUT. CERTAINLY WE DON’T TALK ABOUT IT
IN CONGRESS.
IN CONGRESS. BUT IN THE LAST THREE YEARS,
MICHAEL BLOOMBERG HIMSELF HAS
SEEN HIS WEALTH INCREASE BY
$15 BILLION, AND YET HALF OF OUR
PEOPLE ARE LIVING PAYCHECK TO
PAYCHECK.
PAYCHECK. THAT IS AN ISSUE THAT WE DIDN’T
TALK ABOUT IN THIS DEBATE, THE
LAST DEBATE, THE DEBATE BEFORE.
THAT IS AN ISSUE WE HAVE TO TALK
ABOUT.
ABOUT. >> TELL ME ABOUT A MOMENT THAT
WE SAW WHERE IT SEEMED LIKE YOU
WERE ALMOST ARGUING WITH THE
CROWD OR DEBATING WITH THE CROWD
AT ONE POINT.
WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?
>> THAT’S AN INTERESTING
QUESTION.
QUESTION. DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY IT
COSTS TO GET A TICKET DOWN
BELOW?
BELOW? >> HOW MUCH?
>> I READ THAT IT COST $1,750.
SO TO GET A TICKET TO THE
DEBATE, YOU HAVE TO BE FAIRLY
WEALTHY.
WEALTHY. MOST WORKING PEOPLE THAT I KNOW
DON’T SPEND $1,700 TO GET A
TICKET TO A DEBATE, AND THAT’S
PROBLEMATIC.
PROBLEMATIC. THAT’S WHAT THE DNC DID.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I
FELT VERY GOOD ABOUT THE DEBATE
BECAUSE I THINK, YOU KNOW, MY
OPPONENTS RAISED A WHOLE LOT OF
ISSUES AND I THINK WE WERE ABLE
TO FIGHT BACK EFFECTIVELY.
I’M STILL STANDING, AND I’M
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SOUTH
CAROLINA PRIMARY ON SATURDAY AND
SUPER TUESDAY ON TUESDAY.
>> ONE THING THAT MAYOR PETE
BROUGHT UP THAT YOU DIDN’T GET
TO ADDRESS DIRECTLY, HE SAID,
HOW CAN YOU LEAD A REVOLUTION
WHEN YOU’RE NOT WILLING TO LEAD
A CHANGE IN THE FILIBUSTER RULE?
I’M PARAPHRASING THERE BUT --
>> HERE IS A PROMISE THAT I
MAKE.
MAKE. FOR ALL OF THE MAJOR LEGISLATION
THAT I WANT TO SEE PASSED,
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, ENDING
THE ABSURDITY OF HAVING MORE
PEOPLE IN JAIL THAN ANY OTHER
COUNTRY, LEGALIZING MARIJUANA,
PASSING MEDICARE FOR ALL,
PASSING STRONG IMMIGRATION
REFORM, WE WILL DO THAT WITH 50
VOTES PLUS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES.
WE USE THE BUDGET RECKONONCILIAT
ACT, OTHER SNT RULES TO DO THAT.
BUT IN TERMS OF THE FILIBUSTER,
HERE’S THE PROBLEM.
IF YOU GET RID OF THE FILIBUSTER
TOMORROW, THEN THE UNITED STATES
SENATE BECOMES LIKE THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
REPRESENTATIVES. I THINK THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF
THIS COUNTRY WERE NOT STUPID.
THEY SAID WE’RE GOING TO CREATE
THE HOUSE, MAJORITY RULES.
IN THE SENATE IT’S GOING TO BE A
LITTLE DIFFERENT.
LITTLE DIFFERENT. I THINK THAT’S OKAY.
I THINK IN THE SENATE YOU WANT
PEOPLE TO STAND UP.
THEY WANT TO GET UP AND TALK FOR
EIGHT OR NINE HOUSHZRS, THEY HAV
RIGHT TO DO THAT.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY ON ALL
OF THE IMPORTANT LEGISLATION I
AM CAMPAIGNING ON, WE’RE NOT
GOING TO WAIT FOR 60 VOTES.
WE WILL PASS IT WITH A MAJORITY
PLUS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES. >> YOU MENTIONED YOU WOULD
CONSIDER MOVING THE EMBASSY BACK
TO WHERE IT WAS.
WHY BRING THAT UP?
WHY WOULD YOU CONSIDER MOVING --
NOT BRING THAT UP, BUT WHY WOULD
YOU CONSIDER MOVING IT BACK TO
THE ORIGINAL --
>> I THINK WHAT YOU WANT TO DO
IS EMBASSY LOCATION IS A
SYMBOLIC STATEMENT ON THE PART
OF THE UNITED STATES.
WHAT I’M SAYING IS IT HAS TO BE
LOOKED AT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF
THE UNITED STATES DOING
EVERYTHING IT CAN, A, TO PROTECT
THE INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY OF
ISRAEL, BUT ALSO FINALLY
PROVIDING JUSTICE TO THE
PALESTINIAN PEOPLE.
PALESTINIAN PEOPLE. YOU’VE GOT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT IN
GAZA SOMETHING LIKE 70%.
PEOPLE CANNOT EVEN LEAVE GAZA
DESPITE THE MISERABLE LIVING
CONDITIONS THERE.
CONDITIONS THERE. AND I WANT AND MY FOREIGN POLICY
WILL BE TO SAY TO THE ISRAELIS,
TO SAY TO THE PALESTINIANS,
WE’RE GOING TO START WORKING
THIS STUFF OUT.
BUT IT CANNOT BE A ONE SIDED
POLICY PRO-ISRAEL.
POLICY PRO-ISRAEL. IT HAS TO CONSIDER THE PAIN AND
SUFFERING OF THE PALESTINIAN
PEOPLE AS WELL.
>> ANYTHING HAPPEN ON THAT STAGE
TO STOP YOUR MOMENTUM?
>> YOU KNOW, I THINK WE DID JUST
FINE, AND I THINK THE ISSUES
THAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT,
RAISING THAT MINIMUM WAGE TO A
LIVING WAGE, 15 BUCKS AN HOUR,
MAKING SURE THAT EVERY KID IN
THIS COUNTRY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY
TO GO TO COLLEGE REGARDLESS OF
INCOME, DEMANDING THAT THE
WEALTHIEST PEOPLE IN THIS
COUNTRY START PAYING THEIR FAIR