DRUG TO NOT GETTING THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. >> SO JOE BIDEN AEBS’S DOMINANCE
SOUTH CAROLINA POLLS CONTINUES
IN THE LATEST POLL.
THE FORMER VICE PRESIDENT IS IN
FIRST PLACE WITH 33% OF THE
SUPPORT.
SUPPORT. ELIZABETH WARREN AND BERNIE
SANDERS FOLLOW WITH 13% AND 11%
RESPECTIVELY.
RESPECTIVELY. MAYOR PETE IS IN SINGLE DIGITS
WITH 6% ALONG WITH TOM STEYER AT
5% AND ANDREW YANG AT 4%.
AND, GUY, MAN, WE ARE --
THESE -- IT’S EARLY.
WE’LL ALWAYS SAY IT’S EARLY
UNTIL -- I ALWAYS THINK IT’S
EARLY UNTIL IT’S TWNT24 HOURS BE
THEY ELECTION.
THEY ELECTION. BUT WE’RE STARTING TO SEE THIS
FIELD FORM.
FIELD FORM. MAYOR PETE COMING ON VERY STRONG
IN IOWA.
IN IOWA. NEW HAMPSHIRE IS STILL A BATTLE.
BUT, MAN, JOE BIDEN IS THE
TEFLON MAN, TEFLON JOE?
SOUTH CAROLINA.
SOUTH CAROLINA. HE STAYS IN THE 40s THERE NO
MATTER WHAT.
MATTER WHAT. WHAT’S GOING ON?
>> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I THINK
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS
IS WE DON’T SEE OTHER CANDIDATES
EATING INTO JOE BIDEN’S LEAD
AMONG BLACK VOTERS IN SOUTH
CAROLINA.
CAROLINA. THERE ARE HUGE DRASTICS WITHIN
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AS IT
RELATES TO THE CAUCUS AND
PRIMARY SEASON THAT I THINK ARE
STARTING TO SHOW THEMSELVES.
ALTHOUGH JOE HAS STABILIZED IN
IOWA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE, BOTH OF
THOSE STATES ARE PREDOMINATELY
WHITE AND THEY TEND TO BE MORE
LIBERAL INSIDE OF THE CAUCUS AND
PRIMARY.
PRIMARY. WHEREAS, SOUTH CAROLINA IS A
MUCH MORE DIVERSE STATE.
DON’T FORGET WE HAVE THE NEVADA
CAUCUS IN BETWEEN THOSE.
THINK IT’S REFLECTIVE OF WHERE
WE SEE THE RACE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT
I THINK JOE BIDEN HAS STABILIZED
HIS RACE.
HIS RACE. THERE WAS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT
HIS DECLINE AND WHETHER HE WOULD
HAVE THE MONEY AND WHETHER HIS
SUPPORT WOULD STICK WITH HIM.
ACROSS ALL OF THESE STATES WE’VE
SEEN HIM HOLD PRETTY STRONG IN
PLACE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF
WEEKS, WHICH IS REALLY CRITICAL
FOR HIM.
FOR HIM. BUT GOING BACK TO YOUR POINT,
OVER 50% OF PRIMARY AND
CAUCUSGOERS STILL SAY THEY’RE
OPEN TO CHANGING THEIR MIND.
AMONG SECOND CHOICE VOTERS SAY
THEY’RE RELATIVELY EVEN BETWEEN
ALL OF THESE PARTICULAR RACES.
I STILL BELIEVE WE’RE GOING TO
SEE A LOT OF CHANGE, MORE CHANGE
BETWEEN NOW AND THE IOWA CAUCUS
THAN WE HAVE SO FAR THIS YEAR.
>> SO WE TALK ABOUT IT ALL THE
TIME, MIKE, BLACK VOTERS IN
SOUTH CAROLINA, 44% SUPPORT JOE
BIDEN.
BIDEN. THAT REMAINS THE WALL THAT MAYOR
PETE IS GOING TO HAVE TO BREAK
THROUGH IF HE WANTS TO BECOME
THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.
BECAUSE SOUTH CAROLINA IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT
ACTUALLY, IT IS THE DEMOGRAPHIC
BREAKDOWN OF WHAT FOLLOWS FOR
THE REST OF THE PRIMARIES.
ESPECIALLY A FEW DAYS LATER ON
SUPER TUESDAY WHEN YOU YOUHAVE A
LOT OF DEEP SOUTH STATES, TEXAS.
IF JOE BIDEN HANGS IF FOR SOUTH
CAROLINA AND WINS, SAY HE WINS
IT COMFORTABLY, SUPER TUESDAY
SUDDENLY LOOKS VERY GOOD FOR
HIM.
HIM. YOU GET 40% OF DEMOCRATIC
DELEGATES AWARD ON THAT ONE DAY.
>> AS GUY JUST POINTED OUT,
THERE’S A REAL RESILIENCE IN JOE
BIDEN’S STRENGTH OUT THERE.
AND IT PROPS HIM UP, YOU KNOW,
HIS CAMPAIGN WAS LISTED AS DEAD,
AL, ABOUT A MONTH AGO, YOU KNOW,
KIA, GONE.
KIA, GONE. BUT, NO, HE’S STILL HERE, STILL
STRONG?
STRONG? CERTAIN ASPECTS.
CERTAIN ASPECTS. ONE OF THE MORE INTERESTING
ASPECTS OUT THERE, AND IT’S
ANECDOTAL THUS FAR, IS WHAT IS
GOING ON WITH ELIZABETH WARREN
AND HER CAMPAIGN SINCE HER
EXPLAINING HER HEALTH CARE PLAN,
ONE THE COST OF IT, AND THEN
WELL, MAYBE THREE YEARS INTO MY
FIRST TERM WE’LL GET TO IT.
THAT SEEMS TO HAVE PEAKED SOME
INTEREST IN TAKING A LOOK AT HER
AMONG VOTERS.
AMONG VOTERS. >> I THINK WHEN YOU GET ON THE
MAIN STAGE AND THEY PUT THE
LIGHTS ON AND YOU START REALLY
LOOKING AT THEM, THAT’S THE
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. I THINK THAT SOME PEOPLE BEGAN
LOOKING AT THE COAST OF WHAT SHE
WAS PROPOSING AND WENT ANOTHER
WAY.
WAY. ON THE OTHER ISSUE, THOUGH, WITH
JOE BIDEN, WHAT HAS BEEN VERY
INTERESTING TO ME IS THAT
THEY -- NONE OF THE CANDIDATES
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SELL BLACK
VOTERS, ACCORDING TO THE POLLS,
ON WHY THEY SHOULD LEAVE JOE
BIDEN.
BIDEN. AND THAT IS DEMONSTRATED BY HE
HAS MAINTAINED THROUGH ALL OF
THE UPS AND KOUNSDOWNS EERTHD PO
POLLING, HE STILL HAS ALL THE
BLACK VOTERS.
BLACK VOTERS. WE’RE HAVING THIS BIG BECKREAKFA
AND FOUR OR FIVE OF THE
CANDIDATES ARE COMING, BUTTIGIEG
IS ONE OF THEM, THEY’VE GOT TO
GIVE AN ARGUMENT TO BLACK
AMERICANS.
AMERICANS. WHY WOULD THEY WALK AWAY FROM
OBAMA’S VICE PRESIDENT AND
SOMEONE WE KNOW?
THE WORST THING THEY CAN WALK
AWAY FROM INTO THIS SUPER
TUESDAY IS WELL, I’M THE
CANDIDATE THAT WHITES WILL VOTE
FOR BUT BLACKS AND BROWNS DON’T
WANT ME.
WANT ME. THAT IS NOT A FOOTAGE VICTORY.
>> NOPATH TO VICTORY.
>> I’LL KEEP GOING, I WON’T TALK
ABOUT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
REV, SO EARLY ON KAMALA’S TEAM,
CORY’S TEAM THOUGHT THEY WERE
GOING TO DO WELL IN SOUTH
CAROLINA, THOUGHT THEY WERE
GOING TO DO WELL IN THE DEEP
SOUTH BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF
BLACK VOTERS IN THE DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARY.
PRIMARY. SOMEBODY TOLD ME VERY EARLY ON
KAMALA HAD A PAC-10 SEC
STRATEGY, GOING TO WIN ON THE
WEST COAST, GOING TO WIN IN THE
DEEP SOUTH.
DEEP SOUTH. WHY -- WHY -- WHAT’S STOPPING
KAMALA AND CORY FROM REALLY
MAKING GAINS IN SOUTH CAROLINA
AND ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH?
>> I THINK THAT YOU CAN’T TAKE
BLACK VOTES FOR GRANTED JUST
BECAUSE YOU’RE BLACK.
WHEN I RAN IN ’04, THIS WAS IN
THE FIRST ELECTION AFTER 9/11, I
HAD TO STRUGGLE TO GET TO DOUBLE
DIGITS BECAUSE YOU HAD TO GIVE A
RATIONALE AS TO WHY YOU WERE
RUNNING.
RUNNING. A LOT OF PEOPLE ASSUME BLACK
CANDIDATE YOU’RE GOING TO WIN.
THAT’S NOT TRUE.
THEY’RE NOT EVEN IN DOUBLE
DIGITS IN THE POLLS.
YOU HAVE TO ADDRESS BLACK
ISSUES, YOU HAVE TO DO THAT
BECAUSE WE HAVE SPECIFIC
CONCERNS, YOU’VE GOT TO ALSO
SHOW THAT I AM WHO I AM,
AUTHENTICITY.
AUTHENTICITY. THAT I’M FOR REAL AND THAT I CAN
MANAGE THIS COUNTRY AND BE
MYSELF AND I’M NOT REPACKAGING
MYSELF.
MYSELF. I THINK THEY’VE TRIED TO DO
THAT, BUT I DON’T THINK THEY’VE
SUCCESSFULLY BEEN ABLE TO
COMMUNICATE THAT TO THE VOTERS.
>> AS THE REV MENTIONED MAYOR
BUTTIGIEG IN THIS NEW POLL, HE
HAS LESS THAN 1% SUPPORT AMONG
BLACK VOTERS.
BLACK VOTERS. HE’S ON THE LEVEL OF PEOPLE THAT
STATISTICALLY DON’T EVEN
REGISTER FOR BLACK VOTERS.
HE’S GOT A PROBLEM GOING INTO
SOUTH CAROLINA.
SOUTH CAROLINA. GUY, LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT USA,
THE NEW ANALYSIS YOU DID
UPDATING SPENDING ON FACEBOOK
AND GOOGLE ADS COMPARED TO
PRESIDENT TRUMP IN THIS RACE.
TELL US ABOUT IT.
>> I THINK THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF
ATTENTION ON THE WORK THAT THE
TRUMP CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN DOING.
THEY HAVE SPENT TENS OF MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS ON RAISING MONEY AND
SELLING PUMPKIN-THEMED MEGA HATS
AND PLASTIC STRAWS AND
COLLECTING EMAILS.
COLLECTING EMAILS. BUT A LOT OF THAT WORK HASN’T
BEEN DONE IN THE BATTLEGROUND
STATES.
STATES. AND THAT’S REALLY WHERE WE’VE
BEEN FOCUSING.
BEEN FOCUSING. OVER THE PAST FIVE MONTHS,
PRIORITIES HAVE OUTSPENT DONALD
TRUMP IN WISCONSIN, FLORIDA,
PENNSYLVANIA, MICHIGAN ON
TURNING OUT VOTERS IN THE
OFF-YEAR ELECTIONS.
OFF-YEAR ELECTIONS. AND WE’VE SEEN THEM MOVE SINCE
THE 2016 ELECTION AND WE SAW IT
A COUPLE WEEKS AGO IN VIRGINIA
AND PENNSYLVANIA AND KENTUCKY.
SO IT’S AN AREA THAT WE’RE --
THAT WE’RE REALLY FOCUSSED ON
WHILE DONALD TRUMP IS RAISING
MONEY IN CALIFORNIA AND ILLINOIS
AND NEW YORK ONLINE.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT DEMOCRATS ARE FOCUSED
ON BOTH TURNING OUT DEMOCRATIC
VOTERS WHO DIDN’T PARTICIPATE IN
2016 AND TO MAKE SURE WE’RE
TALKING TO SUBURBAN AND EXURBAN
TO BUILD THE STRONGEST COALITION
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. AND THAT’S WHY WE’RE COMMITTED
ONLINE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT
COALITION.
COALITION. >> WE SAW THAT TREND IN
LOUISIANA THE OTHER NIGHT AS
WELL.
WELL. ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>> COME WILLINGING UP, OUR NEXT
ARGUES THAT IF YOU COMPARE KURT
VOLKER’S TESTIMONY TO THAT OF
OTHER WITNESSES, IT APPEARS HE
MAY HAVE LIED TO CONGRESS.
WE’LL EXPLAIN NEXT ON "MORNING
JOE."
JOE." CONGRESS. WE’LL EXPLAIN NEXT ON "MORNING
JOE."