>> IT’S NOT A TRUMP RALLY. LET HIM GO.
LET HIM GO.
THE BERNIE BROS ARE HERE.
LET THEM GO.
>> JOINING ME NOW IS MICHIGAN
GOVERNOR AND BIDEN SUPPORTER
GOVERNOR GRETCHEN WHITMER.
GOVERNOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT ON YOUR
PLATE.
PLATE. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
FIRST OF ALL, HOW WILL BIDEN AND
SANDERS UNITE THE PARTY AFTER
ALL OF THIS MUD-SLINGING IS
GOING ON?
GOING ON? >> I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS I
LOVE ABOUT JOE IS HE BUILT A
COALITION.
COALITION. WE SAW IT LAST NIGHT WITH CORY
BOOKER ON STAGE AND KAMALA
HARRIS.
HARRIS. THERE’S A REASON THAT PEOPLE WHO
ARE RUNNING AGAINST HIM ARE NOW
WITH HIM.
WITH HIM. IT’S BECAUSE EVERYONE CAN FIND A
PLACE IN THIS CAMPAIGN.
FEEDING INTO THE UGLINESS THAT
IS KIND OF A QUINTESSENTIAL
MESSAGE OF THE CURRENT WHITE
HOUSE IS NOT WHAT JOE DOES.
HE’S HUMBLE.
HE’S HUMBLE. HE’S SMART.
HE’S SMART. AND HE HAS A RECORD.
THAT’S WHY I THINK HE RESONATES
WITH MICHIGANDERS.
WITH MICHIGANDERS. HE AND BARACK OBAMA WERE THERE
WHEN OUR BACKS WERE UP AGAINST
THE WALL WHEN THE AUTO INDUSTRY
NEEDED TO HAVE A RESCUE.
THEY EXPANDED HEALTH CARE TO
PEOPLE, THAT MEANS 700,000
PEOPLE IN THE STATE ALMOST, GOT
HEALTH CARE BECAUSE OF IT.
WE KNOW JOE AND WE HAVE
CONFIDENCE AND EVERYONE CAN FIND
A PLACE IN THIS CAMPAIGN.
>> OBVIOUSLY, WOMEN CANDIDATES
ARE NOT DOING WELL THOUGH.
WHAT ABOUT THE ANGER WOMEN FEEL
THAT ELIZABETH WARREN IS NOW OUT
AND ALL OF THE OTHER WOMEN WHO
CAME BEHIND JOE BIDEN OTHER THAN
THE LAST WEEK, OTHER THAN
WARREN, WHO HAS NOT YET
DECLARED.
DECLARED. WHAT ABOUT THE GENDER GAP HERE?
WHAT ARE WOMEN IN MICHIGAN
SAYING?
SAYING? >> I THINK IT’S REAL.
IN OUR LAST ELECTION IN 2018, I
WON BY ALMOST 10 POINTS.
OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL WON,
SECRETARY OF STATE JOYCELYN
BENSON WON.
BENSON WON. PEOPLE SWEPT THE OFFICES.
AND NOT TO SEE WOMEN IN THE
FIGHT IS DISHEARTEN BUT THERE’S
A SOURCE OF INSEPARATION FOR
EVERY PERSON WHO’S BEEN ON THIS
PLATFORM AND EVERY ONCE HAVE
SOMETHING TO OFFER.
I THINK THAT’S WHAT JOE HAS
TALKED ABOUT VERY OPENLY, THAT
THERE IS A PLACE FOR EVERYONE.
ACKNOWLEDGING KAMALA AND CORY
LAST NIGHT SAYING THIS IS THE
KIND OF LEADERSHIP OUR COUNTRY
NEEDS.
NEEDS. I THINK THERE’S GOING TO BE
PLACES FOR TALENT OF ALL STRIPES
AND I THINK THAT’S REALLY
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. JOE MAYBE IS NOT FEMALE AND
MAYBE HE’S NOT A CANDIDATE OF
COLOR, BUT HE GETS IT.
THIS IS IMPORTANT TO HIM.
THAT’S WHAT A REAL COALITION
THAT CAN WIN LOOKS LIKE.
>> WHAT ABOUT WHAT HE SAID --
WHAT BIDEN SAID LAST NIGHT OR
WAS PRETAPED YESTERDAY WITH
LAWRENCE O’DONNELL.
LAWRENCE O’DONNELL. THEY PLAYED IT ALL LAST NIGHT.
IT’S INTERESTING HE SAID IN
ANSWER TO A QUESTION FROM
LAWRENCE ABOUT WHETHER SOMEONE
WHO HAD GONE THROUGH THE DEBATE
TESTING STAGE, FORMER CANDIDATE,
SHOULD BE THE RUNNING MATE?
AND HE SAID COULD BE THE CASE OR
SHOULD BE THE CASE BUT OBVIOUSLY
OTHER WOMEN YOURSELVES, STACEY
ABRAMS.
ABRAMS. WHAT ABOUT HIS COMMITMENT TO
WOMEN OF DIVERSITY AS A RUNNING
MATE IF HE GETS THE NOMINATION?
>> I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT THERE
ARE REPRESENTATION ON THIS
TICKET.
TICKET. AND AS A CO-CHAIR TO GET PAST
THE STATE IN MICHIGAN, I’M GOING
TO HAVE A STRONG VOICE IN WHERE
WE GO FROM HERE.
I WANT TO HELP HIM VET A RUNNING
MATE.
MATE. I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF
PHENOMENAL CANDIDATES THAT WOULD
ROUND OUT THIS TICKET IN
MEANINGFUL WAYS, EMPOWERING
WAYS, NOT TOKENISM, BUT REALLY
ENSURING THERE ARE VOICES OF
PEOPLE ACROSS THIS COUNTRY WHO
HAVE NOT HAD ONE IN THE PAST.
I THINK THAT’S SOMETHING
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND I’M
EXCITED HOW THIS TICKET WILL GET
ROUNDED OUT BUT WE HAVE TO GET
PAST MICHIGAN AND BIG TUESDAY
TODAY AND NEXT TUESDAY.
BUT WE’RE FEELING GOOD ABOUT OUR
GROUND GAME AND WHERE WE’RE
HEADED.
HEADED. >> ARE YOU GOING TO PULL A DICK
CHENEY, WHO HELPED VET AND THEN
BECAME HIMSELF THE NOMINEE?
>> NO.
>> NO. >> LET ME ASK YOU JUST VERY
QUICKLY ABOUT GUNS, BECAUSE THE
VICE PRESIDENT WAS CONFRONTED
TODAY BY AN AUTO WORKER ON THE
GUN ISSUE AND MADE THE POINT
HE’S NOT TRYING TO TAKE PEOPLE’S
GUNS AWAY BUT THAT’S AN
IMPORTANT ISSUE IN A HUNTING
STATE.
STATE. WHERE IN FACT THE LATE GREAT
JOHN DINGELL WAS BEFORE HE
CONGRESS VIRT
CONGRESS VIRT CONVERTED AND RESIGNED FROM THE
NRA OVER THE ASSASSINATION
ATTEMPT AGAINST RONALD REAGAN.
>> LET ME SAY THERE’S A
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NRA AND
HUNTERS.
HUNTERS. THERE’S A DIFFERENT BETWEEN
HUNTERS AND PROPAGANDA WITH ONE
INTEREST GROUP PUTS OUT THERE.
I THINK WE NEED LEADERS WHO GET
THAT, WHO ARE SMART ABOUT THAT
AND, YES, WANT TO MAKE OUR KIDS
SAFE IN THEIR SCHOOLS.
AND RESPECT SOMEONE’S ABILITY TO
HUNT.
HUNT. I THINK THE NUANCE THAT PEOPLE
LIKE TO NOT TALK ABOUT, BUT JOE
GETS IT.
GETS IT. I THINK THAT’S WHY HE WILL STAND
THERE AND HAVE A CONVERSATION
WITH SOMEONE ON A WORK SITE AND
HAVE A REAL DISCUSSION ABOUT IT
AND WHERE WE’RE HEADED.
WE WANT TO MAKE OUR SCHOOLS
SAFE.
SAFE. I’M A MOM.
I GET THAT.
THAT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
TO ME WHEN I DROP MY KIDS OFF TO
KNOW THEY’RE SAFE IN THEIR
SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS. JOE GETS THAT TOO.
THAT’S WHY HE WAS ENDORSED BY
EVERY TOWN.
EVERY TOWN. I THINK THAT’S HUGE.
ALSO IT DOESN’T MEAN THAT PEOPLE
WHO ARE LAW ASIDING, HUNTING
CITIZENS SHOULDN’T HAVE THEIR
SECOND AMENDMENT PROTECTED.
SO THERE IS A WAY FOR SMART
PEOPLE TO MAKE POLICY THAT KEEPS
OUR KIDS SAFE AND I THINK THAT’S
WHAT JOE BIDEN IS ALL ABOUT.
>> ONE MORE QUICK QUESTION,
BECAUSE I WAS JUST SEEING FOR
THE FIRST TIME VIDEO OF THE
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT SHAKING
HANDS WITH SOME OF THE
AUTOWORKERS.
AUTOWORKERS. HE SAID TO LAWRENCE YESTERDAY HE
WOULD NOT BE DOING ROPE LINES,
THEY’RE GOING TO FOLLOW CDC
RECOMMENDATIONS.
RECOMMENDATIONS. HE WAS JUST SHAKING HANDS UP AND
DOWN THAT ROPE LINE.
IS THAT A GOOD PRACTICE AS THE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE?
>> WELL, I HAVE TO TELL YOU, WE
ARE ALL TRYING TO EMULATE WHAT
WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO PEOPLE.
AND I HAVE BEEN DOING THE ELBOW
BUMP AND FIST BUMP AND EVERYONE
ONCE IN A WHILE I CATCH MYSELF
THROWING MY ARMS AROUND SOMEONE.
I’M LEARNING.
I’M LEARNING. I THINK THE VICE PRESIDENT,
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT IS AS
WELL.
WELL. WE’RE PEOPLE.
WE’RE PEOPLE. WE LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ENGAGE WITH FOLKS.
I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING WE’RE
ALL TRYING TO EMULATE WHAT WE
EXPECT -- OR LIVE WHAT WE EXPECT
OTHERS TO EMULATE.
AND IT’S A LEARNING CURVE BUT
WE’RE GETTING THERE.
>> OKAY, APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR