16. WARREN, 15, AND DOWN FROM THERE.
THE ONLY OTHER PERSON IN DOUBLE
DIGITS, AMY KLOBUCHAR.
WOULD YOU BE PREPARED TO FULLY
SUPPORT JOE BIDEN AS THE
NOMINEE?
NOMINEE? >> IF HE GETS THE NOMINATION,
BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THIS
IS ALL A REACTION TO BERNIE’S
STRENGTH RIGHT NOW, I MEAN, THIS
IS A REACTION FROM THE DNC.
BECAUSE OF BERNIE’S STRENGTH.
>> WHAT DOES THE DNC HAVE TO DO
WITH IT?
WITH IT? >> WHEN THEY ALLOW ANOTHER
CANDIDATE IN, PEOPLE WANT TO
MAKE A BIG DEAL ABOUT IT.
WE DON’T REALLY CARE.
>> YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT
BLOOMBERG.
BLOOMBERG. >> OR THEY’RE GOING TO MAKE A
BIG DEAL ABOUT AN ARGUMENT OR
SOMEBODY BOOING, THAT IS JUST A
REACTION TO BERNIE’S GROUND
SWALLOW SUPPORT AND IT’S GROWING
EVERY DAY.
EVERY DAY. I JUST LEFT MY NEIGHBORHOOD, AND
I HAD A BERNIE KNOCKER AND I
ALREADY HAD A BERNIE SIGN, YOU
KNOW, IN MY LAWN.
THEY’RE CHECKING THE LIST, AND
THEY’RE CHECKING IT TWICE.
I’M HERE TO TELL YOU, IT REALLY,
ALL THIS STUFF REALLY DOESN’T
MATTER BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT
BERNIE’S SURGE IS REAL BECAUSE
EAST AUTHENTIC, HE’S CONSISTENT
AND BECAUSE HE’S GOING TO WIN.
>> WHAT IF HE DOESN’T, WHAT
THEN, DO YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR
FRIENDS WHO ARE PART OF, YOU
KNOW, THE WORLD OF BERNIE
SANDERS SUPPORTERS WILL MOVE ON
THEN TO THE GENERAL ELECTION
NOMINEE AND BE ENTHUSIASTIC
SUPPORTERS, NO MATTER WHO IT IS.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT, I CAN SPEAK
FOR MYSELF.
FOR MYSELF. HERE’S THE THING, I WILL SUPPORT
THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION
BECAUSE ANYTHING IS BETTER THAN
WHAT’S GOING ON IN WASHINGTON,
D.C.
D.C. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE’RE NOT FOCUSED
ON THAT BECAUSE WE KNOW RIGHT
NOW THAT BERNIE IS AHEAD.
BERNIE IS AHEAD, YOU KNOW, AND
BERNIE IS GOING TO SHOW UP BIG
AND STRONG IN THE CAUCUSES, AND
WE’RE GOING TO WIN THIS CAUCUS.
>> WE DON’T WANT TO MAKE THIS
ABOUT THESE TWO AGAINST EACH
OTHER.
OTHER. AS YOU’RE TALKING TO PEOPLE IN
THE WORLD, IS THAT WHAT YOU’RE
HEARING AS WELL, THIS IS
ESSENTIALLY A BERNIE BIDEN TWO
PERSON RACE OR BROADER THAN
THAT.
THAT. ELIZABETH WARREN HAS HAD BIG
EVENTS HERE.
EVENTS HERE. THERE’S BUTTIGIEG SUPPORT.
THERE’S OTHER PEOPLE.
DO YOU GET THE SENSE THAT ANYONE
ELSE, BLOOMBERG, ANYONE, HAS GOT
ANY MOMENTUM.
ANY MOMENTUM. >> I THINK IT’S MUCH BROADER
THAN THAT, AND I THINK WE HAVE
TO REMEMBER, POLLS WERE TELLING
US ONE THING IN 2016, AND WE GOT
A VERY DIFFERENT RESULT.
ULTIMATELY WE WON’T KNOW WHO
PEOPLE LIKE UNTIL THEY HEAD TO
THE BALLOT BOX.
THERE’S A LOT OF ENERGY AROUND A
LOT OF CANDIDATES BUT MOSTLY
THERE IS ENERGY AROUND SAYING
THANK YOU, NEXT, TO 2016.
WE HAVE SEEN THE SONG AND DANCE,
AND WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
PEOPLE OF GOOD CONSCIENCE WHO
WANT THE SAME RESULT END UP
FIGHTING WITH EACH OTHER.
IT LEAVES A GAPING HOLE FOR FA
SHIS
SHIS -- FASCISTS WALKING RIGHT
THROUGH.
THROUGH. WE HAVEN’T EVEN FIGURED OUT HOW
TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY’S VOTE
COUNTS WHEN THEY COME TO THE
BALLOT BOX IN 2020.
LET’S GET OUR PRIORITIES IN
ORDER AND ENSURE THAT EVERY
VOICE IS HEARD IN THIS ELECTION.
>> YOU KNOW, ERIN, YOUR NEWS
ORGANIZATION, THE 19th IS
FOCUSED ON WHAT WOMEN CARE
ABOUT.
ABOUT. WHAT ARE YOU HEARING BACK AS
YOU’RE TALKING TO PEOPLE ON THE
CAMPAIGN TRAIL?
CAMPAIGN TRAIL? WHAT ARE WOMEN TELLING YOU THEY
WANT TO SEE HAPPEN?
>> WELL, WOMEN ARE VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT WHO THEY FEEL IS
GOING TO BE THE BEST CANDIDATE
TO BEAT PRESIDENT TRUMP.
>> DO THEY CARE WHETHER IT’S A
WOMAN?
WOMAN? >> NO.
>> NO. I MEAN, NOT NECESSARILY.
BUT THAT IS NOT TO SAY THAT THEY
ARE -- THEY ARE VERY ADAMANT, A
LOT OF WOMEN I’M TALKING TO THAT
A WOMAN CAN WIN.
BUT THERE ARE CERTAINLY SOME
THAT HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT
THAT, AND SO THAT IS THE
ELECTABILITY ARGUMENT THAT YOU
HAVE HEARD FROM AMY KLOBUCHAR
HERE, THAT YOU HAVE HEARD FROM
SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN WHO HAS
AN AD OUT, SAYING SHE CAN’T WIN,
TRYING TO REASSURE PEOPLE WHO
MAY LIKE CANDIDATES LIKE WARREN
OR KLOBUCHAR, BUT REALLY, WOMEN,
LIKE MANY DEMOCRATS, I MEAN,
THEIR TOP PRIORITY SEEMS TO BE
BEATING THIS PRESIDENT IN
NOVEMBER.
NOVEMBER. >> WHAT ABOUT YOU, CHARLIE, I
WONDER IF THE ENTRANCE OF
BLOOMBERG, WHAT IMPACT DO YOU
THINK IT’S HAVING ON ALL OF US?
>> I DON’T THINK IT’S HAVING ANY
IMPACT HERE, EXCEPT ANTICIPATORY
DREAD, WHAT WILL THE IOWA CAUCUS
MEAN WHEN MIKE BLOOMBERG IS
REALLY IN THE RACE, INSTEAD OF
BEING A TV COMMERCIAL.
AND THE OTHER THING I WANT TO
SAY IS THE OVERWHELMING FEELING
I GET ON ALL THE OTHER ISSUES IS
DREAD, UNCERTAINTY.
DREAD, UNCERTAINTY. WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT WITH
MY HEALTH CARE.
WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT,
WHAT’S THE NEXT LUNACY TO COME
DOWN THE PIKE.
WHAT’S THE NEXT BUNCH OF
E-MAILS, NOBODY’S GOT THEIR FEET
UNDER THEM RIGHT NOW, AND I