>>> GET READY. IT IS ALMOST SHOW TIME.
SIX DAYS UNTIL CANDIDATES TAKE
THE DEBATE STAGE BUT THE GLOVES
ARE ALREADY COMING OFF.
THE MAIN TARGET?
FRONT-RUNNER JOE BIDEN.
THE FORMER VICE PRESIDENT UNDER
FIRE AFTER CITING THE WORK HE
DID WITH SEGREGATIONIST SENATORS
AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE CIVILITY
THAT USED TO EXIST IN CONGRESS.
SPEAKING AT A FUNDRAISER IN NEW
YORK CITY TUESDAY NIGHT, BIDEN
TOLD THE CROWD THIS.
I WAS IN A CAUCUS WITH JAMES O.
EASTLAND.
EASTLAND. HE NEVER CALLED ME BOY.
HE ALWAYS SALD ME SON.
HERMAN TALMADGE ONE OF THE
MEANEST GUYS I EVER KNEW.
WELL GUESS WHAT?
AT LEAST THERE WAS SOME
CIVILITY.
CIVILITY. WE GOT THINGS DONE.
WE DIDN’T AGREE ON MUCH OF
ANYTHING BUT WE GOT THINGS DONE.
BUT TODAY, YOU LOOK AT THE OTHER
SIDE AND YOU’RE THE ENEMY.
NOT THE OPPOSITION, THE ENEMY.
WE DON’T TALK TO EACH OTHER
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. MANY 2020 CONTENDERS INCLUDING
ELIZABETH WARREN AND KAMALA
HARRIS QUICKLY RESPONDED TO
BIDEN’S COMMENTS SUGGESTING THAT
HE WAS CELEBRATING
SEGREGATIONISTS.
SEGREGATIONISTS. SENATOR CORY BOOKER WENT ONE
STEP FURTHER ASKING JOE BIDEN TO
APOLOGIZE.
APOLOGIZE. BUT IT DOES NOT SEEM LIKE AN
APOLOGY IS COMING ANY TIME SOON.
LAST NIGHT WHILE SPEAKING TO
REPORTERS BEFORE A CAMPAIGN
EVENT IN MARYLAND, BIDEN DOUBLED
DOWN ON HIS COMMENTS.
>> SAYING THAT YOU HAVE ISSUES
TALKING ABOUT RACE --
>> ARE YOU GOING TO APOLOGIZE?
>> FOR WHAT?
>> CORY BOOKER CALLED FOR IT.
>> CORY SHOULD APOLOGIZE.
HE KNOWS BETTER.
THERE IS NOT A RACIST BONE IN MY
BODY.
BODY. I’VE BEEN INVOLVED IN CIVIL
RIGHTS MY WHOLE CAREER.
PERIOD.
PERIOD. PERIOD.
PERIOD. >> THAT ANSWER DID NOT SATISFY
SENATOR CORY BOOKER.
>> WHAT MATTERS TO ME IS THAT A
GUY RUNNING TO BE THE HEAD OF
OUR PARTY, WHICH IS A
SIGNIFICANTLY DIVERSE AND
WONDEROUS PARTY, DOESN’T
UNDERSTAND OR CAN’T EVEN
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HE MADE A
MISTAKE.
MISTAKE. WHETHER THE INTENTION WAS THERE
OR NOT HE KNOWS BETTER.
AND AT A TIME THAT DONALD TRUMP
NEVER APOLOGIZES FOR ANYTHING
AND STARTS TO CREATE THAT KIND
OF I THINK TOXIC SENTIMENT THAT
YOU NEVER APOLOGIZE, NEVER
APOLOGIZE, NEVER APOLOGIZE, I
KNOW JOE BIDEN.
HE’S BETTER THAN THIS.
>> HERE TO WEIGH IN MICHAEL
STEELE FORMER SENIOR ADVISER TO
JEB BUSH, JASON JOHNSON POLITICS
EDITOR AND SHARP DRESSER AT THE
ROOT.COM AND AN MSNBC
CONTRIBUTOR.
CONTRIBUTOR. AND THE ONE AND ONLY DONNY
DEUTSCH BRANDING EXPERT AND THE
HOST OF THE MUST SEE
SHOW "SATURDAY NIGHT POLITICS"
HERE ON MSNBC.
JASON, I TURN TO YOU FIRST.
JOE BIDEN WAS NOT APPLAUDING OR
COMPLIMENTING THE
COMPLIMENTING THE SEGREGATIONISTS.
SEGREGATIONISTS. THE POINT HE WAS TRYING TO MAKE
WAS, THESE ARE THE DEPLORABLES
OF THE DEPLORABLES BUT FOR THE
COUNTRY BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT
WE’RE HERE TO DO I FOUND A WAY
TO EVEN WORK WITH THEM.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. SO HERE’S THE PROBLEM.
IT’S NOT ABOUT WHAT YOU MEAN.
IT’S ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE HEAR.
TRENT LOTT LEARNED THIS LESSON
14 YEARS AGO.
I DON’T THINK TRENT LOTT WAS
PRAISING SEGREGATIONISTS.
PRAISING SEGREGATIONISTS. HE WAS PRAISING ANOTHER SENATOR
AND SAYING WHAT A GREAT GUY HE
WAS IN AN INTERPERSONAL WAY AND
GEORGE BUSH KICKED HIM OUT OF
OFFICE.
OFFICE. JOE BIDEN NEEDS TO REALIZE THE
POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT HE IS IN
AND BE MORE RESPONSIBLE.
HERE IS THE OTHER THING.
THIS INABILITY TO SAY "I’M
SORRY" THIS INABILITY TO SAY,
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. THIS IS WHAT I MEANT ONE WAY OR
ANOTHER, THAT IS A PROBLEM.
AND THE CORE OF THIS WHEN HE IS
SAYING CIVILITY, WHEN HE IS
SAYING I CAN WORK WITH THESE
PEOPLE, AN UNDERLYING MESSAGE OF
JOE BIDEN’S CAMPAIGN HAS ALWAYS
BEEN I’M A WHITE GUY AND I’M
ABLE TO WORK WITH THESE PEOPLE
AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO WORK
WITH MITCH McCONNELL.
>> IT IS VERY INTERESTING WHEN
YOU HAVE A BLACK GUY AND A WHITE
GUY TALKING.
GUY TALKING. AND IT HAPPENS.
WE ARE HEARING, THE REALITY IS I
HEAR IT AS A WHITE GUY YOU HEAR
IT AS A BLACK GUY.
SO I HEAR THAT AND I HAVE TO
SHOW A SENSITIVITY THE SAME WAY
SOMETHING IS BEING TALKED ABOUT
IN THE HOLOCAUST, I’M A JEW.
SOMEBODY ELSE WON’T HEAR IT.
WHAT I HEARD WAS BASICALLY THE
WAY STEPH SET IT UP.
THERE WAS NO CELEBRATION.
HE CALLED THEM MEAN.
IT WAS A STRICTLY, LOOK.
THOSE ARE BAD GUYS.
I GOT TO WORK WITH BAD GUYS TO
MAKE GOOD THINGS HAPPEN.
THAT IS WHAT THIS WHITE GUY’S
EARS HEARD.
EARS HEARD. SO ONCE AGAIN, I CAN’T SAY TO
YOU, NO.
YOU, NO. YOU CAN’T BE OFFENDED BY IT.
OR YOU CAN’T THINK IT’S WRONG.
I DID NOT SEE A SCENARIO THERE
AS I WAS LISTENING TO IT.
I WAS LIKE, SAY TODAY THERE IS A
WALL HOOK AND QUADRUPLE DOWN ON
I.C.E. AND TO ME THAT IS TODAY’S
DEFINITION OF SEGREGATION.
WOULD I NOT SIT DOWN WITH HIM?
NO.
NO. I’D TRY TO BEAT HIM OR HER AT
HER GAME AND FIX THE PROBLEM.
>> HERE IS THE THING.
AS A BLACK GUY WHO LIVES IN THIS
COUNTRY I HEAR WHITE PEOPLE
HEAR, TOO, BECAUSE I HAVE TO.
I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU’RE SAYING
AND I DON’T DISAGREE.
I’M TALKING ABOUT FROM A
STRATEGIC STANDPOINT.
STRATEGIC STANDPOINT. I KNOW WHAT JOE BIDEN MEANT BUT
HE HAS TO RECOGNIZE HE HAS 20
PEOPLE GUNNING FOR HIM AND HE
KEEPS GIVING THEM AMMUNITION TO
SHOOT HIM DOWN WHENEVER HE SAYS
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
>> THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
POLITICIANS.
POLITICIANS. I THINK THE AVERAGE AMERICAN
BLACK, WHITE, GREEN, PURPLE, CAN
HEAR THAT AND UNDERSTAND WHAT HE
IS SAYING.
IS SAYING. >> THE AVERAGE AMERICAN IS NOT
PAYING ANY ATTENTION.
>> A GOOD POINT.
>> THE AVERAGE AMERICAN HEARS
JOE BIDEN MADE ANOTHER GAFF
ABOUT RACE AND REFUSES TO SAY HE
IS SORRY.
IS SORRY. THAT IS HOW THIS IS TRICKLING
DOWN SIX DAYS BEFORE A DEBATE
WHERE HE WILL BE ON STAGE WITH
SENATOR HARRIS AND HAVE TO
EXPLAIN THAT.
EXPLAIN THAT. >> IF THAT WASN’T LENSED THROUGH
ELIZABETH WARREN AND CORY
BOOKER, POLITICIANS WITH AN
AGENDA TO GO AFTER HIM WOULD
PEOPLE SEE IT AS A GAFF?
>> IT WAS SAID THIS IS BEING
TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT, IS THE
BIGGER ISSUE MICHAEL STEELE
AMONG DEMOCRATS THAT JOE BIDEN
IS SAYING, I’M GOING TO REACH
ACROSS THE AISLE BECAUSE THE WAY
YOU GET THINGS DONE IS YOU’VE
GOT TO WORK WITH THE OTHER HALF
OF THE ROOM AND THERE IS AN
ENORMOUS PART OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY SAYING NO.
>> I THINK THE PROBLEM IS NOT
THAT IT MAKES HIM SEEM LIKE A
SEGREGATIONIST OR SEEN THROUGH A
PRISM OF RACE BUT MAKES HIM SEEM
OLD.
OLD. I’M ALL FOR WORKING TOGETHER AND
REACHING ACROSS THE AISLE BUT
BRAGGING ABOUT WORKING WITH THE
DIXIECRATS IS LIKE BRAGGING
ABOUT WORKING WITH THE W.I.G.S.
I EXPECTED HIM TO END THAT BY
TELLING THE REPORTERS TO GET OFF
HIS LAWN.
HIS LAWN. THIS MAKES HIM SEEM LIKE A MAN
OUT OF TIME IN A PARTY THAT IS
IN A MULTI-CULTURAL SOCIETY.
>> WHAT IS OUT OF TIME BY SAYING
I NEED TO WORK WITH THE OTHER
SIDE TO FIX THE PROBLEM?
DO WE HAVE TO LIVE IN THE DONALD
TRUMP WORLD THAT HE IS SETTING
UP THAT SAYS WE CANNOT, WE HAVE
TO STAY DIVIDED?
TO ME, I COME IN AS A BUSINESS
GUY AND, STEPH, YOU COME FROM
THAT WORLD ALSO.
>> YOU’VE GOT TO PLAY BALL.
>> THOUSANDS OF HOURS I SPENT IN
MY LIFE WITH REPREHENSIBLE,
NOT -- PEOPLE I DISAGREE WITH.
I’M TRYING TO FIX A PROBLEM.
>> HERE IS THE ISSUE THAT I HAVE
WITH THIS THOUGH.
JOE BIDEN HASN’T BEEN ABLE TO
CONVINCE MOST VOTERS INCLUDING
ACTIVISTS THAT HE CAN WORK WITH
MITCH McCONNELL AND REPUBLICANS
WHO DON’T WANT TO WORK WITH HIM.
THAT IS WHY PEOPLE FIND IT
FRUSTRATING.
FRUSTRATING. HE SEEMS TO SAY WE CAN DO THIS
CHUMMY THING WE DID 35 YEARS AGO
AND IT MAY NOT WORK ANYMORE.
I DON’T THINK IT IS ABOUT THE
LIBERALS BEING WE CAN’T STAND TO
WORK WITH ANYBODY.
IT’S DUDE, YOU CAN’T CONVINCE US
MITCH McCONNELL ISN’T GOING TO
GIVE US A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
EITHER.
EITHER. >> SOME ARE SAYING IT’S TIME FOR
A REVOLUTION, LET’S BREAK THE
SYSTEM AND START OVER.
WHILE THERE IS A BIG PORTION OF
THE COUNTRY SUFFERING THERE IS A
BIGGER PORTION SAYING, LISTEN.
THINGS AREN’T GREAT FOR ME BUT I
DON’T WANT TO SCRAP THINGS.
AND IF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY GOES
VERY FAR LEFT, THEY MISS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GET THOSE VOTERS
IN THE MIDDLE WHO SAY, HOLD ON.
I DON’T WANT TO START OVER.
>> I CAN’T THINK OF ANY OF THE
TOP FIVE DEMOCRATS WHO ARE
ACTUALLY -- PETE BUTTIGIEG IS
ABOUT AS CENTRAL AS YOU CAN GET.
SENATOR HARRIS IS AS CENTRIST AS
YOU CAN.
YOU CAN. THE ONLY FAR LIBERAL IS BERNIE
SANDERS AND HE IS CRATERING.
IF EVEN WARREN, I DON’T THINK
SHE IS AS FAR LEFT AS BERNIE
SANDERS SO THE FEAR OF THIS
OVERTAKE BY A BUNCH OF AOC
CLONES I JUST DON’T SEE IT
HAPPENING AND I DON’T THINK JOE
BIDEN IS SMART TO SAY I’M THE
RESISTANCE AGAINST THAT.
>> YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT THE REAL
WORLD AND REAL POLICY.
I TURN TO YOU, MICHAEL STEELE.
YOU HAVE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
EVERY NIGHT WHO TUNE IN TO FOX
NEWS.
NEWS. AND WHILE THE MAJORITY OF
CANDIDATES MIGHT BE SOMEWHAT
CENTRIST AND DON’T HAVE FAR LEFT
OPINIONS, FOX NEWS WOULD TELL
YOU THEY DO.
FOX NEWS WOULD TELL YOU, AND THE
PRESIDENT, THAT EVERY DEMOCRAT
RUNNING IS A LEFT WING LOON WHO
WANTS TO TAKE AWAY ALL OF YOUR
RIGHTS AS A CITIZEN AND GIVE
THEM TO SOMEONE FROM ANOTHER
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. SO WHILE JASON MIGHT BE RIGHT IN
FACT, PEOPLE HEAR WHAT THEY WANT
TO HEAR.
TO HEAR. >> SURE.
>> SURE. I THINK ARGUING THAT ELIZABETH
WARREN ISN’T ON THE LEFT IS NOT
GOING TO BE A WINNING ARGUMENT
FOR THESE CENTRIST VOTERS.
DONALD TRUMP HAS A VERY HARD
CEILING IN HIS SUPPORT.
HE GETS ABOUT 45% TOPS.
THE ONLY WAY HE WINS THIS
ELECTION IS TO CONVINCE THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT THE
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IS
UNACCEPTABLE.
UNACCEPTABLE. TOO FAR TO THE LEFT.
A RADICAL SOCIALIST.
AND THAT’S WHAT HE IS GOING TO
DO EVERY DAY FROM NOW UNTIL
ELECTION DAY.
ELECTION DAY. AND I WANT PEOPLE TO WORK ACROSS
THE AISLE.
THE AISLE. I THINK WE NEED TO GET BACK TO
THAT.
THAT. WE NEED TO GET BACK TO
BIPARTISANSHIP.
BIPARTISANSHIP. WE NEED TO GET BACK TO WORKING
TOGETHER TO GET THINGS DONE.
I JUST DON’T THINK CITING
EXAMPLES OF WORKING WITH
DIXIECRATS IN THE 1970s IS THE
KIND OF ARGUMENT TO CONVINCE
PEOPLE YOU ARE THE RIGHT
CANDIDATE TO DO THAT.
>> THAT IS THE ADVICE MICHAEL
STEEL IS GIVING TO JOE BIDEN
AHEAD OF THE DEBATE.
DONNY, I DIDN’T INVITE YOU FOR
YOUR FASHION SENSE.
I BROUGHT YOU HERE BECAUSE YOU
ARE THE MARKETING -- I MEAN,
OBVIOUSLY JASON --
>> THE GUY WITH THE ORANGE SHIRT
AND THE BLUE CHECKERED TIE?
>> THIS WAS LIKE A PRETTY GOOD.
YOU ARE HERE, MY FAVORITE
SEGMENT OF YOUR SHOW ON SATURDAY
NIGHTS IS DEBATE PREP.
>> THANK YOU.
>> LET’S SAY YOU ARE IN THE WAR
ROOM WITH A NUMBER OF THESE
CANDIDATES.
CANDIDATES. SIX DAYS TO GO.
I WANT TO TICK THROUGH WHAT DO
YOU TELL THEM TO DO TO STAND
OUT?
OUT? START WITH TIM RYAN.
>> TIM RYAN, YOU KNOW, IS
INTERESTING.
INTERESTING. WITH HIM I SAY, SHOW ME YOUR
AUTHENTIC SELF.
AUTHENTIC SELF. I WOULD SAY TO ALL OF THEM DON’T
GET UP THERE AND DO A POLICY
SPIEL.
SPIEL. >> BUT DONNY, DOESN’T EVERYBODY
SAY SHOW YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF?
>> YOU DIDN’T LET ME FINISH WHAT
THAT MEANS IN THIS CASE.
HE IS A YOUNG, TALENTED GUY.
HE IS A FOOTBALL PLAYER.
HE’S KIND OF A STREET GUY.
YOU KNOW, BASICALLY EVERYBODY’S
GOING TO BE LENSING IT THROUGH
WHO CAN DUKE IT OUT WITH TRUMP.
I ALWAYS SAY, IMAGINE ON STAGE
THIS PERSON, THIS MAN OR WOMAN
VERSUS TRUMP.
VERSUS TRUMP. IF I’M TIM RYAN I WANT TO SHOW
THAT LEVEL OF STRENGTH.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I’M A GUY FROM THE MIDWEST.
YOU GREW UP WITH A SILVER SPOON.
I’M FROM THE STREETS.
I’M A YOUPGSNGSTOWN GUY.
BE MR. YOUNGSTOWN.
>> SO YOU AGREE WITH DONNY THAT
WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THOSE
CANDIDATES WHO CAN FACE OFF
AGAINST TRUMP?
AGAINST TRUMP? BECAUSE YOU KNOW TRUMP IS GOING
TO BE LIVE TWEETING THE ENTIRE
DEBATE AND TRY TO GET IN THE
CONVERSATION.
CONVERSATION. >> IT DEPENDS WHO YOU ARE.
I WOULDN’T DO THAT IF I’M TIM
RYAN.
RYAN. HE USED TO BE MY CONGRESSMAN.
HE NEEDS TO SHOW, HEY, I’M HERE.
HE HAS A DIFFERENT STRATEGY THAN
SOME OF THE OTHERS.
IF I’M JOE BIDEN I AM SAYING,
HEY, I CAN TAKE ON TRUMP.
IF I’M SENATOR HARRIS I’M SAYING
I CAN WIN THE COALITION HILLARY
CLINTON HAD BEFORE AND WIN THIS
ELECTION.
ELECTION. EVERYBODY HAS A DIFFERENT
STRATEGY DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY
ARE ON THE NUMBERS.
HEY, I’M STILL HERE.
REMEMBER, I CAN DO THE THINGS
JOE BIDEN CAN DO BUT BE MORE
CHARISMATIC.
CHARISMATIC. THEY ALL HAVE DIFFERENT
CHALLENGES AND I DON’T THINK THE
BRANDING IS GOING TO BE THE
SAME.
SAME. THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE
SECOND NIGHT WHICH IS BASICALLY
THE "HUNGER GAMES" DEATH ROUND.
IF ANYBODY SCREWS UP, YOU HAVE
JOE BIDEN, BERNIE SANDERS, PETE,
KAMALA HARRIS, YOU DON’T WANT TO
MAKE A MISTAKE BECAUSE THAT
PERSON WILL TAKE A HUGE HIT IN
THE POLL.
THE POLL. >> STEPH, IT IS ALL ABOUT HERE
AND NOT HERE.
YOU HAVE TO GET THEM TO FALL IN
LOVE WITH YOU AS A HUMAN.
BECAUSE I THINK ONCE PEOPLE
START GOING, HEALTH CARE AND
THIS PEOPLE KIND OF SHUT DOWN.
I NEED TO BE LEFT WITH THE, AT
THE END OF THE NIGHT WHO IS THAT
HUMAN I WANT TO INVITE IN MY
LIVING ROOM A BIT MORE OVER THE
NEXT FEW WEEKS?
THAT CAN TAKE VERY, VERY
DIFFERENT FORM.
DIFFERENT FORM. IF I WAS JOE BIDEN THE WAID’
HANDLE THIS THING I’D ELEVATE
MYSELF.
MYSELF. HEY, GUYS.
HEY, GUYS. LOOK.
LOOK. MAYBE YOU GUYS ARE NEW TO THIS.
I’VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 50
YEARS.
YEARS. UNFORTUNATELY, YOU DO HAVE TO
WORK WITH PEOPLE YOU CAN’T
STAND.
STAND. THAT’S THE WAY YOU FIX PROBLEMS.
AND ALMOST KIND OF BE THE GRAND
ELDER STATESMAN IN THE ROOM.
THAT’S THE WAY I WOULD HANDLE
BIDEN.
BIDEN. SOME OF THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT
ARE, ANYBODY ELSE?
>> MAYOR PETE.
>> IT IS INTERESTING.
MAYOR PETE, I WOULD COME BACK TO
THE VETERAN PART.
I THINK A DEMOCRAT --
>> HE HASN’T TALKED ABOUT IT
MUCH.
MUCH. >> THE THING THAT MAKES HIM SO
DIFFERENT IS WE ALL KNOW HIS
RESUME, HARVARD AND RHODES
SCHOLAR.
SCHOLAR. >> SIX LANGUAGES.
>> AND THE GUY DECIDES YOU KNOW
WHAT?
WHAT? I’M NOT GOING TO GO WORK FOR
McKINZY RIGHT NOW.
I’M GOING TO AFGHANISTAN.
THERE IS A LOT OF TALK.
HE’S GOT THIS GREAT LINE, WHILE
TRUMP WAS DOING CELEBRITY
APPRENTICE I WAS PACKING MY BAGS
FOR AFGHANISTAN.
FOR AFGHANISTAN. I’D LIKE TO FEEL A LOT OF THAT
IN THERE.
IN THERE. >> I SEE MAYOR PETE RIGHT NOW,
HE HAS A SHOOTING OF AN UNARMED
BLACK PERSON IN HIS CITY HE
NEEDS TO TALK ABOUT.
HE HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH
THE POLICE IN SOUTH BEND.
HE NEEDS TO BE PREPARED TO
EXPLAIN HOW HE CAN REPRESENT A
FULL COALITION OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY WHEN HE COULDN’T
NECESSARILY KEEP CONTROL OF HIS
OWN POLICE FORCE AS MAYOR.
THAT IS HIS BIGGEST CONCERN
GOING FORWARD ESPECIALLY ON
STAGE WITH SOMEBODY LIKE SENATOR
HARRIS WHO SAYS I AM AN A.G. AND
I KNOW HOW TO HANDLE COPS OR JOE
BIDEN WHO CAN SAY WE WENT AFTER
THINGS LIKE THAT.
PETE BUTTIGIEG HAS TO ADDRESS
THAT ISSUE BEFORE HE CAN TALK
ABOUT WHAT A GREAT VETERAN HE
WAS.
WAS. >> DONNY MENTIONING PETE SHOULD
LEAN ON THE FACT THAT HE IS A
VET.
VET. WHAT ABOUT THOSE WHO DIDN’T MAKE
THE STAGE?
THE STAGE? IS IT GAME OVER?
SETH MOULTON NOT GOING TO BE
THERE.
THERE. DOES HE HAVE A CHANCE COME A
WEEK AND A HALF FROM NOW AFTER
WE’RE DIGEST GO-TO OUTCOME OF
THE DEBATES?
THE DEBATES? >> PROBABLY NOT.
LACKING THAT KIND OF PRIMETIME
EXPOSURE I THINK GOVERNOR
BULLOCK MAY HAVE A CHANCE TO
FIGHT HIS WAY ON TO THE DEBATE
IN THE NEXT STAGE.
BUT REMEMBER, IT GETS HARDER AT
EVERY STAGE OF THE GAME.
RIGHT?
RIGHT? YOU HAVE TO SURVIVE IN ADVANCE
AND IT IS VERY HARD TO GET BACK
ON THAT STAGE IF YOU’RE NOT
THERE.
THERE. I THINK THE VETERAN CARD IS
EXACTLY THE RIGHT THING FOR
MAYOR PETE TO PLAY.
I THINK THAT DONNY DEUTSCH WAS
EXACTLY RIGHT ABOUT TIM RYAN.
I THINK ALL OF THESE GUYS IN THE
FIRST DEBATE HAVE TO TELL A
POSITIVE STORY ABOUT THEMSELVES,
WHAT THEY BRING TO THE FIGHT
AGAINST TRUMP, WHAT THEY BRING
TO THIS CAMPAIGN.
>> DONNY, QUICKLY JUST BEFORE WE
GO, YOU SAID DON’T GO POLICY,
POLICY.
POLICY. BUT LEANING ON POLICY IS EXACTLY
WHAT’S HELPED ELIZABETH WARREN
IN THE LAST SIX WEEKS WHEN SHE
STARTED THE CAMPAIGN.
>> THAT IS HER -- THIS IS NOT IN
60 SECOND BITES.
ONE FINAL THING ON THIS.
IF ANY OF THE MODERATORS OR THE
DNC INCORPORATES TRUMP TWEETS
SHAME ON YOU.
DO NOT LET HIM PRODUCE THIS
EVENT.
EVENT. IT WILL SHOW A WEAKNESS.