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>>> CONGRESSMAN KING IS A
REPUBLICAN IN NEW YORK,
REPRESENTED HIS DISTRICT FOR 25
YEARS.
YEARS. DEFEATED DEMOCRATIC OPPONENTS
FOR YEARS WITH TOTAL EASE.
IF THERE IS A BIG BLUE WAVE,
IT’S A CANDIDATE LIKE KING, LONG
BELIEVED TO BE ROCK SOLID SAFE,
FINDING THEMSELVES OUT OF A JOB.
IT LOOKS LIKE A POSSIBILITY.
KING’S DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER HAS
A 2 IN 7 CHANCE OF DEFEATING
KING AND FLIPPING THE SEAT BLUE.
AND THAT CHALLENGER GRETCHEN
SHIRLEY JOINS ME NOW.
WE ASKED CONGRESSMAN KING TO
COME, AND HIS OFFICE DID NOT
RESPOND.
RESPOND. YOU STARTED OUT GETTING A LOT OF
ATTENTION -- YOU’RE A MOM, TWO
KIDS, TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR
CHILD CARE THROUGH THE MONEY
YOU’VE RAISED FOR THE CAMPAIGN.
HOW HAS THAT WORKED OUT?
YOU WON.
YOU WON. >> IT’S WORKED OUT.
IT’S INCREDIBLE BECAUSE IT’S
ACTUALLY CHANGED THE WAY THAT
PEOPLE WILL RUN FOR OFFICE.
THERE IS A REASON THAT WE HAVE
SO MANY MILLIONAIRES IN
CONGRESS.
CONGRESS. FOR AN AVERAGE WORKING AMERICAN
TO TAKE A YEAR OFF OF YOUR LIFE,
GIVE UP YOUR SALARY, PAY YOUR
MORTGAGE, PAY YOUR TAXES AND
YOUR SCHOOL LOANS AND ALSO PICK
UP THE COST OF CHILD CARE, IT’S
NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THAT’S WHY WE HAVE SO MANY
PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON WHO DON’T
UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES THAT WE
LIVE WITH EVERY DAY.
I HAVE A 2-YEAR-OLD AND A
4-YEAR-OLD.
4-YEAR-OLD. I RAN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF
THE CAMPAIGN WITH MY KIDS TILL
3:30 EVERY DAY WHEN MY MOTHER
WOULD COME HOME, SHE’S A
TEACHER, AND HE WOULD TAKE THEM.
I WOULD BE AT CAMPAIGN RALLIES
WITH A BABY STRAPPED TO MY
CHEST.
CHEST. IT’S DIFFICULT.
IT’S DIFFICULT. WE PUT THIS REQUEST IN, THEY
APPROVED IT.
APPROVED IT. IT WAS BIPARTISAN.
EVEN FOX NEWS SAID IT WAS THE
ONE BIPARTISAN THING THEY COULD
AGREE WITH AND WE’VE ALREADY
SEEN WOMEN IN SEVEN DIFFERENT
STATES PUT IN SIMILAR REQUESTS
AT THE STATE ELECTION
COMMISSIONS.
COMMISSIONS. >> YOU HAVE RAISED A LOT OF
MONEY.
MONEY. DID YOU OUTRAISE IN THE LAST
QUARTER.
QUARTER. >> YES, WE OUTRAISED BY HALF A
MILLION DOLLARS, WITH NO
CORPORATE PAC MONEY.
>> WHY, HOW?
>> PEOPLE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF
CAREER POLITICIANS AND
MILLIONAIRES MAKING REALLY BAD
DECISIONS FOR THE REST OF US.
PETER KING HAS BEEN IN OFFICE
SINCE I WAS 12.
HE VOTED TO TAKE HEALTH CARE
AWAY FROM 74,000 PEOPLE IN OUR
DISTRICT, THAT’S ONE IN TEN.
HE DIDN’T PROTECT US AGAINST THE
TAX BILL.
TAX BILL. HE SAID HE WAS IN BASIC
AGREEMENT WITH THE TAX BILL AND
THAT THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH
CUTTING TAXES ON THE TOP 1% OF
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. HE HAS VOTED --
>> WOULD YOU VOTE TO REPEAL
THAT?
THAT? >> YES, ABSOLUTELY.
WE NEED REAL TAX CUTS FOR
WORKING AMERICANS.
WORKING AMERICANS. WHEN WE HAVE TAX CUTS ON
CORPORATIONS WE HAVE MORE MONEY
IN THE HANDS OF CORPORATE
EXECUTIVES.
EXECUTIVES. THEY GO OUT AND BUY YACHTS.
WHEN WE HAVE MORE MONEY IN THE
HANDS OF WORKING AMERICANS, WE
BUY GROCERIES, START SMALL
BUSINESSES, WE ARE THE JOB
CREATORS, AND WE HAVE SUCH
INKWAELT RIGHT NOW THAT PEOPLE
ARE WORKING THREE JOBS TO MAKE
ENDS MEET.
ENDS MEET. AND PEOPLE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF
POLITICS AS USUAL AND PEOPLE
VOTING FOR CORPORATE DONORS.
PETER KING HAS TAKEN 50% OF HIS
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM
CORPORATE PACs.
CORPORATE PACs. WHEN YOU TAKE HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FROM THE
HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY AND YOU
VOTE TO LEAVE PEOPLE WITHOUT
HEALTH CARE, PEOPLE PAY TAEKS
ATTENTION.
ATTENTION. THAT’S WHY WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE
THE MONEY.
THE MONEY. >> THIS WAS IN LINE WITH WHAT
CONGRESSMAN COSTELLO WAS SAYING.
THE TAX AND HEALTH CARE BILL,
BIG PRIORITIES, YOU ARE RUNNING
EXPLICITLY AGAINST WHAT THE
REPUBLICANS DID, LIKE ON
SUBSTANTIVE LEGISLATIONIVE
SUBSTANTIVE LEGISLATIONIVE GROUNDS.
GROUNDS. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> YOU THINK THAT’S WINNABLE IN
YOUR DISTRICT?
YOUR DISTRICT? >> OUR DISTRICT HAS BEEN IGNORED
FOR SO LONG.
LAST YEAR I ACTUALLY ASKED PETER
KING IF HE WOULD HOLD A TOWN
HALL AND HE TOLD ME A TOWN HALL
WOULD DIMINISH DEMOCRACY.
HE SAYS I’M ON THE NEWS ALL THE
TIME.
TIME. >> THAT’S A DIRECT QUOTE.
>> DIRECT QUOTE.
IT WILL DIMINISH DEMOCRACY.
THERE’S A RECORDING OF IT, IT’S
A DIRECT QUOTE.
HE SAID LAST WEEK WHEN A
REPORTER ASKED HIM ABOUT THE --
I TORGED THE TOWN HALL FOR HIM.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE SHOWED UP.
THERE’S A SIX FOOT CARD BOARD
CUTOUT OF HIM IN MY ATTIC, THIS
IS WHYHEIM RUNNING, HE RENEWS TO
DO THE JOB.
HE ACTUALLY SAID LAST WEEK THAT
THE TOWN HALL I HELD, HE SAID I
REFUSED TO SUCCUMB TO MOB RULE.
THIS IS THE NEW TALKING POINT.
MOB RULE, TO SIT DOWN AND TALK
TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND ANSWER
QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR VOTING
RECORD, YOU’RE NOT DOING THE
JOB.
JOB. THAT’S WHY WE’VE GOT DEMOCRATS
SUPPORTING US AND REPUBLICANS.
>> YOU CAN’T JUST WIN WITH
DEMOCRATS.
DEMOCRATS. >> WE HAVE -- HAVE REGISTERED,
YES.
YES. >> WE HAVE A LOT OF REPUBLICAN
SUPPORT.
SUPPORT. PEOPLE LOVE WE’RE NOT TAKING MY
CORPORATE PAC MONEY, LOVE THAT
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUES
AND HOW THE ISSUES AFFECT THEIR
BOTTOM LINE.
BOTTOM LINE. PETER KING HAS COMPLETELY
IGNORED THE DISTRICT.
WHEN YOU KNOCK ON DOORS, WE’VE
NEW YORKED ON MORE THAN 100,000
DOORS, MORE THAN 7,000 DOORS IN
ONE DAY ALONE THIS WEEK, WHEN
YOU KNOCK ON DOORS, PEOPLE DON’T
KNOW WHO PETER KING IS.