MALARKEY BUS TOUR IN NOVEMBER, THEY HAVE BEEN ALLN IN HERE.
AS CAUCUS DAY HAS GROWN CLOSER,
THE PRESSURE HAS BEEN BUILDING,
AS WE SAW FIRST HAND THIS WEEK.
ANOTHER DAY IN IOWA, ANOTHER DAY
ON THE BUS.
>> WANT TO GO FOR A BUS RIDE?
>> THANKSDS FOR LETTING ME GO
WITH YOU.
WITH YOU. >> NINE MONTHS AFTER HE LAUNCHED
HIS BID, HE STILL PRO JERGTED
CONFIDENCE.
CONFIDENCE. >> WHAT DOES YOUR GUT TELL YOU?
>> THINGS ARE GOING WELL.
AND IT’S NOT INCONSISTENT WITH
THE POLL.
THE POLL. >> IN THE LAST WEEK OF THE
CAMPAIGN WITH MANY OF HIS RIVALS
TIED UP IN WASHINGTON, HE
BLITZED THE STATE, 23 EVENTS IN
NINE DAYS.
NINE DAYS. IN BETWEEN, USING HIS TIME ON
THE BUS TO LOCK UP PRECINCT
CAPTAINS, CHECK UP WITH FAMILY,
RALLY ALLIES.
RALLY ALLIES. >> THERE’S NOT A WASTED MOVEMENT
IN ON THIS BUS.
PEOPLE THINK YOU DO AN EVENT,
DRIVE, TAKE TIME OFF IN BETWEEN.
>> NOT A LOT.
>> ON STAGE, BIDEN’S CLOSING
ARGUMENT FOR THE CAUCUSES HAS
BEEN MORE LIKE A GENERAL
ELECTION.
ELECTION. >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IN
NOVEMBER, AMERICA WILL HAVE A
CHANCE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION,
DOES THE CHARACTER OF A
PRESIDENT MATTER?
PRESIDENT MATTER? >> 17 REPUBLICANS THOUGHT THEY
KNEW HOW TO BEAT DONALD TRUMP
AND LOST TO HIM.
HILLARY CLINTON THOUGHT SHE KNEW
HOW TO BEAT DONALD TRUMP, LOST
THE GENERAL ELECTION TO HIM.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU KNOW
HOW TO BEAT DONALD TRUMP, YOUR
WAY OF BEATING HIM IS THE RIGHT
WAY, AND CAN WE?
>> I THINK THERE’S TWO THINGS.
ONE, EVERYBODY IS ON TO HIM NOW.
I THINK THE WAY TO GO AFTER
DONALD TRUMP IS TO POINT OUT
WHAT HE HASN’T DONE, POINT OUT
WHAT HE WON’T DO, AND POINT OUT
WHY IT’S IMPORTANT, THE BAD
THINGS HE HAS DONE, HOW BADLY
IT’S HURT THE COUNTRY AND HURT
OUR CHARACTER AS A COUNTRY.
>> WHILE HE EMPHASIZES
ONE-ON-ONE CONNECTIONS, THE VICE
PRESIDENT BATTLING THE
PERCEPTION OF ENTHUSIASM GAP.
>> YOU SEEM TO BE MAKING THE
PITCH FOR THE HEAD AND NOT THE
HEART?
HEART? >> I THINK IT IS BOTH, THE VAFT
MAJORITY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
KNOW ME, AND I THINK THEY BY AND
LARGE, BASED ON POLLING DATA,
THE GOOD NEWS WE THEY KNOW ME.
THE BAD NEWS, THEY KNOW ME.
ATTACKS ON ME AND MY WEAKNESSES
ARE REAL.
ARE REAL. BUT THE ATTACKS ON MY STRENGTHS.
>> ELECTABILITY?
>> ELECTABILITY? >> WE HAVE TO GET A GOOD
DEMOCRATIC IN THERE.
HE’S OUR MAN, THE ONE THAT’S
GOING TO BEAT TRUMP.
>> THAT’S THE BIGGEST SELLING
POINT?
POINT? >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> AS POLLS SHOW A TIGHTENING
PRIMARY BATTLE, BIDEN TURNED UP
THE HEAT ON BERNIE SANDERS.
>> HIS DILEMMA FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE IS THAT HE IS NOT
BEING TRAIT FORWARD ON HOW HE’S
GOING TO GET DONE WHAT HE’S
SUGGESTING AND THE COST OF WHAT
HE’S SUGGESTING.
HE’S SUGGESTING. >> BIDEN INSISTS IOWA WON’T BE
MAKE-OR-BREAK FOR HIS CANDIDACY,
TAKING A LONG VIEW OF THE RACE?
>> NOTHING HAPPENS HERE ON
MONDAY THAT’S GOING TO END THIS
CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN. IT’S A VERY DIFFERENT
CIRCUMSTANCE THAN IT HAS BEEN IN
THE PAST.
THE PAST. AND I THINK IT’S GOING TO BE A
REALLY TOUGH CONTEST HERE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK
YOU’RE GOING TO SEE A BUNCH OF
US COMING OUT BUFRMGD UP.
AND THAT’S GOING TO BE FINE.
I MEAN I’D RATHER HAVE AN HOUR I
WIN, DON’T GET MY WRONG.
I THINK I HAVE A FIREWALL IN
SOUTH CAROLINA.
SOUTH CAROLINA. AND THEN WE GO INTO THE SUPER
TUESDAY STATES THAT HAVE
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF MINORITIES
AND AFTERNOONRICAN-AMERICANS RUN
THINK I’M GOING TO DO FINE.
>> NO REGRETS?
>> NO.
>> NO. THE ONLY THING I MADE A
COMMITMENT TO BEAU, THAN I WOULD
RUN, BUT THAT I WOULD NOT BACK
AWAY FROM THINGS I’VE ALWAYS
DONE AND CARED ABOUT.
AND SO THERE IS NO REGRET.
AS LONG AS I DO MY BEST AND AS
BEAU WOULD SAY, REMEMBER HOME
BASE, BE WHO YOU ARE AND MAKE
YOUR CASE, IF MY CASE CAN BE
MADE IN A WAY THAT PEOPLE ACCEPT