LEGAL FIGHTS SUDDENLY THROWING THIS RECOUNT INTO TURMOIL.
HERE’S THE BREAKING NEWS.
SENATOR BILL NELSON HAS
OFFICIALLY FILED A NEW FEDERAL
LAWSUIT TO TRY TO EXTEND THE
RECOUNT THAT’S GOING ON, THE
PITCHED BATTLE IN THE STATE OF
FLORIDA, PAST THE THURSDAY
DEADLINE THAT YOU SEE IN STATE
LAW.
LAW. THERE’S NO RESPONSE YET FROM HIS
OPPONENT IN THE ESTATE RACE,
RICK SCOTT.
RICK SCOTT. IF THERE IS, WE’LL BRING TO IT
YOU LIVE.
YOU LIVE. WE ARE HERE ON THE SCENE WHERE
WORKERS HAVE BEEN RECOUNTING
SOME OF THE MORE THAN 8 MILLION
VOTES CAST IN FLORIDA.
THE MIAMI DATE ELECTIONS
DEPARTMENT WHERE ANOTHER BATCH
OF RECOUNTS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING
ALL DAY.
ALL DAY. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND
SPEAK WITH ONE CHAIR OF THE
LOCAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY, JUAN
CUBA.
CUBA. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE COME OUT
OF THIS RECOUNT?
>> MAKE SURE THAT EVERY SINGLE
VOTE IS COUNTED.
I HAD MILLIONS OF PEOPLE COME
OUT TO VOTE, AND WE SHOULD MAKE
SURE THAT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF
THEM IS COUNTED.
>> THAT WAS THE PUSH TODAY IN
FRONT OF THE ELECTIONS BOARD
THERE.
THERE. JUAN IS HERE LIVE NOW TO TALK
MORE ABOUT THIS PROCESS IN A
MOMENT.
MOMENT. I WANT TO SHOW YOU MORE OF OUR
NEW REPORTING, BECAUSE WE WENT
INSIDE THE BUILDING YOU JUST
SAW, IN THE ELECTIONS
DEPARTMENT.
DEPARTMENT. YOU CAN SEE HERE THIS IS THE
ACTUAL ROOM TODAY WHERE WORKERS
ARE COUNTING THE BALL LAT INGING
WERE FLAGGED.
WERE FLAGGED. WE’RE LOOKING AT THE SEALS BEING
BROKEN ON THESE BOXES OF
PRESERVED BALLOTS AND THE
RECOUNTING UNDER WAY.
WE HEARD AN ELECTIONS OFFICIAL
GIVING THAT BRIEFING AND THEY’RE
USING THESE MACHINES TO DO THIS
RECOUNT MECHANICALLY OF MANY OF
THE EARLY VOTE BALLOTS.
THE PROCESS GOES FORWARD, AND IF
THERE IS A MANUAL RECOUNT, IT IS
OVER AND UNDER BALLOTS THAT WILL
ULTIMATELY BE RECOUNTED BY HAND
IF THAT’S TRIGGERED AT THE END
OF THE MANUAL RECOUNT.
THE IMPACT OF THOSE BALLOTS
EXPECTED TO REVERBERATE IN
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. IT’S BACK IN D.C. WHERE WE’RE
ALSO SEEING THE MOST DIVERSE,
MOST FEMALE FRESHMAN CLASS IN
THE HISTORY OF THE HOUSE.
SOME OF THE PICTURES HERE OF
THEM ARRIVING FOR ORIENTATION,
NEW MEMBERS INCLUDING THE FIRST
FEMALE MUSLIM-AMERICAN MEMBER OF
CONGRESS, THE FIRST NATIVE
AMERICAN WOMAN IN CONGRESS, AND
AS YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THE
YOUNGEST WOMAN EVER ELECTED TO
CONGRESS, ALEXANDRIA OCASIO
CORTEZ.
CORTEZ. SHE MADE A BIG SPLASH ATTENDING
A PROTEST RIGHT OUTSIDE NANCY
PELOSI’S OFFICE.
PELOSI’S OFFICE. IN D.C., THE NEW NUMBERS SHOW
THE MAGNITUDE OF THE HISTORIC
BLUE WAVE.
BLUE WAVE. DEMOCRATIC HOUSE CANDIDATES,
WELL, THE COUNTING CONTINUES.
7.3 MILLION MORE VOTES TOTAL NOW
THAN REPUBLICANS NATIONWIDE.
THAT’S THE NATIONAL VOTE MARGIN,
ABOUT 7 POINTS.
THAT CONTINUES EVEN AS SOME OF
THESE KEY RESULTS, INCLUDING
FLORIDA, ARE NOT FULLY RESOLVED.
THE DEMOCRAT RUNNING FOR
GOVERNOR, ANDREW GILLUM, IS
HOLDING AN EVENT AT THIS HOUR AS
THE MIDTERM CONTINUES TO UNFOLD
IN DRAMATIC FASHION.
>> A WEEK AFTER ELECTION DAY,
FLORIDA’S 67 COUNTIES --
>> LAWYERS ARE FIGHTING IN
COURT --
COURT -- >> A FEDERAL JUDGE IN GEORGIA
MAY POTENTIALLY OPEN THE DOOR TO
AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF BALLOTS,
PROBABLY IN THE THOUSANDS,
PROVISIONAL BALLOTS BEING
CONSIDERED --
CONSIDERED -- >> PRESIDENT TRUMP WANTED JEFF
FLAKE OUT OF OFFICE IN ARIZONA?
>> HE IS.
>> HE IS. >> NOW HE’S GOT A DEMOCRAT THERE
INSTEAD.
INSTEAD. >> KYRSTEN SINEMA BECOMES THE
FIRST WOMAN EVER TO SERVE AS
SENATOR IN ARIZONA, SO IT’S A
VERY BIG DEAL.
>> IT WON’T BE EASY AND IT WON’T
HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. BUT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO MEET
THE CHALLENGES OUR COUNTRY
FACES.
FACES. >> LET’S GET RIGHT TO IT LIVE
WITH MY PANEL.
I’VE GOT JUAN CUBA HERE, CHAIR
OF THE MIAMI-DADE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY, WAS OUT IN FRONT OF THAT
BUILDING.
BUILDING. FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY KENDALL
COFFEY, EXPERIENCED PROSECUTORS
WHO’S WORKED ON THESE TYPE OF
FLORIDA CASES.
FLORIDA CASES. A FORMER FLORIDA CONGRESSMAN,
PATRICK MURPHY, ON THE
TRANSITION TEAM FOR NICKY FREE
IN THE RACE FOR AGRICULTURAL
COMMISSIONER.
COMMISSIONER. HE TWEETED THIS WEEK HIS
ABSENTEE BALLOT WAS NOT COUNTED
BECAUSE OF AN INVALID SIGNATURE
MATCH.
MATCH. I WANT TO GET TO THAT.
IT SHOWS THIS CAN HAPPEN TO
ANYONE, INCLUDING PEOPLE WHO
HAVE WON ELECTIONS, NOT HAVING
YOUR VOTE COUNTED WHEN YOU TRY
TO VOTE IN AN ELECTION.
THE BIG NEWS IS BILL NELSON, THE
DEMOCRAT WHO’S TRYING TO HOLD ON
HERE AND GET BACK SOME VOTES,
LOOKING FOR MORE TIME.
DOES IT MEAN SOMETHING THAT HE’S
FILING THIS SUIT RIGHT NOW?
DOES HE HAVE ANY CHANCE OF
WINNING IN FEDERAL COURT?
>> A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF
WINNING.
WINNING. IT’S A BASIC PRINA YOU CAN HAVE
DIFFERENT STANDARDS -- CAN’T
HAVE DIFFERENT STANDARDS FOR
RECOUNTS IN ONE COUNTY THAN
ANOTHER.
ANOTHER. BAY COUNTY, HAPPENS TO BE
REPUBLICAN, GETTING THEIR VOTES
RECOUNTED BECAUSE OF THE
MARKINGS THEY MADE, MAYBE NOT
FILLING OUT THE OVAL, BUT
WRITING THE WORD "YES," MAKING
OTHER MARKINGS THAT ARE
DESIGNATED BY FLORIDA LAW AS
ESTABLISHING VOTER INTENT, THEN
DENY THAT TO VOTERS IN PALM
BEACH COUNTY BECAUSE THEIR
SYSTEM ISN’T GETTING IT DONE BY
THE DEADLINES.
THE DEADLINES. AND BY THE WAY, THE PREMISE, THE
PRINCIPLE THAT YOU CAN’T HAVE
DIFFERENT STANDARDS IN DIFFERENT
FLORIDA COUNTIES, WAS
ESTABLISHED BY THE SUPREME COURT
EIGHT YEARS AGO WHEN THEY SHUT
DOWN THE RECOUNT IN FLORIDA
SAYING IT WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
TO HAVE DIFFERENT STANDARDS IN
DIFFERENT COUNTS.
DIFFERENT COUNTS. >> BILL NELSON MAKING WAVES
BECAUSE UP TO THIS POINT IN THAT
RACE IT HAD BEEN ONLY THE
REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR WHO HAD BEEN
FILING CASES.
FILING CASES. THIS IS SENATOR NELSON, TAKE A
LOOK.
LOOK. >> MR. SCOTT CANNOT OVERSEE THE
PROCESS IN A FAIR AND IMPARTIAL
WAY, AND HE SHOULD REMOVE
HIMSELF FROM THE RECOUNT
PROCESS.
PROCESS. >> CONGRESSMAN, WHERE DO YOU SEE
THIS GOING, GIVEN YOUR
EXPERIENCE IN THIS STATE?
>> IT’S ALWAYS FUN TO WATCH
RECOUNTS.
RECOUNTS. LEAVE TO IT FLORIDA TO HAVE
THESE PROBLEMS.
THESE PROBLEMS. TO THE SENATOR’S POINT, IT’S THE
FOX WATCHING THE HEN HOUSE.
SAME SITUATION IN GEORGIA
RECENTLY.
RECENTLY. IF THE ROLES WERE REVERSED AND
IT WAS A DEMOCRAT IN THE SAME
SITUATION, I THINK WE’D BE
HAVING THE SAME ARGUMENT.
DEMOCRATS SHOULDN’T BE
OVERSEEING THEIR OWN ELECTION
COUNT.
COUNT. THIS GOES FOR BOTH SIDES.
IT’S JUST FOR TRANSPARENCY AND
FAITH IN OUR ELECTORAL PROCESS.
>> WHY WAS YOUR VOTE NOT COUNTED
AND WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU
ABOUT?
ABOUT? >> IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE.
I WAS SHOCK WHEN I HAD LOGGED ON
TO THE PALM BEACH COUNTY
SUPERVISOR OF ELECTION WEBSITE
AND SAID, INVALID SIGNATURE.
I GO TO CLICK THE BUTTON TO
APPEAL IT, BASICALLY.
AND IT SAID, NO YOU WOULD HAVE
HAD TO TURN THAT PAPERWORK IN
MONDAY THE 5th, WHICH IS THE DAY
BEFORE THE ELECTION.
SO NOT ONLY DID MY VOTE NOT
COUNT, BUT THERE’S NOTHING I CAN
DO ABOUT IT.
COME TO FIND OUT THERE ARE TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THIS
SITUATION.
SITUATION. WHAT’S EVEN WORSE IS WE HAVE
VOLUNTEERS, AND BLESS THEM FOR
THE WORK THEY DO, BUT THESE
AREN’T FORENSIC EXPERTS, THESE
AREN’T SIGNATURE EXPERTS DOING
THIS.
THIS. THE FACT THAT WE’RE HAVING THIS
CONVERSATION IN 2018, IN THE ERA
OF BLOCK CHAIN AND BIOMETRIC
TECHNOLOGY, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT
VOLUNTEERS LOOKING AT
SIGNATURES, AN ELECTION IN
FLORIDA COMING DOWN TO .2%, .1%?
WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT.
>> BRENDA SNIPES IN BROWARD
COUNTY WHERE WE WERE LAST NIGHT,
A DIFFERENT SCENE.
WE’RE IN MIAMI-DADE TONIGHT.
MUCH MORE ORDERLY, FEWER PEOPLE
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE. IT’S DIFFERENT.
IT’S DIFFERENT. BUT MISS SNIPES HAS BEEN
TARGETED BY REPUBLICANS.
SHE MADE NEWS HERE DECIDING THAT
SHE IS GOING TO, SHE SAYS, AFTER
THIS RECOUNT, STEP BACK AND
RESIGN FROM THAT POST, TAKE A
LOOK.
LOOK. >> IT IS TIME TO MOVE ON, TO LET
SOMEONE ELSE, MAYBE ONE OF YOU
GUYS, BE STEEPED IN THE ELECTION
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS. I HAVE SERVED THE PURPOSE I CAME
HERE FOR, WHICH WAS TO PROVIDE A
CREDIBLE ELECTION PRODUCT FOR
OUR VOTERS.
OUR VOTERS. >> CONGRESSMAN, WHEN IT COMES TO
FLORIDA HAVING ALL OF THESE
ISSUES, IS IT ABOUT THE PEOPLE
IN OFFICE MOSTLY, IN YOUR VIEW?
IS IT JUST THE WAY THAT
ELECTIONS WORK HERE AND THE
RULES?
RULES? >> IT’S A COMBINATION.
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
WE CAN DO BETTER.
SOME OF THIS DOES START WITH THE
LACK OF FUNDING FOR THESE
OFFICES.
OFFICES. WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
GROWTH IN FLORIDA.
SOMETHING LIKE 1,000 PEOPLE A
DAY ARE MOVING TO INTO. FLORIDA.
WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO FUND
THESE AGENCIES SO THEY HAVE THE
STAFF.
STAFF. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
HAVE THE CORRECT DATA, THAT THEY
HAVE THE CORRECT BALLOT BOXES,
THE TECHNOLOGY NECESSARY TO
HANDLE THIS SORT OF GROWTH.
BUT ALSO THE MANAGEMENT.
IN MANY CASES IT APPEARS WE
COULD DO BETTER.
IT’S NOT JUST HERE IN SOUTH
FLORIDA.
FLORIDA. LET’S NOT FORGET BAY COUNTY IN
THE PANHANDLE.
THE PANHANDLE. IT’S NOT THE STORM VICTIMS’
FAULT, BUT RICK SCOTT SAID, DO
NOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO VOTE BY
E-MAIL.
E-MAIL. LO AND BEHOLD, THE ELECTION
SUPERVISOR ALLOWED PEOPLE TO
VOTE BY E-MAIL.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE SUPERVISORS
OF ELECTIONS ARE FOLLOWING THE
LETTER OF THE LAW, AND WE SHOULD
HAVE A CONSISTENT LETTER OF THE
LAW.
LAW. >> JUAN, YOU LOOK AT FLORIDA AS
A PLACE WHERE THERE WAS A LOT OF
TURNOUT.
TURNOUT. AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE’RE
SEEING ACROSS THE BOARD.
SOME OF THE STORIES OF ELECTION
NIGHT DON’T REALLY BECOME CLEAR
UNTIL LATER.
UNTIL LATER. SO THE TURNOUT FOR A MIDTERM
ELECTION WAS 49%.
YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO 1914 TO
FIND THAT HIGH OF A TURNOUT,
WHICH WAS LITERALLY BEFORE
WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE, BEFORE WOMEN
WERE ALLOWED TO VOTE IN THIS DUN
TREE.
TREE. AS SOMEONE WHO’S BEEN A PART OF
DRIVING TURNOUT FOR YOUR PARTY,
A DEMOCRAT IN FLORIDA, THAT’S
GOT TO BE HEARTENING.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE REASON
IT WAS SO HIGH?
>> I THINK PART OF IT WAS MAYOR
GILLUM.
GILLUM. HE WAS A CANDIDATE THAT NOT JUST
RAN A TRADITIONAL POLITICAL
CAMPAIGN BUT HE INSPIRED A
MOVEMENT, INSPIRED MILLIONS TO
GET ENGAGED.
GET ENGAGED. I THINK THAT WAS A BIG PART OF
IT.
IT. ONE THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
ELECTIONS HAD ELECTION OBSERVERS
IN THE BROWARD COUNTY
SUPERVISORS ELECTIONS OFFICE AND
SAW NO FRAUD.
THIS WHOLE THING OF TRYING TO
CREATE CONSPIRACY THEORYS ABOUT
BROWARD COUNTY IS JUST ANOTHER
ATTEMPT BY RICK SCOTT, MARCO
RUBIO, DONALD TRUMP TO UNDERMINE
THE ULTIMATE RESULTS OF THIS
ELECTION ONCE EVERY VOTE IS
COUNTED.
COUNTED. I THINK IT’S BECAUSE THEY’RE
NERVOUS WHAT IT MIGHT SAY.
>> THAT’S WHAT’S INTERESTING
THAT SCOTT DID AND SOME OF OUR
GUESTS ARGUED.
GUESTS ARGUED. HE DID APPEAR TO WANT TO GET THE
COUNTING TO STOP, TO FREEZE UP
THE VOTING MACHINES, ALTHOUGH
NOW, AGAIN, WE HAVE THE
DEMOCRAT, NELSON, TRYING TO SUE
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. IT’S HARD TO TELL WHICH PERSON
IS MORE NERVOUS.
IT IS RAZOR THIN.
WE WERE IN THERE FOR THIS
REASON, TO DO THE REPORTING.
WE DIDN’T SEE ANY VOTER FRAUD,
NONE OF THE ELECTION OFFICIALS
WE SPOKE TO HAD THAT AS A
CONCERN BASED ON WHAT THEY’RE
SEEING.
SEEING. PANEL STAYS WITH ME.
AS PART OF OUR LIVE FLORIDA
COVERAGE, I WANT TO HIT ANOTHER
PART OF THE RECOUNT PROCESS,
ELECTION WORKERS HOLDING UP
THESE BALLOTS FOR INSPECTION.
THIS IS THE PROCESS.
YOU SEE THE WOMAN IN THE MIDDLE
THERE.
THERE. THEY’RE HOLDING UP THESE BALLOTS
SIDE BY SIDE AS THE MONITORS,
WHO ARE REPRESENTING BOTH
PARTIES, ARE ABLE TO EXAMINE
THEM.
THEM. THIS WAS IN THE REALM OF
DUPLICATE BALLOTS WHERE GALS NOT
ABLE TO BE READ BY THE MACHINE,
SO YOU WOULD DUPLICATE THE BALL
LOT AND MAKE SURE BOTH SIDES
SIGN OFF, AND THAT WAS THE ROOM
WE WERE INSIDE TODAY.
I WANT TO BRING IN ELIZABETH
KOHA, STAFF WRITER FOR "THE
MIAMI HERALD" IN TALLAHASSEE.
HOW IS THE RECOUNT GOING THERE
AND ACROSS THE STATE?
AND YOUR VIEW, IF YOU HAVE ONE,
ON WHAT IT MEANS THAT NELSON IS
ASKING FOR MORE TIME?
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
OBVIOUSLY THE RECOUNT PROCESS IS
UNDER WAY.
UNDER WAY. I THINK AT LEAST 25 COUNTIES NOW
HAVE COMPLETED THEIR RECOUNTS
FOR THE SECOND UNOFFICIAL
RETURNS WHICH ARE DUE THURSDAY
AT 3:00 P.M.
OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE SOME
COUNTIES LIKE BROWARD AND PALM
BEACH THAT ARE HAVING MORE
ISSUES AS YOU’RE PROBABLY AWARE.
THAT’S SOMETHING THAT REMAINS TO
BE SEEN, IF THEY’LL MEET THOSE
DEADLINES, THE PALM BEACH COUNTY
SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS HAS
EXPRESSED CONCERN SHE WON’T MEET
THE THURSDAY DEADLINE.
OFFICIAL RETURNS FROM THOSE
COUNTIES ARE DUE SATURDAY.
>> WHAT HAPPENS IF WE GET INTO A
HAND COUNT OF OVER AND UNDER
VOTES?
VOTES? >> THAT’S GOING TO BE A
DIFFICULT PROCESS.
DIFFICULT PROCESS. SAN FERNANDO BILL NELSON HAS
SUED TODAY IN TALLAHASSEE TO TRY
AND DELAY THAT SATURDAY DEADLINE
FOR WHICH THE HAND RECOUNTS,
SHOULD THEY BE ORDERED, WHICH IS
LIKELY IN TWO OF THESE STATEWIDE
RACES, HE’S SUED TO TRY AND
DELAY THAT DEADLINE SO THAT THEY
HAVE MORE TIME TO FINISH THEM.
>> HOW, IN YOUR REPORTING, DO
YOU THINK FLORIDA, FROM THE
GRASSROOTS LEVEL OF CITIZENS, UP
TO OFFICIALS, HOW DOES FLORIDA
FEEL ABOUT BEING BACK IN THE
MIDDLE OF ONE OF THESE?
IT’S LITERALLY A TRIPLE RECOUNT.
>> I THINK EVERYBODY’S FEELING
PARTICULARLY TENSE.
PARTICULARLY TENSE. I DOUBT PEOPLE ARE FEELING MORE
TENSE THAN GOVERNOR SCOTT AND
SENATOR BILL NELSON, JUDGING BY
THESE LAWSUITS EACH OF THEM HAVE
FILED.
FILED. THE SITUATION IN TALLAHASSEE, AT
LEAST, IS NERVOUS IN SOME OF
THESE CASES.
THESE CASES. BUT IT’S PRETTY CLEAR THAT IN AT
LEAST ONE RACE, THE RACE FOR
GOVERNOR, SOME THINGS HERE IN
STATE GOVERNMENT ARE STILL
CONTINUING TO MOVE ON A
DIFFERENT TRACK.
DIFFERENT TRACK. RON DeSANTIS, WHO IS CURRENTLY
THE PRESUMED GOVERNOR-ELECT,
GIVEN THE STATUS OF THAT
RECOUNT, HAS BEEN TRYING TO PULL
TOGETHER A TRANSITION TEAM.
BUT IT’S PRETTY OBVIOUS, AT
LEAST IN THE SENATE RACE, BOTH
SIDES ARE STILL REALLY FIGHTING
TO SEE WHO IS THE WINNER THAT
COUNT.
COUNT. >> CONGRESSMAN, MORE BROADLY,
WE’VE BEEN TALKING TO PEOPLE NOT
ONLY ABOUT TURNOUT, BUT WHY IT
BROKE SO DECISIVELY FOR
DEMOCRATS IN THE HOUSE RACES.
HEALTH CARE IS THE MAIN THING
I’VE HEARD.
I’VE HEARD. YOU’VE SERVED IN CONGRESS.
IS THAT YOUR VIEW?
>> YES.
>> YES. REPUBLICANS ARE TRYING TO PAINT
THIS IMAGE OF DEMOCRATS AS
TALKING ABOUT IMPEACHMENT AND
JUST OBSTRUCTING.
JUST OBSTRUCTING. THAT’S EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE OF
WHAT DEMOCRATS ARE TRYING TO DO.
THEY ARE TRYING TO EXTEND AN
OLIVE BRANCH AND TALK ABOUT HOW
DO WE SOLVE HEALTH CARE?
HOW DO WE GET THE AFFORDABLE
CARE ACT RIGHT?
HOW DO WE MAKE SURE WE PROTECT
THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING
CONDITIONS COMPARED TO
REPUBLICANS THAT ARE TRYING TO
REPEAL IT?
REPEAL IT? HOW DO WE PASS MEANINGFUL
INFRASTRUCTURE REFORM?
INFRASTRUCTURE REFORM? HOW DO WE PASS MEANINGFUL REFORM
WITH TAXES FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS?
NOT JUST THE TOP 1%.
THEY REALLY WANT TO GET THINGS
DONE.
DONE. THAT IS GOING TO BE THEIR
MESSAGE.
MESSAGE. VOTERS SAW THAT OVERWHELMINGLY.
WE SAW A 7% INCREASE THERE WITH
THE VOTES, 7% MARGIN OF VICTORY
ACROSS THE BOARD.
THAT IS A HUGE WIN.
IF IT WASN’T FOR THE
GERRYMANDERING AND CITIZENS
UNITED EXTREMITY REPUBLICANS
HAVE, DEMOCRATS WOULD HAVE THE
MAJORITY, WOULD HAVE HAD AND
WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE IT, FOR
YEARS TO COME.
>> YOU’RE NOT IN CONGRESS
ANYMORE, BUT YOU STILL SOUND
LIKE A CONGRESSMAN.
YOU LOOK LIKE A CONGRESSMAN.
>> DON’T ASK THE QUESTION, I’M
NOT GOING BACK.
>> YOU’RE NOT GOING PACK?BACK.
>> YOU’RE WEARING A FLAG WIN,
WHICH ANYONE CAN WEAR FOR ANY
REASON, BUT IT FEELS LIKE YOU
MIGHT RUN AGAIN.
>> I ENJOYED MY TIME.
I WAS HUMBLED TO SERVE THE STATE
OF FLORIDA.
OF FLORIDA. >>> YOU’RE DOING IT RIGHT NOW.
>> FINDING OTHER WAYS TO SERVE.
I RAN FOR THE SENATE
UNSUCCESSFULLY.
UNSUCCESSFULLY. I’D LOVE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO RUN AGAIN.
BUT RIGHT NOW WITH THE DIVISIONS
WE SEE AND THE GRIDLOCK AND THE
HATRED, IT’S REALLY TOUGH TO
THINK ABOUT.
THINK ABOUT. >> WELL, THERE IS THAT.
I THINK WE HEAR THAT WITH THE
MIXED SIGNALS WE’VE GOTTEN.
ON THE ONE HAND, A WHOLE WAVE OF
NEW CANDIDATES WHO ARE EXCITED
TO GET INVOLVED.
ON THE OTHER HAND, WE DON’T HAVE