FROM COLORADO. A DEMOCRAT FROM BOULDER WINNING
STATEWIDE OFFICE IN COLORADO
WOULD HAVE BEEN UNHEARD OF A
DECADE AGO.
DECADE AGO. GOVERNOR, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
I SPENT A LITTLE TIME IN
COLORADO, A GENERAL ELECTION
USED TO BE A MAJORITY.
>> AND WE DID BETTER THAN DECK
DEMOCRATS HAVE DONE FOR DECADES,
AND I THINK THE LESSON TO
EXTRAPOLATE FROM THAT IS THAT
DEMOCRATS SHOULD NOT GIVE UP ON
THESE TOUGH AREAS, BUT I MEAN
YOU GO TO THOSE SMALL TOWNS IN
IOWA, MAKE IT COMPETITIVE, GO
AFTER AN ELECTORAL SEAT IN
NEBRASKA.
NEBRASKA. WE RESONATE WITH THE FOLKS IN
THE MIDDLE.
THE MIDDLE. >> LET’S TAKE MEDICARE FOR ALL.
YOU A STAKE IN THIS YOURSELF.
WE SHOULD SEE HOW THE AFFORDABLE
CARE ACT WORKS.
ON ONE HAND I’M GUESSING AS A
PROGRESSIVE YOU WOULD LIKE LIKE
TO SEE MEDICARE FOR ALL.
>> I THINK IS ABOUT SETTING WHAT
IS THE GOAL.
THE WAY I EXPRESSED THE GOAL IS
SAVING PEOPLE MONEY ON HEALTH
CARE.
CARE. NOW HOW YOU CONFIGURE MULTIPLE
PAYERS, NOSE ARE ALL TACK TIMES,
WE’RE WILLING TO LOOK AT EVERY
TACTIC TO SAVE PEOPLE MONEY ON
HEALTH CARE.
HEALTH CARE. AT THE END OF THE DAY WE’RE
PAYING TWICE AS MUCH AS ALMOST
ANY OTHER SDRIINDUSTRIALIZED ARE
>> THERE COULD BE DEMOCRATIC
SOCIALISTS.
SOCIALISTS. WHERE IS THE LINE, HOW WOULD YOU
EXPRESS IT.
EXPRESS IT. I DON’T KNOW, YOU HAVE TO FIN
SNAN WILL SELF DEFINE IT.
I ALWAYS SAY I’M A PROUD
CAPITALIST.
CAPITALIST. YOU STARTED IT SEVERAL -- IT IS
A GREAT SYSTEM THAT CREATES
PROSPERITY AND WEALTH THAT
ALLOWS US TO FUNCTIONS.
AGAIN EVERYBODY WILL SHELF
DEFINE ON ISSUES, I DON’T THINK
IT IS DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS
ALMOST EVERY OTHER SOCIALIZED
NATION.
NATION. IT IS NOT A RADICAL CONCEPT, IT
IS VERY MAIN STREAM.
SOMEONE THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL ME
IN BUSINESS, YOU USED YOUR OWN
MONEY TO RUN FOR OFFICE THE
FIRST TIME IF I’M NOT MISTAKEN.
WHAT DO YOU LOOK AT THIS WAR ON
WEALTH THAT IS HAPPENING IN THE
DEMOCRATIC 2020 RACE.
>> I THINK DEMOCRATS WANT
SOMETHING QUALIFIED TO LEAD.
WE RESPECT PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN
LEADERS IN THE MILITARY.
WE RESPECT PEOPLE THAT MAY HAVE
BEEN IN BUSINESS.
MICHAEL BLOOMBERG, OR HOWARD
SCHULTZ.
SCHULTZ. WE WANT TO SEE YOU’RE GOOD AT
WHAT YOU DO NO MATTER WHAT IT
IS.
IS. >> WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
>> THIS IS LIKE AN OPEN CASTING
CALL.
CALL. WE HAVE I DON’T KNOW, 20 OR 30
PEOPLE RUNNING AND THIS IS THE
AUDITION.
AUDITION. WE’RE GOING TO SEE THEIR HARTS
AND HOW THEY CONVEY THE MESSAGE.
THEY ARE LOOKING FOR
AUTHENTICITY.
AUTHENTICITY. THEY ARE ESTABLISHING THAT TRUST
WITH VOTERS.
WITH VOTERS. THEIR PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS,
THERE ARE MINOR ISSUES.
I’M SURE THEY WILL BE BLOWN OUT
OF PROPORTION BY SOME OF YOUR
FRIENDS, NO OFFENSE INTENDED,
BUT IT WILL COME DOWN TO WHO DO
YOU TRUST, WHO IS COMPETENT AND
CAPABLE?
CAPABLE? >> YOU HAVE CANDIDATES, DO YOU
HAVE A FAVORITE?
>> WE HAVE A PETCANDIDATE FROM
COLORADO AND IT WOULD BE AMAZING
TO HAVE SOMEONE FROM COLORADO
WIN PRESIDENT.
WIN PRESIDENT. >> MICHAEL BENNET TOLD ME THAT
STARTING SALARY IN DENVER FOR
PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR TEACHERS ARE
IN THE $30,000s.
IF YOU DROVE UP THE STATE LINE
YOU COULD MAKE $10,000 MORE.
I SAID THE OLD TAXPAYER BILL OF
RIGHTS IN COLORADO.
HE SAID WHAT IS THERE GOING TO
BE AN EFFORT TO REPEAL IT UNDER
THE POLIS ADMINISTRATION.
>> A TRICKLE DOWN EFFECT OF A
TIGHT FINANCING SYSTEM.
>> THERE WAS A COUPLE MEASURES
THAT DIDN’T SUCCEED.
THERE WAS A ROAD FUNDING MEASURE
BECAUSE OF TABRS.
THOSE GO BEFORE THE VOTERS AND
THEY BOTH FAILED.
WE’RE LOOKING AT WHAT WE CAN DO
LEGISLATIVELY.
LEGISLATIVELY. WHAT YOUR GOAL TO DO THERE IS
REDUCING THE INCOME TAX RATE IF
IS A CONCEPT OF TAX REFORM THAT
ELUDED
ELUDED ELUDED PRESIDENT OBAMA BUT WE’RE
TRYING TO GET THAT DONE.
IT IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE,
CHUCK.
CHUCK. WE NUND WHILE THE STATE FUNDED
INITIALTIVE FOR ROADS FAIL, A
NUMBER OF LOCAL INITIATIVES FOR
FUNDING TRANSPORTATION EVEN IN
CONSERVATIVE AREAS LIKE EL PASO
COUNTIES, THEY PAY FOR THEIR
ROAD AND THEY KNOW IT WILL BE
SPENT ON PROJECTS LIKE SOMEBODY
ELSE’S SCHOOL.
ELSE’S SCHOOL. AND REDUCING THEIR TRAFFIC,
THEY’RE WILLING TO MAKE THAT
INVESTMENT.
INVESTMENT. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY INTEREST IN
RUNNING AGAINST CORY GARDENER?
>> I’M NOT COMING BACK TO
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. YOU DON’T NISZ IN COLD.