-Welcome back to "Late Night," everyone.
My next guest is a Democratic Senator from New Mexico.
His new book,
"The Way Forward: Meeting the Challenges of a New America"
is on shelves now.
Please welcome to the show, Senator David Jimenez.
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So great to have you here today. -Thank you for having me, sir.
-So I have a lot to talk to you about.
But before that, I heard that you might actually have
something that you want to make an announcement about.
-That's right, Seth.
I would like to formally announce
that I am running for President of the United States.
-Well, that is very exciting. [ Cheers and applause ]
Very, very exciting. -Thank you.
It is exciting.
[ Cheers and applause ]
It is exciting stuff.
You know, we have some real challenges to face in America.
Some of our most dire ones yet.
And I believe I have the solutions.
-That's amazing, Senator Jimenez.
And now that you're entering what is a very --
let's be honest, a very crowded Democratic field,
can you explain why you've chosen to run now?
-Seth, the American people need someone to fight for them
based on their interests, and lead them to a new day.
-And I'm sorry -- who are you?
-I'm Senator Christine Packard,
and I'm running for President of the United States.
[ Cheers and applause ] You can --
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You can read about it in my new book,
"Fighting for a New Day:
Fighting the Good Fight for a Good America."
-Oh, okay. Well -- This is a little awkward.
This doesn't really work that well
if there are two people at the --
-Seth, I'm sorry, but we need to usher in
a new America with what I am calling
a "New American Century,"
filled with promise for a new century for Americans.
This is why I'm running for President of the United States.
-Uh-huh.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-You can read it in my book,
"A New Century: Making a New America for a New Century."
[ Laughter ]
-I got to say, it was already such a crowded field,
and now there are so many people running,
I'm having trouble keeping track of everyone.
Is anyone else running? -We are.
-Oh. [ Laughter ]
Well, like, just in interest of time,
could you guys explain your platforms together?
-Seth, I am the...
-Father of three wonderful... -Mother of two beautiful...
-...children, and I believe...
-the future is worth fighting for.
-It's worthwhile to fight for the future.
-Right now, we are more divided than ever.
-Our nation is more polarized than ever.
-...but I believe I have the strength and the fortitude...
-...courage and determination to lead us...
-...to take us... -...forward, together.
This is why I'm running
for President of the United States of America.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-You can read about it in my new book...
-"Becoming the Future..." "Changing the Present..."
-"How to Change the Present..." -"How to Alter the Past..."
-"...And Abandon the Past." -"...And Become the Future."
[ Laughter and cheering ]
-All right, you know, there are a lot of you.
I'm having trouble keeping you all straight.
Ultimately it's up to the voters to decide,
so maybe it would be a good idea to turn it over to the audience
for a question -- anyone?
-I have a question, Seth. -Yes, go ahead.
-Seth, America is at a crossroads.
We have to decide whether we want to go forwards
into the future or backward into the past.
[ Laughter ]
I believe I am the one to lead us forward.
[ Laughter ]
This is why I'm running for President of the United States!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Read about it in my new book, "Choosing the Future:
How to Abandon America's Past and Move Forward to its Future."
[ Laughter ] -Oh, man, there's...
[ Cheers and applause ]
There's some more people here with some more books,
I just noticed, so, uh...
No offense, but I really don't want to hear another person
say they're running for president.
-I'm running for president! -Oh, man.
-I think there is no way with --
there is no one with the experience that I have to bring
to the White House.
That is why, until --
with the two remaining years before I die...
-Oh, boy. [ Laughter ]
-...I am running for President of the United States!
Read about it in my book!
[ Laughter ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
"I'm Old." -"I'm Old."
-"I'm Old." -Your book --
Your book is called "I'm Old"?
-I'm extremely old, Seth. [ Laughter ]
-All right. Look, I think I'm going to end this.
I don't know if we're actually getting
any new information here.
-Seth, I'm running because I believe in
bipartisan solutions that work.
-Work because America needs a leader.
-A leader who will put middle-class Americans --
-Americans ahead of special interests.
-You know what, that was very good, you guys.
I just think -- Oh, my goodness! Uh...
Let me guess. You're --
You're running for president, too?
-Seth, it is with some regrets
that I am announcing that I am
suspending my campaign to be President of the United States.
-Oh, I didn't even know you were running, but --
-Words cannot express how grateful I am to all of you,
my true friends. -Oh, I'm sorry, you're out, too?
-My true friends who helped me in this fight.
-No! Not you, David Jimenez! [ Laughter ]
-It's clear that my past was too difficult
for us to overcome.
-And the numbers just weren't working our way.
-While I believe in what we fought for,
I also believe I am too old.
[ Laughter ]
-The American people must make a decision that represents
our shared ideas.
-Our shared ideals of leading America
to a brand-new future and away from our past.
-You can read about it in my new book,
"Clearing the Path: Abandoning My Past
as a Candidate for America's Future as a Country."
-Okay, I'm sorry. I am just having a difficult time
keeping straight which one of you has dropped out so far.
So, quick head count. Who is still running for president?
[ Laughter ]
Does anyone want -- Does anyone --
[ Applause ]
Anyone interested in vice president?
-[Bleep] no. -All right.
[ Laughter ] -Watch the language.
You are very old! [ Cheers and applause ]
The 2020 Democratic candidates, everyone.
We'll be right back with more "Late Night."