THE
THE FIRST
THE FIRST FEMALE ATTORNEY IN THE HISTORY.
>>> THERE'S A LOT GOING
IN THE WORLD AND
POLITICS.
POLITICS.
POLITICS. WE KNOW THAT, HARRIS
WILL COMPLETE THE 2020
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TICKET.
TICKET.
TICKET. FOR JOE BIDEN, HE MADE
THE ANNOUNCEMENT TH
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. THE VIRTUAL DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL CONVENTION
NATIONAL CONVENTION BEGINS MONDAY, JOINING
US NOW, TO GIVE YOU ON
THIS UPCOMING ELECTION
THAT WE ARE ABOUT TO
UNDERGO HERE, THEY MIGHT
HAVE THE DIRECTOR OF THE
INSTITUTE AND ASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR OF POLITICA
SCIENCE WHILE WE HAVE
BEEN WATCHING AND
WAITING FOR THIS VICE
PRESIDENTIAL PICK, WE
KNOW THAT STACEY ABRAMS
AND KEISHA LANCE BOTTOMS
WERE ON JOE BIDEN'S
SHORTLIST, 41% SAID THEY
WERE EXTREMELY
WERE EXTREMELY UNFAVORABLE OF JOE BIDEN
SO DO YOU THINK THAT
THIS PIC OF KAMALA
HARRIS WILL MOVE THOSE
NUMBERS AT ALL?
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. I
>> NO. I THINK AS FAR AS
GEORGIA GOES, IT IS
SPLIT VIRTUALLY RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE, AND IT
IS SO PERFECTLY SPLIT
THAT IS FOR A PIECE OF
CAKE, SIBLINGS COULD NOT
FIGHT OVER IT,, HARRIS
IS A STRATEGIC PICK FOR
JOE BIDEN, SHE DOESN'T
BRING ANY EXTRA
ELECTORAL VOTES THE WAY
STACEY ABRAMS MIGHT HAVE
PUT GEORGIA IN PLAY AND
I THINK THAT GEORGE IS
REALLY GOING TO BE ONE
OF A HANDFUL OF THINGS
TO DECIDING THE
PRESIDENCY THIS YEAR IN
TERMS OF ELECTORAL
VOTES.
VOTES.
VOTES. >>
VOTES. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK
FIRST, TO THE TOP OF THE
LIST TO BE THE PICK FOR
JOE BIDEN?
JOE BIDEN? >> WELL, I THINK SHE
BRINGS A CERTAIN HANDS-
ON AGGRESSIVENESS,
ON AGGRESSIVENESS, PEOPLE DESCRIBED HER AS
BEING AMBITIOUS, BUT
THAT DOES NOT MEAN SHE'S
NOT ACCOMPLISHED AND
SKILLFUL.
SKILLFUL.
SKILLFUL. SHE HAS AN EDGE TO HER
PERSONALITY THAT OFFSETS
THE SORT OF BUMBLING
ENERGY THAT SOMETIMES
COMES ACROSS WITH BIDEN.
SHE IS VERY GOOD FOR HIM
IN TERMS OF
PROFESSIONALISM, POISE,
PROFESSIONALISM, POISE, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT
YOU WANT TO COMPLEMENT.
>> THERE WAS A LOT OF
TALK ABOUT SELECTING AN
AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN. YOU THINK THAT THAT WILL
IMPACT WHAT WE SEE GOING
FORWARD AS WELL?
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. I
>> NO. I THINK -- I MADE A
PROMISE ANNOUNCING HAS
KEPT IT.
KEPT IT.
KEPT IT. I THINK THE EXPECTATION
WAS AFRICAN-AMERICAN
WAS AFRICAN-AMERICAN FEMALE WILL BE THE
PRESIDENTIAL FOR THE
DEMOCRATS.
DEMOCRATS. IT IS HISTORIC, IT IS
NOT UNPRECEDENTED,
NOT UNPRECEDENTED, EXCEPT FOR THE AFRICAN-
AMERICAN PART, BUT I
THINK THAT KAMALA HARRIS
SHOWS THAT SHE IS
MOST POISED, CONFIDENT
AND IN THE BACK OF
EVERYONE'S MIND, READY
TO TAKE OVER THE
PRESIDENCY.
PRESIDENCY. >> AND WHAT ARE YOUR
TAKEAWAYS FROM THE
SELECTION OF SENATOR
HARRIS?
HARRIS?
HARRIS? >> IT IS NOT A
SURPRISING TWIST.
SURPRISING TWIST. IN FACT, IT IS VERY MUCH
A CONSENSUS CHOICE.
THEY HAD A NUMBER OF
GREAT PICS, THEY ALL
HAVE THEIR STRENGTHS AND
WEAKNESSES AND I THINK
IT'S KIND OF RELATIVE TO
SOME OF THE OTHER
CANDIDATES, SENATOR
CANDIDATES, SENATOR HARRIS'S STRENGTH KIND
OF OUT MISSED OUTMATCHED
IT SO, CASE IN POINT,
THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN
ALREADY TRIED TO
NICKNAME HER PHONY,.
I THINK THAT ACTUALLY
SPEAKS TO PART OF THE
REASON BIDEN SHOWS
SHE COULD BE ACCEPTABLE
TO ALL SIDES.
>> MOVING ON TO TODAY'S
RUNOFF ELECTION, WE'VE
SEEN A MUCH SMALLER TO
NOT TO THE AS WELL AS
FEWER VOTERS
FEWER VOTERS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS
EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS OUT THERE, BUT ACCORDING
TO OUR POLL, GEORGIA
VOTERS SAY THEY WILL
CERTAINLY VOTE BASED ON
WHAT WE SAW BACK IN JUNE
DURING THE PRIMARY, WHAT
ARE SOME THINGS YOU
THINK WE SHOULD BE
LOOKING OUT FOR?
>> WHEN I THINK THEY
JUST NEED TO LOOK OUT
FOR THE RECEPTION ON
TIME AND MAKE SURE THEY
RECEIVED THEIR BALLOTS
AND THAT THEY TURN THEM
IN WITH HER TO A DROPBOX
OR VIA THE MAIL IN A
TIMELY FASHION SO THEY
CAN ENSURE THAT THEY ARE
RECEIVED.
RECEIVED.
RECEIVED. I THINK LOCAL ELECTION
BOARDS NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY HAVE AN AMPLE
NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS WHO
ARE AVAILABLE AND I
CERTAINLY WOULD
CERTAINLY WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE WHO ARE
UNDER 65 WHO ARE HEALTHY
TO CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING
FOR THE FIRST TIME AND
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
GET ADEQUATE TRAINING ON
HOW TO USE THE NEW
ELECTION MACHINES AND
THEN ALSO, I THINK WE
ALSO NEED TO PAY
ATTENTION TO JUST MAKE
SURE THAT THE
TEMPERATURES STAY OFF
THE BOARD AND
APPROPRIATE MACHINE TO
ALL OF TH
ALL OF TH
ALL OF TH MAKE SURE WE CAN TRY TO
MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. >>
TIME. >> WE'VE HEARD A LOT
ABOUT LACK OF
PREPARATION OR WHETHER
THERE HASN'T BEEN
ENOUGH, HOW MUCH
RESPONSIBILITY IS ON THE
STATE VERSUS THE COUNTY
TO MAKE SURE THIS WILL
GO SMOOTHLY ON
DAY?
DAY?
DAY? IS
DAY? IS ULTIMATE
IS ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
LOCAL ELECTION
LOCAL ELECTION OFFICIALS.
OFFICIALS. THAT SAID, THE STATE
MUST BE COOPERATING AND
MUST BE DOING EVERYTHING
THEY CAN TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE NECESSARY
EQUIPMENT IS AVAILABLE.
THE ENTHUSIASM FOR THIS
IS GOING TO BE OFF THE
CHARTS ON BOTH SIDES
THERE IS GOING TO BE A
RECORD LEVEL OF TURNOUT
AND A RECORD NUMBER OF
ABSENTEE BALLOTS BY MAIL
WHICH MEANS TH
ARE NOT GOING TO BE
KNOWN ON ELECTION NIGHT.
AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE SECRETARY OF
STATE'S OFFICE AND THE
LOCAL ELECTION OFFICIALS
ARE IN SYNC, ELECTION
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. >>
DAY. >> ALL
>> ALL
>> ALL SO
>> ALL SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
WE WILL BE SEEING YOU
THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AS
WE WAITED FOR THOSE
RESULTS TO COME IN SO WE
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
SHARING YOUR TIME