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  • FOR EVEN BEFORE BIDEN WAS IN THE RACE.

  • RACE. YOU SAT DOWN WITH HIM TODAY.

  • YOU SAT DOWN WITH HIM TODAY. IS THAT RIGHT?

  • IS THAT RIGHT? GIVE ME THE VIEW FROM JOE BIDEN.

  • GIVE ME THE VIEW FROM JOE BIDEN. >> WELL, NICOLLE, IT’S JUST BEEN

  • >> WELL, NICOLLE, IT’S JUST BEEN A WHIPLASH PERIOD FOR ALL OF US

  • A WHIPLASH PERIOD FOR ALL OF US FOLLOWING THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN.

  • FOLLOWING THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN. A WEEK AGO WE WERE ABOUT TO

  • A WEEK AGO WE WERE ABOUT TO RELEASE A POLL WITH A SINGLE

  • RELEASE A POLL WITH A SINGLE DIGIT LEAD AND IF THAT HELD,

  • DIGIT LEAD AND IF THAT HELD, THERE WERE A LOT OF FOLKS IN THE

  • THERE WERE A LOT OF FOLKS IN THE BIDEN CAMP WHO DIDN’T THINK

  • BIDEN CAMP WHO DIDN’T THINK THEY’D BE AROUND FOR SUPER

  • THEY’D BE AROUND FOR SUPER TUESDAY.

  • TUESDAY. AND NOW ALL THE SUDDEN THE PARTY

  • AND NOW ALL THE SUDDEN THE PARTY IS BEGINNING TO COALESCE AROUND

  • IS BEGINNING TO COALESCE AROUND HIM IN A BIG WAY SO QUICKLY THAT

  • HIM IN A BIG WAY SO QUICKLY THAT IT’S HARD TO KEEP OUR HEADS ON

  • IT’S HARD TO KEEP OUR HEADS ON STRAIGHT.

  • STRAIGHT. EVEN JUST TALKING TO THE VICE

  • EVEN JUST TALKING TO THE VICE PRESIDENT, THERE’S A FOCUS AND A

  • PRESIDENT, THERE’S A FOCUS AND A CALM AROUND HIM I HAVEN’T SEEN

  • CALM AROUND HIM I HAVEN’T SEEN IN HIM IN A WHILE.

  • IN HIM IN A WHILE. WE TALKED ABOUT MAYOR PETE

  • WE TALKED ABOUT MAYOR PETE DROPPING OUT.

  • DROPPING OUT. HE SAID HE ENCOURAGED HIM TO

  • HE SAID HE ENCOURAGED HIM TO STAY INVOLVED IN THE RACE.

  • STAY INVOLVED IN THE RACE. COY ABOUT WHETHER HE ASKED FOR

  • COY ABOUT WHETHER HE ASKED FOR HIS ENDORSEMENT.

  • HIS ENDORSEMENT. AND ASKED IF HE’S INVOLVED IN --

  • AND ASKED IF HE’S INVOLVED IN -- WHETHER HE WAS TALKING TO AMY

  • WHETHER HE WAS TALKING TO AMY KLOBUCHAR OR OTHERS.

  • KLOBUCHAR OR OTHERS. THE REWARD WOULD LEAK OUT THAT

  • THE REWARD WOULD LEAK OUT THAT AMY KLOBUCHAR WAS GOING TO

  • AMY KLOBUCHAR WAS GOING TO ENDORSE AND JOIN HIM TONIGHT.

  • ENDORSE AND JOIN HIM TONIGHT. I HAVE TO TELL YOU I WASN’T

  • I HAVE TO TELL YOU I WASN’T PLANNING TO GO TO DALLAS.

  • PLANNING TO GO TO DALLAS. WE WERE GOING TO SKIP AHEAD TO

  • WE WERE GOING TO SKIP AHEAD TO CALIFORNIA TO BE IN POSITION FOR

  • CALIFORNIA TO BE IN POSITION FOR SUPER TUESDAY WHERE HE IS GOING

  • SUPER TUESDAY WHERE HE IS GOING TO BE TOMORROW.

  • TO BE TOMORROW. BUT THE BIDEN TEAM, ACROSS THE

  • BUT THE BIDEN TEAM, ACROSS THE BOARD, HAS BEEN STRONGLY

  • BOARD, HAS BEEN STRONGLY ENCOURAGING

  • ENCOURAGING ENCOURAGING ME TO JOIN THERE.

  • ENCOURAGING ME TO JOIN THERE. IT’S ALMOST LIKE THERE’S A

  • IT’S ALMOST LIKE THERE’S A "AVENGERS" SEQUEL IN DALLAS.

  • "AVENGERS" SEQUEL IN DALLAS. AND BY THE WAY, INCLUDING

  • AND BY THE WAY, INCLUDING PRESIDENT OBAMA HIMSELF TO TRY

  • PRESIDENT OBAMA HIMSELF TO TRY TO HURRY THIS RACE TO A FINISH.

  • TO HURRY THIS RACE TO A FINISH. THERE’S A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS

  • THERE’S A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING THAT SUGGEST THEY

  • HAPPENING THAT SUGGEST THEY DON’T WANT TO WAIT FOR SUPER

  • DON’T WANT TO WAIT FOR SUPER TUESDAY.

  • TUESDAY. THEY WANT TO BEGIN THIS PROCESS

  • THEY WANT TO BEGIN THIS PROCESS AS SOON AS YOU CAN.

  • AS SOON AS YOU CAN. >> YOU DANGLED SOMETHING REALLY

  • >> YOU DANGLED SOMETHING REALLY RIVETING IN FRONT OF ME.

  • RIVETING IN FRONT OF ME. TELL ME MORE ABOUT CONVERSATIONS

  • TELL ME MORE ABOUT CONVERSATIONS WITH FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA

  • WITH FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA >> WE KNOW THE FORMER VICE

  • >> WE KNOW THE FORMER VICE PRESIDENT TALKED TO HIM OVER THE

  • PRESIDENT TALKED TO HIM OVER THE WEEKEND.

  • WEEKEND. AND CRAIG MELVIN ASKED BIDEN

  • AND CRAIG MELVIN ASKED BIDEN LAST WEEK ABOUT WHY PRESIDENT

  • LAST WEEK ABOUT WHY PRESIDENT OBAMA WASN’T SENDING MORE SMOKE

  • OBAMA WASN’T SENDING MORE SMOKE SIGNALS UP IN TERMS OF HIS

  • SIGNALS UP IN TERMS OF HIS SUPPORT FOR JOE BIDEN.

  • SUPPORT FOR JOE BIDEN. HE SAID I KNOW YOU DON’T BELIEVE

  • HE SAID I KNOW YOU DON’T BELIEVE IT BUT I REALLY ASKED THE

  • IT BUT I REALLY ASKED THE PRESIDENT NOT TO ENDORSE ME.

  • PRESIDENT NOT TO ENDORSE ME. HE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SHOW

  • HE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THAT HE EARNED THIS ON HIS OWN

  • THAT HE EARNED THIS ON HIS OWN MERITS.

  • MERITS. BUT WHEN YOU SAW LAST WEEK

  • BUT WHEN YOU SAW LAST WEEK PRESIDENT OBAMA’S LAWYERS REACT

  • PRESIDENT OBAMA’S LAWYERS REACT TO THE TV AD BEING RUN IN SOUTH

  • TO THE TV AD BEING RUN IN SOUTH CAROLINA THAT USED HIS OWN

  • CAROLINA THAT USED HIS OWN AUDIO, THAT’S A STEP THEY HADN’T

  • AUDIO, THAT’S A STEP THEY HADN’T BEEN TAKING.

  • BEEN TAKING. THAT WAS A SMOKE SIGNAL.

  • THAT WAS A SMOKE SIGNAL. WE KNOW HE’S BEEN WORKING THE

  • WE KNOW HE’S BEEN WORKING THE PHONE LINES AND POTENTIALLY

  • PHONE LINES AND POTENTIALLY SPEAKING TO OTHER CANDIDATES AS

  • SPEAKING TO OTHER CANDIDATES AS WOEL.

  • WOEL. THERE’S A WAY PRESIDENT OBAMA

  • THERE’S A WAY PRESIDENT OBAMA COULD HAVE AN IMP PACT WITHOUT

  • COULD HAVE AN IMP PACT WITHOUT EXPLICITLY SAYING THE WORDS THAT

  • EXPLICITLY SAYING THE WORDS THAT HE WANTS TO HAPPEN.

  • HE WANTS TO HAPPEN. AND I THINK THAT’S -- A LOT OF

  • AND I THINK THAT’S -- A LOT OF DEMOCRATS ARE TAKING THOSE

  • DEMOCRATS ARE TAKING THOSE SIGNALS.

  • SIGNALS. SUSAN RICE IS A PERSON WHO, WHEN

  • SUSAN RICE IS A PERSON WHO, WHEN SHE COMES OUT AND ANNOUNCES

  • SHE COMES OUT AND ANNOUNCES SHE’S ENDORSING.

  • SHE’S ENDORSING. THAT’S SOMETHING I DON’T THINK

  • THAT’S SOMETHING I DON’T THINK HAPPENS UNLESS THERE’S A SPIRIT

  • HAPPENS UNLESS THERE’S A SPIRIT AROUND THE PRESIDENT SUGGESTING

  • AROUND THE PRESIDENT SUGGESTING THAT’S AN OUTCOMHE’S HAPPY TO

  • THAT’S AN OUTCOMHE’S HAPPY TO SEE.

  • SEE. >> AND WE PUT UP HER TWEET.

  • >> AND WE PUT UP HER TWEET. HAVING WORKED FOR A PRESIDENT

  • HAVING WORKED FOR A PRESIDENT WHO I THINK ONLY ENDORSED IN THE

  • WHO I THINK ONLY ENDORSED IN THE MESSY REPUBLICAN PRIMARY BECAUSE

  • MESSY REPUBLICAN PRIMARY BECAUSE HIS BROTHER WAS RUNNING, GEORGE

  • HIS BROTHER WAS RUNNING, GEORGE W. BUSH ENDORSED JEB BUSH.

  • W. BUSH ENDORSED JEB BUSH. I KNOW HOW RELULKTANT THEY ARE

  • I KNOW HOW RELULKTANT THEY ARE BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY CAN PLAY

  • BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY CAN PLAY A ROLE IN BRINGING THE TWO

  • A ROLE IN BRINGING THE TWO HALVES TOGETHER.

  • HALVES TOGETHER. BUT THERE ARE A WHOLE BUNCH OF

  • BUT THERE ARE A WHOLE BUNCH OF SUBPRESIDENTIAL ENDORSEMENT

  • SUBPRESIDENTIAL ENDORSEMENT THINGS.

  • THINGS. IT’S MY UNDERSTANDING MICHELLE

  • IT’S MY UNDERSTANDING MICHELLE AND JOE BIDEN HAD A PRETTY CLOSE

  • AND JOE BIDEN HAD A PRETTY CLOSE RAPPORT.

  • RAPPORT. >> Reporter: THEY ABSOLUTELY

  • >> Reporter: THEY ABSOLUTELY HAVE A VERY CLOSE RELATIONSHIP.

  • HAVE A VERY CLOSE RELATIONSHIP. I HAVEN’T HEARD OF ANY OUTREACH

  • I HAVEN’T HEARD OF ANY OUTREACH BETWEEN THEM.

  • BETWEEN THEM. AND AS OBAMA AND BIDEN HAVE BEEN

  • AND AS OBAMA AND BIDEN HAVE BEEN AS WELL.

  • AS WELL. IT’S WORTH PAYING ATTENTION TO I

  • IT’S WORTH PAYING ATTENTION TO I THINK THESE KIND OF SIGNALS

  • THINK THESE KIND OF SIGNALS COMING OUT.

  • COMING OUT. HARRY REED IS ANOTHER

  • HARRY REED IS ANOTHER ENDORSEMENT TODAY.

  • ENDORSEMENT TODAY. ONE MORE THING.

  • ONE MORE THING. I SHOULD MENTIONED.

  • I SHOULD MENTIONED. ONE OTHER THING IN TERMS OF THE

  • ONE OTHER THING IN TERMS OF THE TEA LEAF READING WERE DOING A

  • TEA LEAF READING WERE DOING A LOT OF RIGHT NOW.

  • LOT OF RIGHT NOW. WHEN I ASKED THE VICE PRESIDENT

  • WHEN I ASKED THE VICE PRESIDENT WHETHER HE THINKS OBAMA WOULD

  • WHETHER HE THINKS OBAMA WOULD HAVE TO STEP UP SOONER THAN THE

  • HAVE TO STEP UP SOONER THAN THE CONVENTION TO HELP UNITE THE

  • CONVENTION TO HELP UNITE THE PARTY.

  • PARTY. HE SAYS HE KNOWS THE PRESIDENT

  • HE SAYS HE KNOWS THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO DO THAT AND HE BELIEVES

  • WANTS TO DO THAT AND HE BELIEVES HELL BE THERE WHEN HE NEEDS TO.

  • HELL BE THERE WHEN HE NEEDS TO. AND HE SAID HE NEEDS TO BE THE

  • AND HE SAID HE NEEDS TO BE THE ONE TO ALSO BE THE FIGURE WHO

  • ONE TO ALSO BE THE FIGURE WHO CAN ULTIMATELY UNITE THE PARTY

  • CAN ULTIMATELY UNITE THE PARTY AND HE INTENDS TO DO THAT, HE

  • AND HE INTENDS TO DO THAT, HE SAID.

  • SAID. >> SHORT OF A BARACK OBAMA

  • >> SHORT OF A BARACK OBAMA ENDORSEMENT A PETE BUTTIGIEG

  • ENDORSEMENT A PETE BUTTIGIEG INDORSZMENTIN

  • INDORSZMENTIN ENDORSEMENT IS PRETTY DARN GOOD.

  • ENDORSEMENT IS PRETTY DARN GOOD. HE GAVE ONE OF THE MOST ELOQUENT

  • HE GAVE ONE OF THE MOST ELOQUENT AND ELEGANT SPEECHES FOR SOMEONE

  • AND ELEGANT SPEECHES FOR SOMEONE COMING SHORT OF A DREAM OF

  • COMING SHORT OF A DREAM OF WINNING HIS PARTY’S NOMINATION.

  • WINNING HIS PARTY’S NOMINATION. HOW DID HE ARRIVE AT THE

  • HOW DID HE ARRIVE AT THE SEQUENCING OF WITHDRAWING FROM

  • SEQUENCING OF WITHDRAWING FROM THE RACE AND MAKING THE

  • THE RACE AND MAKING THE ENDORSEMENT AS WE EXPECT, AS

  • ENDORSEMENT AS WE EXPECT, AS OTHER NEWS ORGANIZATIONS HAVE

  • OTHER NEWS ORGANIZATIONS HAVE REPORTED, HE’S HE’S EXPECTED TO

  • REPORTED, HE’S HE’S EXPECTED TO TONIGHT?

  • TONIGHT? >> THERE’S A PRIVATE PLANE

  • >> THERE’S A PRIVATE PLANE DESTENED FOR DALLAS THIS

  • DESTENED FOR DALLAS THIS EVENING.

  • EVENING. I TALKED TO MULTIPLE CAMPAIGN

  • I TALKED TO MULTIPLE CAMPAIGN OFFICIALS WHO SAID THE PATH WAS

  • OFFICIALS WHO SAID THE PATH WAS VERY NARROW.

  • VERY NARROW. AND THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO

  • AND THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO GOT IN THE RACE HOPING HE COULD