Name: Joe: Why Buttigieg's 'Strategic Retreat' Was Smart | Morning Joe | MSNBC
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>> TO SEE WHAT THE NEW SHAPE OF THE DEMOCRATIC FIELD LOOKS LIKE.

THE DEMOCRATIC FIELD LOOKS LIKE. >> SO NOW TO THE BIG NEWS FROM

>> SO NOW TO THE BIG NEWS FROM LATE LAST NIGHT.

LATE LAST NIGHT. JOINING US NOW FROM SOUTH BEND,

JOINING US NOW FROM SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, MSNBC NEWS

INDIANA, MSNBC NEWS CORRESPONDENT VAUGHN HILLIARD.

CORRESPONDENT VAUGHN HILLIARD. I GUESS THEY HAVE TO CHANGE THE

I GUESS THEY HAVE TO CHANGE THE SIGN BEHIND YOU, VAUGHN.

SIGN BEHIND YOU, VAUGHN. >> Reporter: I DON’T KNOW.

>> Reporter: I DON’T KNOW. I THINK THEY COULD AFFORD TO

I THINK THEY COULD AFFORD TO LEAVE IT UP FOR A WHILE AROUND

LEAVE IT UP FOR A WHILE AROUND THESE PARTS, IN THIS TOWN OF

THESE PARTS, IN THIS TOWN OF 100,000 WHERE, LOOK, I MEAN,

100,000 WHERE, LOOK, I MEAN, JUST ONE YEAR AGO FOUR OF THESE

JUST ONE YEAR AGO FOUR OF THESE INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING PETE

INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING PETE BUTTIGIEG AND HIS HUSBAND

BUTTIGIEG AND HIS HUSBAND CHASTEN LEFT SOUTH BEND TO DRIVE

CHASTEN LEFT SOUTH BEND TO DRIVE TO IOWA FOR THEIR FIRST CAMPAIGN

HERE IN INDIANA, SOUTH BEND IS THE FOURTH BIGGEST CITY.

THE FOURTH BIGGEST CITY. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR

OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR BUILT UP A CAMPAIGN OPERATION

BUILT UP A CAMPAIGN OPERATION THAT ULTIMATELY LED THEM TO AN

THAT ULTIMATELY LED THEM TO AN IOWA CAUCUS VICTORY AND NEARLY

IOWA CAUCUS VICTORY AND NEARLY THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE

THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE BEYOND SUPER TUESDAY IN A REAL

BEYOND SUPER TUESDAY IN A REAL SHOT TO WIN THE DEMOCRATIC

PETE BUTTIGIEG SUSPENDED HIS CAMPAIGN YESTERDAY AND RETURNED

CAMPAIGN YESTERDAY AND RETURNED TO SOUTH BEND LAST NIGHT TO GIVE

TO SOUTH BEND LAST NIGHT TO GIVE YOU SPEECH HERE TO HIS LOCALS

>> AFTER A YEAR OF GOING EVERYWHERE, MEETING EVERYONE,

EVERYWHERE, MEETING EVERYONE, DEFINING EVERYBODY EXPECTATION,

DEFINING EVERYBODY EXPECTATION, SEEKING EVERY VOTE, THE TRUTH IS

SEEKING EVERY VOTE, THE TRUTH IS THAT THE PATH HAS NEAR OHARROWED

WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO CONSIDER STAYING IN THE RACE ANY

CONSIDER STAYING IN THE RACE ANY FURTHER.

FURTHER. OUR GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO HELP

OUR GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO HELP UNIFY AMERICANS TO DEFEAT DONALD

UNIFY AMERICANS TO DEFEAT DONALD TRUMP AND TO WIN THE ERA FOR OUR

SO TONIGHT I AM MAKING THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO SUSPEND MY

DIFFICULT DECISION TO SUSPEND MY CAMPAIGN FOR THE PRESIDENCY.

CAMPAIGN FOR THE PRESIDENCY. I WILL NO LONGER SEEK TO BE THE

I WILL NO LONGER SEEK TO BE THE 2020 DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR

2020 DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT, BUT I WILL DO

PRESIDENT, BUT I WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO ENSURE

EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A NEW DEMOCRATIC

THAT WE HAVE A NEW DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT COME JANUARY.

PRESIDENT COME JANUARY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> I TALKED TO MULTIPLE CAMPAIGN

>> I TALKED TO MULTIPLE CAMPAIGN OFFICIALS LAST NIGHT AFTER

OFFICIALS LAST NIGHT AFTER BUTTIGIEG’S ANNOUNCEMENT.

BUTTIGIEG’S ANNOUNCEMENT. THEY TOLD ME HE EXITED THIS RACE

THEY TOLD ME HE EXITED THIS RACE FOR THE SAME REASON HE GOT IN.

FOR THE SAME REASON HE GOT IN. HE WANTED TO BRING THE PARTY

HE WANTED TO BRING THE PARTY TOGETHER AND USHER IN A NEW ERA

TOGETHER AND USHER IN A NEW ERA OF POLITICS.

OF POLITICS. THE REALITY IS THEY SAW WHAT ONE

THE REALITY IS THEY SAW WHAT ONE CAMPAIGN OFFICIAL TOLD ME WAS "A

CAMPAIGN OFFICIAL TOLD ME WAS "A VERY NARROW PATH TO WINNING THE

VERY NARROW PATH TO WINNING THE NOMINATION."

NOMINATION." YESTERDAY MORNING HE ACTUALLY

YESTERDAY MORNING HE ACTUALLY FLEW TO PLAINS, GEORGIA, WITH

FLEW TO PLAINS, GEORGIA, WITH HIS HUSBAND CHASTEN TO MEET UP

HIS HUSBAND CHASTEN TO MEET UP WITH FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JIMMY

WITH FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER AND THERE HEADED TO SELMA

CARTER AND THERE HEADED TO SELMA JOINING RESERVED SHARPTON

JOINING RESERVED SHARPTON CROSSING THE EDMUND BRIDGE.

CROSSING THE EDMUND BRIDGE. TO NOTE, THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL

TO NOTE, THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO VISITED SOUTH CAROLINA, HELD

WHO VISITED SOUTH CAROLINA, HELD MORE EVENTS THAN ANYBODY BESIDES

MORE EVENTS THAN ANYBODY BESIDES TOM STEYER.

TOM STEYER. HE STOKE ABOUT HUMILITY, EARNING

HE STOKE ABOUT HUMILITY, EARNING TRUST AND CREDIBILITY.

TRUST AND CREDIBILITY. YOU SEE THE TWO INDIVIDUALS

YOU SEE THE TWO INDIVIDUALS LEADING THE DELEGATE COUNT, JOE

LEADING THE DELEGATE COUNT, JOE BIDEN AND BERNIE SANDERS.

BIDEN AND BERNIE SANDERS. BEEN AROUND A BIT LONGER THAN

BEEN AROUND A BIT LONGER THAN THE 38-YEAR-OLD MAYOR.

THE 38-YEAR-OLD MAYOR. FOR THIS CAMPAIGN TOLD ME IT

FOR THIS CAMPAIGN TOLD ME IT WASN’T A MATTER OF CAMPAIGN

HAD THE ABILITY TO GO ON. WOULD HAVE THEIR BEST FUND

WOULD HAVE THEIR BEST FUND RAISING QUARTER TO DATE.

RAISING QUARTER TO DATE. GO BACK TO A CONVERSATION I HAD

GO BACK TO A CONVERSATION I HAD WITH PEETE BUTTIGIEG MORNING OF

WITH PEETE BUTTIGIEG MORNING OF THE NEVADA PRIMARY.

THE NEVADA PRIMARY. HE TOLD ME THIS PARTY COULD WAKE

HE TOLD ME THIS PARTY COULD WAKE UP THIS MARCH 4th, SUPER

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