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FOR HIS HEALTH AND ALL OF OURS AND INDEPENDENT DAVID JOGGY.
AND INDEPENDENT DAVID JOGGY. KATY TUR, LET ME START WITH YOU.
KATY TUR, LET ME START WITH YOU. EVERYTHING I LEARNED ABOUT THE
EVERYTHING I LEARNED ABOUT THE IOWA CAUCUS VOTER AND HOW THEY
IOWA CAUCUS VOTER AND HOW THEY FELT ABOUT THEIR CHOICES I
FELT ABOUT THEIR CHOICES I LEARNED FROM LISTENING TO YOU
LEARNED FROM LISTENING TO YOU INTERVIEW THEM SO I’M DYING TO
INTERVIEW THEM SO I’M DYING TO HEAR WHAT YOU LEARNED ABOUT THE
HEAR WHAT YOU LEARNED ABOUT THE NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTER WHICH IS THE
NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTER WHICH IS THE HIGHEST CHUNK OF INDEPENDENTS IN
HIGHEST CHUNK OF INDEPENDENTS IN THE COUNTRY.
THE COUNTRY. >> Reporter: UNDECLARED VOTERS
>> Reporter: UNDECLARED VOTERS AND THAT IS THE LARGEST VOTING
AND THAT IS THE LARGEST VOTING BLOCK HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
BLOCK HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. AND THEY’RE TELLING ME A LOT OF
AND THEY’RE TELLING ME A LOT OF THE SAME THINGS THE IOWA VOTERS
THE SAME THINGS THE IOWA VOTERS TOLD ME.
TOLD ME. THEY WERE MAKING THEIR DECISION
THEY WERE MAKING THEIR DECISION AT THE LAST POSSIBLE MINUTE.
AT THE LAST POSSIBLE MINUTE. I SPOKE TO A FEW PEOPLE TODAY
I SPOKE TO A FEW PEOPLE TODAY WHO SAID THEY EITHER MADE THE
WHO SAID THEY EITHER MADE THE DECISION LAST NIGHT OR THEY
DECISION LAST NIGHT OR THEY LITERALLY WALKED INTO THE BOOTH
LITERALLY WALKED INTO THE BOOTH TODAY, A BOOTH LIKE THE ONE
TODAY, A BOOTH LIKE THE ONE BEHIND ME, AND PICKED WHO THEY
BEHIND ME, AND PICKED WHO THEY WERE GOING TO VOTE FOR IN THAT
WERE GOING TO VOTE FOR IN THAT MOMENT.
MOMENT. VOTERS HERE TELL ME THEY HAVE A
VOTERS HERE TELL ME THEY HAVE A SENSE OF PARALYSIS BECAUSE THERE
SENSE OF PARALYSIS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT CANDIDATES
ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT CANDIDATES TO CHOOSE FROM.
TO CHOOSE FROM. A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY THEY’RE
A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY THEY’RE NUMBER ONE ISSUE IS ELECTABILITY
NUMBER ONE ISSUE IS ELECTABILITY AND WHAT THEY’RE LOOKING AT IS
AND WHAT THEY’RE LOOKING AT IS TRYING TO FIND THE CANDIDATE WHO
TRYING TO FIND THE CANDIDATE WHO THEY BELIEVE COULD STAND UP
THEY BELIEVE COULD STAND UP AGAINST DONALD TRUMP.
AGAINST DONALD TRUMP. JOE BIDEN WAS MAKING THAT CASE
JOE BIDEN WAS MAKING THAT CASE FOREVER.
FOREVER. BUT NOW THAT HE’S SLIPPING IN
BUT NOW THAT HE’S SLIPPING IN IOWA AND HE’S SLIPPING IN NEW
IOWA AND HE’S SLIPPING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE RIGHT NOW AND WHO
HAMPSHIRE RIGHT NOW AND WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN NEVADA
KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN NEVADA OR SOUTH CAROLINA, THEY’RE
OR SOUTH CAROLINA, THEY’RE RETHINKING THAT CHOICE.
RETHINKING THAT CHOICE. I’M HEARING A LOT OF AMY
I’M HEARING A LOT OF AMY KLOBUCHAR.
KLOBUCHAR. TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHERE WE
TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW AND IT IS A LOT
ARE RIGHT NOW AND IT IS A LOT DIFFERENT FROM IOWA BECAUSE IT
DIFFERENT FROM IOWA BECAUSE IT IS NOT A CAUCUS, WE’RE AT A
IS NOT A CAUCUS, WE’RE AT A POLLING SITE AND I HAVE TO BE
POLLING SITE AND I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHERE WE USE THE
CAREFUL ABOUT WHERE WE USE THE CAMERAS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE
CAMERAS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE VOTING BUT IF YOU ARE AN
VOTING BUT IF YOU ARE AN UNDECLARED VOTER, YOU COULD GO
UNDECLARED VOTER, YOU COULD GO HERE AND CHECK IN AND DECIDE I
HERE AND CHECK IN AND DECIDE I WANT TO VOTE FOR A DEMOCRAT OR I
WANT TO VOTE FOR A DEMOCRAT OR I WANT TO VOTE FOR A REPUBLICAN.
WANT TO VOTE FOR A REPUBLICAN. YOU DO THAT HERE.
YOU DO THAT HERE. YOU DECLARE FOR A DEMOCRAT OR
YOU DECLARE FOR A DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN, EITHER ONE.
REPUBLICAN, EITHER ONE. AFTER YOU PUT YOUR BALLOT IN AND
AFTER YOU PUT YOUR BALLOT IN AND SAY YOU DON’T WANT TO BE A
SAY YOU DON’T WANT TO BE A REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT, ONLY 3
REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT, ONLY 3 MINUTES IS AS LONG AS YOU COULD
MINUTES IS AS LONG AS YOU COULD BE A REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT FOR
BE A REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT FOR AND YOU COME OVER HERE AND
AND YOU COME OVER HERE AND UNDECLARE AND THEN YOU WALK
UNDECLARE AND THEN YOU WALK RIGHT OUT.
RIGHT OUT. AND WE’LL CHECK TO SEE IF THERE
AND WE’LL CHECK TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY LINES OUT HERE, NICOLLE.
IS ANY LINES OUT HERE, NICOLLE. SO FAR THERE ARE NOT.
SO FAR THERE ARE NOT. THERE ARE NO LINES OUT HERE.
THERE ARE NO LINES OUT HERE. AND THAT IS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE
AND THAT IS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE POTENTIALLY BECAUSE WHAT PEOPLE
POTENTIALLY BECAUSE WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO SEE ON THE DEMOCRAT SIDE
WANT TO SEE ON THE DEMOCRAT SIDE IS TURNOUT.
IS TURNOUT. THEY WANT TO SEE HIGHER TURNOUT
THEY WANT TO SEE HIGHER TURNOUT THAN WHAT THEY SAW IN IOWA.
THAN WHAT THEY SAW IN IOWA. SO AT THIS LOCATION, IT IS A
SO AT THIS LOCATION, IT IS A LITTLE HEAVIER THAN NORMAL SO
LITTLE HEAVIER THAN NORMAL SO FAR.
FAR. WE’RE IN A BIT OF A DEAD TIME
WE’RE IN A BIT OF A DEAD TIME RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. 4:00 P.M. THEY EXPECT IT TO GET
4:00 P.M. THEY EXPECT IT TO GET BUSIER AS THE EVENING RUSH LETS
BUSIER AS THE EVENING RUSH LETS ON.
ON. IT IS A SMALL LOCATION.
IT IS A SMALL LOCATION. SO THE LINES COULD BE QUITE LONG
SO THE LINES COULD BE QUITE LONG OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE. AND THIS IS AN INTERESTING
AND THIS IS AN INTERESTING LOCATION BECAUSE IT IS THE MOST
LOCATION BECAUSE IT IS THE MOST DIVERSE, THAT IS RELATIVE, MOST
DIVERSE, THAT IS RELATIVE, MOST DIVERSE FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
DIVERSE FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND STILL 80% WHITE BUT THERE ARE
STILL 80% WHITE BUT THERE ARE SOME MINORITY VOTERS HERE AND A
SOME MINORITY VOTERS HERE AND A GOOD PLACE TO FIGURE OUT HOW
GOOD PLACE TO FIGURE OUT HOW EXACTLY THEY ARE THINKING AND IT
EXACTLY THEY ARE THINKING AND IT COULD BE AN INDICATOR FOR WHAT
COULD BE AN INDICATOR FOR WHAT WE MIGHT SEE GOING FORWARD IN
WE MIGHT SEE GOING FORWARD IN THE MORE DIVERSE STATES IN THE
THE MORE DIVERSE STATES IN THE PRIMARY SEASON.
PRIMARY SEASON. >> KATIE, TO YOU COULD STAY WITH
>> KATIE, TO YOU COULD STAY WITH US.
US. WE TRIED AND FAILED BUT I THINK
WE TRIED AND FAILED BUT I THINK WE’LL TRY, TRY AGAIN TO PLAY
WE’LL TRY, TRY AGAIN TO PLAY SOME OF BERNIE SANDERS SOUND
SOME OF BERNIE SANDERS SOUND FROM HIS RALLY LAST NIGHT.
FROM HIS RALLY LAST NIGHT. I WONDER IF THIS CLOSING MESSAGE
I WONDER IF THIS CLOSING MESSAGE FROM SANDERS WHO IS ATOP THE
FROM SANDERS WHO IS ATOP THE POLLING I’VE SEEN IN NEW
POLLING I’VE SEEN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE IS RESONATING.
HAMPSHIRE IS RESONATING. LET’S LISTEN AND TALK ON THE
LET’S LISTEN AND TALK ON THE OTHER SIDE.
OTHER SIDE. >> WE ARE GOING TO DEFEAT THE
>> WE ARE GOING TO DEFEAT THE MOST DANGEROUS PRESIDENT IN THE
MOST DANGEROUS PRESIDENT IN THE MODERN HISTORY OF AMERICA,
MODERN HISTORY OF AMERICA, DONALD TRUMP.
DONALD TRUMP. THE REASON THAT WE ARE GOING TO
THE REASON THAT WE ARE GOING TO WIN IS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, NO
WIN IS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, NO MATTER WHAT THEIR POLITICAL
MATTER WHAT THEIR POLITICAL VIEWS MAY BE, ARE SICK AND TIRED
VIEWS MAY BE, ARE SICK AND TIRED OF A PRESIDENT WHO IS A
OF A PRESIDENT WHO IS A PATHOLOGICAL LIAR, WHO IS
PATHOLOGICAL LIAR, WHO IS RUNNING A CORRUPT
RUNNING A CORRUPT ADMINISTRATION, WHO IS A
ADMINISTRATION, WHO IS A BULLYING AND A VINDICTIVE
BULLYING AND A VINDICTIVE PERSON.
PERSON. WHO IS A RACIST, A SEXIST, A
WHO IS A RACIST, A SEXIST, A XENOPHOBE, A HOMOPHONE, AND A
XENOPHOBE, A HOMOPHONE, AND A RELIGIOUS BIGOT.
RELIGIOUS BIGOT. AND THOSE ARE HIS NICE
AND THOSE ARE HIS NICE QUALITIES.
QUALITIES. >> BERNIE IS GOING TO TELL US
>> BERNIE IS GOING TO TELL US HOW HE REALLY FEELS ABOUT DONALD
HOW HE REALLY FEELS ABOUT DONALD TRUMP AT A LETTER POINT IN TIME.
TRUMP AT A LETTER POINT IN TIME. KATY TUR, EVEN FROM BERNIE
KATY TUR, EVEN FROM BERNIE SANDERS A SURPRISINGLY HARSH
SANDERS A SURPRISINGLY HARSH ANTI-
ANTI- ANTI-TRUMP CLOSER HERE FOR THE
ANTI-TRUMP CLOSER HERE FOR THE NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTERS?
NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTERS? >> Reporter: IT DEPENDS.
>> Reporter: IT DEPENDS. THERE ARE NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTERS
THERE ARE NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTERS HERE WHO ARE REALLY EXCITED
HERE WHO ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BERNIE SANDERS.
ABOUT BERNIE SANDERS. AND THEY THINK THAT HE’S NOT
AND THEY THINK THAT HE’S NOT DIVISIVE AND THAT THEY THINK
DIVISIVE AND THAT THEY THINK THAT HE’S GOT GOOD IDEAS AND
THAT HE’S GOT GOOD IDEAS AND BELIEVE HE IS SOMEBODY WHO CAN
BELIEVE HE IS SOMEBODY WHO CAN ACCOMPLISH THOSE IDEAS OR THE
ACCOMPLISH THOSE IDEAS OR THE DIE HARD BERNIE SUPPORTERS WHO
DIE HARD BERNIE SUPPORTERS WHO WON IN 2016 AND THEN LOOK AT HIM
WON IN 2016 AND THEN LOOK AT HIM AND SAY I’M NOT SURE ABOUT HIM
AND SAY I’M NOT SURE ABOUT HIM AND HE SCARES ME, THE IDEAS ARE
AND HE SCARES ME, THE IDEAS ARE TOO BIG AND I DON’T SEE HOW HE
TOO BIG AND I DON’T SEE HOW HE COULD GET THEM DONE WITH THIS
COULD GET THEM DONE WITH THIS CONGRESS THAT WE HAVE,
CONGRESS THAT WE HAVE, ESPECIALLY IF THE REPUBLICANS
ESPECIALLY IF THE REPUBLICANS STILL CONTROL THE SENATE.
STILL CONTROL THE SENATE. THEY DON’T SEE IT AS PLAUSIBLE.
THEY DON’T SEE IT AS PLAUSIBLE. BUT I WANT TO TALK -- WE HAVE A
BUT I WANT TO TALK -- WE HAVE A VOTER OUT HERE.
VOTER OUT HERE. SIR, YOU WERE WATCHING SO YOU’RE
SIR, YOU WERE WATCHING SO YOU’RE GOING TO BE ON TELEVISION NOW.
GOING TO BE ON TELEVISION NOW. COULD YOU TELL US WHO YOU VOTED
COULD YOU TELL US WHO YOU VOTED FOR.
FOR. >> DONALD JOHN TRUMP.
>> DONALD JOHN TRUMP. >> YOU VOTED FOR DONALD JOHN
>> YOU VOTED FOR DONALD JOHN TRUMP.
TRUMP. >> BERNIE SANDERS IS NOT
>> BERNIE SANDERS IS NOT APPEALING TO YOU?
APPEALING TO YOU? >> THE WHOLE IDEOLOGY WOULD BE
>> THE WHOLE IDEOLOGY WOULD BE DESTRUCTIVE TO THE COUNTRY.
DESTRUCTIVE TO THE COUNTRY. IT IS ANTI-GROWTH, IT’S
IT IS ANTI-GROWTH, IT’S ANTI-FAMILY.
ANTI-FAMILY. IT’S ANTI-AMERICAN.
IT’S ANTI-AMERICAN. AND AS A ROMAN CATHOLIC IT IS
AND AS A ROMAN CATHOLIC IT IS ANTI-LIFE.
ANTI-LIFE. >> Reporter: SIR THANK YOU SO
>> Reporter: SIR THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MUCH. LET’S ASK THESE OTHER FOLKS AS
LET’S ASK THESE OTHER FOLKS AS WELL.
WELL. CAN YOU TELL US WHO YOU VOTED
CAN YOU TELL US WHO YOU VOTED FOR, SIR?
FOR, SIR? >> NO, I CAN’T.
>> NO, I CAN’T. >> YOU CANNOT IN INJURY-- YOU’RE
>> YOU CANNOT IN INJURY-- YOU’RE SECRET.
SECRET. >> I’M CHANGING WARDS.
>> I’M CHANGING WARDS. I’M GOING TO ANOTHER WARD TO
I’M GOING TO ANOTHER WARD TO COVER -- TO HELP THEM OUT.
COVER -- TO HELP THEM OUT. >> WHAT ABOUT YOU.
>> WHAT ABOUT YOU. CAN YOU TELL US WHO YOU VOTED
CAN YOU TELL US WHO YOU VOTED FOR?
FOR? >> OF COURSE NOT.
>> OF COURSE NOT. BECAUSE YOU’RE A CELEBRITY YOU
BECAUSE YOU’RE A CELEBRITY YOU THINK YOU COULD GET AWAY WITH
THINK YOU COULD GET AWAY WITH THIS.
THIS. >> I CAN’T ASK WHO YOU VOTED
>> I CAN’T ASK WHO YOU VOTED FOR.
FOR. OKAY.
OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR.
THANK YOU, SIR. NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTERS, YOU DON’T
NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTERS, YOU DON’T HAVE TO TELL ME WHO YOU VOTED
HAVE TO TELL ME WHO YOU VOTED FOR.
FOR. IT IS FINE IF YOU DON’T WANT TO.
IT IS FINE IF YOU DON’T WANT TO. WE’RE GOING TO SEE IF THE LINES
WE’RE GOING TO SEE IF THE LINES GET BIGGER HERE LATER, NICOLLE.
GET BIGGER HERE LATER, NICOLLE. SO FAR I BELIEVE IT IS A
SO FAR I BELIEVE IT IS A TRICKLE.
TRICKLE. >> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. SO YOU’RE --
SO YOU’RE -- >> Reporter: I’M STRIKING OUT.
>> Reporter: I’M STRIKING OUT. >> YOU’RE REPORTING ON THE
>> YOU’RE REPORTING ON THE GROUND AND WHAT YOU JUST SHOWED
GROUND AND WHAT YOU JUST SHOWED OUR VIEWERS ANYONE THAT WORKS ON
OUR VIEWERS ANYONE THAT WORKS ON A PRESIDENT ALLERGY CAMPAIGN-- P
A PRESIDENT ALLERGY CAMPAIGN-- P YOU JUST SHOWED US THE
YOU JUST SHOWED US THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO STATES N. IOWA, THEY NO ONLY ARE
STATES N. IOWA, THEY NO ONLY ARE WILL TELL YOU FIRST THE CHOICES
WILL TELL YOU FIRST THE CHOICES AND THE SECOND CHOICE AND THE
AND THE SECOND CHOICE AND THE THIRD CHOICES AND INVITE YOU
THIRD CHOICES AND INVITE YOU OVER FOR DINNER TO SORT OF
OVER FOR DINNER TO SORT OF EXPLAIN WHERE THEY ARE COMING
EXPLAIN WHERE THEY ARE COMING FROM AND IN NEW HAMPSHIRE THEY
FROM AND IN NEW HAMPSHIRE THEY WILL NOT TELL YOU WHICH PRIMARY
WILL NOT TELL YOU WHICH PRIMARY THEY VOTED IN.
THEY VOTED IN. I WILL BE SURPRISED IF PEOPLE
I WILL BE SURPRISED IF PEOPLE EVEN INDICATE TO YOU WHETHER
EVEN INDICATE TO YOU WHETHER THEY WALKED IN THERE AND
THEY WALKED IN THERE AND PARTICIPATED IN THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTICIPATED IN THE DEMOCRATIC OR DEMOCRAT PRIMARY.
OR DEMOCRAT PRIMARY. NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTERS KEEP IT
NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTERS KEEP IT CLOSE TO THE VEST.
CLOSE TO THE VEST. AND IT IS WHY TONIGHT WILL BE
AND IT IS WHY TONIGHT WILL BE EXCITING.
EXCITING. >> Reporter: IT KIND OF DEPENDS
>> Reporter: IT KIND OF DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU ARE.
ON WHERE YOU ARE. IN BEDFORD EARLIER WE HAD FOLKS
IN BEDFORD EARLIER WE HAD FOLKS HAPPY TO TELL US WHO THEY VOTED
HAPPY TO TELL US WHO THEY VOTED FOR AND THE PROCESS AND HOW THEY
FOR AND THE PROCESS AND HOW THEY CAME TO THAT DECISION.
CAME TO THAT DECISION. BUT HERE IN NASHUA, SO FAR,
BUT HERE IN NASHUA, SO FAR, MAYBE IF WE SEE LARGER CROWDS
MAYBE IF WE SEE LARGER CROWDS LATER, MAYBE THEY DIDN’T LIKE MY
LATER, MAYBE THEY DIDN’T LIKE MY IOWA COVERAGE.
IOWA COVERAGE. MAYBE THAT IS WHAT IT WAS.
MAYBE THAT IS WHAT IT WAS. >> IT IS NOT YOU.
>> IT IS NOT YOU. IT’S ME.
IT’S ME. VON HILLIARD, YOU’VE BEEN
VON HILLIARD, YOU’VE BEEN TRAVELING WITH PETE BUTTIGIEG.
TRAVELING WITH PETE BUTTIGIEG. I WANT TO SHOW YOU HIS CLOSING
I WANT TO SHOW YOU HIS CLOSING ARGUMENT AND TALK ABOUT IT ON
ARGUMENT AND TALK ABOUT IT ON THE OTHER SIDE.
THE OTHER SIDE. >> THE TOTALITY OF THIS
>> THE TOTALITY OF THIS PRESIDENCY IS ONE THAT HAS
PRESIDENCY IS ONE THAT HAS DIVIDED THE COUNTRY AND HAS
DIVIDED THE COUNTRY AND HAS BROKEN PROMISE AFTER PROMISE TO
BROKEN PROMISE AFTER PROMISE TO WORKING PEOPLE AND HE’S LIKE THE
WORKING PEOPLE AND HE’S LIKE THE ROOSTER WHO THINK HE MADE THE
ROOSTER WHO THINK HE MADE THE SUN COME UP.
SUN COME UP. RIGHT NOW WE’RE STILL IN A
RIGHT NOW WE’RE STILL IN A SCRAMBLE.
SCRAMBLE. THAT IS PART OF WHY WE ARE GOING
THAT IS PART OF WHY WE ARE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, IS TO
THROUGH THIS PROCESS, IS TO IDENTIFY THE MESSENGER WHO CAN
IDENTIFY THE MESSENGER WHO CAN DO THE BEST JOB OF CONVEYING TO
DO THE BEST JOB OF CONVEYING TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, NOT JUST P
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, NOT JUST P ABOUT POKING HOLES IN TRUMP’S
ABOUT POKING HOLES IN TRUMP’S FAIRY TALES, IT IS ABOUT
FAIRY TALES, IT IS ABOUT EXPLAINING WHERE WE ARE GOING
EXPLAINING WHERE WE ARE GOING NEXT.
NEXT. >> PETE BUTTIGIEG, ONE THING,
>> PETE BUTTIGIEG, ONE THING, WHETHER YOU ARE IN A DIE HARD
WHETHER YOU ARE IN A DIE HARD PETE BUTTIGIEG FAN OR OPEN TO
PETE BUTTIGIEG FAN OR OPEN TO HIM AS THE NOMINEE OR SKEPTICAL,
HIM AS THE NOMINEE OR SKEPTICAL, HE ALWAYS MAKES HIS CASE TO THE
HE ALWAYS MAKES HIS CASE TO THE VOTER ABOUT THE FUTURE.
VOTER ABOUT THE FUTURE. AND HAVING WORKED ON CAMPAIGNS
AND HAVING WORKED ON CAMPAIGNS MYSELF, THAT IS OFTEN A WINNING
MYSELF, THAT IS OFTEN A WINNING CLOSING MESSAGE.
CLOSING MESSAGE. >> Reporter: THAT IS BEEN HIS
>> Reporter: THAT IS BEEN HIS MESSAGE.
MESSAGE. THAT IS HIS MESSAGE IN THE LAST
THAT IS HIS MESSAGE IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS OF IOWA AND THAT
THREE WEEKS OF IOWA AND THAT IOWA TIE COMING OUT OF IOWA
IOWA TIE COMING OUT OF IOWA VALIDATED IT.
VALIDATED IT. AND ALLOWED HIM TO TAKE IT HERE.
AND ALLOWED HIM TO TAKE IT HERE. HE STOPPED IN COMMUNITIES OF A
HE STOPPED IN COMMUNITIES OF A COUPLE THOUSAND AND HE’S GONE
COUPLE THOUSAND AND HE’S GONE FROM MANCHESTER TO NASHUA.
FROM MANCHESTER TO NASHUA. NASHUA IS A TOWN OF 90,000, MUCH
NASHUA IS A TOWN OF 90,000, MUCH LIKE THAT OF SOUTH BEND,
LIKE THAT OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.
INDIANA. I TALKED TO ONE CAMPAIGN
I TALKED TO ONE CAMPAIGN OFFICIAL LAST NIGHT WHO SAID,
OFFICIAL LAST NIGHT WHO SAID, LOOK, THIS MAY NOT BE OUR
LOOK, THIS MAY NOT BE OUR BACKYARD BUT IN A LOT OF WAYS
BACKYARD BUT IN A LOT OF WAYS THESE COMMUNITIES, THE
THESE COMMUNITIES, THE GRITTINESS OF IT IS VERY
GRITTINESS OF IT IS VERY REPRESENTATIVE OF THAT OF SOUTH
REPRESENTATIVE OF THAT OF SOUTH BEND AND THAT IS WHY THEY VIEW
BEND AND THAT IS WHY THEY VIEW THIS EVEN THOUGH THIS IS
THIS EVEN THOUGH THIS IS ELIZABETH WARREN AND BERNIE
ELIZABETH WARREN AND BERNIE SANDERS BACKYARD THIS IS A PLACE
SANDERS BACKYARD THIS IS A PLACE THAT THEY ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT
THAT THEY ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. AND ABOUT LOOKING TOWARD THAT
AND ABOUT LOOKING TOWARD THAT FUTURE.
FUTURE. IT IS THE INDEPENDENTS THAT HE’S
IT IS THE INDEPENDENTS THAT HE’S TRYING TO LURE OVER MAINE MAKING
TRYING TO LURE OVER MAINE MAKING IT A WELCOMING PARTY.
IT A WELCOMING PARTY. HE SAID SOMETIMES IT IS HARD FOR
HE SAID SOMETIMES IT IS HARD FOR FOLKS TO EVEN TURN ON THE TV AND
FOLKS TO EVEN TURN ON THE TV AND LISTEN.
LISTEN. AND HE SAID INSTEAD OF MOVING
AND HE SAID INSTEAD OF MOVING AWAY FROM THE POLITICAL SYSTEM,
AWAY FROM THE POLITICAL SYSTEM, OPEN ONE’S HEART TO POTENTIALLY
OPEN ONE’S HEART TO POTENTIALLY VOTING DEMOCRAT AND HE SAID HE
VOTING DEMOCRAT AND HE SAID HE IS NOT RUNNING AWAY FROM HIS
IS NOT RUNNING AWAY FROM HIS POSITION.
POSITION. WHETHER IT BE HIS STANCE ON
WHETHER IT BE HIS STANCE ON ABORTION, HIS STANCE ON GAY
ABORTION, HIS STANCE ON GAY RIGHTS, THIS IS A MAN WHO SAID
RIGHTS, THIS IS A MAN WHO SAID THAT HE IS A LIBERAL, HE’S A
THAT HE IS A LIBERAL, HE’S A DEMOCRAT.
DEMOCRAT. AT SAME TIME THAT DOESN’T MEAN
AT SAME TIME THAT DOESN’T MEAN THAT FOLKS FROM THE RIGHT CAN’T
THAT FOLKS FROM THE RIGHT CAN’T BE WELCOMED INTO THIS PART KBRI
BE WELCOMED INTO THIS PART KBRI AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME.
AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME. >> VON, HOW DOES THE BUTTIGIEG
>> VON, HOW DOES THE BUTTIGIEG CAMPAIGN PUT THE IOWA EFFECT
CAMPAIGN PUT THE IOWA EFFECT INTO CONTEXT IN TERMS OF THE
INTO CONTEXT IN TERMS OF THE FINAL POLLS.
FINAL POLLS. SANDERS CLEARLY THE FRONT-RUNNER
SANDERS CLEARLY THE FRONT-RUNNER AND ANYTHING OTHER THAN A
AND ANYTHING OTHER THAN A DECISIVE
DECISIVE DECISIVE VICTORY FROM HIM WOULD
DECISIVE VICTORY FROM HIM WOULD BE SURPRISING AND THIS IS A
BE SURPRISING AND THIS IS A STATE HE WON OVERWHELMINGLY FOUR
STATE HE WON OVERWHELMINGLY FOUR YEARS AGO BUT PETE BUTTIGIEG
YEARS AGO BUT PETE BUTTIGIEG MOVED INTO THE SECOND SPOT AFTER
MOVED INTO THE SECOND SPOT AFTER WINNING THE MOST DELEGATES IN
WINNING THE MOST DELEGATES IN THOSE TUMULTUOUS AND CHAOTIC
THOSE TUMULTUOUS AND CHAOTIC IOWA CAUCUS.
IOWA CAUCUS. WHERE DO THEY PUT THE IOWA
WHERE DO THEY PUT THE IOWA IMPACT IN TERMS OF THE CURRENT
IMPACT IN TERMS OF THE CURRENT STANDING IN THE POLLS WHICH IS
STANDING IN THE POLLS WHICH IS SECOND BUT THEY’VE GOT A STRONG
SECOND BUT THEY’VE GOT A STRONG PACK SORT OF BASICALLY TIED FOR
PACK SORT OF BASICALLY TIED FOR THIRD IN WARREN, BIDEN AND
THIRD IN WARREN, BIDEN AND KLOBUCHAR.
KLOBUCHAR. >> Reporter: IOWA MADE THEM
>> Reporter: IOWA MADE THEM RELEVANT HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
RELEVANT HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHY THE
AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHY THE CAMPAIGN OFFICIALS ARE TELLING
CAMPAIGN OFFICIALS ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY WANT TO PROPEL
ME THAT THEY WANT TO PROPEL THEMSELVES OUT OF THIS STATE AND
THEMSELVES OUT OF THIS STATE AND PUT INTO VOTERS’ MINDS THIS IS A
PUT INTO VOTERS’ MINDS THIS IS A TWO-PERSON RACE.
TWO-PERSON RACE. YES, JOE BIDEN, ELIZABETH
YES, JOE BIDEN, ELIZABETH WARREN, MAY FAIR WELL HERE AND
WARREN, MAY FAIR WELL HERE AND YOU SEE MICHAEL BLOOMBERG
YOU SEE MICHAEL BLOOMBERG WAITING IN THE SUPER-TUESDAY
WAITING IN THE SUPER-TUESDAY STATES AND THEY WANT TO IOWA
STATES AND THEY WANT TO IOWA VICTORY AND IN NEW HAMPSHIRE A
VICTORY AND IN NEW HAMPSHIRE A VICTORY OR NEAR SECOND PLACE
VICTORY OR NEAR SECOND PLACE POSITION TO VALIDATE THEIR
POSITION TO VALIDATE THEIR REASON FOR BEING IN THE RACE.
REASON FOR BEING IN THE RACE. YOU SAW THE NUMBERS SHOOT UP
YOU SAW THE NUMBERS SHOOT UP OVER THE LAST WEEK HERE BY
OVER THE LAST WEEK HERE BY NEARLY 10 PERCENTAGE POINTS HERE
NEARLY 10 PERCENTAGE POINTS HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THEY
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THEY CONTAIN THE SAKT
CONTAIN THE SAKT CONTAIN -- THE EXACT SAME THING
CONTAIN -- THE EXACT SAME THING HAD WILL TAKE PLACE IN NEVADA
HAD WILL TAKE PLACE IN NEVADA AND SOUTH CAROLINA.
AND SOUTH CAROLINA. YOU SAW THE QUINNIPIAC ROLL THAT
YOU SAW THE QUINNIPIAC ROLL THAT CAME OUT YESTERDAY AMONG BLACK
CAME OUT YESTERDAY AMONG BLACK VOTERS, PETE BUTTIGIEG IS AT 4%
VOTERS, PETE BUTTIGIEG IS AT 4% BUT THE CAMPAIGN COB TENDS THAT
BUT THE CAMPAIGN COB TENDS THAT IS COMMUNITIES OF COLOR THAT
IS COMMUNITIES OF COLOR THAT HAVE THE MOST TO LOSE UNDER
HAVE THE MOST TO LOSE UNDER ANOTHER TERM OF THE TRUMP
ANOTHER TERM OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
ADMINISTRATION. AND WHEN FOLKS REALIZE THAT PETE
AND WHEN FOLKS REALIZE THAT PETE BUTTIGIEG IS A REAL CANDIDATE,
BUTTIGIEG IS A REAL CANDIDATE, GET TO KNOW HIM BETTER AND
GET TO KNOW HIM BETTER AND REALIZE THAT HE HAS A TRUE SHOT
REALIZE THAT HE HAS A TRUE SHOT TO NOT ONLY WIN IN THE MIDWEST
TO NOT ONLY WIN IN THE MIDWEST BUT A PLACE LIKE NEW HAMPSHIRE
BUT A PLACE LIKE NEW HAMPSHIRE WHERE DONALD TRUMP LOST BY JUST
WHERE DONALD TRUMP LOST BY JUST 3,000 VOTES HERE FOUR YEARS AGO
3,000 VOTES HERE FOUR YEARS AGO AND THEN THEY BEGIN TO TAKE A
AND THEN THEY BEGIN TO TAKE A MORE SERIOUS EYE TO HIM.
MORE SERIOUS EYE TO HIM. HE’S BEEN CAMPAIGNING FOR MORE
HE’S BEEN CAMPAIGNING FOR MORE THAN A YEAR SO THERE IS A LOT OF
THAN A YEAR SO THERE IS A LOT OF WORK TO DO OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR
WORK TO DO OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO WEEKS.
TWO WEEKS. >> I WANT TO BRING ALEXI IN ON
>> I WANT TO BRING ALEXI IN ON THE BIDEN STRATEGY.
THE BIDEN STRATEGY. BIDEN EXPECTED TO DEPART THE
BIDEN EXPECTED TO DEPART THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE BEFORE
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE BEFORE THE RESULTS ARE KNOWN TONIGHT.
THE RESULTS ARE KNOWN TONIGHT. HE HAS LONG POINTED TO SOUTH
HE HAS LONG POINTED TO SOUTH CAROLINA AS THE PLACE WHERE HIS
CAROLINA AS THE PLACE WHERE HIS APPEAL TO A BROADER PART OF THE
APPEAL TO A BROADER PART OF THE DEMOCRATIC LECTOR AT WOULD BE
DEMOCRATIC LECTOR AT WOULD BE SHOW CASED.
SHOW CASED. I KNOW FROM THE FAILED CAMPAIGNS
I KNOW FROM THE FAILED CAMPAIGNS OF PEOPLE LIKE RUDY GIULIANI I
OF PEOPLE LIKE RUDY GIULIANI I WILL WIN LATER AND SOMETIMES YOU
WILL WIN LATER AND SOMETIMES YOU LOSE THE MOMENTUM AND THE
LOSE THE MOMENTUM AND THE ELECTABILITY ARGUMENT WHICH IS
ELECTABILITY ARGUMENT WHICH IS JOE BIDEN’S CENTRAL CASE TO THE
JOE BIDEN’S CENTRAL CASE TO THE DEMOCRATIC BASE.
DEMOCRATIC BASE. >> HE’S FACING A UNCOMFORTABLE
>> HE’S FACING A UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH IN THIS RACE AFTER IOWA
TRUTH IN THIS RACE AFTER IOWA AND NOW NEW HAMPSHIRE IS LOOKING
AND NOW NEW HAMPSHIRE IS LOOKING JUST AS BAD FOR HIM AS IOWA WAS.
JUST AS BAD FOR HIM AS IOWA WAS. WHICH IS THAT VOTERS ARE
WHICH IS THAT VOTERS ARE INCREASINGLY SIGNALING AND IN
INCREASINGLY SIGNALING AND IN POLLING AND CONVERSATIONS WITH
POLLING AND CONVERSATIONS WITH US ON THE GROUND THEY DON’T VIEW
US ON THE GROUND THEY DON’T VIEW JOE BIDEN AS MOST ELECTABLE
JOE BIDEN AS MOST ELECTABLE CANDIDATE RIGHT NOW.
CANDIDATE RIGHT NOW. YES, NATIONAL POLLING SHOWS THAT
YES, NATIONAL POLLING SHOWS THAT BUT POLLING IS NOT THE SAME AS
BUT POLLING IS NOT THE SAME AS WHAT YOU’RE HEARING FROM VOTERS
WHAT YOU’RE HEARING FROM VOTERS ON THE GROUND AND SEEING IN THE
ON THE GROUND AND SEEING IN THE EARLY VOTING STATES.
EARLY VOTING STATES. I DON’T THINK THAT ANY
I DON’T THINK THAT ANY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WHO HAS
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WHO HAS DONE WORSE THAN SECOND PLACE IN
DONE WORSE THAN SECOND PLACE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS GONE ON TO
NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS GONE ON TO BECOME THE NOMINEE FOR THEIR
BECOME THE NOMINEE FOR THEIR PARTY.
PARTY. AND THAT IS ANOTHER
AND THAT IS ANOTHER UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH FACING JOE
UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH FACING JOE BIDEN.
BIDEN. THE OTHER UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH
THE OTHER UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH FACING JOE BIDEN IS THAT, YES,
FACING JOE BIDEN IS THAT, YES, HE’S DEPARTING EARLY TO GO TO
HE’S DEPARTING EARLY TO GO TO SOUTH CAROLINA AND REALLY COURT
SOUTH CAROLINA AND REALLY COURT BLACK VOTERS AND MAKING HIS
BLACK VOTERS AND MAKING HIS CLOSING ARGUMENT TO THEM AND SO
CLOSING ARGUMENT TO THEM AND SO ARE OTHER CANDIDATES.
ARE OTHER CANDIDATES. TOM STEYER HAS BEEN THERE THIS
TOM STEYER HAS BEEN THERE THIS WEEK CAMPAIGNING INSTEAD OF
WEEK CAMPAIGNING INSTEAD OF BEING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
BEING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND PUMPED MILLIONS INTO HIS
PUMPED MILLIONS INTO HIS CAMPAIGN ANDRATION IN SOUTH
CAMPAIGN ANDRATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE POLLING IS
CAROLINA AND THE POLLING IS REWARDING HIM WITH BLACK VOTERS
REWARDING HIM WITH BLACK VOTERS THERE.
THERE. PETE BUTTIGIEG IS MAKING A STOP
PETE BUTTIGIEG IS MAKING A STOP IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN NEW
IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NEVADA.
HAMPSHIRE AND NEVADA. HIS CAMPAIGN TELLS ME.
HIS CAMPAIGN TELLS ME. SIMONE SANDERS JOE BIDEN
SIMONE SANDERS JOE BIDEN CAMPAIGN ADVISER WAS IN SOUTH
CAMPAIGN ADVISER WAS IN SOUTH CAROLINA YESTERDAY HITTING THE
CAROLINA YESTERDAY HITTING THE AIRWAVES, CANVASSING WITH BLACK
AIRWAVES, CANVASSING WITH BLACK VOTERS AND TRYING TO GET
VOTERS AND TRYING TO GET LAST-MINUTE SUPPORT FOR HIM.
LAST-MINUTE SUPPORT FOR HIM. BUT ALL OF THE OTHER FOLKS ARE
BUT ALL OF THE OTHER FOLKS ARE LOOK AT JOE BIDEN FALLING AND
LOOK AT JOE BIDEN FALLING AND TUMBLING THIS THE POLLS IN THE
TUMBLING THIS THE POLLS IN THE EARLY VOTING STATES AND NO
EARLY VOTING STATES AND NO LONGER ALLOWING HIM TO HAVE A
LONGER ALLOWING HIM TO HAVE A MONOPOLY ON BLACK VOTERS IN
MONOPOLY ON BLACK VOTERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA BECAUSE THEY SEE
SOUTH CAROLINA BECAUSE THEY SEE THE FACT THAT VOTERS DON’T VIEW
THE FACT THAT VOTERS DON’T VIEW HIM AS THE BEST PERSON TO BEAT
HIM AS THE BEST PERSON TO BEAT PRESIDENT TRUMP.
PRESIDENT TRUMP. THERE IS A NEW QUINNIPIAC POLL
THERE IS A NEW QUINNIPIAC POLL THAT SHOWS THAT MICHAEL