Bakari Sellers: The Future of Dems Is Still Bright, A Lot of Dems Still Won Their Campaigns

RUSH TRANSCRIPT No question ░░░░░░░░ is not something I ░░░░░░░░ even my mom who ░░░░░░░░ you know and your ░░░░░░░░ Like coal is is ░░░░░░░░ it We re not ░░░░░░░░ back to coal People ░░░░░░░░ on people need childcare ░░░░░░░░ have realized in this ░░░░░░░░ that they don t ░░░░░░░░ their jobs Workers have ░░░░░░░░ had this um haven ░░░░░░░░ had this much Sway ░░░░░░░░ their jobs right Leverage ░░░░░░░░ the jobs and the ░░░░░░░░ And in decades right ░░░░░░░░ ever because of what ░░░░░░░░ with Covid So I ░░░░░░░░ what you are saying ░░░░░░░░ Joe Manchin But Joe ░░░░░░░░ also has to realize ░░░░░░░░ what is best for ░░░░░░░░ constituents may be what ░░░░░░░░ best for the rest ░░░░░░░░ the country It s ░░░░░░░░ having a house phone ░░░░░░░░ an iphone Let s ░░░░░░░░ it a step further ░░░░░░░░ phones are out Iphones ░░░░░░░░ on the way in ░░░░░░░░ s take it a ░░░░░░░░ further When we talk ░░░░░░░░ Joe Manchin representing his ░░░░░░░░ Joe Manchin stood in ░░░░░░░░ and blocked a billionaire ░░░░░░░░ that could pay for ░░░░░░░░ of the other things ░░░░░░░░ wanted You talk about ░░░░░░░░ who is speaking for ░░░░░░░░ constituents how many billionaires ░░░░░░░░ you have in West ░░░░░░░░ Zero Literally none So ░░░░░░░░ are not representing your ░░░░░░░░ Instead you are putting ░░░░░░░░ your ideology and you ░░░░░░░░ ush pushing your ideology ░░░░░░░░ using that leverage over ░░░░░░░░ entire caucus that disagrees ░░░░░░░░ you My biggest problem ░░░░░░░░ Joe Manchin and others ░░░░░░░░ it s not just ░░░░░░░░ Manchin but others who ░░░░░░░░ stifling the president We ░░░░░░░░ t elect president sinema ░░░░░░░░ didn t elect president ░░░░░░░░ We elected Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ pass his agenda But ░░░░░░░░ doing things like not ░░░░░░░░ if you don t ░░░░░░░░ to eliminate the filibuster ░░░░░░░░ the filibuster so we ░░░░░░░░ pass voting rights Or ░░░░░░░░ carve out So we ░░░░░░░░ have a conversation about ░░░░░░░░ justice reform We told ░░░░░░░░ said Joe Biden if ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ out the filibuster go ░░░░░░░░ we told Joe Manchin ░░░░░░░░ you don t want ░░░░░░░░ carve it out go ░░░░░░░░ 10 more Republicans He ░░░░░░░░ right So this is ░░░░░░░░ we are as a ░░░░░░░░ But I do want ░░░░░░░░ say that the future ░░░░░░░░ the party is still ░░░░░░░░ I m still a ░░░░░░░░ in Kamala Harris and ░░░░░░░░ am still a believer ░░░░░░░░ Pete Buttigieg But even ░░░░░░░░ importantly tonight I mean ░░░░░░░░ we you ran down ░░░░░░░░ few races tonight Justin ░░░░░░░░ is the newly elected ░░░░░░░░ of Cleveland Ohio Ed ░░░░░░░░ is the first black ░░░░░░░░ of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania First ░░░░░░░░ mayor of lima Ohio ░░░░░░░░ had ken welch who ░░░░░░░░ the first black mayor ░░░░░░░░ had to throw that ░░░░░░░░ there Laura my question ░░░░░░░░ um,