Colbert to Pelosi Saying Dems Will Hold the House: The Polls Aren’t Reflecting What You’re Saying

RUSH TRANSCRIPT In 2018 ░░░░░░░░ you were sitting right ░░░░░░░░ in that chair you ░░░░░░░░ on here and you ░░░░░░░░ that the Democrats were ░░░░░░░░ to pick up seats ░░░░░░░░ the Congress on a ░░░░░░░░ scale They did They ░░░░░░░░ up 40 seats in ░░░░░░░░ house a real wave ░░░░░░░░ is your prediction for ░░░░░░░░ election that s a ░░░░░░░░ bit more than a ░░░░░░░░ away Madam Speaker you ░░░░░░░░ the floor Okay thank ░░░░░░░░ very much Well I ░░░░░░░░ so glad you asked ░░░░░░░░ question because I believe ░░░░░░░░ we will win the ░░░░░░░░ hold the house And ░░░░░░░░ will hold the house ░░░░░░░░ By winning more seats ░░░░░░░░ won the 40 seats ░░░░░░░░ we lost some when ░░░░░░░░ was on the ballot ░░░░░░░░ lost some in the ░░░░░░░░ districts But we held ░░░░░░░░ seats to hold the ░░░░░░░░ with him on the ░░░░░░░░ He s not on ░░░░░░░░ ballot now Oh did ░░░░░░░░ say his name I ░░░░░░░░ t mean to applause ░░░░░░░░ we ll have the ░░░░░░░░ fumigated Perhaps you could ░░░░░░░░ that out Stephen no ░░░░░░░░ No worries It is ░░░░░░░░ family show laughter But ░░░░░░░░ gives you the confidence ░░░░░░░░ Because all the prognosticators ░░░░░░░░ six months ago they ░░░░░░░░ it was going to ░░░░░░░░ this crazy red wave ░░░░░░░░ it looks lightly the ░░░░░░░░ will hold the Senate ░░░░░░░░ there is still a ░░░░░░░░ favor for the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ take the house You ░░░░░░░░ Stephen always Here s ░░░░░░░░ thing when we won ░░░░░░░░ 2020 again fewer seats ░░░░░░░░ still holding the house ░░░░░░░░ started right away to ░░░░░░░░ for the next election ░░░░░░░░ terms of organization own ░░░░░░░░ ground When you mobilize ░░░░░░░░ must own the ground ░░░░░░░░ take out the vote ░░░░░░░░ have to do that ░░░░░░░░ inspiration and how we ░░░░░░░░ together our messaging That ░░░░░░░░ te second m And ░░░░░░░░ third is money We ░░░░░░░░ getting ready for the ░░░░░░░░ That was in December ░░░░░░░░ 2020 In January 6 ░░░░░░░░ know what happened an ░░░░░░░░ incited by the president ░░░░░░░░ the United States on ░░░░░░░░ U S Capitol on ░░░░░░░░ constitution on our democracy ░░░░░░░░ greatest influx of candidates ░░░░░░░░ forward young people people ░░░░░░░░ color people of different ░░░░░░░░ different backgrounds and the ░░░░░░░░ the beautiful diversity of ░░░░░░░░ came forward They didn ░░░░░░░░ pay attention to those ░░░░░░░░ who said you can ░░░░░░░░ win They went in ░░░░░░░░ courage and confidence that ░░░░░░░░ could win So when ░░░░░░░░ v Wade came down ░░░░░░░░ we were totally ready ░░░░░░░░ that just cause aid ░░░░░░░░ different attitude on the ░░░░░░░░ of some of whether ░░░░░░░░ could win We always ░░░░░░░░ we could win because ░░░░░░░░ knew we had to ░░░░░░░░ our democracy was on ░░░░░░░░ ballot our planet was ░░░░░░░░ the ballot Everything was ░░░░░░░░ the ballot in this ░░░░░░░░ more than in regular ░░░░░░░░ come and go Stephen ░░░░░░░░ is on the ballot ░░░░░░░░ re sounding a little ░░░░░░░░ you re talking in ░░░░░░░░ past tense if you ░░░░░░░░ t mind me pointing ░░░░░░░░ out We still have ░░░░░░░░ little more than a ░░░░░░░░ to go Yes Stephen ░░░░░░░░ polls still aren t ░░░░░░░░ necessarily what you re ░░░░░░░░ Do you believe in ░░░░░░░░ polls Let me say ░░░░░░░░ said was on the ░░░░░░░░ when people decided to ░░░░░░░░ Stephen okay And now ░░░░░░░░ they are doing very ░░░░░░░░ in their districts When ░░░░░░░░ ask about it here ░░░░░░░░ the way we see ░░░░░░░░ I m from Maryland ░░░░░░░░ and California a long ░░░░░░░░ So you know that ░░░░░░░░ s a horse racing ░░░░░░░░ And in the in ░░░░░░░░ when you re in ░░░░░░░░ lead which we believe ░░░░░░░░ are which we believe ░░░░░░░░ are we re in ░░░░░░░░ lead you re in ░░░░░░░░ stretch we made the ░░░░░░░░ It s five weeks ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow is the election ░░░░░░░░ voting starts even sooner ░░░░░░░░ that When you re ░░░░░░░░ the lead and you ░░░░░░░░ in the stretch you ░░░░░░░░ the lead And that ░░░░░░░░ what we are doing ░░░░░░░░ re whipping the lead ░░░░░░░░ ensure a democratic victory ░░░░░░░░ feel just watching each ░░░░░░░░ the races forgive me ░░░░░░░░ saying this in a ░░░░░░░░ cold blood way as ░░░░░░░░ which races we can ░░░░░░░░ to ensure that we ░░░░░░░░ only hold the house ░░░░░░░░ we increase our number ░░░░░░░░ a real tribute to ░░░░░░░░ Biden He has has ░░░░░░░░ a great presiden has ░░░░░░░░ working affect accomplished so ░░░░░░░░ And that is beginning ░░░░░░░░ have some appreciation in ░░░░░░░░ public in terms of ░░░░░░░░ leadership rescue package bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ package this most recent ░░░░░░░░ Reduction Act the CHIPS ░░░░░░░░ the pack act for ░░░░░░░░ veterans The president has ░░░░░░░░ a remarkable job and ░░░░░░░░ have been proud.
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