Sanders Calls for Wisconsin to Postpone 2020 Primary: ‘We Don’t Want People to Have to Risk Their Lives’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Joining me ░░░░░░░░ is Vermont senator and ░░░░░░░░ candidate Bernie Sanders who ░░░░░░░░ now has called for ░░░░░░░░ to delay its primary ░░░░░░░░ Sanders welcome Good to ░░░░░░░░ you I want to ░░░░░░░░ you how you Jane ░░░░░░░░ children and grandchildren are ░░░░░░░░ out there in Vermont ░░░░░░░░ I think like everybody ░░░░░░░░ in America we re ░░░░░░░░ a very crazy situation ░░░░░░░░ m talking to you ░░░░░░░░ my home not my ░░░░░░░░ We ve not been ░░░░░░░░ to have physical contact ░░░░░░░░ our seven grandchildren We ░░░░░░░░ worried about many of ░░░░░░░░ friends who just received ░░░░░░░░ literally within the hour ░░░░░░░░ our good friend of ░░░░░░░░ was seriously ill Thank ░░░░░░░░ she s recovered Somebody ░░░░░░░░ was active on the ░░░░░░░░ has since passed away ░░░░░░░░ everybody else we re ░░░░░░░░ in anxiety and understanding ░░░░░░░░ is a very crazy ░░░░░░░░ in the history of ░░░░░░░░ country Unprecedented in fact ░░░░░░░░ that s why we ░░░░░░░░ now calling for Wisconsin ░░░░░░░░ join the other states ░░░░░░░░ postpone its primary Tell ░░░░░░░░ why you think that ░░░░░░░░ so important Well it ░░░░░░░░ not a new idea ░░░░░░░░ think over a dozen ░░░░░░░░ have done that The ░░░░░░░░ Andrea is pretty obvious ░░░░░░░░ we don t want ░░░░░░░░ to have to risk ░░░░░░░░ lives in order to ░░░░░░░░ a vote I think ░░░░░░░░ proper process is as ░░░░░░░░ as possible is for ░░░░░░░░ states to allow people ░░░░░░░░ vote by mail get ░░░░░░░░ word out get the ░░░░░░░░ out and let people ░░░░░░░░ their votes without having ░░░░░░░░ line up at a ░░░░░░░░ booth have poll workers ░░░░░░░░ elderly people lining up ░░░░░░░░ s a dangerous situation ░░░░░░░░ we can avoid that ░░░░░░░░ it Mitch McConnell said ░░░░░░░░ Hugh Hewett s radio ░░░░░░░░ that one of the ░░░░░░░░ why the federal government ░░░░░░░░ not prepared with test ░░░░░░░░ and all of the ░░░░░░░░ was because it was ░░░░░░░░ with the Senate impeachment ░░░░░░░░ Do you think it ░░░░░░░░ fair for the Republican ░░░░░░░░ to be blaming the ░░░░░░░░ s failures to prepare ░░░░░░░░ on impeachment No I ░░░░░░░░ don t We have ░░░░░░░░ president who should have ░░░░░░░░ to what the scientists ░░░░░░░░ telling us what was ░░░░░░░░ knowledge all over the ░░░░░░░░ that there was a ░░░░░░░░ coming I think it ░░░░░░░░ clear it was on ░░░░░░░░ a million times saying ░░░░░░░░ t worry about it ░░░░░░░░ s going to go ░░░░░░░░ by April It s ░░░░░░░░ such a big deal ░░░░░░░░ have very few cases ░░░░░░░░ totally minimized the danger ░░░░░░░░ the people of our ░░░░░░░░ and that has nothing ░░░░░░░░ do with what was ░░░░░░░░ on in Washington and ░░░░░░░░ know So it s ░░░░░░░░ know I think a ░░░░░░░░ false statement from the ░░░░░░░░ s point of view ░░░░░░░░ said most recently to ░░░░░░░░ Meyers you believe you ░░░░░░░░ a narrow path to ░░░░░░░░ nomination but still a ░░░░░░░░ to the nomination Tell ░░░░░░░░ how you reached that ░░░░░░░░ that given the lead ░░░░░░░░ lead that Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ have that you should ░░░░░░░░ and you ve already ░░░░░░░░ you would be in ░░░░░░░░ June 2 New Jersey ░░░░░░░░ and I presume also ░░░░░░░░ York on June 23rd ░░░░░░░░ that it s been ░░░░░░░░ back as well Look ░░░░░░░░ live in Andrea we ░░░░░░░░ in a democracy where ░░░░░░░░ have the right to ░░░░░░░░ They want to vote ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden that s ░░░░░░░░ If they want to ░░░░░░░░ for me that s ░░░░░░░░ We re taking a ░░░░░░░░ look at our campaign ░░░░░░░░ do have a narrow ░░░░░░░░ to victory It s ░░░░░░░░ to be a tough ░░░░░░░░ And we re assessing ░░░░░░░░ we are at But ░░░░░░░░ have to tell you ░░░░░░░░ honestly given the fact ░░░░░░░░ election after election has ░░░░░░░░ delayed and given the ░░░░░░░░ we re presented with ░░░░░░░░ national crisis what I ░░░░░░░░ doing now as a ░░░░░░░░ S Senator is working ░░░░░░░░ hard as I can ░░░░░░░░ help and try to ░░░░░░░░ with other senators to ░░░░░░░░ a new stimulus package ░░░░░░░░ help the fears many ░░░░░░░░ face.