Tim Ryan: Dems Have Done Something ‘Terribly Wrong’ for America to Have Trump as Pres.

RUSH TRANSCRIPT You tried ░░░░░░░░ unseat Nancy Pelosi as ░░░░░░░░ minority leader in the ░░░░░░░░ of the 2016 election ░░░░░░░░ believed it was time ░░░░░░░░ new leadership then and ░░░░░░░░ Some of your colleagues ░░░░░░░░ Kathleen rice are telling ░░░░░░░░ it s time for ░░░░░░░░ to go Is Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ Democrats chances flat out ░░░░░░░░ winning house races Ryan ░░░░░░░░ it s 18 months ░░░░░░░░ but I think it ░░░░░░░░ inhibit our ability in ░░░░░░░░ seats We ve got ░░░░░░░░ face that fact I ░░░░░░░░ not here crying sour ░░░░░░░░ because I ran and ░░░░░░░░ It s not about ░░░░░░░░ It s not about ░░░░░░░░ Pelosi It s about ░░░░░░░░ we have Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ president now We ve ░░░░░░░░ something terribly wrong to ░░░░░░░░ that so And we ░░░░░░░░ lost traditional Democratic voters ░░░░░░░░ don t see us ░░░░░░░░ connecting to them don ░░░░░░░░ see us as advocates ░░░░░░░░ them We ve got ░░░░░░░░ put ourselves in the ░░░░░░░░ position possible to be ░░░░░░░░ to win these races ░░░░░░░░ I said you opened ░░░░░░░░ up look I don ░░░░░░░░ think everybody should get ░░░░░░░░ trophy in life You ░░░░░░░░ trophies because you earn ░░░░░░░░ I don t like ░░░░░░░░ place I don t ░░░░░░░░ moral victories I believe ░░░░░░░░ the ideas of the ░░░░░░░░ Party I believe in ░░░░░░░░ government that could be ░░░░░░░░ nimble but yet active ░░░░░░░░ support social justice issues ░░░░░░░░ are critically important when ░░░░░░░░ listen to what Trump ░░░░░░░░ about tonight But the ░░░░░░░░ message Don is something ░░░░░░░░ we ve got to ░░░░░░░░ back to There s ░░░░░░░░ many families struggling and ░░░░░░░░ re kind of not ░░░░░░░░ on that as much ░░░░░░░░ we should be Let ░░░░░░░░ ask you something then ░░░░░░░░ were you guys and ░░░░░░░░ like yours a year ░░░░░░░░ two years ago when ░░░░░░░░ and Trump surrogates were ░░░░░░░░ the exact same much ░░░░░░░░ what you re saying ░░░░░░░░ about the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ didn t you guys ░░░░░░░░ up then and say ░░░░░░░░ Well clearly we were ░░░░░░░░ up It was in ░░░░░░░░ middle of a presidential ░░░░░░░░ as you remember Some ░░░░░░░░ that message just didn ░░░░░░░░ get through I think ░░░░░░░░ got too distracted I ░░░░░░░░ there are too many ░░░░░░░░ telling too many candidates ░░░░░░░░ you talk to black ░░░░░░░░ about voting rights talk ░░░░░░░░ brown people about immigration ░░░░░░░░ talked to LGBTQ people ░░░░░░░░ those issues that affect ░░░░░░░░ directly You know we ░░░░░░░░ the general message economic ░░░░░░░░ in which it would ░░░░░░░░ all of those people ░░░░░░░░ people want a job ░░░░░░░░ people brown people they ░░░░░░░░ a job If we ░░░░░░░░ talk to them like ░░░░░░░░ re talking to a ░░░░░░░░ of the electorate we ░░░░░░░░ doing them a very ░░░░░░░░ disservice I think traditionally ░░░░░░░░ s been the democratic ░░░░░░░░ in the last few ░░░░░░░░ You re not suggesting ░░░░░░░░ not reaching out to ░░░░░░░░ groups No I m ░░░░░░░░ for it I m ░░░░░░░░ huge advocate for voting ░░░░░░░░ I m a huge ░░░░░░░░ for voting reform I ░░░░░░░░ a huge advocate for ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ community I was ░░░░░░░░ the gay pride rally ░░░░░░░░ Washington D C with ░░░░░░░░ wife and 3 year ░░░░░░░░ son a week or ░░░░░░░░ ago I m for ░░░░░░░░ issues right down the ░░░░░░░░ I m a Progressive ░░░░░░░░ if you don t ░░░░░░░░ a strong economy and ░░░░░░░░ don t have a ░░░░░░░░ that s about opportunity ░░░░░░░░ working class people about ░░░░░░░░ people to work now ░░░░░░░░ not training them for ░░░░░░░░ job that may come ░░░░░░░░ how we create an ░░░░░░░░ that s really going ░░░░░░░░ work for these people ░░░░░░░░ do we get investment ░░░░░░░░ places like Youngstown Ohio ░░░░░░░░ we can create jobs ░░░░░░░░ means having a tax ░░░░░░░░ that s simplified and ░░░░░░░░ help small businesses grow ░░░░░░░░ s the kind of ░░░░░░░░ Party we need to ░░░░░░░░ being like again Again ░░░░░░░░ of those interest groups ░░░░░░░░ underneath them And that ░░░░░░░░ important for us to ░░░░░░░░ about The groups who ░░░░░░░░ mentioned for your words ░░░░░░░░ re going to have ░░░░░░░░ understand you have to ░░░░░░░░ out to other people ░░░░░░░░ that you may not ░░░░░░░░ able to reach out ░░░░░░░░ them as much or ░░░░░░░░ re saying you can ░░░░░░░░ it all at the ░░░░░░░░ time There s great ░░░░░░░░ in a campaign that ░░░░░░░░ all of those groups ░░░░░░░░ And what should pull ░░░░░░░░ of these groups together ░░░░░░░░ know working class people ░░░░░░░░ Parenthood LGBTQ the Human ░░░░░░░░ Campaign all of these ░░░░░░░░ groups can come together ░░░░░░░░ you know why If ░░░░░░░░ are in office we ░░░░░░░░ going to create opportunity ░░░░░░░░ protections for all of ░░░░░░░░ people If we re ░░░░░░░░ the minority we can ░░░░░░░░ do a damn thing ░░░░░░░░ you very much for ░░░░░░░░ candor Tim Ryan I ░░░░░░░░ everyone is listening to ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ appreciate it.
>> Thank you.