Plouffe: Elections Are Always About the Future ... Rank and File Voters Have to Feel Confident About Biden’s Fitness

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Articulated in ░░░░░░░░ that people not only ░░░░░░░░ they re concerned about ░░░░░░░░ economy and all of ░░░░░░░░ that s very important ░░░░░░░░ about inflation and we ░░░░░░░░ what that s all ░░░░░░░░ but we ve got ░░░░░░░░ tell both stories and ░░░░░░░░ ve got to do ░░░░░░░░ in a way that ░░░░░░░░ bring people together For ░░░░░░░░ time tonight I can ░░░░░░░░ it out a little ░░░░░░░░ you want to change ░░░░░░░░ mind and tell me ░░░░░░░░ happened in ha pleating ░░░░░░░░ Thanks for trying Nice ░░░░░░░░ see you as always ░░░░░░░░ appreciate your time tonight ░░░░░░░░ s turn now to ░░░░░░░░ Plouffe Former campaign manager ░░░░░░░░ President Obama who knows ░░░░░░░░ these situations and knows ░░░░░░░░ these coalitions David I ░░░░░░░░ I think we just ░░░░░░░░ to face facts From ░░░░░░░░ strategic perspective the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ is a messier thing ░░░░░░░░ the Republican Party Donald ░░░░░░░░ is getting convicted and ░░░░░░░░ those guys went and ░░░░░░░░ like him and stood ░░░░░░░░ the court That s ░░░░░░░░ what the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ right now It s ░░░░░░░░ people with differences I ░░░░░░░░ we re having a ░░░░░░░░ discussion It does need ░░░░░░░░ conclude at some point ░░░░░░░░ I do think your ░░░░░░░░ in franks is important ░░░░░░░░ believe still today in ░░░░░░░░ battleground states which is ░░░░░░░░ that matters in the ░░░░░░░░ we need to look ░░░░░░░░ there are enough voters ░░░░░░░░ of that anti Trump ░░░░░░░░ Some will be pro ░░░░░░░░ Some are pro Democrat ░░░░░░░░ are going to be ░░░░░░░░ with us simply because ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ a return of Donald ░░░░░░░░ Now I think we ░░░░░░░░ to be realistic about ░░░░░░░░ the race is This ░░░░░░░░ four years ago Joe ░░░░░░░░ led you know three ░░░░░░░░ five points in states ░░░░░░░░ nationally He s trailing ░░░░░░░░ that and maybe a ░░░░░░░░ bit more so if ░░░░░░░░ race were held today ░░░░░░░░ it s not I ░░░░░░░░ we would lose the ░░░░░░░░ House we d probably ░░░░░░░░ lose the Senate and ░░░░░░░░ the house The Republican ░░░░░░░░ so we ve got ░░░░░░░░ to turn that around ░░░░░░░░ again I think there ░░░░░░░░ a majority of voters ░░░░░░░░ there enough to win ░░░░░░░░ I d like to ░░░░░░░░ everybody we don t ░░░░░░░░ 120 days That s ░░░░░░░░ a long time but ░░░░░░░░ start going out 80 ░░░░░░░░ days from us in ░░░░░░░░ states so the debate ░░░░░░░░ whether Joe Biden should ░░░░░░░░ our nominee will continue ░░░░░░░░ think that you know ░░░░░░░░ now it s clear ░░░░░░░░ has no infence of ░░░░░░░░ Until that changes he ░░░░░░░░ going to be the ░░░░░░░░ If in fact he ░░░░░░░░ the nominee and you ░░░░░░░░ have to argue he ░░░░░░░░ going to be how ░░░░░░░░ the race going to ░░░░░░░░ And I think that ░░░░░░░░ to be prosecuting the ░░░░░░░░ better against Trump for ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ the record is important ░░░░░░░░ elections are always about ░░░░░░░░ future What we have ░░░░░░░░ paint is Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ next four years versus ░░░░░░░░ Trump s That could ░░░░░░░░ built on the record ░░░░░░░░ s horrible record Biden ░░░░░░░░ strong record but that ░░░░░░░░ important But the chief ░░░░░░░░ is voters Not just ░░░░░░░░ that are criticizing voters ░░░░░░░░ rank and file voters ░░░░░░░░ to feel more confident ░░░░░░░░ Biden s fitness and ░░░░░░░░ s got to really ░░░░░░░░ every opportunity because of ░░░░░░░░ number if it gets ░░░░░░░░ the race gets better ░░░░░░░░ I think you can ░░░░░░░░ that anti Trump coalition ░░░░░░░░ clearly exists out there ░░░░░░░░ is happening the right ░░░░░░░░ right now the what ░░░░░░░░ to happen to convince ░░░░░░░░ to be more confident ░░░░░░░░ reason I ask this ░░░░░░░░ not I m not ░░░░░░░░ about the debate performance ░░░░░░░░ inflation right This administration ░░░░░░░░ done a very good ░░░░░░░░ with getting inflation under ░░░░░░░░ wages are increasing ahead ░░░░░░░░ inflation and yet we ░░░░░░░░ polling numbers that indicate ░░░░░░░░ people that inflation is ░░░░░░░░ biggest problem and they ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden responsible for ░░░░░░░░ I mean it s ░░░░░░░░ logical but it s ░░░░░░░░ there Are not going ░░░░░░░░ change their view on ░░░░░░░░ paycheck going less farther ░░░░░░░░ they would have liked ░░░░░░░░ it s gotten better ░░░░░░░░ a month or two ░░░░░░░░ the trajectory matters When ░░░░░░░░ won re election he ░░░░░░░░ it with an historically ░░░░░░░░ unemployment rate but voters ░░░░░░░░ a sense things were ░░░░░░░░ better and I think ░░░░░░░░ can tap into that ░░░░░░░░ have to realize the ░░░░░░░░ the debate was so ░░░░░░░░ and why the Biden ░░░░░░░░ wanted to have the ░░░░░░░░ is they were losing ░░░░░░░░ into that debate So ░░░░░░░░ problem has become worse ░░░░░░░░ every day matters the ░░░░░░░░ convention matters the ads ░░░░░░░░ run matters The next ░░░░░░░░ on September 10th assuming ░░░░░░░░ happens matters Hopefully Joe ░░░░░░░░ will be out doing ░░░░░░░░ halls with voters and ░░░░░░░░ know primetime television programs ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ interest in how he ░░░░░░░░ and if he can ░░░░░░░░ think perform a little ░░░░░░░░ better both in terms ░░░░░░░░ you know how he ░░░░░░░░ and verbally performs but ░░░░░░░░ prosecuting that case against ░░░░░░░░ because there s no ░░░░░░░░ we know that 2025 ░░░░░░░░ that Trump is now ░░░░░░░░ to run away from ░░░░░░░░ a tell Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ t run away from ░░░░░░░░ He s running a ░░░░░░░░ from that His people ░░░░░░░░ written chapters His name ░░░░░░░░ in it That case ░░░░░░░░ say this is what ░░░░░░░░ re going to get ░░░░░░░░ the way I m ░░░░░░░░ Biden I care about ░░░░░░░░ people this is what ░░░░░░░░ ve done to fight ░░░░░░░░ We have a manufacturing ░░░░░░░░ all over the country ░░░░░░░░ ll continue to invest ░░░░░░░░ health care and with ░░░░░░░░ you get the opposite ░░░░░░░░ know tens of millions ░░░░░░░░ kicked off health care ░░░░░░░░ s going to run ░░░░░░░░ from climate change Project ░░░░░░░░ in all its awful ░░░░░░░░ will be the new ░░░░░░░░ of the land like ░░░░░░░░ is we have a ░░░░░░░░ of material and that ░░░░░░░░ the other thing Donald ░░░░░░░░ is a very weak ░░░░░░░░ He was weak in ░░░░░░░░ but won in a ░░░░░░░░ swan event He lost ░░░░░░░░ 20 He s the ░░░░░░░░ his party had such ░░░░░░░░ miserable 18 and 22 ░░░░░░░░ part This is a ░░░░░░░░ that can be beat ░░░░░░░░ he has to be ░░░░░░░░ you know we know ░░░░░░░░ and it sounds like ░░░░░░░░ silly thing to say ░░░░░░░░ as we all evaluate ░░░░░░░░ question of Biden and ░░░░░░░░ the question of how ░░░░░░░░ run a campaign going ░░░░░░░░ it s not enough ░░░░░░░░ give it a good ░░░░░░░░ You have to win ░░░░░░░░ frickin race and there ░░░░░░░░ enough voters to put ░░░░░░░░ together But the clock ░░░░░░░░ ticking And I think ░░░░░░░░ Biden campaign is very ░░░░░░░░ great leadership in those ░░░░░░░░ it great interest groups ░░░░░░░░ will make the case ░░░░░░░░ members of Congress I ░░░░░░░░ there is a good ░░░░░░░░ cast but what I ░░░░░░░░ learned in presidential races ░░░░░░░░ it really comes down ░░░░░░░░ the central characters In ░░░░░░░░ Trump we have a ░░░░░░░░ flawed very beatable Republican ░░░░░░░░ Right now the democratic ░░░░░░░░ is not performing as ░░░░░░░░ like and if he ░░░░░░░░ that then I think ░░░░░░░░ ve got a very ░░░░░░░░ shot to hold on ░░░░░░░░ the White House but ░░░░░░░░ now we re behind ░░░░░░░░ this race and we ░░░░░░░░ behind pretty significantly in ░░░░░░░░ battleground states and again ░░░░░░░░ s why we have ░░░░░░░░ Can you change that ░░░░░░░░ nobody should make a ░░░░░░░░ about where we are ░░░░░░░░