Anita Dunn: Democratic Party Decided to Ignore Their Primary Voters, ‘That Was a Very Donor-Driven Thing’

HOST So the dial ░░░░░░░░ that we were all ░░░░░░░░ at were are imessages ░░░░░░░░ Democrats across the country ░░░░░░░░ It s over Literally ░░░░░░░░ the first 15 minutes ░░░░░░░░ had people whose instincts ░░░░░░░░ trust on this stuff ░░░░░░░░ you know major supporters ░░░░░░░░ Biden and the campaign ░░░░░░░░ you know obviously you ░░░░░░░░ hard this a million ░░░░░░░░ I m sure you ░░░░░░░░ had your own but ░░░░░░░░ Biden needs to drop ░░░░░░░░ they need to replace ░░░░░░░░ It was it was ░░░░░░░░ It was within the ░░░░░░░░ it was within the ░░░░░░░░ 15 minutes DUNN It ░░░░░░░░ HOST And you got ░░░░░░░░ same I imagine DUNN ░░░░░░░░ you know HOST Tell ░░░░░░░░ about that dial group ░░░░░░░░ Democrats across the country ░░░░░░░░ know you and trust ░░░░░░░░ and are saying something ░░░░░░░░ s their reaction When ░░░░░░░░ you getting that feedback ░░░░░░░░ People start getting that ░░░░░░░░ I would say within ░░░░░░░░ hours And we were ░░░░░░░░ there thinking You know ░░░░░░░░ polls really haven t ░░░░░░░░ He s out there ░░░░░░░░ well Then this whole ░░░░░░░░ took place about how ░░░░░░░░ was holed up at ░░░░░░░░ David He spent Friday ░░░░░░░░ He spent Saturday fundraising ░░░░░░░░ the Hamptons okay and ░░░░░░░░ in New Jersey he ░░░░░░░░ the day with Governor ░░░░░░░░ On Sunday he spent ░░░░░░░░ day with his family ░░░░░░░░ Monday he returned to ░░░░░░░░ White House and spoke ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court s ░░░░░░░░ on immunity in a ░░░░░░░░ strong statement So this ░░░░░░░░ that somehow he was ░░░░░░░░ up now he was ░░░░░░░░ still and that was ░░░░░░░░ true but the sort ░░░░░░░░ snowball effect really didn ░░░░░░░░ start picking up I ░░░░░░░░ say until that week ░░░░░░░░ Until that like Monday ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court opinion ░░░░░░░░ so people have the ░░░░░░░░ And you re saying ░░░░░░░░ that next week is ░░░░░░░░ it started picking up ░░░░░░░░ Yes And the data ░░░░░░░░ didn t support this ░░░░░░░░ all We were looking ░░░░░░░░ it and we were ░░░░░░░░ seeing huge changes But ░░░░░░░░ were seeing an environment ░░░░░░░░ the press that was ░░░░░░░░ unremittingly negative And nobody ░░░░░░░░ covering Trump whatsoever I ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump was out ░░░░░░░░ doing and saying whatever ░░░░░░░░ wanted to do and ░░░░░░░░ press was like We ░░░░░░░░ t care Meanwhile Joe ░░░░░░░░ is still governing He ░░░░░░░░ still doing all this ░░░░░░░░ stuff He s out ░░░░░░░░ campaigning I went to ░░░░░░░░ with him for an ░░░░░░░░ and people felt very ░░░░░░░░ about the bullying They ░░░░░░░░ t like it and ░░░░░░░░ didn t like it ░░░░░░░░ felt that it was ░░░░░░░░ and that it was ░░░░░░░░ So you had a ░░░░░░░░ of different things going ░░░░░░░░ here You know clearly ░░░░░░░░ were leaders of the ░░░░░░░░ who decided to go ░░░░░░░░ and go very public ░░░░░░░░ that gave permission to ░░░░░░░░ people to go public ░░░░░░░░ And you mean senators ░░░░░░░░ House members Or do ░░░░░░░░ mean like when Nancy ░░░░░░░░ goes on TV you ░░░░░░░░ there are two moments ░░░░░░░░ she goes out publicly ░░░░░░░░ when things sort of ░░░░░░░░ like they re dying ░░░░░░░░ reopens the debate DUNN ░░░░░░░░ HOST Key moments no ░░░░░░░░ Key moments Key moments ░░░░░░░░ people made the decision ░░░░░░░░ it looked like we ░░░░░░░░ reaching a point where ░░░░░░░░ would fight our way ░░░░░░░░ it I had a ░░░░░░░░ of Republican friends who ░░░░░░░░ sending me texts during ░░░░░░░░ period saying Your party ░░░░░░░░ insane They were saying ░░░░░░░░ ve never seen anything ░░░░░░░░ this Our party closes ░░░░░░░░ You know you fight ░░░░░░░░ through You have a ░░░░░░░░ hour news cycle He ░░░░░░░░ a bad debate and ░░░░░░░░ move on They could ░░░░░░░░ believe what was going ░░░░░░░░ here And then you ░░░░░░░░ this decision that the ░░░░░░░░ Party made to ignore ░░░░░░░░ primary voters and ignore ░░░░░░░░ primary process and that ░░░░░░░░ is what should happen ░░░░░░░░ that was a very ░░░░░░░░ driven thing. “