Sarah Longwell: If Kamala Harris Can Handle an Autocrat Trump Tonight, She Can Handle Putin

LONGWELL She s got ░░░░░░░░ win over these sort ░░░░░░░░ right leaning independents these ░░░░░░░░ GOP voters and they ░░░░░░░░ still in the well ░░░░░░░░ don t know that ░░░░░░░░ about her I d ░░░░░░░░ to hear more But ░░░░░░░░ s interesting to me ░░░░░░░░ those voters they are ░░░░░░░░ on Trump Like when ░░░░░░░░ see a poll like ░░░░░░░░ New York Times poll ░░░░░░░░ you see is that ░░░░░░░░ is stuck at 46 ░░░░░░░░ 47 percent That s ░░░░░░░░ ceiling He doesn t ░░░░░░░░ anywhere to go She ░░░░░░░░ got room to grow ░░░░░░░░ so she s got ░░░░░░░░ that this group it ░░░░░░░░ like it s not ░░░░░░░░ just to vote against ░░░░░░░░ She s got to ░░░░░░░░ him a reason to ░░░░░░░░ for her And that ░░░░░░░░ what they re looking ░░░░░░░░ They want to be ░░░░░░░░ yes I like this ░░░░░░░░ about her as opposed ░░░░░░░░ I m just doing ░░░░░░░░ because I hate Trump ░░░░░░░░ And on that there ░░░░░░░░ re talking about people ░░░░░░░░ have already moved away ░░░░░░░░ Trump but you also ░░░░░░░░ a group of people ░░░░░░░░ you have spoken to ░░░░░░░░ are still considering voting ░░░░░░░░ Trump but also voting ░░░░░░░░ Trump but also considering ░░░░░░░░ for Harris Let s ░░░░░░░░ to some of them ░░░░░░░░ starts GREG She was ░░░░░░░░ prosecutor so I mean ░░░░░░░░ that respect she s ░░░░░░░░ to have a little ░░░░░░░░ more idea of what ░░░░░░░░ right and wrong I ░░░░░░░░ her I m not ░░░░░░░░ Democrat I don t ░░░░░░░░ about the Democrats that ░░░░░░░░ But her I would ░░░░░░░░ for simply because of ░░░░░░░░ foundation she s got ░░░░░░░░ her Sheila She s ░░░░░░░░ child of immigrants so ░░░░░░░░ think that s going ░░░░░░░░ help her understand both ░░░░░░░░ of the border issue ░░░░░░░░ reminds me a lot ░░░░░░░░ Obama just the way ░░░░░░░░ carries herself the way ░░░░░░░░ speaks Clip ends BASH ░░░░░░░░ s so fascinating LONGWELL ░░░░░░░░ it is I mean ░░░░░░░░ what these voters have ░░░░░░░░ saying is I m ░░░░░░░░ like give me a ░░░░░░░░ and they also talk ░░░░░░░░ how much they don ░░░░░░░░ like Trump And so ░░░░░░░░ of the things that ░░░░░░░░ interesting in this dynamic ░░░░░░░░ the more people see ░░░░░░░░ Kamala the more they ░░░░░░░░ her The more people ░░░░░░░░ of Trump the less ░░░░░░░░ like him and that ░░░░░░░░ always been true about ░░░░░░░░ Trump That is why ░░░░░░░░ campaign team you know ░░░░░░░░ all their bluster about ░░░░░░░░ you don t see ░░░░░░░░ it s him they ░░░░░░░░ are like here give ░░░░░░░░ your phone and go ░░░░░░░░ the golf course Because ░░░░░░░░ want this guy out ░░░░░░░░ the public eye because ░░░░░░░░ can see the relationship ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump being high ░░░░░░░░ in the news and ░░░░░░░░ approval ratings going down ░░░░░░░░ these swing voters BASH ░░░░░░░░ just going back to ░░░░░░░░ you said about people ░░░░░░░░ learning about Kamala Harris ░░░░░░░░ I ve said this ░░░░░░░░ I ll say it ░░░░░░░░ It s completely understandable ░░░░░░░░ people don t have ░░░░░░░░ clue about vice presidents ░░░░░░░░ either side of the ░░░░░░░░ unless there are extraordinary ░░░░░░░░ And with her in ░░░░░░░░ that was the case ░░░░░░░░ Friedman wrote an op ░░░░░░░░ this week that s ░░░░░░░░ The 23 Words Harris ░░░░░░░░ To Say To Win ░░░░░░░░ and I got a ░░░░░░░░ of things right but ░░░░░░░░ got some things wrong ░░░░░░░░ and here is what ░░░░░░░░ have learned You think ░░░░░░░░ s good advice LONGWELL ░░░░░░░░ s I agree with ░░░░░░░░ spirit of the advice ░░░░░░░░ in the sense that ░░░░░░░░ I think that what ░░░░░░░░ really have their antennas ░░░░░░░░ for is authenticity I ░░░░░░░░ what Kamala has struggled ░░░░░░░░ in the past is ░░░░░░░░ it s hard being ░░░░░░░░ vice president You got ░░░░░░░░ be out there on ░░░░░░░░ else s behalf right ░░░░░░░░ don t get to ░░░░░░░░ what you think I ░░░░░░░░ think part of the ░░░░░░░░ she seemed to struggle ░░░░░░░░ little bit in 2019 ░░░░░░░░ because she was trying ░░░░░░░░ run to the left ░░░░░░░░ this big Democratic field ░░░░░░░░ m not sure that ░░░░░░░░ who she is I ░░░░░░░░ that she needs to ░░░░░░░░ in there and say ░░░░░░░░ s true I know ░░░░░░░░ is crazy advice but ░░░░░░░░ think she should say ░░░░░░░░ s true She should ░░░░░░░░ if she thinks that ░░░░░░░░ and Joe Biden got ░░░░░░░░ things wrong she should ░░░░░░░░ they got some things ░░░░░░░░ I do think voters ░░░░░░░░ like it when they ░░░░░░░░ hear a politician say ░░░░░░░░ like you know while ░░░░░░░░ was vice president I ░░░░░░░░ a lot about how ░░░░░░░░ be president for all ░░░░░░░░ But I think that ░░░░░░░░ play a parlor game ░░░░░░░░ in D C of ░░░░░░░░ she has to say ░░░░░░░░ words This is exactly ░░░░░░░░ she has to do ░░░░░░░░ Look she has been ░░░░░░░░ much better at this ░░░░░░░░ she has been able ░░░░░░░░ speak for herself and ░░░░░░░░ exactly what she thinks ░░░░░░░░ so I think she ░░░░░░░░ go in there and ░░░░░░░░ as authentic a version ░░░░░░░░ herself as possible Say ░░░░░░░░ s true to her ░░░░░░░░ I think for her ░░░░░░░░ win this debate she ░░░░░░░░ got to people have ░░░░░░░░ to be like I ░░░░░░░░ this I like this ░░░░░░░░ I think there s ░░░░░░░░ lot of I was ░░░░░░░░ to your panel beforehand ░░░░░░░░ question about should she ░░░░░░░░ to rattle Trump Here ░░░░░░░░ what rattles Trump A ░░░░░░░░ showing a competent command ░░░░░░░░ the policy details and ░░░░░░░░ of what she believes ░░░░░░░░ ll rattle him plenty ░░░░░░░░ rattles himself She doesn ░░░░░░░░ need to do things ░░░░░░░░ get under his skin ░░░░░░░░ about him Talk to ░░░░░░░░ American people They want ░░░░░░░░ meet you BASH Well ░░░░░░░░ s one of the ░░░░░░░░ I was going to ░░░░░░░░ you and that is ░░░░░░░░ the sort of female ░░░░░░░░ and what you re ░░░░░░░░ from your focus group ░░░░░░░░ not about her in ░░░░░░░░ but the way that ░░░░░░░░ view him as he ░░░░░░░░ facing a woman but ░░░░░░░░ more importantly what he ░░░░░░░░ and continues to say ░░░░░░░░ women as he s ░░░░░░░░ again LONGWELL Yes You ░░░░░░░░ here s the thing ░░░░░░░░ that I hear from ░░░░░░░░ which is look Donald ░░░░░░░░ always wants to sort ░░░░░░░░ tap in to an ░░░░░░░░ of fear in the ░░░░░░░░ people that a woman ░░░░░░░░ t do this job ░░░░░░░░ I hear voters articulate ░░░░░░░░ a lot They say ░░░░░░░░ like you know other ░░░░░░░░ you know their leaders ░░░░░░░░ t respect women And ░░░░░░░░ I m just concerned ░░░░░░░░ how a woman would ░░░░░░░░ as president Here s ░░░░░░░░ thing about Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ s a little bit ░░░░░░░░ a stand in for ░░░░░░░░ autocrat Somebody actually articulated ░░░░░░░░ in one of the ░░░░░░░░ groups how she handles ░░░░░░░░ is going to project ░░░░░░░░ voters how she would ░░░░░░░░ people like Vladimir Putin ░░░░░░░░ she would handle these ░░░░░░░░ across the world that ░░░░░░░░ think these voters are ░░░░░░░░ about And I think ░░░░░░░░ she shows like I ░░░░░░░░ command of the policy ░░░░░░░░ but also an unwillingness ░░░░░░░░ sort of sink to ░░░░░░░░ level and ability to ░░░░░░░░ him on the stage ░░░░░░░░ s the kind of ░░░░░░░░ that would give voters ░░░░░░░░ not just about her ░░░░░░░░ to beat Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ her ability to deal ░░░░░░░░ world leaders that yes ░░░░░░░░ be hostile toward the ░░░░░░░░ States BASH That is ░░░░░░░░ interesting Sarah I always ░░░░░░░░ so much from you ░░░░░░░░ you so much for ░░░░░░░░ on LONGWELL Thanks so ░░░░░░░░ for having me BASH ░░░░░░░░ Debate Day LONGWELL Yes ░░░░░░░░ Debate Day to you ░░░░░░░░ Thank you.”