Chris Matthews: I Don’t Know Who Dems Think They Were Playing To When They Let Millions of People Come Across the Border

GEIST Chris Matthews you ░░░░░░░░ sitting in your home ░░░░░░░░ of Pennsylvania this morning ░░░░░░░░ state won by Donald ░░░░░░░░ not as close as ░░░░░░░░ predicted it would be ░░░░░░░░ Harris didn t do ░░░░░░░░ she needed to do ░░░░░░░░ in those suburbs of ░░░░░░░░ that are so decisive ░░░░░░░░ these elections What s ░░░░░░░░ morning after assessment of ░░░░░░░░ happened MATTHEWS Well several ░░░░░░░░ ago maybe a year ░░░░░░░░ I began to study ░░░░░░░░ 50 counties in the ░░░░░░░░ the ones that Carville ░░░░░░░░ Carville calls Alabama in ░░░░░░░░ between Pittsburgh and Philly ░░░░░░░░ in every one of ░░░░░░░░ counties it seemed that ░░░░░░░░ Trump vote between 16 ░░░░░░░░ 20 had gone up ░░░░░░░░ the 70s And I ░░░░░░░░ it was going to ░░░░░░░░ in that progression The ░░░░░░░░ states the red counties ░░░░░░░░ going to get redder ░░░░░░░░ redder And therefore he ░░░░░░░░ going to do better ░░░░░░░░ those areas and maybe ░░░░░░░░ to overcome the suburbs ░░░░░░░░ he did He did ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ And it s all ░░░░░░░░ immigration and the economy ░░░░░░░░ immigration has been a ░░░░░░░░ decision for Democrats I ░░░░░░░░ t know who they ░░░░░░░░ they were playing to ░░░░░░░░ they let millions of ░░░░░░░░ come cruising through the ░░░░░░░░ at their own will ░░░░░░░░ of their own decisions ░░░░░░░░ came running through that ░░░░░░░░ and they didn t ░░░░░░░░ a thing about it ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ very angry about that ░░░░░░░░ people especially they feel ░░░░░░░░ they ve been betrayed ░░░░░░░░ feel that their country ░░░░░░░░ been given away and ░░░░░░░░ don t like it ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ liked it The Hispanics ░░░░░░░░ didn t like it ░░░░░░░░ want the law enforced ░░░░░░░░ so I m not ░░░░░░░░ they were playing to ░░░░░░░░ that was smart here ░░░░░░░░ terms of open an ░░░░░░░░ border And that s ░░░░░░░░ it is an open ░░░░░░░░ And I think it ░░░░░░░░ a bad decision I ░░░░░░░░ they learn from it ░░░░░░░░ economy I think you ░░░░░░░░ talk all you want ░░░░░░░░ rates of inflation going ░░░░░░░░ what people do is ░░░░░░░░ remember what the price ░░░░░░░░ something was whether it ░░░░░░░░ gas or anything or ░░░░░░░░ cheese or anything else ░░░░░░░░ they ll say I ░░░░░░░░ remember when it was ░░░░░░░░ now it s 7 ░░░░░░░░ Right MATTHEWS And they ░░░░░░░░ in the last five ░░░░░░░░ That s how people ░░░░░░░░ Democrats don t know ░░░░░░░░ people think anymore They ░░░░░░░░ about their country and ░░░░░░░░ think about the cost ░░░░░░░░ things And the working ░░░░░░░░ figure well all these ░░░░░░░░ kids all the ones ░░░░░░░░ went to elite universities ░░░░░░░░ looking down on us ░░░░░░░░ that besides all this ░░░░░░░░ re getting condescension and ░░░░░░░░ and all that stuff ░░░░░░░░ they felt it and ░░░░░░░░ voted that way.”