Gallego: Very Early, My Campaign Talked About Economy, the Border Which D.C. ‘Didn’t Want to Hear’

TAPPER Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ the Latino vote because ░░░░░░░░ that s a place ░░░░░░░░ you did well It ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump didn t ░░░░░░░░ the Latino vote but ░░░░░░░░ did better than any ░░░░░░░░ presidential candidate in history ░░░░░░░░ according to CNN s ░░░░░░░░ poll 55 percent of ░░░░░░░░ men voted for him ░░░░░░░░ s a 19 point ░░░░░░░░ from four years ago ░░░░░░░░ say that Democrats need ░░░░░░░░ go touch grass and ░░░░░░░░ real Latinos GALLEGO Yes ░░░░░░░░ What do you mean ░░░░░░░░ that GALLEGO I think ░░░░░░░░ a lot of times ░░░░░░░░ ourselves with people that ░░░░░░░░ affirm what we already ░░░░░░░░ or people from our ░░░░░░░░ backgrounds right And so ░░░░░░░░ have a lot of ░░░░░░░░ League candidates that hire ░░░░░░░░ League Latinos that don ░░░░░░░░ actually come from a ░░░░░░░░ class background And most ░░░░░░░░ are actually working class ░░░░░░░░ sometimes we don t ░░░░░░░░ to hear what they ░░░░░░░░ saying You know I ░░░░░░░░ the benefit of growing ░░░░░░░░ in a working class ░░░░░░░░ Like my mom s ░░░░░░░░ secretary My father was ░░░░░░░░ carpenter I grew up ░░░░░░░░ still even my whole ░░░░░░░░ Latino family is working ░░░░░░░░ So I actually have ░░░░░░░░ s a big Latino ░░░░░░░░ too I actually have ░░░░░░░░ really good pulse on ░░░░░░░░ s happening there And ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ the bad news And ░░░░░░░░ think a lot of ░░░░░░░░ you know we knew ░░░░░░░░ something was bad with ░░░░░░░░ community when it comes ░░░░░░░░ their opinion of the ░░░░░░░░ because I m very ░░░░░░░░ connected to it I ░░░░░░░░ a lot of politicians ░░░░░░░░ t want to hear ░░░░░░░░ was actually happening out ░░░░░░░░ And the reason we ░░░░░░░░ successful is because we ░░░░░░░░ about it and we ░░░░░░░░ early on it My ░░░░░░░░ campaign commercial was about ░░░░░░░░ economy in Spanish and ░░░░░░░░ on the border We ░░░░░░░░ the our first commercial ░░░░░░░░ about immigration and more ░░░░░░░░ security in Spanish because ░░░░░░░░ heard about it earlier ░░░░░░░░ think there s a ░░░░░░░░ of people in D ░░░░░░░░ that didn t want ░░░░░░░░ hear what was happening ░░░░░░░░ there because it would ░░░░░░░░ against some of their ░░░░░░░░ know some of the ░░░░░░░░ they had learned in ░░░░░░░░ past.”