David Plouffe: Calling Trump Hitler ‘Bothered Voters’

PLOUFFE Well first of ░░░░░░░░ you know like any ░░░░░░░░ you know that s ░░░░░░░░ the resources in the ░░░░░░░░ sector or in this ░░░░░░░░ in politics you make ░░░░░░░░ many decisions as you ░░░░░░░░ based on data by ░░░░░░░░ marketplace OK So you ░░░░░░░░ turnout was up in ░░░░░░░░ was down a little ░░░░░░░░ in Philadelphia and Detroit ░░░░░░░░ you know we d ░░░░░░░░ a lot of time ░░░░░░░░ voters who we were ░░░░░░░░ weren t going to ░░░░░░░░ And the fact that ░░░░░░░░ Cheney was supporting Kamala ░░░░░░░░ was not an issue ░░░░░░░░ by any of them ░░░░░░░░ So I d say ░░░░░░░░ couple of things We ░░░░░░░░ in a challenging political ░░░░░░░░ where to get to ░░░░░░░░ percent of the vote ░░░░░░░░ enough states to win ░░░░░░░░ electoral votes we needed ░░░░░░░░ percentage of Republicans but ░░░░░░░░ think what people forget ░░░░░░░░ it s more the ░░░░░░░░ who act like Republicans ░░░░░░░░ issues of democracy of ░░░░░░░░ unhinged he is Project ░░░░░░░░ mattered to them even ░░░░░░░░ some conservative Democrats Also ░░░░░░░░ you re being attacked ░░░░░░░░ being a crazy out ░░░░░░░░ touch California liberal when ░░░░░░░░ have generals and former ░░░░░░░░ elected officials saying I ░░░░░░░░ for Kamala Harris that ░░░░░░░░ rebut that In many ░░░░░░░░ that ll be more ░░░░░░░░ than what she would ░░░░░░░░ herself And then as ░░░░░░░░ relates to you know ░░░░░░░░ comments about you know ░░░░░░░░ generals like Hitler that ░░░░░░░░ voters OK This is ░░░░░░░░ that concerned them about ░░░░░░░░ he seems like he ░░░░░░░░ lost a step He ░░░░░░░░ a little more unhinged ░░░░░░░░ The people who work ░░░░░░░░ him last time are ░░░░░░░░ us And now he ░░░░░░░░ something like this So ░░░░░░░░ we could have decided ░░░░░░░░ ignore that and just ░░░░░░░░ let s talk about ░░░░░░░░ cuts today I don ░░░░░░░░ think that would advance ░░░░░░░░ ball with the people ░░░░░░░░ needed to advance it ░░░░░░░░ And again I just ░░░░░░░░ to again it can ░░░░░░░░ like making excuses this ░░░░░░░░ environment sucked OK We ░░░░░░░░ dealing with ferocious headwinds ░░░░░░░░ I think people s ░░░░░░░░ was to give the ░░░░░░░░ and even Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ chance So we had ░░░░░░░░ complicated puzzle to put ░░░░░░░░ here in terms of ░░░░░░░░ voters And it was ░░░░░░░░ to take a little ░░░░░░░░ more independent Republicans than ░░░░░░░░ saw in 20 maybe ░░░░░░░░ percent more Republican voters ░░░░░░░░ us It was going ░░░░░░░░ take voters saying even ░░░░░░░░ I judged Trump s ░░░░░░░░ term favorably I m ░░░░░░░░ concerned about him this ░░░░░░░░ We had to get ░░░░░░░░ voters to say that ░░░░░░░░ you know and if ░░░░░░░░ look at how we ░░░░░░░░ I think we did ░░░░░░░░ day with with Liz ░░░░░░░░ in the last couple ░░░░░░░░ weeks You look at ░░░░░░░░ ads we ran They ░░░░░░░░ heavily centered on the ░░░░░░░░ on tax cuts on ░░░░░░░░ being for the wealthy ░░░░░░░░ this notion that somehow ░░░░░░░░ weren t focused on ░░░░░░░░ economy that was the ░░░░░░░░ motivation and message in ░░░░░░░░ campaign The closing speech ░░░░░░░░ it took place at ░░░░░░░░ Ellipse was a huge ░░░░░░░░ on the economy and ░░░░░░░░ people Donald Trump would ░░░░░░░░ for and the people ░░░░░░░░ Harris would fight for ░░░░░░░░ I think that mistakes ░░░░░░░░ know I think my ░░░░░░░░ about that is just ░░░░░░░░ we have to understand ░░░░░░░░ what happened in this ░░░░░░░░ and what didn t ░░░░░░░░ you know I think ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ we had to raise ░░░░░░░░ s concern and the ░░░░░░░░ level of a Trump ░░░░░░░░ term I think if ░░░░░░░░ look at our internal ░░░░░░░░ and Quinn ph can ░░░░░░░░ to this we did ░░░░░░░░ lot of that we ░░░░░░░░ didn t get it ░░░░░░░░ the extent that we ░░░░░░░░ to to win But ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ I think people you ░░░░░░░░ it was the price ░░░░░░░░ eggs that drove a ░░░░░░░░ of the debate here ░░░░░░░░ I think Trump s ░░░░░░░░ to be in hot ░░░░░░░░ because he s going ░░░░░░░░ do a lot of ░░░░░░░░ starting January 20th that ░░░░░░░░ not going to be ░░░░░░░░ the price of eggs ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ sort of the MAGA ░░░░░░░░ pursuits that his he ░░░░░░░░ his base will insist ░░░░░░░░ whether that s pardoning ░░░░░░░░ 6 rioters or some ░░░░░░░░ the other things around ░░░░░░░░ care and immigration So ░░░░░░░░ but I think Dan ░░░░░░░░ it is important We ░░░░░░░░ a lot of time ░░░░░░░░ voters in the aftermath ░░░░░░░░ those comments from Milley ░░░░░░░░ about you know desiring ░░░░░░░░ like Hitler and it ░░░░░░░░ voters So again that ░░░░░░░░ t the core of ░░░░░░░░ campaign The core of ░░░░░░░░ campaign was an economic ░░░░░░░░ in these battleground states ░░░░░░░░ it was an important ░░░░░░░░ of it.”