Pritzker: Dems Don’t Need to Moderate to Win Working-Class Voters, ‘The Problem in the Last Election Was Messaging’

DeBOSE Talk to me ░░░░░░░░ the working class I ░░░░░░░░ we can all agree ░░░░░░░░ working class voters were ░░░░░░░░ historically been a Democratic ░░░░░░░░ until the last election ░░░░░░░░ either they voted for ░░░░░░░░ or they stayed home ░░░░░░░░ dominated issues on like ░░░░░░░░ immigration no taxes on ░░░░░░░░ that sort of a ░░░░░░░░ Do you think that ░░░░░░░░ have lost touch with ░░░░░░░░ working class voters and ░░░░░░░░ you have any suggestions ░░░░░░░░ to how they could ░░░░░░░░ start to remedy that ░░░░░░░░ Yeah what I don ░░░░░░░░ think is that we ░░░░░░░░ change the fundamental policies ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic Party to ░░░░░░░░ to the right to ░░░░░░░░ to address this The ░░░░░░░░ in the last election ░░░░░░░░ messaging Honestly we have ░░░░░░░░ right position I ll ░░░░░░░░ you an example We ░░░░░░░░ for raising the minimum ░░░░░░░░ 7 25 14 000 ░░░░░░░░ year is the federal ░░░░░░░░ wage HOSTIN It s ░░░░░░░░ sustainable PRITZKER It is ░░░░░░░░ sustainable Nobody can live ░░░░░░░░ that anymore HOSTIN Correct ░░░░░░░░ In my state we ░░░░░░░░ the minimum wage to ░░░░░░░░ HAINES Good for you ░░░░░░░░ Now we ought to ░░░░░░░░ that nationally And that ░░░░░░░░ a Democratic position Republican ░░░░░░░░ they re not in ░░░░░░░░ of raising it In ░░░░░░░░ many of them would ░░░░░░░░ to do away with ░░░░░░░░ minimum wage altogether That ░░░░░░░░ an issue on which ░░░░░░░░ can win an election ░░░░░░░░ that s just one ░░░░░░░░ There are several How ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid How about health ░░░░░░░░ across the board right ░░░░░░░░ my state we did ░░░░░░░░ with prior authorizations for ░░░░░░░░ health care for example ░░░░░░░░ When you re in ░░░░░░░░ DeBOSE You should just ░░░░░░░░ access to it PRITZKER ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t have to ░░░░░░░░ up the phone and ░░░░░░░░ your insurance company to ░░░░░░░░ You know I have ░░░░░░░░ real crisis can I ░░░░░░░░ authorized to get medical ░░░░░░░░ That shouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ so we did away ░░░░░░░░ that There s no ░░░░░░░░ authorization 72 hours you ░░░░░░░░ you can get whatever ░░░░░░░░ you need to deal ░░░░░░░░ that problem By the ░░░░░░░░ we gotta stand up ░░░░░░░░ the most vulnerable people ░░░░░░░░ our society To me ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Party has always ░░░░░░░░ for that we re ░░░░░░░░ continue to stand for ░░░░░░░░ BEHAR Needs to get ░░░░░░░░ out there though PRITZKER ░░░░░░░░ we need to make ░░░░░░░░ that we don t ░░░░░░░░ down the rabbit holes ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans set for ░░░░░░░░ right that we ve ░░░░░░░░ go talk about all ░░░░░░░░ other you know what ░░░░░░░░ issues that affect very ░░░░░░░░ numbers of people We ░░░░░░░░ stand up for them ░░░░░░░░ the way It s ░░░░░░░░ to go after the ░░░░░░░░ minorities right to be ░░░░░░░░ attacking them That s ░░░░░░░░ it s an instinct ░░░░░░░░ Democrats to stand up ░░░░░░░░ say That s wrong ░░░░░░░░ we re the party ░░░░░░░░ civil rights so we ░░░░░░░░ gonna stand up for ░░░░░░░░ people who need it ░░░░░░░░ we tend to fight ░░░░░░░░ every one of these ░░░░░░░░ and we ve gotta ░░░░░░░░ sure that we re ░░░░░░░░ talking about the economic ░░░░░░░░ that are affecting people ░░░░░░░░ daily lives.”