Joe Manchin on Dems Losing Registered Voters: If They Think the Country Is Going More Left, Why Are Democrats Losing Their Own People?

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sometimes Now ░░░░░░░░ s the reverse The ░░░░░░░░ the reason why this ░░░░░░░░ an issue is because ░░░░░░░░ people in the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ are saying this is ░░░░░░░░ only leverage we have ░░░░░░░░ the president and the ░░░░░░░░ which is on his ░░░░░░░░ The only thing we ░░░░░░░░ do is shut down ░░░░░░░░ government which is ironic ░░░░░░░░ little because again they ░░░░░░░░ always formed not doing ░░░░░░░░ They won t even ░░░░░░░░ to each other Bill ░░░░░░░░ m sorry Alex You ░░░░░░░░ is a There is ░░░░░░░░ sense that the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ up against a wall ░░░░░░░░ have nothing This president ░░░░░░░░ run rough shot against ░░░░░░░░ Constitution He does not ░░░░░░░░ about bipartisanship He doesn ░░░░░░░░ care about arguably half ░░░░░░░░ country And people are ░░░░░░░░ Where the hell are ░░░░░░░░ Democrats Democrats have a ░░░░░░░░ of talking points that ░░░░░░░░ t really resonated You ░░░░░░░░ a few singular Democrats ░░░░░░░░ are out there fighting ░░░░░░░░ good fight as joyful 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Democrats got ░░░░░░░░ He says Don t ░░░░░░░░ send that Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ here anymore to make ░░░░░░░░ deal I have a ░░░░░░░░ time too many bills ░░░░░░░░ that Chuck Schumer is ░░░░░░░░ to do a redux ░░░░░░░░ what he did last ░░░░░░░░ given the blowback that ░░░░░░░░ got from his own ░░░░░░░░ But we ll see ░░░░░░░░ got it from the ░░░░░░░░ He got it from ░░░░░░░░ extreme left He has ░░░░░░░░ be the leader If ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ leader he has to ░░░░░░░░ strong This does not ░░░░░░░░ t punish the c ░░░░░░░░ for not doing your ░░░░░░░░ and sitting down working ░░░░░░░░ people The whole thing ░░░░░░░░ this What do you ░░░░░░░░ doing a redux of ░░░░░░░░ he did Chuck Schumer ░░░░░░░░ he that Chuck Schumer ░░░░░░░░ the government open by ░░░░░░░░ Democrats and passing a ░░░░░░░░ He did he did ░░░░░░░░ right thing He s ░░░░░░░░ going to do but ░░░░░░░░ got an extraordinary amount ░░░░░░░░ blowback And we re ░░░░░░░░ about it s not ░░░░░░░░ like let s just ░░░░░░░░ clear Yes it 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saddled with They don ░░░░░░░░ want to do that ░░░░░░░░ There are gay people ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration Yeah ░░░░░░░░ one of And they ░░░░░░░░ really standing up for ░░░░░░░░ of them is always ░░░░░░░░ Scott Bessant Yeah One ░░░░░░░░ them is always like ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ you in the face ░░░░░░░░ No really I know ░░░░░░░░ literally Yeah Okay So ░░░░░░░░ there Yeah Well I ░░░░░░░░ just saying I know ░░░░░░░░ is a good person ░░░░░░░░ I can t I ░░░░░░░░ t hear that I ░░░░░░░░ t know So Pete ░░░░░░░░ is an extraordinary tal ░░░░░░░░ extraordinarily talented politician and ░░░░░░░░ could run for the ░░░░░░░░ himself one day maybe ░░░░░░░░ but I just think ░░░░░░░░ calculation about what where ░░░░░░░░ country s at His ░░░░░░░░ among uh African Americans ░░░░░░░░ zero Well so you ░░░░░░░░ the strategy and the ░░░░░░░░ was maybe not off ░░░░░░░░ m just saying politics ░░░░░░░░ complicated Yeah Okay people ░░░░░░░░ complicated I mean I ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans would say 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Republicans ░░░░░░░░ vote for a woman ░░░░░░░░ just think misogyny runs ░░░░░░░░ and stronger than we ░░░░░░░░ like to imagine I ░░░░░░░░ I m not I ░░░░░░░░ the country is ready ░░░░░░░░ a change and if ░░░░░░░░ has a good woman ░░░░░░░░ a good strong woman ░░░░░░░░ think when every time ░░░░░░░░ had to negotiate a ░░░░░░░░ bill and I had ░░░░░░░░ female senators I always ░░░░░░░░ I thought a better ░░░░░░░░ The compassion they brought ░░░░░░░░ it the understanding they ░░░░░░░░ to it was different ░░░░░░░░ what a man thinks ░░░░░░░░ they had so much ░░░░░░░░ So maybe maybe but ░░░░░░░░ why are we so ░░░░░░░░ behind most other countries ░░░░░░░░ the world I mean ░░░░░░░░ don t know White ░░░░░░░░ keep giving elections to ░░░░░░░░ Trump So you know ░░░░░░░░ s that reality too ░░░░░░░░ s not just we ░░░░░░░░ talking about a binary ░░░░░░░░ where it s men ░░░░░░░░ women that just misogyny ░░░░░░░░ no gender I m ░░░░░░░░ saying but why is ░░░░░░░░ you re saying America ░░░░░░░░ so misogynistic they wouldn ░░░░░░░░ vote for a woman ░░░░░░░░ and I m saying ░░░░░░░░ did So why are ░░░░░░░░ behind and I think ░░░░░░░░ a hundred countries at ░░░░░░░░ have had a woman ░░░░░░░░ Yeah My daughter when ░░░░░░░░ when I said when ░░░░░░░░ uh she said dad ░░░░░░░░ know what kind of ░░░░░░░░ you re in I ░░░░░░░░ I m not in ░░░░░░░░ I m in in ░░░░░░░░ ideology and and trying ░░░░░░░░ do things right in ░░░░░░░░ service She says No ░░░░░░░░ got two business You ░░░░░░░░ a Democrat you have ░░░░░░░░ have a uh Democrat ░░░░░░░░ a Republican business It ░░░░░░░░ billions and billions of ░░░░░░░░ and they close it ░░░░░░░░ They control the primaries ░░░░░░░░ they can they can ░░░░░░░░ control who you re ░░░░░░░░ for Think 160 million ░░░░░░░░ voted in the last ░░░░░░░░ election 2024 Only 20 ░░░░░░░░ people decided who you ░░░░░░░░ going to vote for ░░░░░░░░ can t even get ░░░░░░░░ Primaries closed And now ░░░░░░░░ you in a state ░░░░░░░░ and I will say ░░░░░░░░ about California thank God ░░░░░░░░ s an open state ░░░░░░░░ have to have 51 ░░░░░░░░ are basically as open ░░░░░░░░ it gets and some ░░░░░░░░ the states and most ░░░░░░░░ the states are closing ░░░░░░░░ If you re 51 ░░░░░░░░ the people registered no ░░░░░░░░ affiliation like me which ░░░░░░░░ call independents Only 23 ░░░░░░░░ Democrats Only 26 are ░░░░░░░░ Okay 51 no party ░░░░░░░░ They got no representation ░░░░░░░░ you get to Washington ░░░░░░░░ got to pick a ░░░░░░░░ And that side says ░░░░░░░░ better be you better ░░░░░░░░ a good enough Democrat ░░░░░░░░ good enough Republican And ░░░░░░░░ you re not Bill ░░░░░░░░ ll come after you ░░░░░░░░ primary and get rid ░░░░░░░░ you We ve got ░░░░░░░░ change the system that ░░░░░░░░ the people truly to ░░░░░░░░ who they want All ░░░░░░░░ we ll leave it ░░░░░░░░ Thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ were a great audience ░░░░░░░░ appreciate it We ll ░░░░░░░░ you next week God ░░░░░░░░ Music]