Chuck Todd: Nancy Pelosi Gave Swalwell ‘a Little Bit of Running Room’ When She Endorsed Him

HILL I m sure ░░░░░░░░ are some interesting conversations ░░░░░░░░ right now That is ░░░░░░░░ sure among members You ░░░░░░░░ I do also want ░░░░░░░░ get your take on ░░░░░░░░ California governor s race ░░░░░░░░ the fact that he ░░░░░░░░ out he was a ░░░░░░░░ contender That is a ░░░░░░░░ field as we know ░░░░░░░░ do you think the ░░░░░░░░ impact is on that ░░░░░░░░ Todd Look it s ░░░░░░░░ very you know this ░░░░░░░░ been a campaign that ░░░░░░░░ been defined by people ░░░░░░░░ didn t want to ░░░░░░░░ right Kamala Harris said ░░░░░░░░ you had the lieutenant ░░░░░░░░ drop out You ve ░░░░░░░░ Alex Padilla the senator ░░░░░░░░ no There is no ░░░░░░░░ apparent to Gavin Newsom ░░░░░░░░ Caruso I could go ░░░░░░░░ the list of people ░░░░░░░░ decided not to run ░░░░░░░░ as long as the ░░░░░░░░ of candidates on the ░░░░░░░░ Tom Steyer at this ░░░░░░░░ is probably the leading ░░░░░░░░ along with former Congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ Porter But I ll ░░░░░░░░ honest with you There ░░░░░░░░ a whole group of ░░░░░░░░ that don t want ░░░░░░░░ see either one of ░░░░░░░░ be the next Democratic ░░░░░░░░ of California And I ░░░░░░░░ be here s what ░░░░░░░░ would watch for You ░░░░░░░░ five very powerful Democrats ░░░░░░░░ California to keep an ░░░░░░░░ on Nancy Pelosi Gavin ░░░░░░░░ Kamala Harris Adam Schiff ░░░░░░░░ Alex Padilla right The ░░░░░░░░ current senators Kamala Harris ░░░░░░░░ Nancy Pelosi need no ░░░░░░░░ and Gavin Newsom If ░░░░░░░░ five of them endorsed ░░░░░░░░ same candidate maybe Xavier ░░░░░░░░ maybe Matt Mahan the ░░░░░░░░ of San Jose most ░░░░░░░░ them were supporting Swalwell ░░░░░░░░ the way not Newsom ░░░░░░░░ most of the that ░░░░░░░░ that I just told ░░░░░░░░ if they move together ░░░░░░░░ a stop Steyer Democrat ░░░░░░░░ a stop Katie Porter ░░░░░░░░ that s a possibility ░░░░░░░░ it s getting close ░░░░░░░░ to the primary right ░░░░░░░░ primary day that you ░░░░░░░░ there s also risk ░░░░░░░░ you re trying to ░░░░░░░░ Steyer you may lose ░░░░░░░░ then Steyer is sort ░░░░░░░░ almost an independent operator ░░░░░░░░ if he is the ░░░░░░░░ Democratic governor of California ░░░░░░░░ that s what I ░░░░░░░░ looking for this week ░░░░░░░░ those five leaders in ░░░░░░░░ because Nancy Pelosi is ░░░░░░░░ gave Swalwell a little ░░░░░░░░ of running room Suddenly ░░░░░░░░ decided to endorse him ░░░░░░░░ and then he became ░░░░░░░░ chosen Democrat So that ░░░░░░░░ who I would keep ░░░░░░░░ eye on there as ░░░░░░░░ of the king and ░░░░░░░░ maker here HILL We ░░░░░░░░ be watching Chuck good ░░░░░░░░ talk to you Thank ░░░░░░░░