Dem Strategist Julian Epstein: Identity Politics Is Not Mainstream Democratic Party Thinking

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Carlson Well ░░░░░░░░ at CNN they re ░░░░░░░░ free advice to the ░░░░░░░░ Party If you want ░░░░░░░░ win don t nominate ░░░░░░░░ man and especially don ░░░░░░░░ nominate a white man ░░░░░░░░ CNN clip I will ░░░░░░░░ out though another white ░░░░░░░░ I m very suspect ░░░░░░░░ that this year with ░░░░░░░░ democratic and women doing ░░░░░░░░ I m not sure ░░░░░░░░ s time to nominate ░░░░░░░░ white man Carlson Obviously ░░░░░░░░ s the dumbest channel ░░░░░░░░ TV so we can ░░░░░░░░ it Julienne Epstein is ░░░░░░░░ Democrat He joins us ░░░░░░░░ When I first saw ░░░░░░░░ I thought more moronic ░░░░░░░░ on CNN But it ░░░░░░░░ not a crazy point ░░░░░░░░ is openly a party ░░░░░░░░ is hostile to white ░░░░░░░░ from Nancy Pelosi on ░░░░░░░░ How can the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ nominate a white man ░░░░░░░░ 2020 Seriously Epstein In ░░░░░░░░ to CNN that was ░░░░░░░░ commentator I think it ░░░░░░░░ a silly thing to ░░░░░░░░ It s the idea ░░░░░░░░ a litmus test whether ░░░░░░░░ s gender or race ░░░░░░░░ UN American It s ░░░░░░░░ politics Carlson It s ░░░░░░░░ to judge people They ░░░░░░░░ going to have a ░░░░░░░░ time Epstein I think ░░░░░░░░ There s some that ░░░░░░░░ be true for certain ░░░░░░░░ Not for all Look ░░░░░░░░ will be wonderful to ░░░░░░░░ a woman as president ░░░░░░░░ gandy was great for ░░░░░░░░ Epstein Goldmeyer was great ░░░░░░░░ Israel Thatcher was great ░░░░░░░░ the U K But ░░░░░░░░ will go into this ░░░░░░░░ more intelligence They ll ░░░░░░░░ for someone one thing ░░░░░░░░ Trump taught us the ░░░░░░░░ of a strong big ░░░░░░░░ Carlson Sure But hold ░░░░░░░░ This is by the ░░░░░░░░ I m on your ░░░░░░░░ I agree with you ░░░░░░░░ You should judge people ░░░░░░░░ what they believe and ░░░░░░░░ they do not only ░░░░░░░░ they can t control ░░░░░░░░ sex or race But ░░░░░░░░ Ocasio Cortez won that ░░░░░░░░ because she side there ░░░░░░░░ a white good night ░░░░░░░░ a seat that is ░░░░░░░░ a majority white guy ░░░░░░░░ t vote for him ░░░░░░░░ is a central belief ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic Party 2018 ░░░░░░░░ how could you have ░░░░░░░░ Biden for example Epstein ░░░░░░░░ if we can agree ░░░░░░░░ this point Both parties ░░░░░░░░ guilty of playing the ░░░░░░░░ politics that happens on ░░░░░░░░ right hand Tucker You ░░░░░░░░ heard a Republican running ░░░░░░░░ office that says do ░░░░░░░░ vote for my opponent ░░░░░░░░ they re the wrong ░░░░░░░░ I have never heard ░░░░░░░░ Epstein I don t ░░░░░░░░ that Democrats Tucker Ocasio ░░░░░░░░ said it Epstein I ░░░░░░░░ t think it reflects ░░░░░░░░ thing in the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ Barack Obama and Bill ░░░░░░░░ won the White House ░░░░░░░░ they were able to ░░░░░░░░ had strong personalities they ░░░░░░░░ young exciting candidates they ░░░░░░░░ to the middle class ░░░░░░░░ s been a recession ░░░░░░░░ 30 years That I ░░░░░░░░ from completely different background ░░░░░░░░ races I think the ░░░░░░░░ people in both parties ░░░░░░░░ t think about playing ░░░░░░░░ race card They don ░░░░░░░░ think about using necessarily ░░░░░░░░ as dog whistles There ░░░░░░░░ all kinds of ways ░░░░░░░░ play identity politics Do ░░░░░░░░ think I don t ░░░░░░░░ it s good for ░░░░░░░░ country or Tucker It ░░░░░░░░ terrible for the It ░░░░░░░░ happen on both sides ░░░░░░░░ s bad politics It ░░░░░░░░ on the democratic side ░░░░░░░░ you think if Mitch ░░░░░░░░ winds up the nominee ░░░░░░░░ I love Tucker Okay ░░░░░░░░ t made the city ░░░░░░░░ but he s a ░░░░░░░░ guy If he s ░░░░░░░░ nominee people will say ░░░░░░░░ know what We don ░░░░░░░░ care he s a ░░░░░░░░ guy I don t ░░░░░░░░ that I hope you ░░░░░░░░ right I hope we ░░░░░░░░ at the point where ░░░░░░░░ Democratic voters and candidates ░░░░░░░░ looking at are they ░░░░░░░░ to the major problems ░░░░░░░░ China problem Tucker You ░░░░░░░░ going to need to ░░░░░░░░ parties Are they talking ░░░░░░░░ Tucker I agree with ░░░░░░░░ I don t see ░░░░░░░░ evidence that you re ░░░░░░░░ The bases in both ░░░░░░░░ parties The base in ░░░░░░░░ Republican parties 15 of ░░░░░░░░ Base in the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ There s 70 that ░░░░░░░░ practical looking for solutions ░░░░░░░░ If we go beyond ░░░░░░░░ bean counting it would ░░░░░░░░ a great service to ░░░░░░░░ country Thank you Thank ░░░░░░░░