SANDERS

RUSH TRANSCRIPT It s ░░░░░░░░ 2 0 the independent ░░░░░░░░ senator officially kicked off ░░░░░░░░ 2020 presidential bid earlier ░░░░░░░░ in Brooklyn The same ░░░░░░░░ and Progressive ideas that ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton a run ░░░░░░░░ her money in twoik ░░░░░░░░ put more focus on ░░░░░░░░ had personal background and ░░░░░░░░ a hard swipe at ░░░░░░░░ Trump I want to ░░░░░░░░ all of you for ░░░░░░░░ part of a campaign ░░░░░░░░ is not only going ░░░░░░░░ win the Democratic nomination ░░░░░░░░ is not only going ░░░░░░░░ defeat Donald Trump who ░░░░░░░░ the most dangerous president ░░░░░░░░ modern American history but ░░░░░░░░ your help we are ░░░░░░░░ to transform this country ░░░░░░░░ arguably has the highest ░░░░░░░░ recognition among the announced ░░░░░░░░ and raised 10 million ░░░░░░░░ the first week With ░░░░░░░░ other democratic candidates running ░░░░░░░░ his same message will ░░░░░░░░ feel the Bern at ░░░░░░░░ voting box Joining me ░░░░░░░░ Virginia delegate who was ░░░░░░░░ delegate for Bernie in ░░░░░░░░ Joining me Democratic strategist ░░░░░░░░ CNN political commentator David ░░░░░░░░ who worked for Hillary ░░░░░░░░ s 2008 campaign Dave ░░░░░░░░ s contrast to Hillary ░░░░░░░░ was fairly clear How ░░░░░░░░ he distinguish himself this ░░░░░░░░ around Right Last cycle ░░░░░░░░ was a binary choice ░░░░░░░░ was the establishment versus ░░░░░░░░ outsider running this political ░░░░░░░░ campaign The challenge that ░░░░░░░░ Sanders has going into ░░░░░░░░ cycle is that he ░░░░░░░░ very much defined the ░░░░░░░░ of the 2020 campaign ░░░░░░░░ least among the Progressive ░░░░░░░░ of many of the ░░░░░░░░ who are running Running ░░░░░░░░ Medicare for all free ░░░░░░░░ free college lowering the ░░░░░░░░ of r drugs So ░░░░░░░░ challenge is he s ░░░░░░░░ to have to really ░░░░░░░░ himself in a very ░░░░░░░░ way But I think ░░░░░░░░ can because these are ░░░░░░░░ issues he brought to ░░░░░░░░ forefront of the narrative ░░░░░░░░ into 2016 Precisely So ░░░░░░░░ challenge is if you ░░░░░░░░ one of the other ░░░░░░░░ how do you stand ░░░░░░░░ running on Medicare for ░░░░░░░░ If you re Elizabeth ░░░░░░░░ like how do you ░░░░░░░░ a different case than ░░░░░░░░ Sanders did in 2016 ░░░░░░░░ then Bernie Sanders is ░░░░░░░░ this go around So ░░░░░░░░ we have new polling ░░░░░░░░ New Hampshire where the ░░░░░░░░ presidential primary will be ░░░░░░░░ 11 months Bernie is ░░░░░░░░ the pack at 26 ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden close behind ░░░░░░░░ 22 Poppy Harlow is ░░░░░░░░ only other candidate with ░░░░░░░░ digits That should worry ░░░░░░░░ candidates especially Elizabeth don ░░░░░░░░ you think Absolutely To ░░░░░░░░ clear we know chat ░░░░░░░░ Sanders was the front ░░░░░░░░ jumping out What s ░░░░░░░░ here in this election ░░░░░░░░ with us with the ░░░░░░░░ so odd people who ░░░░░░░░ potentially going to come ░░░░░░░░ and run for president ░░░░░░░░ this 2020 election the ░░░░░░░░ that jumps out is ░░░░░░░░ one really has a ░░░░░░░░ yet They have a ░░░░░░░░ percentage of people but ░░░░░░░░ don t really have ░░░░░░░░ base Senator Sanders is ░░░░░░░░ first to actually have ░░░░░░░░ When you think about ░░░░░░░░ who are cutting in ░░░░░░░░ thing about it is ░░░░░░░░ are trying to make ░░░░░░░░ copy of the original ░░░░░░░░ It s going to ░░░░░░░░ tough for them to ░░░░░░░░ able to take that ░░░░░░░░ from Senator Sanders The ░░░░░░░░ is what is the ░░░░░░░░ they are going to ░░░░░░░░ able to own even ░░░░░░░░ his message is spread ░░░░░░░░ across his message is ░░░░░░░░ with a majority of ░░░░░░░░ people who have kind ░░░░░░░░ bought into this program ░░░░░░░░ this process Michael let ░░░░░░░░ stick with you for ░░░░░░░░ second The last time ░░░░░░░░ had some problems demographically ░░░░░░░░ problems have not gone ░░░░░░░░ He still needs to ░░░░░░░░ up African American voters ░░░░░░░░ you think he s ░░░░░░░░ positioned to do that ░░░░░░░░ will that still be ░░░░░░░░ challenge Well that s ░░░░░░░░ to be very interesting ░░░░░░░░ us to find out ░░░░░░░░ That s not just ░░░░░░░░ Bernie Sanders that s ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Party issue right ░░░░░░░░ Understand I was elected ░░░░░░░░ in the commonwealth of ░░░░░░░░ and the things that ░░░░░░░░ have going on discussing ░░░░░░░░ and discussing the base ░░░░░░░░ black voters I think ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ in this election is ░░░░░░░░ longer can people get ░░░░░░░░ with just the basic ░░░░░░░░ of showing up and ░░░░░░░░ to churches Right now ░░░░░░░░ has to happen we ░░░░░░░░ to see real plans ░░░░░░░░ are established We need ░░░░░░░░ be able to see ░░░░░░░░ that are addressed The ░░░░░░░░ is who will build ░░░░░░░░ staff that can address ░░░░░░░░ issues While he does ░░░░░░░░ a great opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ able to allow people ░░░░░░░░ see who he is ░░░░░░░░ it comes to the ░░░░░░░░ that impact the black ░░░░░░░░ the question is what ░░░░░░░░ he going to do ░░░░░░░░ what is the staff ░░░░░░░░ s going to put ░░░░░░░░ to get that job ░░░░░░░░ He s going to ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow to commemorate the ░░░░░░░░ anniversary of the bloody ░░░░░░░░ March for civil rights ░░░░░░░░ I think Bernie actually ░░░░░░░░ a good shot at ░░░░░░░░ Democratic nomination but when ░░░░░░░░ comes to the general ░░░░░░░░ think he s got ░░░░░░░░ challenges One that he ░░░░░░░░ the first time he ░░░░░░░░ t all that willing ░░░░░░░░ take on either Hillary ░░░░░░░░ Trump frontally last go ░░░░░░░░ He wanted to talk ░░░░░░░░ ideas Didn t want ░░░░░░░░ get dirty Is he ░░░░░░░░ for a Trump fight ░░░░░░░░ he win the nomination ░░░░░░░░ would hope Look I ░░░░░░░░ you re right He ░░░░░░░░ potentially be formidable in ░░░░░░░░ general election Quinnipiac put ░░░░░░░░ a poll where Bernie ░░░░░░░░ is behind Trump by ░░░░░░░░ points I think the ░░░░░░░░ that Bernie Sanders simultaneously ░░░░░░░░ this ground swell of ░░░░░░░░ support He was able ░░░░░░░░ raise 6 million from ░░░░░░░░ quarter million people in ░░░░░░░░ mere 24 hours is ░░░░░░░░ That could propel a ░░░░░░░░ funded campaign The challenge ░░░░░░░░ he has to go ░░░░░░░░ As someone who runs ░░░░░░░░ for a living we ░░░░░░░░ negative campaigning because it ░░░░░░░░ Period Like you don ░░░░░░░░ want to go negative ░░░░░░░░ you have to You ░░░░░░░░ it because it s ░░░░░░░░ necessary evil He ll ░░░░░░░░ to do that We ░░░░░░░░ see if he can ░░░░░░░░ that this time around ░░░░░░░░ so much for coming ░░░░░░░░