MITCHELL hopeful has been ░░░░░░░░ the groundwork for a ░░░░░░░░ House bid since the ░░░░░░░░ of 2017 yes only ░░░░░░░░ after President Trump took ░░░░░░░░ Former congressman John Delaney ░░░░░░░░ the first Democrat to ░░░░░░░░ the 2020 race but ░░░░░░░░ Beto O Rourke Bernie ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden are all ░░░░░░░░ at the top of ░░░░░░░░ very crowded field So ░░░░░░░░ does Delaney get to ░░░░░░░░ head of the pack ░░░░░░░░ Delaney joins me now ░░░░░░░░ you didn t get ░░░░░░░░ from Iowa until 12 ░░░░░░░░ this morning You tell ░░░░░░░░ you ve been to ░░░░░░░░ 24 times New Hampshire ░░░░░░░░ times DELANEY Yep MITCHELL ░░░░░░░░ South Carolina you re ░░░░░░░░ to go to all ░░░░░░░░ states How do you ░░░░░░░░ against Beto raising 6 ░░░░░░░░ on day one DELANEY ░░░░░░░░ you know Beto and ░░░░░░░░ came to Congress together ░░░░░░░░ Beto s a friend ░░░░░░░░ mine My strategy is ░░░░░░░░ very much focused on ░░░░░░░░ early states One of ░░░░░░░░ reasons I got in ░░░░░░░░ early was because I ░░░░░░░░ I m the right ░░░░░░░░ for the job and ░░░░░░░░ have the right vision ░░░░░░░░ the country Not enough ░░░░░░░░ knew who I was ░░░░░░░░ still know who I ░░░░░░░░ but I m pursuing ░░░░░░░░ of that old fashioned ░░░░░░░░ states strategy we re ░░░░░░░░ really well in the ░░░░░░░░ states We ve got ░░░░░░░░ high name ID I ░░░░░░░░ done over I ve ░░░░░░░░ to all 99 counties ░░░░░░░░ Iowa This weekend I ░░░░░░░░ packed houses at all ░░░░░░░░ my events you know ░░░░░░░░ 60 70 people turning ░░░░░░░░ in small towns in ░░░░░░░░ Iowa MITCHELL Well Beto ░░░░░░░░ Rourke as you pointed ░░░░░░░░ you were elected at ░░░░░░░░ same time he was ░░░░░░░░ friend of yours in ░░░░░░░░ Maureen Dowd the Maureen ░░░░░░░░ primary if you will ░░░░░░░░ was this Sunday s ░░░░░░░░ said we have the ░░░░░░░░ again a New One ░░░░░░░░ was what she always ░░░░░░░░ Obama another lanky bookish ░░░░░░░░ man with an attractive ░░░░░░░░ family a thin resume ░░░░░░░░ exotic name a hip ░░░░░░░░ a rock star aura ░░░░░░░░ enticing smile a liberal ░░░░░░░░ corps ready to fluff ░░░░░░░░ pillows and a frothing ░░░░░░░░ News What do you ░░░░░░░░ about the sort of ░░░░░░░░ factor and the way ░░░░░░░░ media seems to you ░░░░░░░░ follow like on a ░░░░░░░░ DELANEY I actually think ░░░░░░░░ race is wide open ░░░░░░░░ you actually talk to ░░░░░░░░ right most of them ░░░░░░░░ overwhelming majority of them ░░░░░░░░ undecided They know some ░░░░░░░░ us better than others ░░░░░░░░ influences early polling but ░░░░░░░░ Democrats really understand is ░░░░░░░░ most important thing for ░░░░░░░░ to do is to ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump That s ░░░░░░░░ by any measure the ░░░░░░░░ most important thing to ░░░░░░░░ And I think what ░░░░░░░░ re also starting to ░░░░░░░░ is the best way ░░░░░░░░ do that is with ░░░░░░░░ candidate that can build ░░░░░░░░ big tent and get ░░░░░░░░ moderates independents and even ░░░░░░░░ Republicans If we can ░░░░░░░░ that which I believe ░░░░░░░░ can do I think ░░░░░░░░ can uniquely do we ░░░░░░░░ going to beat Trump ░░░░░░░░ we re also going ░░░░░░░░ be able to govern ░░░░░░░░ so increasingly the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ in my opinion particularly ░░░░░░░░ these early states are ░░░░░░░░ about that One of ░░░░░░░░ things that precipitated it ░░░░░░░░ many ways was Howard ░░░░░░░░ because if you think ░░░░░░░░ his kind of toying ░░░░░░░░ running it s made ░░░░░░░░ in the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ focus on how do ░░░░░░░░ win And they don ░░░░░░░░ want to lose the ░░░░░░░░ I think the person ░░░░░░░░ will ultimately put up ░░░░░░░░ we want to win ░░░░░░░░ someone who is going ░░░░░░░░ be more moderate more ░░░░░░░░ who wants to do ░░░░░░░░ things kind of rethink ░░░░░░░░ future because we need ░░░░░░░░ someone who s committed ░░░░░░░░ bringing this terribly divided ░░░░░░░░ back together because that ░░░░░░░░ in many ways the ░░░░░░░░ important thing we re ░░░░░░░░ with and getting things ░░░░░░░░ for the American people ░░░░░░░░ s how we ll ░░░░░░░░ and be able to ░░░░░░░░ MITCHELL That is a ░░░░░░░░ general election strategy by ░░░░░░░░ accounts but how do ░░░░░░░░ win the primary against ░░░░░░░░ increasingly leftward turn in ░░░░░░░░ own party DELANEY So ░░░░░░░░ you have you have ░░░░░░░░ have big ideas for ░░░░░░░░ future You have to ░░░░░░░░ a plan to deal ░░░░░░░░ climate change which I ░░░░░░░░ You have to have ░░░░░░░░ plan to deal with ░░░░░░░░ tremendous income and opportunity ░░░░░░░░ in our country which ░░░░░░░░ do You have to ░░░░░░░░ with what s going ░░░░░░░░ with immigration in this ░░░░░░░░ how we re going ░░░░░░░░ think about foreign policy ░░░░░░░░ have to have really ░░░░░░░░ ideas to excite people ░░░░░░░░ at the end of ░░░░░░░░ day I think this ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ unique collection and I ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are going to ░░░░░░░░ that the most important ░░░░░░░░ for us to do ░░░░░░░░ to win So I ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are going to ░░░░░░░░ I actually care about ░░░░░░░░ general election strategy because ░░░░░░░░ really want to win ░░░░░░░░ can t stand the ░░░░░░░░ of this current President ░░░░░░░░ reelected So I actually ░░░░░░░░ you know there s ░░░░░░░░ Wayne Gretzky expression you ░░░░░░░░ t skate to where ░░░░░░░░ puck is you skate ░░░░░░░░ where it s going ░░░░░░░░ think where the puck ░░░░░░░░ going to Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ towards someone who can ░░░░░░░░ and govern because what ░░░░░░░░ are really frustrated about ░░░░░░░░ this country Andrea is ░░░░░░░░ we don t do ░░░░░░░░ The world changes technology ░░░░░░░░ it s fundamentally changing ░░░░░░░░ our society and we ░░░░░░░░ t done the basic ░░░░░░░░ we should have done ░░░░░░░░ prepare our citizens and ░░░░░░░░ world for that future ░░░░░░░░ that s what primary ░░░░░░░░ are really interested is ░░░░░░░░ are you going to ░░░░░░░░ some of this stuff ░░░░░░░░ We care a lot ░░░░░░░░ climate change We haven ░░░░░░░░ done anything for ten ░░░░░░░░ What s your plan ░░░░░░░░ actually get it done ░░░░░░░░ Well this is the ░░░░░░░░ of a conversation I ░░░░░░░░ that we can keep ░░░░░░░░ up throughout the primary ░░░░░░░░