Mitchell to Wasserman Schultz: ‘If Clinton Is Doing So Well, Why Is She Losing Support?’

MITCHELL: “Speaking of women voters, women voters are abandoning Hillary Clinton in droves. A 29 percent drop among her support from white women voters in one poll this week with most of the increase going to none other than Joe Biden who is not even a declared candidate. What about the Biden factor? He's out there today in California where you are. He's going to be in Michigan and Ohio. And Clinton folks are acknowledging to me this is a shadow campaign to test the voters.” 
SCHULTZ: “Well, you know, I know you know my role as the chair of the national party is to make sure that I can manage a neutral and fair nominating contest. The vice president is not a declared candidate, I know he is going through a decision-making process. Hillary Clinton has been doing what I think is a fantastic job crisscrossing the country, talking about the issues that are the bread and butter issues that are important to Americans who are going to decide who ultimately becomes president of the United States. How are people going to reach the middle class? While the Republicans argue about building walls to keep people out, denying people access to health care, doing everything they can to make people feel uncomfortable and unwelcome in their country. I think that’s a real contrast.” [Crosstalk] 
MITCHELL: “Well, if Hillary Clinton -- with all due respect, if Hillary Clinton is doing such a great job, why is she losing support? And why are two well-known South Carolinian Democrats, whom you know as well, is James Smith, House member there and also Harpootlian, why are they saying that this is a wide open race in conversations with me?”
SCHULTZ: “Well, I think that we will go through a race that is wide open. I mean, we have a contest with five very credible candidates. Ultimately we could have an additional credible candidate that decides to get in as well. And they are going to debate their ideas on how best to make sure that people can build those cornerstones of the middle class life, a good education and strong roof over your head. Making sure you have access to health care. Making sure you have secure retirement. Those are really – you can get access to affordable higher education. Those are the things that the Democratic candidates throughout our primary campaign will showcase while the Republicans are in this massive right-wing who can outright win one another food fight. I like that contrast every day of the week.”