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the dnc needs to take it head-on >> robert f. kennedy is a problem for america as a candidate. >> jeff sally, what, what do you make of the argument that he made? and, how will that play from where you're hearing it that he was saying that you could make the argument he was making the argument that joe biden could be a greater threat to democracy than donald trump, even though he said that what donald trump did on january was wrong i look his point there was because of social media as daniel was saying, that he argues that he was blocked >> from social media, but listening to that, that is not something that certainly would resonate with most democratic disaffected democratic voters. so that's sounds like and gives credence to the idea that yes he is going to take supporters potentially from both sides. that's a very much more of a republican or trumpian message, if you will. but aaron, i think one of the things that struck me when you talk to democrat to truly are upset and et discussed it a disappointed at this administration.
the dnc needs to take it head-on >> robert f. kennedy is a problem for america as a candidate. >> jeff sally, what, what do you make of the argument that he made? and, how will that play from where you're hearing it that he was saying that you could make the argument he was making the argument that joe biden could be a greater threat to democracy than donald trump, even though he said that what donald trump did on january was wrong i look his point there was because of social media...
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what the dnc is doing is because we're talking about it. trying to drive up a lot of media coverage. so that that's how the message gets out. nobody is going to see the billboards except they're going to see them on tv and that they're in clever places. but i think the more important thing kate is, how this wage, or how does battle will be waged against rfk? this is going to be overwhelmingly through the media and especially through digital. and they just brought on it the dnc, liz smith and old campaign pro. i know liz. she's an assassin. >> and if i'm if i'm rfk junior, i'm >> pretty worried about having her down my neck. >> he is she is she would love that moniker, knowing less no question about it. looking forward to seeing her back in it. >> this adds to an >> overall question i wanted they asked asked you, jim because there's a lot there is growing concern amongst some about rfk junior pulling votes from joe biden >> you've got >> pulls out saying joe biden is down in six. trump is beating him in six of seven battleground states today
what the dnc is doing is because we're talking about it. trying to drive up a lot of media coverage. so that that's how the message gets out. nobody is going to see the billboards except they're going to see them on tv and that they're in clever places. but i think the more important thing kate is, how this wage, or how does battle will be waged against rfk? this is going to be overwhelmingly through the media and especially through digital. and they just brought on it the dnc, liz smith and...
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the dnc has been aggressively battling kennedy's campaign, including paying for a billboard truck to circle his campaign events and the dnc has hired liz smith, a democratic operative to run an aggressive communications effort to oppose third-party candidates through opposition research and legal challenge quote underscoring how important democrats view the effort is being overseen by mary beth cahill and ramsey reid to veteran dnc insiders who have already started issuing rare public statements, rebuking robert f. kennedy jr. trump has also been critical of rfk jr. but until the launch of the aforementioned website, it seemed kinda half-hearted as if he were doing just enough to give the appearance of opposing kennedy without too much concentration but overnight, trump suddenly went scorched earth on truth, social calling, rfk a democrat, a plant, a radical left liberal who has been put in place in order to help crooked joe biden and adding shockingly, i'd even take biden over junior. so why this sudden attention from trump because according to three new national polls, the election
the dnc has been aggressively battling kennedy's campaign, including paying for a billboard truck to circle his campaign events and the dnc has hired liz smith, a democratic operative to run an aggressive communications effort to oppose third-party candidates through opposition research and legal challenge quote underscoring how important democrats view the effort is being overseen by mary beth cahill and ramsey reid to veteran dnc insiders who have already started issuing rare public...
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it's clever but it does go to the notion of a core argument that the dnc and the biden campaign has, which is who's >> funding this guy and isn't it just friends of donald trump, right? >> well, it's this person. they're referring to is i think tim mellon, who's given gobs of money to both rfk and to trump. and i think the point is that this is a guy who wants to hurt joe biden and look at who he's giving money to and he's not the only one you know, i think that's that's exactly the point that they're trying to make. that this is another effort by republicans to hurt biden and the campaign. this is not a candidate to be taken seriously, but i have seen some reporting that there is concern among republicans that rfk could hurt trump as well with his antiviral vaccine positions, some of his libertarian position. so i think it's still a little bit unclear who he's more of a spoiler for, but that's obviously not the point. the dnc's trying to make, but i think what there but i think what this does show while they're not considering a serious candidate, they are taking him as a serious th
it's clever but it does go to the notion of a core argument that the dnc and the biden campaign has, which is who's >> funding this guy and isn't it just friends of donald trump, right? >> well, it's this person. they're referring to is i think tim mellon, who's given gobs of money to both rfk and to trump. and i think the point is that this is a guy who wants to hurt joe biden and look at who he's giving money to and he's not the only one you know, i think that's that's exactly the...
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. >> there's a reason why the democrats, the biden campaign, the dnc is, has established and assembled a group of people to deal with third party candidates, particularly rfk jr. junior of course, they're worried some democrats i talked to say they're not worried enough about cornell west, although it's a question about how many ballots he's going to get. because he truly will take away and he's not going to take away from he's not very many, very many trump voters right? >> but the fact that these two poles shows an even sort of an even split is very telling. and i think i'd love to know more about it, but there's one issue where historic trump's supporters are really mad at him. and that is covid. and the fact that he supported the to the vaccine and you know, what, what do we know about rfk junior? he is a rapid and rabid anti-vaxxer? yeah. no, for sure >> lance can i ask you about this >> because i'm curious what you think trump is doing here when he talks about rfk being liberal because i have to say the narrative i hear from my sources it's a little different that frankly the tru
. >> there's a reason why the democrats, the biden campaign, the dnc is, has established and assembled a group of people to deal with third party candidates, particularly rfk jr. junior of course, they're worried some democrats i talked to say they're not worried enough about cornell west, although it's a question about how many ballots he's going to get. because he truly will take away and he's not going to take away from he's not very many, very many trump voters right? >> but the...
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where do you think this stands mean, how would you evaluate the dnc? he's and the efforts to tamp down these campaign. >> well, i mean, look, i think >> it's smart for the dnc to do this. i think the democrats need to be aggressive about not letting kennedy go undefined and unchecked throughout the race. i don't think that president biden needs to engage robert kennedy directly, but i do think this is the kind of thing they should be doing. they should be spending money on making sure that people know they uerstand that there t isn't a world in which robert f. kennedy is going to be president united states. he's not ing to win eugh ecral votes to be presidt. and si thinwhat is helpeople underand, is running education campaign. essentially to help people rsta that a vote for robe knedy a vote for to put someone else in the e white house. so i think it' smart for them to do this. we knowhis is goingbe a close ce. wenow third party candidates have potential to swing battleground states. and so for them to sit back and just give kennedy a free pass, i thin
where do you think this stands mean, how would you evaluate the dnc? he's and the efforts to tamp down these campaign. >> well, i mean, look, i think >> it's smart for the dnc to do this. i think the democrats need to be aggressive about not letting kennedy go undefined and unchecked throughout the race. i don't think that president biden needs to engage robert kennedy directly, but i do think this is the kind of thing they should be doing. they should be spending money on making...
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the attack and it mirrors some of the commentary coming from trump and other right-wing figures, the dnc telling us he's using hundreds of words to both sides. the insurrection. jake. >> all right. even mccarran. thank you so much let's discuss and sarah, let us start with rfk junior. so you are an expert in polling and focus groups, who is he trying to assuming that there is a strategy here? who is he trying to appeal? two with these comments and isn't working at all. >> okay. so i just did two focus groups on rfk. i specifically did former biden voters who were leaning toward rfk and trump voters were leaning toward rfk and it's crazy because it's like a rorschach test. you such a wild-card that the dems will tell you they love his positions on concert duration and the environment. he's really good on those. and republicans will tell you they loved the way he's beating up on democrats as what they perceive to be a democrat, because his last name is kennedy, and they love his position on being anti-vax so right now. and because he's a kennedy, there's sort of from the dems a sense of, w
the attack and it mirrors some of the commentary coming from trump and other right-wing figures, the dnc telling us he's using hundreds of words to both sides. the insurrection. jake. >> all right. even mccarran. thank you so much let's discuss and sarah, let us start with rfk junior. so you are an expert in polling and focus groups, who is he trying to assuming that there is a strategy here? who is he trying to appeal? two with these comments and isn't working at all. >> okay. so i...
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biden campaign, the dnc and the trump campaign and the rnc going into this month, that fund raise is going to help them quite a bit. so obviously they are very encouraged by the outcome of last night. i do want to caveat that we are relying on the trump campaign and the rnc for those figures won't be able to verify the numbers until they are reported in federal election reports. however, they happen up putting out statements, talking about how this will give them the funds to carry them through this election cycle. and donald trump on social media yesterday saying, quote, it's the biggest night in fundraising of all time. he went on to compare his fundraising haul to the amount of money one that president biden brought in in his recent star-studded fundraiser with president's biden and click and excuse me, clinton and obama. >> and >> then today, earlier today for rnc chairman, recently installed by trump wildly, was talking about how the rnc could potentially use this money listen to what he had to say >> we are going to spend every single dollar that we raise on two key critical co
biden campaign, the dnc and the trump campaign and the rnc going into this month, that fund raise is going to help them quite a bit. so obviously they are very encouraged by the outcome of last night. i do want to caveat that we are relying on the trump campaign and the rnc for those figures won't be able to verify the numbers until they are reported in federal election reports. however, they happen up putting out statements, talking about how this will give them the funds to carry them through...
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trump campaign, but the rnc and former president trump were about 100 million behind biden and the dnc as it relates to cash on hand at the start of april you have the numbers here of what they earn in march, 60, 5,000,004 the trump campaign, 93 million for the cash on hand. let's put up the democrats numbers here, 192 million cash on hand, bring in 90 million in march the new york, times has this analysis that a pac supporting trump has spent since he left office in 2021, more than $100 in legal fees when you have these disparities what can we take away from that considering also the trump is one in the past in 2016 with far less money that's exactly right. i mean, look, there are a couple of things that are gonna go on. victor. first of all, the fact that so much money is going for his legal defense is going to make it hard for some donors to write one more check it's also going to make it very difficult on the ground for republicans out in the various states and counties who are counting on some of this money to realize that for every dollar that got donated, far less than $1 is goi
trump campaign, but the rnc and former president trump were about 100 million behind biden and the dnc as it relates to cash on hand at the start of april you have the numbers here of what they earn in march, 60, 5,000,004 the trump campaign, 93 million for the cash on hand. let's put up the democrats numbers here, 192 million cash on hand, bring in 90 million in march the new york, times has this analysis that a pac supporting trump has spent since he left office in 2021, more than $100 in...
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potentially crucial electoral college vote in the race to, to 70, joining me now to talk about this as former dnc communications director and onetime senior adviser to hillary clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. karen finney, and also with us republican strategist and former rnc communications director, doug hi doug, let's let's talk about nebraska and how it divid up its eltoral college votet isn't nner take all, biden got one of the five in 2020, that's kinda mean it's just what's expected, right? trump got for how big of a deal would it be to make nebraska winner-take-all? >> it would only be a big deal if it comes down to one electoral vote. right? so this is sort of a big deal also not, but if you get into political nerd talk, this is super interesting. it's super exciting. also have a similar dynamic in in main. so this is the red dot are sorry, this is the blue.in nebraska in main, we have the red dot, which is sort of like the seinfeld sweater. but ultimately, look, if it comes down welcome to this one electoral vote, then both campaigns have a bigger issue here that they've got to worr
potentially crucial electoral college vote in the race to, to 70, joining me now to talk about this as former dnc communications director and onetime senior adviser to hillary clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. karen finney, and also with us republican strategist and former rnc communications director, doug hi doug, let's let's talk about nebraska and how it divid up its eltoral college votet isn't nner take all, biden got one of the five in 2020, that's kinda mean it's just what's expected,...
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democratic national committee versus the republican national committee, you see the same pattern the dnc has $45.2 million in cash on hand at the rnc, just $21.6 billion. that is a major early fundraising advantage that is money that trump and his political action committees could be spending on advertising, polling, and field offices. they're instead going to these mounting legal fees and that could be an issue for trump is special officially as we hadn't head into that stretch run of the election season, wolf, the conventions coming up and all of that, they've got real money problems on their hand because of these trials, it's a huge issue indeed, brian, thanks very much for that report coming up the 2024 split-screen on full display once again today with president biden on the road in virginia. log donald trump sits it's on trial in new york this is a travel show visit. >> my fans around the world hi that kind of propaganda where and that's what i do is my gif predicts are calling challengers breathtaking cinematic experience smart. seductive, and bruce like it's sexual tension. >> i'
democratic national committee versus the republican national committee, you see the same pattern the dnc has $45.2 million in cash on hand at the rnc, just $21.6 billion. that is a major early fundraising advantage that is money that trump and his political action committees could be spending on advertising, polling, and field offices. they're instead going to these mounting legal fees and that could be an issue for trump is special officially as we hadn't head into that stretch run of the...
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to save his presidency and the white house come november and we plan to take that pressure into the dnc with the delegates that we've won states, including michigan, minnesota, washington, state other states that the uncommitted movement did not have a direct didn't directly support. but including wisconsin when those numbers come out we did see i mean, to your point about pressure or the administration has shifted, they've called now for they're using the word ceasefire to begin with. they're calling for alternatives to a full ground invasion of rafah >> they >> are issuing pretty strongly worded statements even tonight, president biden making it clear that he holds israel responsible for failing to protect civilians. there do you see the pressure having an effect at this point >> i do feel that the uncommitted movement and the states that have had very strong protest votes have had a direct impact on the language shift and this has been a direct result of all of these campaigns. but words are not enough we need a policy change a lasting ceasefire, and an end to funding war and occupat
to save his presidency and the white house come november and we plan to take that pressure into the dnc with the delegates that we've won states, including michigan, minnesota, washington, state other states that the uncommitted movement did not have a direct didn't directly support. but including wisconsin when those numbers come out we did see i mean, to your point about pressure or the administration has shifted, they've called now for they're using the word ceasefire to begin with. they're...
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this is less smith and a couple people at the dnc doing this. all their opposition research at the moment about kennedy's emphasizing rightly and things he is endorsed because if you look at his paid media so far, including the super bowl ad, i have totally no content is they are just that his name is kennedy. he's kennedy. he's not donald trump and joe biden, they want to say yes and certified that i think is the entity family was actually quite upset and they found out their polling that when people hear the kennedys don't support them, that that alone gets people to move off of him very confident that work. so i want to follow up on something you said, though, because donald trump has actually i think made some comments on truth social about rfk junior, where he is essentially calling him radical left >> are okay. junior is as you know, the most radical left candidate in the race. he's more so than the green party. he's more so than even cricket joe biden, if i were democrat, i'd vote what for rfk junior, every single time over biden felony,
this is less smith and a couple people at the dnc doing this. all their opposition research at the moment about kennedy's emphasizing rightly and things he is endorsed because if you look at his paid media so far, including the super bowl ad, i have totally no content is they are just that his name is kennedy. he's kennedy. he's not donald trump and joe biden, they want to say yes and certified that i think is the entity family was actually quite upset and they found out their polling that when...
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. >> and >> if you're the dnc, or the biden campaign, you can go and chase these rabbit holes wherever. but in my opinion, the most impactful thing of that clip was the fact that he raised $50 and we'll see where things end up but the fundraising gap between biden and trump, it for the long haul is going to be the most impactful thing. >> though. hillary clinton outraised trump in 20 and we know where that ended is also now, you can you can lose by about 10 million, 20 million workers were hillary and trump. but mccain obama mccain, 84 million and then obama did about 120. there's a gap where it's impossible to come back from when he's raising by one-half to x. >> so let me show you one other thing that happened in the last over the weekend. that's sort of plays into it. but earlier discussion you're having about the kinds of varied types of voters he's trying to play too the rock dwayne johnson came out and said he's not going to endorse anyone for president. watch this >> the endorsement that i made years ago with biden was one i thought was the best decision for me at that time. am
. >> and >> if you're the dnc, or the biden campaign, you can go and chase these rabbit holes wherever. but in my opinion, the most impactful thing of that clip was the fact that he raised $50 and we'll see where things end up but the fundraising gap between biden and trump, it for the long haul is going to be the most impactful thing. >> though. hillary clinton outraised trump in 20 and we know where that ended is also now, you can you can lose by about 10 million, 20 million...
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he is trailing biden's campaign and the dnc in the fundraising push. and this is another effort to get some more money into their campaigns. coffers for these next five months, it'll be curious to see how this has responded to by candidates. steve contorno. thank you so much. appreciate it. >> okay. joining us now as republican strategist, we're gonna shaw and democratic strategist, chris go famous guys, let's start here. >> i mean, what do you think of this? ask of down-ballot candidates? i mean down-ballot candidates, they need all the cash they can get i mean, would you advise any of them to go along with this absolutely not. >> i would tell them to fight back. this is not just unconventional. it's not just a business deal. it is almost mafioso like, and i think of course that's just tracks with who trump fit. he treats politics just like, a mob boss would in many ways. and so if anything, this isn't like a show of, hey, you know, this could be party unity. give us a little here. this is putting a little bit too much pressure on candidates who frank
he is trailing biden's campaign and the dnc in the fundraising push. and this is another effort to get some more money into their campaigns. coffers for these next five months, it'll be curious to see how this has responded to by candidates. steve contorno. thank you so much. appreciate it. >> okay. joining us now as republican strategist, we're gonna shaw and democratic strategist, chris go famous guys, let's start here. >> i mean, what do you think of this? ask of down-ballot...
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they have staffers devoted at the dnc, dedicated to third-party candidate, former biden aides have formed a superpac to let voters know who rfk junior and other third party candidates are. so this is something that they are taking very seriously because when they look back at 26 teen, a lot of democrats will say that third party candidates were a spoiler for trump. >> let's look back even further than 2016 to 2000 because aaron and her team found a comment, a sound bite from rfk junior back then talking about ralph nader, i want to play that for you and then kennedy's response to aaron last night >> there's a political reality here which is that his candidacy could draw enough votes in certain key states. from al gore to give the entire election to george w bush, whoever gets elected >> there's >> going to be changes around the margins in tax and abortion or whatever. >> okay. but both of them only have for >> years and i don't think they can dismantle democracy and for years i think americans institutions aren't too great for that. and the chance for me actually change the nature of gove
they have staffers devoted at the dnc, dedicated to third-party candidate, former biden aides have formed a superpac to let voters know who rfk junior and other third party candidates are. so this is something that they are taking very seriously because when they look back at 26 teen, a lot of democrats will say that third party candidates were a spoiler for trump. >> let's look back even further than 2016 to 2000 because aaron and her team found a comment, a sound bite from rfk junior...
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is not fit to hold office, then you should probably be trying to bring up jill biden and the entire dnc for elder abuse. so that's just the way i look at it. i think it's the way many americans look at it. and i think it's why democrats go out of their way. you try to de-emphasize the perception that joe biden is quite literally not up to the job. >> this isn't about joe biden. i mean, donald trump in this trial is making a physical embodiment of the mockery he's made a legal process the whole way. he's done this throughout but the investigation, who've done this in the trial now, he made a mockery out of the political processes. candidate has made a mockery out of norms while president and so i think that's continues on with the trend that we have seen of donald trump. frankly, taking little beyond himself very seriously, but i don't think this makes it neutralizes the age issue for joe biden even if the version of joe biden that conservatives have been trying to push, particularly on social media, particularly the falling off the stage, falling off the bike. is more of a character chu
is not fit to hold office, then you should probably be trying to bring up jill biden and the entire dnc for elder abuse. so that's just the way i look at it. i think it's the way many americans look at it. and i think it's why democrats go out of their way. you try to de-emphasize the perception that joe biden is quite literally not up to the job. >> this isn't about joe biden. i mean, donald trump in this trial is making a physical embodiment of the mockery he's made a legal process the...
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system is rfk junior and you know, you speak now from the forward party as you've been in, but the dnc has launched a new mobile billboard for that. i'll show it. i'm trying to tie trump to kennedy, so they've been putting up outside is his rallies. rfk, maga, and they're putting these things up >> let me play part of the ad. they just put up thank you. >> down back so this is what it comes to write. i mean, it's just this is the where we are brand new gallup poll those shows 30% of adults don't think biden or trump would be good more adults think trump would be better than biden. the lesser of two evils, i suppose in that world >> so >> how worried should biden b. and how worried should democrats b. about the third party threat, whatever rfk junior now finds himself as an independent. >> oh, you'll see analogous adds to the republican camp painting, rfk as a liberal democrat you know, and a vote for him is essentially vote for biden. and so both parties are going to try and play this game because this vote, this election is going to get decided that the margins the fact is, i've seen
system is rfk junior and you know, you speak now from the forward party as you've been in, but the dnc has launched a new mobile billboard for that. i'll show it. i'm trying to tie trump to kennedy, so they've been putting up outside is his rallies. rfk, maga, and they're putting these things up >> let me play part of the ad. they just put up thank you. >> down back so this is what it comes to write. i mean, it's just this is the where we are brand new gallup poll those shows 30% of...