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you think act the fact biden has run on electability. a lot of polls the last few months, it's true bernie sanders does beat donald trump in head-to-head polls and elizabeth warren beats donald trump in head-to-head polls. you get down to the fifth or sixth position in the democratic race to find who is even up with and which is more electable of 5 or 6 candidates all seem electable. >> it worries me they're putting this as his chief selling point. remember, he pulled this out of his pocket in the second debate in which he wand kamala harris both fumbled health questions. he said, remember, i'm really electable. they're focusing on this really early. it's worth remembering elizabeth warren's ascent is on the fact she's done her home work and can talk in details on issues in a way biden can't. it's really early wrapping him in this mantle of, he's electable. among older black voters biden is stripping out the entire field. in 2016, they stayed at home and didn't want to vote for hillary. will we have a politic approach for this if he's el
you think act the fact biden has run on electability. a lot of polls the last few months, it's true bernie sanders does beat donald trump in head-to-head polls and elizabeth warren beats donald trump in head-to-head polls. you get down to the fifth or sixth position in the democratic race to find who is even up with and which is more electable of 5 or 6 candidates all seem electable. >> it worries me they're putting this as his chief selling point. remember, he pulled this out of his...
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let biden be biden. is it possible he says something that blows things up? i don't think it's possible this day and age. the people in iowa, somebody said, we know what he meant. we know he didn't mean white kids are smarter than black kids or brown kids. he didn't mean that. we know him. we know that's not what he meant. i really think what he's got going for him -- i'm not saying he will make it, i'm not saying he's the guy, this notion of him saying things awkwardly somehow makes him vulnerable to donald trump, who is a lie a minute, just lake makes me drink whiskey. >> i take your point. i think trying to script someone who likes to be famously unscripted is not a good thing. it loses some authenticity as a result of that. in the age of donald trump who says some of the most outrageous things i've heard in my life and trying to normalize it, what he says, what biden is saying is someone negligible in the marathon, this presidential race. another reason we're talking about it, it's not happening in a vacuum. you see elizabeth warren ascending, running a t
let biden be biden. is it possible he says something that blows things up? i don't think it's possible this day and age. the people in iowa, somebody said, we know what he meant. we know he didn't mean white kids are smarter than black kids or brown kids. he didn't mean that. we know him. we know that's not what he meant. i really think what he's got going for him -- i'm not saying he will make it, i'm not saying he's the guy, this notion of him saying things awkwardly somehow makes him...
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joe biden isn't all there. how do you keep the narrative, the too old narrative from damaging your campaign? how do you break out of this narrative? can you? >> well, i can only break out of it when i win. >> what do you tell voters for whom this might be an issue? >> i don't tell them anything. i'm just going to out and say what i believe why i'm doing what i'm doing and how i'm going to do it. >> the biden campaign today blasted out a cbs news story about how some democrats on the trail are not even bothered by the biden gaffes, which is what some of our campaign reporters have been hearing as well. and there's one big possible reason for this. you can't really have the biden gaffe conversation without also having the trump lies conversation. and, look, you can't really have the biden age conversation without also having the trump age conversation as well by the way. never mind bernie sanders and elizabeth warren. anyway, biden knows this, especially when it comes to his gaffes. he said last year when discuss
joe biden isn't all there. how do you keep the narrative, the too old narrative from damaging your campaign? how do you break out of this narrative? can you? >> well, i can only break out of it when i win. >> what do you tell voters for whom this might be an issue? >> i don't tell them anything. i'm just going to out and say what i believe why i'm doing what i'm doing and how i'm going to do it. >> the biden campaign today blasted out a cbs news story about how some...
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have we had any response from the biden camp on that? >> yeah, biden campaign aide with a quick response which is just to say that trump's deck is all jokers. so once again you're seeing they're eager to have this kind of back and forth with the president and his campaign. >> all right. thanks, mike. >>> so back with me, former congresswoman donna edwards and chris wilson joins me as well. he's a gop polster who worked on senator cruz's 2016 campaign. congresswoman, do you think biden's latest gaff going to impact his standing amongst the african-american voters? >> i so don't think think so. we spend a lot of time talking about these things. when you heard the full remarks, we self-corrected in real time. you saw the audience's reaction. i don't think it's a big deal. i mean, people want to focus on a person's policy and their intent on what they're going to do for the country, and i think that this has been a joe biden week quite frankly, you know, especially with that speech where he really challenged the president on his -- the groun
have we had any response from the biden camp on that? >> yeah, biden campaign aide with a quick response which is just to say that trump's deck is all jokers. so once again you're seeing they're eager to have this kind of back and forth with the president and his campaign. >> all right. thanks, mike. >>> so back with me, former congresswoman donna edwards and chris wilson joins me as well. he's a gop polster who worked on senator cruz's 2016 campaign. congresswoman, do you...
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got a lot of people talking because, look, joe biden, we've seen joe biden all year running in first place in the democratic race. a monmouth poll that came out this afternoon, joe biden behind bernie sanders and elizabeth warren, sitting there at 19%. obviously best poll bernie sanders had since biden got in the race. elizabeth warren has been steadily climbing. a big drop for biden from what we've seen in other polls. that's a big drop from what we've seen in the monmouth poll before this. what in this poll was fueling that drop for joe biden? a couple things. first the question of ideology. we saw him struggling among liberal voters in the democratic race. you see him in third place here. but moderates and conservatives in the democratic party, there are still moderates and some conservatives in the electorate. biden has been cleaning up among them in other polls. in this one, only 22%, barely ahead of bernie sanders. he was struggling there. he had weakness there. also there was this age divide. this is something we've seen in poll after poll this year. you could basican half. ha
got a lot of people talking because, look, joe biden, we've seen joe biden all year running in first place in the democratic race. a monmouth poll that came out this afternoon, joe biden behind bernie sanders and elizabeth warren, sitting there at 19%. obviously best poll bernie sanders had since biden got in the race. elizabeth warren has been steadily climbing. a big drop for biden from what we've seen in other polls. that's a big drop from what we've seen in the monmouth poll before this....
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it behooves joe biden to have it over two nights. why? because it's less likely he's on the say stage as elizabeth warren, kamala harris. >> why is that good for him? >> i would argue, that's probably bad for him at the moment. as the front-runner, he's taking on so much oncoming. i think it's more advantageous for the former vice president to have this debate over two nights. another one, i think the party electorate will be preferring to have one night. the fact that steyer or gabbard has not qualified yet, makes it possible it's a one-night debate which is better for the other candidates, i'd argue. >> let me take that point and bring it to you, michael. is it better for joe biden and his camp to be the front-runner this early on when you have everyone kind of nipping at your heels? the morning consult poll biden camp but should there be good news for the front-runner? >> because o front-runner put a target on your point. i think you may exactly the right point, the fact that theo warren and bernie sanders is greater than for joe biden
it behooves joe biden to have it over two nights. why? because it's less likely he's on the say stage as elizabeth warren, kamala harris. >> why is that good for him? >> i would argue, that's probably bad for him at the moment. as the front-runner, he's taking on so much oncoming. i think it's more advantageous for the former vice president to have this debate over two nights. another one, i think the party electorate will be preferring to have one night. the fact that steyer or...
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what joe biden said today, the problem is donald trump. it's not just there's a scourge of racism and white supremacy around the country that's leading to an increase in hate crimes. it's the leader of sits in the office and fans those flames and encourages those racists and uses the same language when these carrying out these attacks. i think it's the most important speech he's given so far in his campaign. and when you contrast the way the president is behaving on this trip, his tweets from air force one attacking not just joe biden but elected officials in ohio who were there, showing up and not giving a public speech but showing up behind closed doors. it's important he saw the victims and i'm glad he did it but that's not enough. he needs to be the person that brings the country together. but he can't bring the country together because he's the one that tore it apart in the first place. >> i'm still struck, it's three days old, but phil rucker's piece in "the washington post" framed this whole moment for me, at least, when he said usu
what joe biden said today, the problem is donald trump. it's not just there's a scourge of racism and white supremacy around the country that's leading to an increase in hate crimes. it's the leader of sits in the office and fans those flames and encourages those racists and uses the same language when these carrying out these attacks. i think it's the most important speech he's given so far in his campaign. and when you contrast the way the president is behaving on this trip, his tweets from...
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biden is going all in on electability. it's clear on the campaign trail. >> we can overcome four years of donald trump. it'll be difficult, but if we give him eight, i think we'll forever and fundamentally alter the character of this nation and we cannot let that happen. we must defeat him in 2020. frankly, that's why i'm running. >> and it's even clearer in biden's first campaign ad which started running in iowa today. >> we know in our bones this election is different. the stakes are higher. the threat more serious. we have to beat donald trump and all the polls agree joe biden is the strongest democrat to do the job. >> biden is not being subtle as you can see and at least that so far does appear to be paying off for him in the polls. new one out today from cnn, biden at 29%. that's up seven points since the first round of debates. that is nearly double any of his competitors. now that same cnn poll, 54% of democrats, a majority say it's more important to nominate a candidate with a strong chance of beating president tr
biden is going all in on electability. it's clear on the campaign trail. >> we can overcome four years of donald trump. it'll be difficult, but if we give him eight, i think we'll forever and fundamentally alter the character of this nation and we cannot let that happen. we must defeat him in 2020. frankly, that's why i'm running. >> and it's even clearer in biden's first campaign ad which started running in iowa today. >> we know in our bones this election is different. the...
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>> biden is comfortable. biden is someone the people know. i don't get a lot of these numbers myself. a lot of this is about age. older voters love them some joe biden. and all we want is trump out of office. the younger voters millennials and generation x like myself often want something more, often don't think that joe biden is going to be transformative enough. so the issue that he's going to have is sort of the reverse of bernie sanders in 2016. bernie sanders got young black voters, couldn't get anybody over the age of 30, right? basically joe biden's got to figure out a way to get younger african-americans to believe in him to understand that he's made changes since the 1994 crime bill, and then he actually has to have a comprehensive on the ground plan which very few people except for cory booker talked about of how you're going to fight voter suppression. because even if you've got black people supporting you, if their votes don't count or they can't get to the polls, that doesn't count. >> and i am so glad you raised that age issue.
>> biden is comfortable. biden is someone the people know. i don't get a lot of these numbers myself. a lot of this is about age. older voters love them some joe biden. and all we want is trump out of office. the younger voters millennials and generation x like myself often want something more, often don't think that joe biden is going to be transformative enough. so the issue that he's going to have is sort of the reverse of bernie sanders in 2016. bernie sanders got young black voters,...
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biden's negatives have risen. where the horse race stands, seems biden has taken hits among some democratic voters. negatives have gone up a bit? >> the biden campaign forcefully pushing back on this monmouth poll saying it's an outlier, looking at the small sample size, pointing out in august it's a dead period for polling to begin with. this was conducted over a summer weekend. you're not going to get the kind of response rate you like. but they also think that the fundamentals, the theory of the case for them is really still strong, that the number one issue for democratic voters continues to be donald trump and who is the best candidate to beat donald trump. they still believe and voters do show so far in these pollings that they think joe biden is that candidate. the risk of this electability focus strategy is i see supposes them to media news cycles they hate, frankly, which is ems too much on a bad poll and the kind of gas, verbal miscues mounting. to the warren point, as natasha points out, she started out
biden's negatives have risen. where the horse race stands, seems biden has taken hits among some democratic voters. negatives have gone up a bit? >> the biden campaign forcefully pushing back on this monmouth poll saying it's an outlier, looking at the small sample size, pointing out in august it's a dead period for polling to begin with. this was conducted over a summer weekend. you're not going to get the kind of response rate you like. but they also think that the fundamentals, the...
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biden in first place, double digit advantage, solid lead for bierd e biden. under 50 years old, not only is joe biden not in first place, he is back at 6%. tied with andrew yang among democrats under 50 years old at 6%. for biden, not getting what he normally gets from moderates and conservatives. age wise, used to seeing him not do well with folks under 50. the floor is falling out from at least this polling. >> you lump together the ideological groupings, bernie sanders, elizabeth warren, some say competing for the same voters, a troubling sign for joe biden. the interesting thing is biden campaign is pushing back saying this type of polling is outlier poll. walk us through that argument. they say the most accurate polls are only phone in only polls. >> couple things you're hearing. back to the first screen, you have to read the fine print at the bottom. it is not on that screen. this isn't the first screen. that's why. let me get back to the first screen. at the bottom we list the margin of error. you can see in this poll, plus or minus 5 points, 7 points
biden in first place, double digit advantage, solid lead for bierd e biden. under 50 years old, not only is joe biden not in first place, he is back at 6%. tied with andrew yang among democrats under 50 years old at 6%. for biden, not getting what he normally gets from moderates and conservatives. age wise, used to seeing him not do well with folks under 50. the floor is falling out from at least this polling. >> you lump together the ideological groupings, bernie sanders, elizabeth...
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now take a look at where biden -- one of the reasons biden's able to do that. these are white voters with no degree, white college non-voters. biden's losing by double digits. almost certain certainly if biden's nominated he's going to lose this group of voters by double digits. and what michael moore is saying is absolutely right. that's basically true of any democrat running for the foreseeable future. but here's the key. you don't have to win white voters with no degree to win the election. you just don't have to do as bad as democrats did in 2016. this 39% that joe biden is registering with non-college whites, when barack obama won he was in the mid to high 30s. hillary clinton was in the high 20s. the difference between being in the high 20s and the high 30s with non-college white could be the difference between winning and logs an election. i'll go one further. you noticed non-college white men. no way is this going to be a democratic constituency in 2020. biden losing by nearly 20 points. but again, when barack obama was re-elected his number with this g
now take a look at where biden -- one of the reasons biden's able to do that. these are white voters with no degree, white college non-voters. biden's losing by double digits. almost certain certainly if biden's nominated he's going to lose this group of voters by double digits. and what michael moore is saying is absolutely right. that's basically true of any democrat running for the foreseeable future. but here's the key. you don't have to win white voters with no degree to win the election....
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is joe biden ready for a long fight? >> the first thing that i'm going to do when i'm president is i'm going to clorox the oval office. [ laughter ] >> plus, kirsten gillibrand's clorox swipe. it might've been the line of the night, but will it help her clean up in the polls? the 2020 candidate joins me live. >>> and mitch mcconnell gets russian trolled. the nickname that's really sticking and it's having an impact in kentucky. welcome to thursday. good evening, i'm chuck todd here in miami. we've got a lot to talk about tonight. the president is right now en route to cincinnati where he will be holding his first campaign rally since his infamous "send her back" chant rally from about ten days ago. all as the president continues to stoke racial divisions ahead of the election. the president just spoke to reporters about those chants and his attacks on congressman elijah cummings. this comes tonight as the gloves truly did come off, yes, take the pun and smash it in the head, but that is what happened last night in this d
is joe biden ready for a long fight? >> the first thing that i'm going to do when i'm president is i'm going to clorox the oval office. [ laughter ] >> plus, kirsten gillibrand's clorox swipe. it might've been the line of the night, but will it help her clean up in the polls? the 2020 candidate joins me live. >>> and mitch mcconnell gets russian trolled. the nickname that's really sticking and it's having an impact in kentucky. welcome to thursday. good evening, i'm chuck...
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the biden campaign focusing on iowa. >> let's talk about this. there's criticism from people that say the message here coming out of the biden campaign is don't get too caught up in what you believe and changes you need. you have to get donald trump out of office if you're a democrat and you believe that. there are some people that think that's a message of selling out. >> well, as mike put it, the fact that joe biden's wife said you may have to swallow hard, accept joe isn't exactly a ringing endorsement. but we're not in normal times. there's a desperation among democratic voters to find the exact right candidate who can beat donald trump. since there's no possible way to know that, joe biden is grabbing that mantle, saying i'm that guy. in normal times, electability would be proved by what you do and say. he is selling it on its face. you see in the cnn poll, it is working. he stayed up there consistently in the lead. he dropped here and there. you're seeing the plunge of kamala harris, we thought was on ascent. >> much of her gain came from t
the biden campaign focusing on iowa. >> let's talk about this. there's criticism from people that say the message here coming out of the biden campaign is don't get too caught up in what you believe and changes you need. you have to get donald trump out of office if you're a democrat and you believe that. there are some people that think that's a message of selling out. >> well, as mike put it, the fact that joe biden's wife said you may have to swallow hard, accept joe isn't...
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how does the biden campaign look at her? >> reporter: they have always talked about this's sort of joe biden owning that middle progressive lane. and they have always argued there's much more of a lane for joe buyen democrats than elizabeth warren -- what you say is elizabeth warren slowly but surely consolidating some of the other progressive support. a lot of us are surprised testimony had imtake up the polls. they're beginning to point to this necessary ex debate, that we see a staged breakup, where perhaps biden isn't on the same stage. i asked biden about this, and he says he looked from a finally just having that debate with elizabeth warren. he thinking the world of her otherwise, but he's eager to talk about future ideas. >> i think everything is interested in see the both of them, and it could happen. the next debate a one-name, one-same affair. mike memoli, thank you for joining us. >>> what do the numbers mean? our experts will join the table, right after this. will join the , right after this creating jobs and fu
how does the biden campaign look at her? >> reporter: they have always talked about this's sort of joe biden owning that middle progressive lane. and they have always argued there's much more of a lane for joe buyen democrats than elizabeth warren -- what you say is elizabeth warren slowly but surely consolidating some of the other progressive support. a lot of us are surprised testimony had imtake up the polls. they're beginning to point to this necessary ex debate, that we see a staged...
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joe biden looked vulnerable. the status of the top tier of candidates changed with kamala harris' top tier performance. i'm looking at it and i think the group of the top five still remains stable, bernie sanders, pete buttigieg, elizabeth warren, they still remain the top five candidates. we'll see if a second tier candidate had a chance to break through like cory booker. but it looks to me the race is solidifying around the top five candidates. >> i look forward to the post debate polls to see where people live and i have a feeling there's not much movement. >> no. speaking of the movement and looking ahead. i know they're looking to boost participation of democrats. what does that plan involve? >> iowa and nevada, home of the first two caucuses are looking at using telephone caucusing to make it easier for people to participate. i don't know if you've been to one, once you get through the line of a vote you're in and out. but once you get through a caucus, it took take hours. so the democrats are looking at ca
joe biden looked vulnerable. the status of the top tier of candidates changed with kamala harris' top tier performance. i'm looking at it and i think the group of the top five still remains stable, bernie sanders, pete buttigieg, elizabeth warren, they still remain the top five candidates. we'll see if a second tier candidate had a chance to break through like cory booker. but it looks to me the race is solidifying around the top five candidates. >> i look forward to the post debate polls...
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biden is building on the affordable care act. he sees that as a path to bring in a broader coalition of grattic voters, not just liberals, but some of the other folks who are worried about what medicare for all would mean for their private healthcare. second, it allows him to position himself in a place where there is no daylight between him and barack obama. it's another part of how he keeps his coalition together. it's part of his appeal to african-american voters particularly down here in south carolina where they are such an important voting block. and, craig, unless and it will somebody makes a dment bidenents support in african-american voters, even in a field this big, almost everything else we talk about in this race is going to be academic because african-american voters are going to be a huge part of deciding who the nominee is. and right now they remain firmly lined up behind the vice president in poll after poll. >> you're like a mile and a half from where i went to college. >> reporter: can't get a cup of coffee down
biden is building on the affordable care act. he sees that as a path to bring in a broader coalition of grattic voters, not just liberals, but some of the other folks who are worried about what medicare for all would mean for their private healthcare. second, it allows him to position himself in a place where there is no daylight between him and barack obama. it's another part of how he keeps his coalition together. it's part of his appeal to african-american voters particularly down here in...
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biden's allies, you, ms. warren, is his most significant threat in iowa for now where the extensive organization she built early, her surge in the monmouth poll and other polls here in summer and her ability to connect with progressives who traditionally play an important role in the caucuses. just this weekend of course warren drew her biggest crowd yet, 15,000 people. is the biden campaign's biggest fear that the enthusiasm is tilting toward her? >> well, certainly in iowa, which is where i just came back from, there is evidence on the ground that there is quite a bit of enthusiasm for elizabeth warren. and some in some pockets certainly growing enthusiasm for her certainly compared to where she began this campaign months ago. at the same time in conversations with voters at biden events there's a lot of folks who will say that they like the former vice president, they respect him, but a big part of the reason they are leaning toward him right now is because of the polls. and they point to polls that he hig
biden's allies, you, ms. warren, is his most significant threat in iowa for now where the extensive organization she built early, her surge in the monmouth poll and other polls here in summer and her ability to connect with progressives who traditionally play an important role in the caucuses. just this weekend of course warren drew her biggest crowd yet, 15,000 people. is the biden campaign's biggest fear that the enthusiasm is tilting toward her? >> well, certainly in iowa, which is...
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biden saying that we've only seen the carnage continued to be fuelled and biden talking about his role in passing the assault weapons ban in 1994 and saying he can do that for us again. >> president trump as i mentioned on his way from dayton, ohio, to el paso, texas, right now. he's going to land sometime this hour and he'll be greeted by a large crowd of protestors. that's where our msnbc correspondent is right now. what are protestors telling you about what they're out there for. what have they come to protest against? >> all you got to do is look at the signs and forgive me for talking quietly. we're in the middle of a benediction right now. these aren't my words, it's the words plastered on a giant sign where it says el paso strong. donald trump is not welcome here. that's what this rally says. if you look at the rest of the signs, trump, hatred, racism, not welcome here. and let's take a listen right now -- we're going to listen in here to some of this programming, ali, and then we're come back. let's take a quick listen. >> if we could have kristy with women's march come forward
biden saying that we've only seen the carnage continued to be fuelled and biden talking about his role in passing the assault weapons ban in 1994 and saying he can do that for us again. >> president trump as i mentioned on his way from dayton, ohio, to el paso, texas, right now. he's going to land sometime this hour and he'll be greeted by a large crowd of protestors. that's where our msnbc correspondent is right now. what are protestors telling you about what they're out there for. what...
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biden is campaigning in iowa today. as we mentioned, his campaign is out with a new ad. >> we know in our bones this election is different. the stakes are higher. the threat more serious. we have to beat donald trump. and all the polls agree joe biden is the strongest democrat to do the job. no one is more qualified. for eight years president obama and vice president biden were an administration america could be proud of. our allies could trust and our kids could look up to. >> so the decidedly general election feeling ad goes on to say joe biden will restore the soul of america. meanwhile, donald trump getting a lot of attention for these remarks he made today while continuing his feud with the four congresswomen. >> where has the democratic party gone? where have they gone where they're defending these two people over the state of israel? and i think any jewish people that vote for a democrat, i think it shows either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty. >> a lot to talk about. with us to do it tonight, john
biden is campaigning in iowa today. as we mentioned, his campaign is out with a new ad. >> we know in our bones this election is different. the stakes are higher. the threat more serious. we have to beat donald trump. and all the polls agree joe biden is the strongest democrat to do the job. no one is more qualified. for eight years president obama and vice president biden were an administration america could be proud of. our allies could trust and our kids could look up to. >> so...
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joe biden. you just talked about at the top of the show the latest polling out that shows right now he's far and away the first choice of democratic voters. i think people know that about him, they know he speaks from the heart. they like t they know they're getting it straight from him when they hear from him. i don't think you will find anybody on the biden campaign from suggesting joe biden shouldn't just be joe biden. i think at a time when we have a president in the white house who knowingly and willfully lies to the american public every day is i think having somebody who americans can trust is speaking from their heart and from their gut is exactly what people are looking for. i think you talk about the health care and you heard, as usual, joe biden said it best himself. he has lived through the experience that so many americans have lived through, the fear and uncertainty of a health crisis. he know what's that feels like and he's able to talk to people directly about it. and when you're
joe biden. you just talked about at the top of the show the latest polling out that shows right now he's far and away the first choice of democratic voters. i think people know that about him, they know he speaks from the heart. they like t they know they're getting it straight from him when they hear from him. i don't think you will find anybody on the biden campaign from suggesting joe biden shouldn't just be joe biden. i think at a time when we have a president in the white house who...
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. >> can you win with joe biden in the race? >> joe biden is squatting on all of the voters that i'm describing. then, it will be a question -- >> you think you're going to get more votes than joe biden when the field is reduced and it's you, joe biden and whoever is on the far left. >> in the issues of race, when there's a conversation about, pardon me, white men, excuse me, taking up a lot of space, and -- i'm sorry but this is -- >> let me have you respond to that. i'll let you respond to that lastly. >> we have a diverse field and that's terrific. i think the voters are going to pick the person that i think would be the best leader and the person to beat donald trump and has new ideas and how to build a better future for all americans. i think voters will decide who they think the best leader is. >> john delaney joining us on-set in new york. >>> when we come back, forget iowa and new hampshire. another state is coming front and center in the 2020 campaign. race relations as we describe moving to the forefront here of this c
. >> can you win with joe biden in the race? >> joe biden is squatting on all of the voters that i'm describing. then, it will be a question -- >> you think you're going to get more votes than joe biden when the field is reduced and it's you, joe biden and whoever is on the far left. >> in the issues of race, when there's a conversation about, pardon me, white men, excuse me, taking up a lot of space, and -- i'm sorry but this is -- >> let me have you respond to...
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joe biden is the strongest democrat to do the job. no one is more qualified. >>> plus, backing down or hitting pause? the new report that the president is retreating from his pledge to pursue stronger background checks despite his insistent he is not. so, what changed his mind. >>> and clearly concern. the latest sign that the white house is getting even more nervous about the economy, despite public pock luimations that everything is fine. nothing to see here. could yet another tax cut be on the way? we'll dig into that in just a moment. we'll start with policies, polls and the power of television. it's how the 20/20 contenders are trying to leave their mark on iowa and beyond. vice president joe biden's campaign ad out today that plays up his electability and his ties to president obama. meanwhile, senator elizabeth warren just laid out her new plan to cut mass incarcerations in this country. it would do away with the crime bill that biden wrote. a new cnn national poll shows joe biden is up seven points since june. he is leading th
joe biden is the strongest democrat to do the job. no one is more qualified. >>> plus, backing down or hitting pause? the new report that the president is retreating from his pledge to pursue stronger background checks despite his insistent he is not. so, what changed his mind. >>> and clearly concern. the latest sign that the white house is getting even more nervous about the economy, despite public pock luimations that everything is fine. nothing to see here. could yet...
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joe biden spoke a few moments ago. i've already seen on twitter people saying why didn't today's joe show up last night? he was vigorously defending himself and president obama's record basically saying are we really going to relitigate every possible decision made by me and a massively popular president i.e. obama when we are currently in an emergency situation with president trump? help us understand the strategy of all of those candidates going after obama and biden and not the sitting president. >> well, i think these candidates would say they are doing both but primarily going against trump but also highlighting the concerns about the obama administration that may have turned some voters off among the progressive base as well as swing voters. i think many of these democrats really do obviously respect obama and want to expand on his legacy that it's popular but they also want to show they have their own visions for america, that they are bringing something new to the table and that they aren't afraid to pivot in a
joe biden spoke a few moments ago. i've already seen on twitter people saying why didn't today's joe show up last night? he was vigorously defending himself and president obama's record basically saying are we really going to relitigate every possible decision made by me and a massively popular president i.e. obama when we are currently in an emergency situation with president trump? help us understand the strategy of all of those candidates going after obama and biden and not the sitting...
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vice news writes "iowa democrats getting nervous about joe biden's trail of gaffes," biden remains at the top of the pack despite a history of slip-ups. some say they haven't cost him support. could biden's campaign see consequences from this? >> i don't know from the past several days. that does feed into a narrative about his propensity for gaffes and questions about his age as well. the sense i got from talking to a lot of iowa voters and county chairmen is that biden's support is real but it's also thin. there is a wide open nature, i think, in the iowa caucuses this year. there's a lot of candidates. there's not yet a sense of who the clear alternative is to biden. but elizabeth warren has the most robust network and organization in the state at the moment. so she is certainly catching up to biden. and i think that, you know, that there's an appetite for the field to narrow. a sense that these number of candidates, it's hard to focus on so many. they get five minutes, for example, the other night in the wing ding. you want to hear more from the candidates. and i think that that's
vice news writes "iowa democrats getting nervous about joe biden's trail of gaffes," biden remains at the top of the pack despite a history of slip-ups. some say they haven't cost him support. could biden's campaign see consequences from this? >> i don't know from the past several days. that does feed into a narrative about his propensity for gaffes and questions about his age as well. the sense i got from talking to a lot of iowa voters and county chairmen is that biden's...
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this is why joe biden is atop certainly the polls we saw today. why joe biden misspeaking. i say this as someone who worked for george w. bush, isn't seeing anything out of his poll numbers from misspeaking because voters take into account the whole man, the whole story. voters don care about that, fyi. this ad shows to me, if joe biden is going to lose he's going to lose having left every scrap of himself on the field. he will rip his heart open and he's going to say, you know why i was friends with john mccain until the day he died, i'm a real bleeping person when there is someone else, donald trump, who seems to put on a different personality everyday and everywhere, and at a time when a lot of democrats seem to be playing a little bit of small ball at this point. what was the strategy behind this ad? >> well, look, i think part of the reason why an ad like this could or should work because it is so consistent with the person, right? >> joe biden, we talked about this before leads everyday with his heart for better or worse. he's a very emotional candidate, perfectly wil
this is why joe biden is atop certainly the polls we saw today. why joe biden misspeaking. i say this as someone who worked for george w. bush, isn't seeing anything out of his poll numbers from misspeaking because voters take into account the whole man, the whole story. voters don care about that, fyi. this ad shows to me, if joe biden is going to lose he's going to lose having left every scrap of himself on the field. he will rip his heart open and he's going to say, you know why i was...
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a lot of people think biden wanted mueller to testify because it makes biden look intelligent. not a direct comment. we will get to that in a moment. the rhetoric seems to be increasing. have you had a chance to pose this to the biden camp to get their reaction? >> no, we haven't yet heard about trump's latest comments. they're eager to see them in the full context as well. comments the vice president made last night, which we think the president was referring to. if you want to call it a gaffe in which he talked about poor kids being just as talented as white kids. it's clear on paper the polls show that joe biden is the strongest democratic candidate to take on donald trump. when i go to the events across the country, as joe biden campaigns, the number one thing i probably hear in terms of why they support joe biden, they think he is the strongest candidate to take him on. it seems this week, especially two days after the former vice president in very strong and stark terms, took the fight directly to president trump, using him of fanning the flames. it is an attempt to call
a lot of people think biden wanted mueller to testify because it makes biden look intelligent. not a direct comment. we will get to that in a moment. the rhetoric seems to be increasing. have you had a chance to pose this to the biden camp to get their reaction? >> no, we haven't yet heard about trump's latest comments. they're eager to see them in the full context as well. comments the vice president made last night, which we think the president was referring to. if you want to call it a...
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you took on biden. he was getting hit from every direction, but you hit him from a really sweet direction, the iraq war. you were in the house at the time. tell me what your feeling was about people who supported the war in iraq. >> well, listen, this is a judgment. i have enough judgment to understand there was monkey business going on with george bush. i've listened -- >> did you believe all this crap -- >> heavens no. this was a plot, if you will, to drag us into a war, and it should have been obvious to anyone. look, i was one of the first -- >> you believe biden said it was about weapons of mass destruction? >> so -- >> it was never about that. >> here's what i don't understand about the vice president, he said, well, i only sort of voted for inspectors -- everyone knew george bush wanted a war in iraq. >> he pulled out the inspectors. >> yeah, so, i don't understand his explanation. and this is a pretty important issue now. >> do you think he's lying? >> no, i think -- no, i don't think that. >> w
you took on biden. he was getting hit from every direction, but you hit him from a really sweet direction, the iraq war. you were in the house at the time. tell me what your feeling was about people who supported the war in iraq. >> well, listen, this is a judgment. i have enough judgment to understand there was monkey business going on with george bush. i've listened -- >> did you believe all this crap -- >> heavens no. this was a plot, if you will, to drag us into a war, and...
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joe biden is familiar to a lot of people. i think that's why he's leading the polls so far. elizabeth warren brings something refreshing and predictable to people. this message that she's been belaboring over and over about i have a plan. here's how will i pay for it people want to know how you will pay for things. people don't like when they hear medicare for all, that's good, but how will we pay for it? that's easy to label as a socialist policy for republicans and trump. i think she presents herself almost as the adult in the room. when everyone else is trying to tear down each other to make themselves a front-runner for how ever long it lasts, we saw this with kamala harris and joe biden, lauren doesn't take that route. she made a jab at john delaney at last debate that was smart on her end and authentic. it was sort of reinforcing her message, she's a fighter, she has a plan and she's running because she belief believes in. people are recognizing that more and more. it's not just voerts s ivotersd new hampshire. it's black voters, too. she dominates with black voters th
joe biden is familiar to a lot of people. i think that's why he's leading the polls so far. elizabeth warren brings something refreshing and predictable to people. this message that she's been belaboring over and over about i have a plan. here's how will i pay for it people want to know how you will pay for things. people don't like when they hear medicare for all, that's good, but how will we pay for it? that's easy to label as a socialist policy for republicans and trump. i think she presents...
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maybe biden doesn't seem like a real problem here. >> that is exactly right. i was going to mention the 12,000 lies. if joe biden is if he was not a front runner, he has never been a front runner before, right? he is held to a higher level of scrutiny, but they are not making an impact in his polls and i don't think they will. we see this time and time again. not just in the polling, the top line, but in the cross tabs. voters trust him, they know he has integrity and character. stories get conflated. it doesn't change the grand scheme of things. joe biden is here trying to inspire americans and give a lot of respect to our troops. it's not from a place of being malicious, it's coming from a place of good. and again, to indicate his point, we will see how this fact in the course of the next few months may or may impact him in the polls. >> yeah, there is a few theories, one is that this was already baked in, and the second thing is, frankly that the most likely voters, statistically, are older voters and you don't have to be older to have it happen to you, may
maybe biden doesn't seem like a real problem here. >> that is exactly right. i was going to mention the 12,000 lies. if joe biden is if he was not a front runner, he has never been a front runner before, right? he is held to a higher level of scrutiny, but they are not making an impact in his polls and i don't think they will. we see this time and time again. not just in the polling, the top line, but in the cross tabs. voters trust him, they know he has integrity and character. stories...
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everyone went for joe biden tonight. none of it really seemed to lag. >> i don't like it when they start tearing each other down. >> bill deblasio doesn't really impress cy me. ♪ and with bank of america and merrill, me. you me., too. as a preferred rewards member, you can enjoy priority service and exclusive discounts... so your growing life can be more rewarding, too. ♪ what would you like the power to do? ♪ what would you like the power to do? if you have moderate little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts or if these feelings develop. some people taking otezla reported weight loss. your doctor should monitor your weight and may stop treatment. upper respi
everyone went for joe biden tonight. none of it really seemed to lag. >> i don't like it when they start tearing each other down. >> bill deblasio doesn't really impress cy me. ♪ and with bank of america and merrill, me. you me., too. as a preferred rewards member, you can enjoy priority service and exclusive discounts... so your growing life can be more rewarding, too. ♪ what would you like the power to do? ♪ what would you like the power to do? if you have moderate little...
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that's biden's problem. he's got a problem with where the voters are and where he is in his relative positioning. that's the bigger challenge. now, if biden's not still ahead by the time we get to september, october, november, then it becomes more of a problem for him. >> let's look at this through the prism of who looks the best out of all of this. whatever poll we see than was before, that's the one consistent thing across all the polling. >> and that mirrors what a lot of us reporters are hearing when we talk to people oengd. you look at the crowd, they're energetic, they're large. people are telling their friends and family about elizabeth warren. there's interest in that. there's growing momentum. one of the things that's interesting about specific lid the monmouth poll, even if it is an outlier, if you looked at it for people under 50, biden was polling in fourth, matching andrew yang. what i think some people are saying is what is biden doing with people who are younger, with voters who are younger, v
that's biden's problem. he's got a problem with where the voters are and where he is in his relative positioning. that's the bigger challenge. now, if biden's not still ahead by the time we get to september, october, november, then it becomes more of a problem for him. >> let's look at this through the prism of who looks the best out of all of this. whatever poll we see than was before, that's the one consistent thing across all the polling. >> and that mirrors what a lot of us...
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biden not even leading. moderates and conservatives. biden not just leading. he is cleaning up. look at elizabeth warren barely registering in the single digits. >> wow. okay. we have eight more days to go to see who makes it on that stage. there are ten at the moment. >> so steier yer is the big quen mark. tulsi gabbard hitting 2% in this poll, that gives her two. >> got it. >> if she can hit 2% in two polls over the next eight days you could punch a ticket for her. >> do you know if she made the donor threshold? >> yes. the question for her becomes polling. there are a couple other candidates. i think jay inslee is one of them. marianne williamson. they've hit the donor threshold but zero of the polling. >> john delaneys, michael bennetts. >> not there. not there. >> very interesting. >> in that case -- >> unless three more polls come out. >> and in each of those polls they need to do something they haven't done in a single poll in the last month. so really steyer, maybe gabbard. that's sort of your cut line right now heading into the next debate. >> do you know why steve korn
biden not even leading. moderates and conservatives. biden not just leading. he is cleaning up. look at elizabeth warren barely registering in the single digits. >> wow. okay. we have eight more days to go to see who makes it on that stage. there are ten at the moment. >> so steier yer is the big quen mark. tulsi gabbard hitting 2% in this poll, that gives her two. >> got it. >> if she can hit 2% in two polls over the next eight days you could punch a ticket for her....
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>> people love joe biden. he reminds us of a time when the country wasn't coming completely off the rails. he's burnished a little bit by his closeness with barack obama. i will disagree with you and say this, i think among younger people, not to imply that you're old. >> i am old. >> younger voters are interested in some of these candidates who haven't been around for long time. to ab's point, i think they find elizabeth warren to be very likeable. an interesting ticket is biden with one of these other people that whether or not he'll stay the course i think is anybody's guess. >> one thing i've learned in consumer behavior, and this is certainly with the more moderate suburban voters, people go for something that is out there and radical. they tend to not go back to radical. >> that is the other point about her being a radical. if you look at the electorate and you get away from biden winning the rust belt, you just look at the people who are sick of trump and might go either way, they're not looking for a r
>> people love joe biden. he reminds us of a time when the country wasn't coming completely off the rails. he's burnished a little bit by his closeness with barack obama. i will disagree with you and say this, i think among younger people, not to imply that you're old. >> i am old. >> younger voters are interested in some of these candidates who haven't been around for long time. to ab's point, i think they find elizabeth warren to be very likeable. an interesting ticket is...
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he's been with the biden campaign on the last few stops there. right now he joins us from georgetown, south carolina. garrett, the post points out that biden's story is actually rooted in an actual event. walk us through what happened and what the vice president got wrong. >> reporter: yeah, craig think there the problem with the story is that it's actually rooted in two events. and what you have here is the vice president conflating two separate issues, two separate events of heroism in the war in afghanistan and his role thereafter with those events. the actual event that he's talking about involved an army specialist, a bronze star, and it happened several years later. but you see the vice president essentially combining two different stories and botching the details thereof. that said, none of this is made up out of whole cloth. the central part of the story there with biden pinning a medal on a soldier who did not it is an actual event that did occur, he just confuses the details pretty substantially. >> this has been getting a lot of attent
he's been with the biden campaign on the last few stops there. right now he joins us from georgetown, south carolina. garrett, the post points out that biden's story is actually rooted in an actual event. walk us through what happened and what the vice president got wrong. >> reporter: yeah, craig think there the problem with the story is that it's actually rooted in two events. and what you have here is the vice president conflating two separate issues, two separate events of heroism in...
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for biden" adding, they feel they have to vote for joe biden as the centrist candidate to keep somebody from the left who they feel is unelectable from getting the nomination. let's go to keen, new hampshire, where our road your is following the -- road warrior is following the form vice president. there is not, of course, good for getting out the vote when you're talking about the general. that many voters are saying, well, we like him because we think he can beat him. that's really about it. >> reporter: yeah, richard, that's absolutely true. i think when you talk to the biden campaign, they're really not a big fan of this conversation about the enthusiasm gap. they think polling bears out that their voters, voters who say they're committed to joe biden are as committed or more than other voters are for other candidates. they also say crowd size snbts the biggest -- isn't the biggest measure. they say that democratic voters are across the board enthusiastic about the prospect of beating donald trump. and every poll has continued to show that joe biden is the best candidate to do that.
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>> for joe biden? >> yeah. >> let's remember joe biden, he actually only got a single digit in iowa in 2008. so this is a huge -- >> less than 1%. >> this is a huge improvement for him in appealing to those iowa veeters, but you don't want warren nipping at your heels with 19% that close. >> speaking of single digits, here's a surprising thing from the iowa poll. you have the billionaire, tom sawyer, who's scoring 3% in a recent monmouth poll out there. if he can gain individual donors r, he'll be on the debate stage come september. could he make a big impact? >> tom's number one issue is the need to impeach. >> one issue. >> and i like tom. i actually moderated a couple of his town halls. one in new orleans and one is in north carolina before he was running. just as part of the impeach because i believed and thought he was great. i thought he was an impressive guy, but he has invested so much in the democratic party. spending over $30 million to reg terror young voters. so he's got some ious out there
>> for joe biden? >> yeah. >> let's remember joe biden, he actually only got a single digit in iowa in 2008. so this is a huge -- >> less than 1%. >> this is a huge improvement for him in appealing to those iowa veeters, but you don't want warren nipping at your heels with 19% that close. >> speaking of single digits, here's a surprising thing from the iowa poll. you have the billionaire, tom sawyer, who's scoring 3% in a recent monmouth poll out there. if he...
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. >>> a poll shows biden the clear winner. even voters with a negative view of both would still primarily back biden. the israeli government said they would block the congress women. trump tweeted this, quote, it would show great weakness if israel allowed reps to visit. they hate israel and the people and there is nothing that can be said to change their minds. less than two hours later came an announcement from netanyahu and the law that denies them entry because of the support calling the congress women the leading actism. he said he supports the interior's decision. a reversal when last month, israel's embassador to the u.s. said this. quote, out of respect for the u.s. congress and the great alliance between israel and america, we would not deny entry of any member of congress to israel. the group apac is breaking with trump and netanyahu tweeting in part this, every member of congress should be able to visit and experience our ally israel firsthand. yesterday, president trump was asked why he got involved. >> i'm only in
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. >> one can't argue that joe biden comes by this personally. this is a guy who struggles with the health care system, and his family have been very public or not struggles but the experiences he's had with health care. it'll play itself very interestingly on the debate stage. garrett haake with joe biden in south carolina for us. >>> all right, coming up, democratic presidential hopefuls are in las vegas today are hoping to win the vote for 50 unions. you are watching msnbc. so chantu quit slow turkey. along with support, chantix is proven to help you quit. with chantix you can keep smoking at first and ease into quitting so when the day arrives, you'll be more ready to kiss cigarettes goodbye. when you try to quit smoking, with or without chantix, you may have nicotine withdrawal symptoms. stop chantix and get help right away if you have changes in behavior or thinking, aggression, hostility, depressed mood, suicidal thoughts or actions, seizures, new or worse heart or blood vessel problems, sleepwalking, or life-threatening allergic and skin
. >> one can't argue that joe biden comes by this personally. this is a guy who struggles with the health care system, and his family have been very public or not struggles but the experiences he's had with health care. it'll play itself very interestingly on the debate stage. garrett haake with joe biden in south carolina for us. >>> all right, coming up, democratic presidential hopefuls are in las vegas today are hoping to win the vote for 50 unions. you are watching msnbc. so...
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and i believe that biden is that. and it gets to the second part of the question, which is ultimately do you believe that for warren and sanders, one of them has to successfully make an electability argument to ultimately become the progressive champion? >> not only do i believe that is the case, i believe that that's where this thing is going. i don't think you're going to see bernie sanders and elizabeth warren attacking each other. i do think that their strategy will come into play with heavy-duty message on electability who can win. i expect that you may see that rare ad. it doesn't happy very often in politics but the rare ad in the mail and tv that says here is a bunch of polling, here is a bunch of information that tells you this is the one who can do it. and i think that's actually how they go at each other on an electability argument. >> let's talk about bernie sanders. there is this perception among people that have run races against him including people that have worked for him. i have heard this a bunch of
and i believe that biden is that. and it gets to the second part of the question, which is ultimately do you believe that for warren and sanders, one of them has to successfully make an electability argument to ultimately become the progressive champion? >> not only do i believe that is the case, i believe that that's where this thing is going. i don't think you're going to see bernie sanders and elizabeth warren attacking each other. i do think that their strategy will come into play...
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and here is the moment that basically animates the candidacy of joe biden. so you would hope that he had this speech ready. clearly he did. >> absolutely. it was so clear that charlottesville was kind of that flick of the switch for the former vice president. and i think that his speech today really encapsulated that. he really did elevate himself, as john said, to the level of the president. but i also like the speech that cory booker gave today. >> and let's remember where he was, too. tell people where he was. >> he was at mother emmanuel ame church, the site of that horrific killing. and one of two sitting african-american democrats who is the former mayor of newark. and, again, i don't want to get too political either, but i cover these guys and he is someone who has been looking for a moment and he's someone who has talked about needing to bring people together. you really heard all of those desperate themes come together in a powerful way that i think shouldn't get lost in the conversation. >> you know, it's interesting, marie, theresa, is the fact th
and here is the moment that basically animates the candidacy of joe biden. so you would hope that he had this speech ready. clearly he did. >> absolutely. it was so clear that charlottesville was kind of that flick of the switch for the former vice president. and i think that his speech today really encapsulated that. he really did elevate himself, as john said, to the level of the president. but i also like the speech that cory booker gave today. >> and let's remember where he was,...
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this is biden's strength. he's leading but in this poll, he's barely leading among conservative voters. that's one problem. the other problem we have been talking about it all year and it reached a new heights in this pol poll, it is the age divide. voters over 50 years old, biden leads. under 50 years old, democratic voters, sandebiden is down at 6. he's tied with andrew yang. >> voters under 50, he's running at 6%, tied with yang. that's the most eye bulging i have seen. >> let's talk about more about andrew yang. he's unveiling his climate change proposal. the first major policy revealed of his campaign. his five-prong approach, trans c transitioning away from global energy. he wants to move to higher ground and he wants to pass a constitutional amendment that'll prevent future administrations from undoing any actions taken into combat climate change. my friend garret haake had been following yang today and joining us live from new hampshire. garret, you have been on the road months. how ambitious is yang's
this is biden's strength. he's leading but in this poll, he's barely leading among conservative voters. that's one problem. the other problem we have been talking about it all year and it reached a new heights in this pol poll, it is the age divide. voters over 50 years old, biden leads. under 50 years old, democratic voters, sandebiden is down at 6. he's tied with andrew yang. >> voters under 50, he's running at 6%, tied with yang. that's the most eye bulging i have seen. >> let's...
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barack obama and joe biden inherited a world in crisis. together they passed the biggest economic recovery package in the history of the nation. rescued the automobile industry, make a record investment in clean energy, and passed the affordable care act. president obama called him, quote, the best vice president america has ever had. >> he is leaning in hard to that relationship, and frankly it is a relationship that no other candidate can claim but do you think the campaign is leveraging that relationship properly? >> i think this is a strategic move by former vice president b biden's campaign to point out this is something he has nobody else can draw from, the eight years of being barack obama's vice president. but what's important is this is a former vice president who not only has the record to draw from, he's leaning in heavily on the long-held relationships in the black community. so he's talking about that relationship with obama and building on that record and showing he's building something new for himself as well and drawing on
barack obama and joe biden inherited a world in crisis. together they passed the biggest economic recovery package in the history of the nation. rescued the automobile industry, make a record investment in clean energy, and passed the affordable care act. president obama called him, quote, the best vice president america has ever had. >> he is leaning in hard to that relationship, and frankly it is a relationship that no other candidate can claim but do you think the campaign is...
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warren, harris, bullock, and biden were among those in iowa today. biden was asked at the fair today what many candidates have been asked in recent days, whether or not he thinks president trump is a white supremacist. >> do you believe that the president is a white supremacist. >> i believe everything the president says encourages white supremacists, and i'm not sure there's much of a distinction. as a matter of fact, it may be even worse. >> a new monmouth poll out of iowa shows biden leading the field at 28%. warren is in second with 19. that's up 12 points notably since april, paris in third with 11 and so on. back with us tonight is mike membl at the state fair covering joe biden, and as you know, there is news tonight, and before we play it, we should probably make a couple of things clear. news media love a theme. for years, the key on every political reporter's keyboard has been gaffe prone joe biden, and indeed some of the coverage in the last few hours have been he's done it again. the demonstrates as are pushing warning against gaffe norma
warren, harris, bullock, and biden were among those in iowa today. biden was asked at the fair today what many candidates have been asked in recent days, whether or not he thinks president trump is a white supremacist. >> do you believe that the president is a white supremacist. >> i believe everything the president says encourages white supremacists, and i'm not sure there's much of a distinction. as a matter of fact, it may be even worse. >> a new monmouth poll out of iowa...
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that's what biden gets. i'm a biden supporter in that way. as we talk about off-air, he's decent. he would take us back to a normal era, i think. people so desperately want that. that's where i'm at on this thing. it's a great thing he's said it out loud. >> we'll talk more about this after the break. first eugene scott, thanks to you. thanks for getting up early. appreciate it. >> thanks. >>> kirsten gillibrand is the latest 2020 hopeful to throw in the towel. as the 2020 field narrows, we have to ask how many more candidates are going to follow suit? and how many more are still holding out for a possible hail mary. >>> at the top of the next hour, an update on hurricane dorian from the governor. we put our latest technology and unrivaled network to work. the united states postal service makes more e-commerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country. e-commerce deliveries to homes do your asthma symptoms ever hold you back? about 50% of people with severe asthma have too many cells called eosinophils in their lungs. eosinophils are a key cause of severe asthma. fasenra
that's what biden gets. i'm a biden supporter in that way. as we talk about off-air, he's decent. he would take us back to a normal era, i think. people so desperately want that. that's where i'm at on this thing. it's a great thing he's said it out loud. >> we'll talk more about this after the break. first eugene scott, thanks to you. thanks for getting up early. appreciate it. >> thanks. >>> kirsten gillibrand is the latest 2020 hopeful to throw in the towel. as the 2020...
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>> people love joe biden. he reminds us of a time when the company was not coming completely off the rails. he's but not burnished a little with his closeness to barack obama. i think among younger people, not tor imply that you're old. but younger people, newer voters are very interested in these candidates who haven't been around for a long time. and to ab's point, i think they found elizabeth warren to be very likable. an interesting ticket is biden with one of these people. >> one thing i've learned with the more moderate suburban voters. people go from something r radical. >> if youet look at the electore and you look at the people sick of trump and might go either way, they're not looking for a revolution. we've just been through one and they're roexhausted. they don't think it's very successful and they want stability. while the young people who say they can'tg vote for a white me and they need radical change and they want elizabeth warren and brern and a now society, there are two more who say i just n
>> people love joe biden. he reminds us of a time when the company was not coming completely off the rails. he's but not burnished a little with his closeness to barack obama. i think among younger people, not tor imply that you're old. but younger people, newer voters are very interested in these candidates who haven't been around for a long time. and to ab's point, i think they found elizabeth warren to be very likable. an interesting ticket is biden with one of these people. >>...
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