POLITICAL REPORTER SHAQUILLE BREWSTER, WHO HAS COVERED BERNIE
BREWSTER, WHO HAS COVERED BERNIE SANDERS FROM THE BEGINNING, MIKE
SANDERS FROM THE BEGINNING, MIKE MEMOLI, WHO COVERED THE BIDEN
MEMOLI, WHO COVERED THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN. TO BOTH OF YOU, I HAVE HEARD YOU
TO BOTH OF YOU, I HAVE HEARD YOU SAY HE’S STAYING ON THE BALLOT,
SAY HE’S STAYING ON THE BALLOT, HE WANTS TO ASSEMBLE DELEGATES
HE WANTS TO ASSEMBLE DELEGATES SO HE WILL HAVE LEVERAGE OVER
SO HE WILL HAVE LEVERAGE OVER THE PARTY PLATFORM AT THE
THE PARTY PLATFORM AT THE CONVENTION, WHICH WE KNOW HAD
CONVENTION, WHICH WE KNOW HAD BEEN MOVED OUT OF JULY INTO
BEEN MOVED OUT OF JULY INTO AUGUST, AT LEAST ACCORDING TO
AUGUST, AT LEAST ACCORDING TO CURRENT PLANS.
CURRENT PLANS. HE BELIEVES HE HAS, AS WE SAY,
HE BELIEVES HE HAS, AS WE SAY, WON THE IDEOLOGICAL STRUGGLE
WON THE IDEOLOGICAL STRUGGLE AND, SHAQ, HIS CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN
AND, SHAQ, HIS CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN MORE THAN A CAMPAIGN, IT’S BEEN
MORE THAN A CAMPAIGN, IT’S BEEN A MOVEMENT.
A MOVEMENT. HE’S SAYING JOE BIDEN IS A
HE’S SAYING JOE BIDEN IS A DECENT MAN.
DECENT MAN. HE CONGRATULATES HIM.
HE CONGRATULATES HIM. THAT IS SOMETHING SHORT OF AN
THAT IS SOMETHING SHORT OF AN ACTUAL ENDORSEMENT BUT IT IS,
ACTUAL ENDORSEMENT BUT IT IS, FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, HE
FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, HE IS JOINING WITH JOE BIDEN.
IS JOINING WITH JOE BIDEN. SHAQ, FIRST TO YOU.
SHAQ, FIRST TO YOU. >> THAT’S RIGHT.
>> THAT’S RIGHT. YOU HEARD SENATOR SANDERS SAY
YOU HEARD SENATOR SANDERS SAY THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES.
THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES. THAT IS HOW HE ENDED HIS
THAT IS HOW HE ENDED HIS COMMENT, HELD A LIVESTREAM HE
COMMENT, HELD A LIVESTREAM HE HAD FOR REPORTERS.
HAD FOR REPORTERS. THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT HIS
THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT HIS COMMENTS IS WE MADE A NOTE, HE
COMMENTS IS WE MADE A NOTE, HE WILL REMAIN ON THE BALLOT AND
WILL REMAIN ON THE BALLOT AND CONTINUE DELEGATES AND IT’S
CONTINUE DELEGATES AND IT’S PARTIALLY BECAUSE HE SAYS HE
PARTIALLY BECAUSE HE SAYS HE BELIEVES HE WON THE IDEOLOGICAL
BELIEVES HE WON THE IDEOLOGICAL CAMPAIGN, THE IDEOLOGICAL BATTLE
CAMPAIGN, THE IDEOLOGICAL BATTLE AND CONTEST FOR IDEAS.
AND CONTEST FOR IDEAS. YOU HEARD HIM MENTION THAT AND
YOU HEARD HIM MENTION THAT AND LAY OUT THOSE IDEAS, THINGS LIKE
LAY OUT THOSE IDEAS, THINGS LIKE MEDICARE FOR ALL, GREEN NEW
MEDICARE FOR ALL, GREEN NEW DEAL, RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE.
DEAL, RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE. HE BELIEVES THE PARTY HAS MOVED
HE BELIEVES THE PARTY HAS MOVED WITH HIM ON THOSE ISSUES.
WITH HIM ON THOSE ISSUES. AND HE WANTS TO LOCK IN THAT
AND HE WANTS TO LOCK IN THAT SUCCESS, AND POTENTIALLY EXERT
SUCCESS, AND POTENTIALLY EXERT PRESSURE ON VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN
PRESSURE ON VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO MAINTAIN THAT SUCCESS AND
TO MAINTAIN THAT SUCCESS AND MAINTAIN THOSE IDEAS IN THE
MAINTAIN THOSE IDEAS IN THE MOVEMENT OF THE PARTY.
MOVEMENT OF THE PARTY. HE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGES HE DID NOT
HE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGES HE DID NOT HAVE THE PATH FORWARD.
HAVE THE PATH FORWARD. IT WAS NOTABLE SENATOR SANDERS
IT WAS NOTABLE SENATOR SANDERS SAID OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF
SAID OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS HE AND HIS WIFE HAD BEEN
WEEKS HE AND HIS WIFE HAD BEEN ASSESSING THE PATH FORWARD FOR
ASSESSING THE PATH FORWARD FOR HIS CAMPAIGN.
HIS CAMPAIGN. THAT’S SOMETHING WE HEARD HIM
THAT’S SOMETHING WE HEARD HIM START MENTIONING AFTER HE HAD
START MENTIONING AFTER HE HAD THAT LOSS IN MICHIGAN, A STATE
THAT LOSS IN MICHIGAN, A STATE HE WON IN 2016 BUT LOST BY A
HE WON IN 2016 BUT LOST BY A LARGE MARGIN THIS TIME AROUND.
LARGE MARGIN THIS TIME AROUND. HE SAID HE WAS ASSESSING THE
HE SAID HE WAS ASSESSING THE PATH FORWARD FOR HIS CAMPAIGN
PATH FORWARD FOR HIS CAMPAIGN BACK THEN.
BACK THEN. HE SAID FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF
HE SAID FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, HE’S BEEN CONTINUING THAT
WEEKS, HE’S BEEN CONTINUING THAT ASSESSMENT AND CAME TO THIS
ASSESSMENT AND CAME TO THIS CONCLUSION.
CONCLUSION. SOMETHING THAT ALSO AFFECTED
SOMETHING THAT ALSO AFFECTED THAT CONCLUSION, HE SAID IN HIS
THAT CONCLUSION, HE SAID IN HIS REMARKS, THE CRISIS WE’RE FACING
REMARKS, THE CRISIS WE’RE FACING RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. HE SAID HE CAN’T CONTINUE THIS
HE SAID HE CAN’T CONTINUE THIS CAMPAIGN IN GOOD CONSCIENCE
CAMPAIGN IN GOOD CONSCIENCE KNOWING IT COULD IMPACT OR
KNOWING IT COULD IMPACT OR DAMAGE THE PROGRESS WE ARE
DAMAGE THE PROGRESS WE ARE SEEING IN THIS COUNTRY.
SEEING IN THIS COUNTRY. WITH SENATOR SANDERS MAKING NOTE
WITH SENATOR SANDERS MAKING NOTE HE’S ENDING HIS CAMPAIGN, HE
HE’S ENDING HIS CAMPAIGN, HE DOES NOT SEE A PATH FORWARD, BUT
DOES NOT SEE A PATH FORWARD, BUT MAKING CLEAR HE WANTS TO KEEP UP
