RARE. VOTER SUPPRESSION IS PREEL AND
VOTER SUPPRESSION IS PREEL AND ITIS REAL AND IT
ITIS REAL AND IT TAKES MANY FORMS.
TAKES MANY FORMS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WILLIE.
WILLIE. >>> JOINING US DNC CHAIRMAN, TOM
>>> JOINING US DNC CHAIRMAN, TOM PEREZ.
PEREZ. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. LET’S PICK UP ON THE
LET’S PICK UP ON THE CONVERSATION ABOUT VOTING BY
CONVERSATION ABOUT VOTING BY MAIL.
MAIL. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS SEVERAL TIMES NOW
STATES HAS SEVERAL TIMES NOW VOICED CONCERN THERE IS
VOICED CONCERN THERE IS CORRUPTION IN VOTER MAIL, THAT
CORRUPTION IN VOTER MAIL, THAT THERE IS FRAUD IN MAIL-IN
THERE IS FRAUD IN MAIL-IN VOTING.
VOTING. OBVIOUSLY HE VOTE IT HIMSELF
OBVIOUSLY HE VOTE IT HIMSELF LAST MONTH.
LAST MONTH. DO YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS THAT IF
DO YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS THAT IF WE HAVE TO GO TO LARGER SCALE
WE HAVE TO GO TO LARGER SCALE MAIL VOTING IN THE FALL THAT
MAIL VOTING IN THE FALL THAT THERE MIGHT BE CORRUPTION?
THERE MIGHT BE CORRUPTION? >> I HAVE NO CONCERNS
>> I HAVE NO CONCERNS WHATSOEVER, WILLIE.
WHATSOEVER, WILLIE. AND YOUR PREVIOUS PERSON WAS
AND YOUR PREVIOUS PERSON WAS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, CORRECT.
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, CORRECT. HERE IS THE DEAL.
HERE IS THE DEAL. YOU LOOK AT WASHINGTON STATE,
YOU LOOK AT WASHINGTON STATE, YOU LOOK AT OREGON, YOU LOOK AT
YOU LOOK AT OREGON, YOU LOOK AT CALIFORNIA, THERE’S ALL SORTS OF
CALIFORNIA, THERE’S ALL SORTS OF VOTE-BY-MAIL STATES.
VOTE-BY-MAIL STATES. THAT’S BEEN CHALLENGED AND
THAT’S BEEN CHALLENGED AND REVIEWED.
REVIEWED. IT HAS SHOWN THAT THERE IS NO
IT HAS SHOWN THAT THERE IS NO REAL ISSUE OF VOTER FRAUD,
REAL ISSUE OF VOTER FRAUD, PERIOD, END OF STORY.
PERIOD, END OF STORY. THE REALITY, WILLIE, IS THIS.
THE REALITY, WILLIE, IS THIS. THIS PRESIDENT HAS ONLY TWO
THIS PRESIDENT HAS ONLY TWO PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS THIS
PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS THIS NOVEMBER.
NOVEMBER. NUMBER ONE, HE HAS TO GET AN
NUMBER ONE, HE HAS TO GET AN EVER-NARROWING BASE, EVERY VOTE
EVER-NARROWING BASE, EVERY VOTE OUT OF THAT EVER-NARROWING BASE.
OUT OF THAT EVER-NARROWING BASE. NUMBER TWO, HE HAS TO SUPPRESS
NUMBER TWO, HE HAS TO SUPPRESS THE VOTE.
THE VOTE. WHAT WE SAW THIS WEEK IN
WHAT WE SAW THIS WEEK IN WISCONSIN WAS BEYOND
WISCONSIN WAS BEYOND UNCONSCIONABLE, PUTTING PEOPLE’S
UNCONSCIONABLE, PUTTING PEOPLE’S LIVES AT RISK SO THEY COULD HAVE
LIVES AT RISK SO THEY COULD HAVE AN ELECTION.
AN ELECTION. THERE WERE FIVE VOTING CENTERS
THERE WERE FIVE VOTING CENTERS IN THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE, WHICH
IN THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE, WHICH IS WHY YOU HAD TWO-HOUR DELAYS,
IS WHY YOU HAD TWO-HOUR DELAYS, PEOPLE PUTTING THEMSELVES IN
PEOPLE PUTTING THEMSELVES IN HARM’S WAY.
HARM’S WAY. WE NEED IN THE NEXT STIMULUS
WE NEED IN THE NEXT STIMULUS BILL TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE’S
BILL TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE’S ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR STATES
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR STATES SO THAT THERE IS A CHOICE FOR
SO THAT THERE IS A CHOICE FOR VOTERS THIS NOVEMBER.
VOTERS THIS NOVEMBER. THEY CAN VOTE BY MAIL.
THEY CAN VOTE BY MAIL. THERE ARE SOME REALLY IMPORTANT
THERE ARE SOME REALLY IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES, WILLIE, MAKING SURE
PRINCIPLES, WILLIE, MAKING SURE THAT AS LONG AS IT IS POSTMARKED
THAT AS LONG AS IT IS POSTMARKED BY ELECTION DAY IT IS OKAY.
BY ELECTION DAY IT IS OKAY. NUMBER TWO, MAKING SURE THAT
NUMBER TWO, MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS A STAMP WITH IT SO IT
THERE IS A STAMP WITH IT SO IT DOESN’T COST THE VOTER ANYTHING.
DOESN’T COST THE VOTER ANYTHING. MAKING SURE THAT WE DON’T ALLOW
MAKING SURE THAT WE DON’T ALLOW STATES TO USE THE SO-CALLED
STATES TO USE THE SO-CALLED SIGNATURE MATCHING REQUIREMENTS
SIGNATURE MATCHING REQUIREMENTS TO SAY THAT A NUMBER OF BALLOTS
TO SAY THAT A NUMBER OF BALLOTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED.
WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. WE CAN DO VOTE BY MAIL.
WE CAN DO VOTE BY MAIL. WE ARE ALREADY DOING IT ACROSS
WE ARE ALREADY DOING IT ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND TO STATE
THE COUNTRY, AND TO STATE OTHERWISE IS JUST ABSOLUTELY A
OTHERWISE IS JUST ABSOLUTELY A LOAD OF YOU KNOW WHAT.
LOAD OF YOU KNOW WHAT. >> AND YOU CAN ADD IN THE STATE
>> AND YOU CAN ADD IN THE STATE OF UTAH WHICH TYPICALLY VOTES
OF UTAH WHICH TYPICALLY VOTES REPUBLICAN WHICH HAS BEEN VOTING
REPUBLICAN WHICH HAS BEEN VOTING BY MAIL FOR SOMETIME NOW AS
BY MAIL FOR SOMETIME NOW AS WELL.
WELL. MR. CHAIRMAN, LET ME ASK YOU
MR. CHAIRMAN, LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENTS THIS
ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENTS THIS WEEK.
WEEK. BERNIE SANDERS, OF COURSE,
BERNIE SANDERS, OF COURSE, SUSPENDING HIS PRESIDENTIAL
SUSPENDING HIS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, SAYING HE DID NOT SEE
CAMPAIGN, SAYING HE DID NOT SEE A PATH FORWARD TO THE
A PATH FORWARD TO THE NOMINATION.
NOMINATION. WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO SOME OF
WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO SOME OF HIS SUPPORTERS, HIS FAITHFUL
HIS SUPPORTERS, HIS FAITHFUL SUPPORTERS, PEOPLE WHO VOTED FOR
SUPPORTERS, PEOPLE WHO VOTED FOR HIM IN NECESSARY PRIMARIES WHO
HIM IN NECESSARY PRIMARIES WHO SAY JOE BIDEN DOES NOT SHARE MY
SAY JOE BIDEN DOES NOT SHARE MY VALUES, HE’S NOT PROGRESSIVE
VALUES, HE’S NOT PROGRESSIVE ENOUGH.
ENOUGH. I CAN’T SHOW UP AT THE POLLS TO
I CAN’T SHOW UP AT THE POLLS TO VOTE FOR HIM.
VOTE FOR HIM. WE HEARD SOME OF THAT BUBBLING
WE HEARD SOME OF THAT BUBBLING UP.
UP. I SUSPECT SENATOR SANDERS WILL
I SUSPECT SENATOR SANDERS WILL COME OUT AND SAY IT IS TOO
COME OUT AND SAY IT IS TOO IMPORTANT, WE CAN’T AFFORD TO
IMPORTANT, WE CAN’T AFFORD TO LET DONALD TRUMP STAY IN THE
LET DONALD TRUMP STAY IN THE WHITE HOUSE FOUR MORE YEARS, YOU
WHITE HOUSE FOUR MORE YEARS, YOU SHOULD GET BEHIND THE NOMINEE.
SHOULD GET BEHIND THE NOMINEE. WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO THOSE
WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO THOSE SUPPORTERS OF BERNIE SANDERS?
SUPPORTERS OF BERNIE SANDERS? >> WE’RE GOING TO WORK HARD TO
>> WE’RE GOING TO WORK HARD TO EARN YOUR VOTE.
EARN YOUR VOTE. SENATOR SANDERS, WHAT HE HAS
SENATOR SANDERS, WHAT HE HAS STOOD FOR AND WHAT HE HAS FOUGHT
STOOD FOR AND WHAT HE HAS FOUGHT FOR THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER IS AN
FOR THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER IS AN AMERICA THAT WORKS FOR IRCH,
AMERICA THAT WORKS FOR IRCH, MAKING SURE NOBODY IS LEFT
MAKING SURE NOBODY IS LEFT BEHIND.
BEHIND. THAT’S WHY I HAVE SO MUCH
THAT’S WHY I HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR HIM AND I KNOW THE
RESPECT FOR HIM AND I KNOW THE VICE PRESIDENT DOES AS WELL.
VICE PRESIDENT DOES AS WELL. I WILL TELL YOU AND I WILL TELL
I WILL TELL YOU AND I WILL TELL EVERY VOTER THIS, WHAT UNITES US
EVERY VOTER THIS, WHAT UNITES US AS A PARTY FAR EXCEEDS WHAT OUR
AS A PARTY FAR EXCEEDS WHAT OUR DIFFERENCES ARE.
DIFFERENCES ARE. SIX WEEKS AGO WE HAD EIGHT
SIX WEEKS AGO WE HAD EIGHT CANDIDATES IN THE RACE AND NOW
CANDIDATES IN THE RACE AND NOW WE HAVE A PRESUMPTIVE NOMINEE.
WE HAVE A PRESUMPTIVE NOMINEE. YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU KNOW WHAT? WE ARE COMING TOGETHER AS A
WE ARE COMING TOGETHER AS A PARTY AS NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
PARTY AS NEVER SEEN BEFORE. WE ARE COMING TOGETHER BECAUSE
WE ARE COMING TOGETHER BECAUSE WE HAVE AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT IN
WE HAVE AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT IN DONALD TRUMP.
DONALD TRUMP. LOOK AT YOUR SHOW.
LOOK AT YOUR SHOW. LOOK AT THE UTTER INCOMPETENCE
LOOK AT THE UTTER INCOMPETENCE OF THIS PRESIDENT.
OF THIS PRESIDENT. HE IS PUTTING LIVES AT RISK.
HE IS PUTTING LIVES AT RISK. HE IS PUTTING LIVELIHOODS AT
HE IS PUTTING LIVELIHOODS AT RISK.
RISK. THIS IS WHY I AM CONFIDENT.
THIS IS WHY I AM CONFIDENT. WE WILL WORK FOR EVERY VOTE, THE
WE WILL WORK FOR EVERY VOTE, THE VICE PRESIDENT WILL WORK FOR
VICE PRESIDENT WILL WORK FOR EVERY VOTE.
EVERY VOTE. WE ARE BUILDING A BROAD
WE ARE BUILDING A BROAD COALITION ACROSS THIS COUNTRY,
COALITION ACROSS THIS COUNTRY, AND WE WILL TAKE THAT COALITION
AND WE WILL TAKE THAT COALITION SO THAT WE CAN ELECT JOE BIDEN
SO THAT WE CAN ELECT JOE BIDEN AND RESTORE CONFIDENCE, DIGNITY,
AND RESTORE CONFIDENCE, DIGNITY, CHARACTER AND ACCOMPLISHMENT TO
CHARACTER AND ACCOMPLISHMENT TO THIS WHITE HOUSE AND RESTORE OUR
THIS WHITE HOUSE AND RESTORE OUR STATURE IN THE WORLD.
STATURE IN THE WORLD. >> QUICKLY BEFORE I ET YOULET YO
>> QUICKLY BEFORE I ET YOULET YO MR. CHAIRMAN, ARE YOU EXPECTING
MR. CHAIRMAN, ARE YOU EXPECTING THERE TO BE A DEMOCRATIC
THERE TO BE A DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION COME AUGUST?
NATIONAL CONVENTION COME AUGUST? YOU POSTPONED IT A MONTH BUT AS
YOU POSTPONED IT A MONTH BUT AS YOU LOOK AT THE REALITY OF WHERE
YOU LOOK AT THE REALITY OF WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT DOCTORS ARE
WE ARE AND WHAT DOCTORS ARE SAYING, CAN YOU HAVE THOUSANDS
SAYING, CAN YOU HAVE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE CONGREGATING AT ONE
OF PEOPLE CONGREGATING AT ONE PLACE IN AUGUST?
PLACE IN AUGUST? >> WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
>> WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING IN MILWAUKEE IN AUGUST.
BEING IN MILWAUKEE IN AUGUST. WE WILL PUT ON THE MOST EXCITING
WE WILL PUT ON THE MOST EXCITING CONVENTION, THE MOST MUSCULAR
CONVENTION, THE MOST MUSCULAR CONVENTION AS POSSIBLE.
CONVENTION AS POSSIBLE. AT THE SAME TIME WE WILL MAKE
AT THE SAME TIME WE WILL MAKE SURE IT IS SAFE AND SOUND.
SURE IT IS SAFE AND SOUND. WE WILL NOT PUT OUR PUBLIC
WE WILL NOT PUT OUR PUBLIC HEALTH HEADS IN THE SAND, UNLIKE
HEALTH HEADS IN THE SAND, UNLIKE THIS PRESIDENT EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THIS PRESIDENT EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE WILL MAKE SURE IT IS SAFE FOR
WE WILL MAKE SURE IT IS SAFE FOR EVERYONE.
EVERYONE. HAVING FIVE EXTRA WEEKS ENABLES
HAVING FIVE EXTRA WEEKS ENABLES US TO PREPARE BETTER AND TO MAKE
US TO PREPARE BETTER AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN ALLOW THE VICE
SURE THAT WE CAN ALLOW THE VICE PRESIDENT TO PUT HIS BEST FOOT
PRESIDENT TO PUT HIS BEST FOOT FORWARD, TO PUT OUR VALUES
FORWARD, TO PUT OUR VALUES FORWARD.
FORWARD. WE WILL ALSO PUT SAFETY FIRST.
WE WILL ALSO PUT SAFETY FIRST. THAT’S JOB ONE.
THAT’S JOB ONE. >> WE CAN ALL HOPE AS A COUNTRY
>> WE CAN ALL HOPE AS A COUNTRY IT IS SAFE ENOUGH BY AUGUST FOR
IT IS SAFE ENOUGH BY AUGUST FOR EVERYONE, WHATEVER THEIR PARTY,
