>>> SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY AND
>>> SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY AND WE’RE HERE AT THE RED ROOSTER IN
WE’RE HERE AT THE RED ROOSTER IN HARLEM.
HARLEM. WITH A LOT ENERGY AND WE
WITH A LOT ENERGY AND WE CONVENED A DISCUSSION WITH
CONVENED A DISCUSSION WITH PEOPLE DISCUSSING THE 2020 RACE,
PEOPLE DISCUSSING THE 2020 RACE, DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, DIVERSITY
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, DIVERSITY AND POWER.
AND POWER. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
HOW ARE YOU DOING? WHAT’S YOUR NAME?
WHAT’S YOUR NAME? AND YOU LIVE HERE?
AND YOU LIVE HERE? >> YEAH, IN THE BRONX.
>> YEAH, IN THE BRONX. >> HAVE YOU MADE UP YOUR MIND
>> HAVE YOU MADE UP YOUR MIND WHO YOU’RE VOTING FOR?
WHO YOU’RE VOTING FOR? >> I WAS THINKING SO FAR I LIKE
>> I WAS THINKING SO FAR I LIKE BERNIE SANDERS.
BERNIE SANDERS. I THINK THE YOUNG POPULATION
I THINK THE YOUNG POPULATION SEES WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE
SEES WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE WORLD AND THEY’RE TRYING TO STEP
WORLD AND THEY’RE TRYING TO STEP UP.
UP. >> I CONFESS I AM NOT 28,
>> I CONFESS I AM NOT 28, ALTHOUGH IN A GOOD LIGHT
ALTHOUGH IN A GOOD LIGHT SOMETIMES I CAN PASS.
SOMETIMES I CAN PASS. THIS GENTLEMAN AND I WERE
THIS GENTLEMAN AND I WERE SPEAKING BEFORE AND SAID BERNIE
SPEAKING BEFORE AND SAID BERNIE SANDERS’S LIKE EVERYBODY’S CRAZY
SANDERS’S LIKE EVERYBODY’S CRAZY GRANDFATHER.
GRANDFATHER. IT’S LIKE HANDING HIM -- THE
IT’S LIKE HANDING HIM -- THE REPUBLICANS AMMUNITION.
REPUBLICANS AMMUNITION. >> I SAW YOU NODDING TO SEVERAL
>> I SAW YOU NODDING TO SEVERAL THING BUSINESSFORE.
THING BUSINESSFORE. IF SOMEBODY SAID YOU COULD BEAT
IF SOMEBODY SAID YOU COULD BEAT TRUMP WITH BERNIE BUT DEMOCRATS
TRUMP WITH BERNIE BUT DEMOCRATS WOULD BE SET BACK IN THE SENATE
WOULD BE SET BACK IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE?
AND HOUSE? >> WE CAN BEAT TRUMP WITH
>> WE CAN BEAT TRUMP WITH BERNIE?
BERNIE? YES.
YES. I MEAN, IF WE CAN BEAT TRUMP,
I MEAN, IF WE CAN BEAT TRUMP, YES.
YES. I MEAN, WE HAVE TO GO ONE STEP
I MEAN, WE HAVE TO GO ONE STEP AT A TIME.
AT A TIME. >> YNLI’M GOING TO LEAN HERE
>> YNLI’M GOING TO LEAN HERE BECAUSE I SEE YOU FREAKING OUT
BECAUSE I SEE YOU FREAKING OUT AND POPPING UP.
AND POPPING UP. YOU’RE POPPING UP, YOU DISAGREED
YOU’RE POPPING UP, YOU DISAGREED BUT NOW YOU’RE IN THE INTERVIEW.
BUT NOW YOU’RE IN THE INTERVIEW. I’M JUST PLAYING.
I’M JUST PLAYING. IN A FUN WAY.
IN A FUN WAY. YOU THINK THAT’S NOT A TRADE YOU
YOU THINK THAT’S NOT A TRADE YOU WOULD TAKE?
WOULD TAKE? >> TWO OUT OF THREE.
>> TWO OUT OF THREE. THE HOUSE, SENATE, PRESIDENCY.
THE HOUSE, SENATE, PRESIDENCY. THAT WAY YOU CONTROL IT ONE WAY
THAT WAY YOU CONTROL IT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
OR THE OTHER. EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM HAS TO
EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM HAS TO GUARANTEE THEY’LL VOTE FOR
GUARANTEE THEY’LL VOTE FOR WHOEVER THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
WHOEVER THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IS.
IS. THAT’S IT.
THAT’S IT. >> AND YOU’RE NODDING AS WELL.
>> AND YOU’RE NODDING AS WELL. WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT ALL
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT ALL THIS?
THIS? >> YOU KNOW, IT’S FUNNY.
>> YOU KNOW, IT’S FUNNY. I WAS A BUTTIGIEG SUPPORTER.
I WAS A BUTTIGIEG SUPPORTER. I LIKE BUTTIGIEG, I LIKE HIS
I LIKE BUTTIGIEG, I LIKE HIS POLICIES AND I LIKE THE WAY HE
POLICIES AND I LIKE THE WAY HE PUNCHES BACK AT TRUMP.
PUNCHES BACK AT TRUMP. I GUESS I’M WAITING TO SEE WHAT
I GUESS I’M WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND ON
HAPPENS IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND ON SUPER TUESDAY.
SUPER TUESDAY. IF HE HAS A RESURGENCE, I MIGHT
IF HE HAS A RESURGENCE, I MIGHT BE INCLINED TO SUPPORT HIM.
BE INCLINED TO SUPPORT HIM. HOWEVER, LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE
HOWEVER, LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE HERE, I’M GOING TO SUPPORT
HERE, I’M GOING TO SUPPORT WHOEVER IT IS.
WHOEVER IT IS. >> ONE MORE PART OF THE PLACE.
>> ONE MORE PART OF THE PLACE. ELIZABETH WARREN WAS SEEN AS
ELIZABETH WARREN WAS SEEN AS VERY ECONOMIC LIBERAL CANDIDATE.
VERY ECONOMIC LIBERAL CANDIDATE. >> I LIKE ELIZABETH AND I WANT
>> I LIKE ELIZABETH AND I WANT TO SEE A WOMAN IN THE WHITE
TO SEE A WOMAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE FOR SURE.
HOUSE FOR SURE. BUT I ALSO KIND OF LIKE BERNIE.
BUT I ALSO KIND OF LIKE BERNIE. I WANT A HYBRID FOR ELIZABETH.
I WANT A HYBRID FOR ELIZABETH. >> THERE IS A WAY THAT SOMETIMES
>> THERE IS A WAY THAT SOMETIMES CANDIDATES CAN COME TOGETHER IN
CANDIDATES CAN COME TOGETHER IN A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. I DON’T KNOW IF YOU HEARD ABOUT
I DON’T KNOW IF YOU HEARD ABOUT THAT?
THAT? >> WELL, I THINK BERNIE ALSO
>> WELL, I THINK BERNIE ALSO NEEDS A RUNNING MATE THAT IS A
NEEDS A RUNNING MATE THAT IS A PERSON OF COLOR. A WOMAN.
PERSON OF COLOR. A WOMAN. >> PEOPLE ARE STAGE WHISPERING
>> PEOPLE ARE STAGE WHISPERING BEHIND ME "STACEY ABRAMS."
BEHIND ME "STACEY ABRAMS." I CAN HEAR YOU GUYS.
I CAN HEAR YOU GUYS. [ APPLAUSE ]
[ APPLAUSE ] WHO WAS WHISPERING?
WHO WAS WHISPERING? WERE YOU WHISPERING?
WERE YOU WHISPERING? ALL RIGHT, MAY I JOIN YOU GUYS?
ALL RIGHT, MAY I JOIN YOU GUYS? DO YOU THINK THE DEMOCRATIC
DO YOU THINK THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS AT A POLITICAL
PARTY IS AT A POLITICAL DISADVANTAGE -- WE TRY TO BE
DISADVANTAGE -- WE TRY TO BE FACTUAL AND STRAIGHTFORWARD.
FACTUAL AND STRAIGHTFORWARD. IF IT’S JUST TWO WHITE PEOPLE ON
IF IT’S JUST TWO WHITE PEOPLE ON THE TICKET.
THE TICKET. IS THAT A CONCERN OF YOURS?
IS THAT A CONCERN OF YOURS? >> LISTEN, YEAH, I’M ALWAYS
>> LISTEN, YEAH, I’M ALWAYS CONCERNED WHEN IT’S ONLY WHITE
CONCERNED WHEN IT’S ONLY WHITE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM.
PEOPLE IN THE ROOM. BUT WHAT I WANT TO SAY TO
BUT WHAT I WANT TO SAY TO DEMOCRATIC VOTERS IS THAT I
DEMOCRATIC VOTERS IS THAT I THINK THAT IT IS UNFAIR THAT THE
THINK THAT IT IS UNFAIR THAT THE BURDEN OF ELECTABILITY ALWAYS
BURDEN OF ELECTABILITY ALWAYS FALLS ON MARGINALIZED
FALLS ON MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AND THAT WE CAN’T
COMMUNITIES AND THAT WE CAN’T SAY, FOR INSTANCE, IF I DO NOT
SAY, FOR INSTANCE, IF I DO NOT STAND FOR BLOOMBERG AND I SAY TO
STAND FOR BLOOMBERG AND I SAY TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY THAT I
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY THAT I EXPECT MORE THAN AN APOLOGY
EXPECT MORE THAN AN APOLOGY BECAUSE IT’S NOT -- STOP AND
BECAUSE IT’S NOT -- STOP AND FRISK FOR US IS NOT JUST A
FRISK FOR US IS NOT JUST A POLICY, IT HAS BODIES ATTACHED
POLICY, IT HAS BODIES ATTACHED TO IT.
TO IT. AND YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO
AND YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO OVERLOOK THAT TO VOTE BLUE NO
OVERLOOK THAT TO VOTE BLUE NO MATTER WHO, WHICH MY PEOPLE HAVE
MATTER WHO, WHICH MY PEOPLE HAVE HISTORICALLY DONE ELECTION AFTER
HISTORICALLY DONE ELECTION AFTER ELECTION.
ELECTION. I THINK MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES
I THINK MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN FIGHTING INJUSTICE
HAVE BEEN FIGHTING INJUSTICE THAT PRECEDED TRUMP FOR VERY
THAT PRECEDED TRUMP FOR VERY MANY CENTURIES.
MANY CENTURIES. >> DO YOU THINK TRUMP IS A CAUSE
>> DO YOU THINK TRUMP IS A CAUSE OR A SYMPTOM?
OR A SYMPTOM? >> LISTEN, I BELIEVE THAT TRUMP
>> LISTEN, I BELIEVE THAT TRUMP IS A SYMPTOM.
IS A SYMPTOM. HOWEVER, IT IS ALSO -- IT CAN
HOWEVER, IT IS ALSO -- IT CAN ALSO BE TRUE THAT WE HAVE TO
ALSO BE TRUE THAT WE HAVE TO STOP HIM.
STOP HIM. RIGHT?
RIGHT? THESE THINGS ARE NOT
THESE THINGS ARE NOT INCOMPATIBLE.
INCOMPATIBLE. SO FOR ME TRUMP BRINGS A
SO FOR ME TRUMP BRINGS A BLUNTNESS TO SOME THINGS THAT
BLUNTNESS TO SOME THINGS THAT MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES HAVE
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN.
ALWAYS KNOWN. >> I’M GOING TO COME OVER TO
>> I’M GOING TO COME OVER TO THIS SIDE OF THE TABLE.
THIS SIDE OF THE TABLE. I SAW SOME OF YOU REACTING.
I SAW SOME OF YOU REACTING. YOU WERE NODDING YOUR HEAD.
YOU WERE NODDING YOUR HEAD. WHY?
WHY? >> PERSONALLY I THINK IT’S A
>> PERSONALLY I THINK IT’S A BUNCH OF SCARE TACTICS WITH
BUNCH OF SCARE TACTICS WITH BLOOMBERG.
BLOOMBERG. RIGHT?
RIGHT? WITH THE WHOLE IDEA THAT WE
WITH THE WHOLE IDEA THAT WE CAN’T HAVE A VOICE FOR OURSELVES
CAN’T HAVE A VOICE FOR OURSELVES OR BERNIE ISN’T ELECTABLE
OR BERNIE ISN’T ELECTABLE BECAUSE BLOOMBERG CAN BUY HIS
BECAUSE BLOOMBERG CAN BUY HIS WAY INTO THE ELECTION.
WAY INTO THE ELECTION. >> YOU THINK SCARE TACTICS ARE
>> YOU THINK SCARE TACTICS ARE AGAINST THE SANDERS CANDIDACY?
AGAINST THE SANDERS CANDIDACY? >> YEAH, COMPLETELY.
>> YEAH, COMPLETELY. I THINK IT’S ONE OF THESE THINGS
I THINK IT’S ONE OF THESE THINGS WHERE WE’RE SAYING OKAY, WE CAN
WHERE WE’RE SAYING OKAY, WE CAN ONLY HAVE A MILLIONAIRE FIGHT A
ONLY HAVE A MILLIONAIRE FIGHT A MILLIONAIRE OR A BILLIONAIRE
MILLIONAIRE OR A BILLIONAIRE FIGHT A BILLIONAIRE TO WIN THIS
FIGHT A BILLIONAIRE TO WIN THIS THING.
THING. THIS MAN’S A REPUBLICAN DECOY
THIS MAN’S A REPUBLICAN DECOY PUT IN HERE JUST TO SEPARATE US.
PUT IN HERE JUST TO SEPARATE US. COMPLETE WASTE OF ALL OF OUR
COMPLETE WASTE OF ALL OF OUR TIME.
TIME. TO PUSH PEOPLE LIKE BERNIE AND
TO PUSH PEOPLE LIKE BERNIE AND ELIZABETH OUT OF THE PICTURE
ELIZABETH OUT OF THE PICTURE BECAUSE OF DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM.
BECAUSE OF DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM. IT’S JUST WHACK.
IT’S JUST WHACK. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK? >> WELL, I’M GOING TO SIMPLIFY
>> WELL, I’M GOING TO SIMPLIFY THINGS.
THINGS. LET HE OR SHE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN
LET HE OR SHE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN THROW THE FIRST STONES.
THROW THE FIRST STONES. AND THE SECOND PART OF THAT IS
AND THE SECOND PART OF THAT IS TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK.
TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK. >> AND YOU’RE OPEN TO EVERYONE.
>> AND YOU’RE OPEN TO EVERYONE. YOU’RE OPEN TO SANDERS,
YOU’RE OPEN TO SANDERS, BLOOMBERG, EVERYONE IN BETWEEN?
BLOOMBERG, EVERYONE IN BETWEEN? >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. LET THE PERSON WITHOUT SIN --
LET THE PERSON WITHOUT SIN -- EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT
EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT EVERYBODY, WHO DID WHAT.
EVERYBODY, WHO DID WHAT. THERE’S NOBODY WALKING AROUND
THERE’S NOBODY WALKING AROUND THAT HASN’T DONE THINGS.
THAT HASN’T DONE THINGS. SO LET’S MOVE ON.
SO LET’S MOVE ON. LET’S DO REAL PROBLEM.
LET’S DO REAL PROBLEM. THE SENATE IS THE PROBLEM.
THE SENATE IS THE PROBLEM. OKAY?
OKAY? AND CONGRESS IS THE PROBLEM.
AND CONGRESS IS THE PROBLEM. LET’S NOT GET CAUGHT UP IN THIS
LET’S NOT GET CAUGHT UP IN THIS AROUND THE BLOCK KIND OF
AROUND THE BLOCK KIND OF FIGHTING EACH OTHER.
FIGHTING EACH OTHER. >> WELL, YOU KNOW I’M GOING TO
>> WELL, YOU KNOW I’M GOING TO LET HIM BATTLE BACK AT YOU HERE.
LET HIM BATTLE BACK AT YOU HERE. >> WE’RE GOOD.
>> WE’RE GOOD. WE’RE GOOD.
WE’RE GOOD. >> LISTEN, I THINK IT’S -- WE DO
>> LISTEN, I THINK IT’S -- WE DO OURSELF A DISSERVICE, RIGHT?
OURSELF A DISSERVICE, RIGHT? TO SAY THAT WE CAN MOVE ON FROM
TO SAY THAT WE CAN MOVE ON FROM THE TRAUMA THAT HAS BEEN CAUSED.
THE TRAUMA THAT HAS BEEN CAUSED. RIGHT?
RIGHT? AND IF WE ARE NOT GOING TO HOLD
AND IF WE ARE NOT GOING TO HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE, WE’RE ONLY
PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE, WE’RE ONLY HIRING ANOTHER TRUMP.
HIRING ANOTHER TRUMP. WE’RE PUTTING ANOTHER TRUMP IN
WE’RE PUTTING ANOTHER TRUMP IN OFFICE THAT’S GOING TO DO A
OFFICE THAT’S GOING TO DO A DISSERVICE TO EVERY MARGINALIZED
DISSERVICE TO EVERY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY IN THIS COUNTRY.
COMMUNITY IN THIS COUNTRY. >> THAT’S A STRONG CASE.
>> THAT’S A STRONG CASE. BUT I HAVE GOOD NEWS FOR YOU.
BUT I HAVE GOOD NEWS FOR YOU. IN COURT IT’S ALWAYS BETTER TO
IN COURT IT’S ALWAYS BETTER TO GO LAST.
GO LAST. AND YOU GET THE LAST WORD.
AND YOU GET THE LAST WORD. >> I’VE GOT YOU.
>> I’VE GOT YOU. MY PEOPLE HAVE TRAVELED SUCH A
MY PEOPLE HAVE TRAVELED SUCH A FAR, FAR DISTANCE FROM THE
FAR, FAR DISTANCE FROM THE COTTON FIELDS AND STUFF.
COTTON FIELDS AND STUFF. SO I DON’T THINK THERE’S
SO I DON’T THINK THERE’S ANYTHING WE CAN’T OVERCOME AND
ANYTHING WE CAN’T OVERCOME AND THAT THIS IS JUST ANOTHER PART
THAT THIS IS JUST ANOTHER PART OF THE PROCESS.
OF THE PROCESS. I’M NOT OVERWHELMED BY THIS.
I’M NOT OVERWHELMED BY THIS. I WANT YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE
I WANT YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF, WE NEED A CLEAN SLATE.
YOURSELF, WE NEED A CLEAN SLATE. YOU DESIGN THE IDEAS ABOUT THE
YOU DESIGN THE IDEAS ABOUT THE FUTURE.
FUTURE. WE DID IT.
WE DID IT. BUT WE’VE COME A LONG WAY.
BUT WE’VE COME A LONG WAY. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> AND WE’VE GOT A LONG WAY TO
>> AND WE’VE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO.
GO. ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY. THAT’S MY MINDSET.
THAT’S MY MINDSET. >> THAT’S A MINDSET I THINK WE
