THE FORMER MAYOR OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, PETE BUTTIGIEG IS

INDIANA, PETE BUTTIGIEG IS STANDING BY WITH CHRIS MATTHEWS

STANDING BY WITH CHRIS MATTHEWS IN LAS VEGAS.

IN LAS VEGAS. >> THANK YOU, BRIAN.

>> THANK YOU, BRIAN. WHEN YOU WATCH THIS AS I HAVE.

WHEN YOU WATCH THIS AS I HAVE. WHEN YOU WATCH IT WITH A LITTLE

WHEN YOU WATCH IT WITH A LITTLE DISTANCE, YOU CAN SORT OF SEE

DISTANCE, YOU CAN SORT OF SEE WHO HAS A POLITICAL STRATEGY.

WHO HAS A POLITICAL STRATEGY. IT SEEMED LIKE WARREN WAS TRYING

IT SEEMED LIKE WARREN WAS TRYING TO GET INTO THE TOP TIER BY

TO GET INTO THE TOP TIER BY HITTING YOU BECAUSE SHE CAN’T

HITTING YOU BECAUSE SHE CAN’T GET BERNIE’S VOTES SO SHE WENT

GET BERNIE’S VOTES SO SHE WENT AFTER THE MODERATES, YOU.

AFTER THE MODERATES, YOU. SHE DIDN’T GO AFTER BERNIE.

SHE DIDN’T GO AFTER BERNIE. SHE WENT AFTER YOU AND AMY AND

SHE WENT AFTER YOU AND AMY AND BLOOMBERG.

BLOOMBERG. >> I WAS MOSTLY JUST FOCUSSED ON

>> I WAS MOSTLY JUST FOCUSSED ON GETTING OUR MESSAGE OUT.

GETTING OUR MESSAGE OUT. >> DIDN’T YOU NOTE THE POLITICS

>> DIDN’T YOU NOTE THE POLITICS GOING ON TONIGHT?

GOING ON TONIGHT? YOU WENT AFTER KLOBUCHAR BECAUSE

YOU WENT AFTER KLOBUCHAR BECAUSE YOU’RE ABOUT EVEN?

YOU’RE ABOUT EVEN? >> I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT

>> I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO DEBATE THE WASHINGTON

FOR US TO DEBATE THE WASHINGTON RECORD.

RECORD. >> WHY DID YOU PICK HER?

>> WHY DID YOU PICK HER? >> WE WERE OBVIOUSLY ALL

>> WE WERE OBVIOUSLY ALL EXCHANGING SOME VIEWS ABOUT --

EXCHANGING SOME VIEWS ABOUT -- >> JUST BECAUSE SHE’S NEXT TO

>> JUST BECAUSE SHE’S NEXT TO YOU YOU WENT AFTER HER?

YOU YOU WENT AFTER HER? >> I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT

>> I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR HER TO BE PREPARED TO DEFEND

FOR HER TO BE PREPARED TO DEFEND THE VOTES SHE’S TAKEN IN

THE VOTES SHE’S TAKEN IN WASHINGTON, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT’S

WASHINGTON, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT’S BACKING TRUMP JUNLS AND OTHER

BACKING TRUMP JUNLS AND OTHER TRUMP APPOINTEES.

TRUMP APPOINTEES. ISSUES THAT AFFECT PEOPLE IN A

ISSUES THAT AFFECT PEOPLE IN A PLACE LIKE NEVADA.

PLACE LIKE NEVADA. I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO

I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO DEMONSTRATE WHY THE WORLD THAT

DEMONSTRATE WHY THE WORLD THAT SOME OF THE PUNDITS THINK WE’RE

SOME OF THE PUNDITS THINK WE’RE HEADED TO WHERE THE ONLY TWO

HEADED TO WHERE THE ONLY TWO VOICES ARE MAYOR BLOOMBERG AND

VOICES ARE MAYOR BLOOMBERG AND SENATOR SANDERS IS NOT GOOD FOR

SENATOR SANDERS IS NOT GOOD FOR OUR ABILITY TO WIN.

OUR ABILITY TO WIN. I THINK THAT WAS DEMONSTRATED.

I THINK THAT WAS DEMONSTRATED. >> THAT’S MY FAVORITE PART OF

>> THAT’S MY FAVORITE PART OF WHAT YOU SAID.

WHAT YOU SAID. WHAT I LIKE, YOU’RE GOING TO GET

WHAT I LIKE, YOU’RE GOING TO GET CREDIT FOR THIS.

CREDIT FOR THIS. YOU’RE A DEMOCRAT, AND NEITHER

YOU’RE A DEMOCRAT, AND NEITHER OF THOSE GUYS ARE.

OF THOSE GUYS ARE. WHAT DOES IT MEAN THAT THE

WHAT DOES IT MEAN THAT THE OLDEST POLITICAL PARTY IN THE

OLDEST POLITICAL PARTY IN THE WORLD STARTED BY JEFFERSON, ON

WORLD STARTED BY JEFFERSON, ON THROUGH JACKSON AND FDR AND

THROUGH JACKSON AND FDR AND EVERYBODY AND BRAUNLOBAMA.

EVERYBODY AND BRAUNLOBAMA. THAT PARTY IS BEING RIVALLED

THAT PARTY IS BEING RIVALLED FOR, THE TWO SURGING CANDIDATES

FOR, THE TWO SURGING CANDIDATES ARE NOT PART OF THE PARTY AND

ARE NOT PART OF THE PARTY AND MADE CHOICES NOT TO BECOME

MADE CHOICES NOT TO BECOME DEMOCRATS.

DEMOCRATS. >> TO ME IT SAYS WE NEED TO GET

>> TO ME IT SAYS WE NEED TO GET IT TOGETHER.

IT TOGETHER. I THOUGHT WE OUGHT TO NOMINATE A

I THOUGHT WE OUGHT TO NOMINATE A DEMOCRAT.

DEMOCRAT. I BELIEVE IN THE VALUES OF THE

I BELIEVE IN THE VALUES OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

DEMOCRATIC PARTY. IT’S WHY I’M RUNNING AS A

IT’S WHY I’M RUNNING AS A DEMOCRAT.

DEMOCRAT. OF COURSE, I’M PROUD OF THE WORK

OF COURSE, I’M PROUD OF THE WORK WE’VE DONE TO REACH OUT TO

WE’VE DONE TO REACH OUT TO INDEPENDENTS AND EVEN TO SEE

INDEPENDENTS AND EVEN TO SEE SOME REPUBLICANS CROSS OVER AND

SOME REPUBLICANS CROSS OVER AND SUPPORT OUR EFFORT BECAUSE THEY

SUPPORT OUR EFFORT BECAUSE THEY SEE WHY WE CANNOT GO ON WITH

SEE WHY WE CANNOT GO ON WITH FOUR MORE YEARS OF DONALD TRUMP.

FOUR MORE YEARS OF DONALD TRUMP. I’M ALSO UNASHAMED ABOUT

I’M ALSO UNASHAMED ABOUT ENSURING THAT WE CARRY THE

ENSURING THAT WE CARRY THE BANNER FORWARD FOR A PARTY THAT

BANNER FORWARD FOR A PARTY THAT THROUGH MY LIFETIME HAS STOOD

THROUGH MY LIFETIME HAS STOOD FOR THOSE VALUES THAT MATTER SO

FOR THOSE VALUES THAT MATTER SO MUCH.

MUCH. AND IN THE CASE OF MAYOR