LIVE WITH CHRIS MATTHEWS IN LAS VEGAS.

VEGAS. CHRIS.

CHRIS. >> SENATOR, YOU WENT INTO THIS

>> SENATOR, YOU WENT INTO THIS DEBATE TONIGHT WITH A PLAN, AND

DEBATE TONIGHT WITH A PLAN, AND YOU EXECUTED IT DEVASTATINGLY.

YOU EXECUTED IT DEVASTATINGLY. YOU HIT THEM WITH THAT COMMENT

YOU HIT THEM WITH THAT COMMENT HE MADE, APPARENTLY, ABOUT A

HE MADE, APPARENTLY, ABOUT A HORSE FACED LESBIAN.

HORSE FACED LESBIAN. IT WAS SO GRAPHIC AND SO

IT WAS SO GRAPHIC AND SO PERSONAL.

PERSONAL. TELL ME WHY YOU STARTED THE

TELL ME WHY YOU STARTED THE DEBATE WITH THAT POINT OF VIEW.

DEBATE WITH THAT POINT OF VIEW. THAT ATTACK LINE.

THAT ATTACK LINE. >> BECAUSE I THINK IT’S

>> BECAUSE I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW

IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT MICHAEL BLOOMBERG

EXACTLY WHAT MICHAEL BLOOMBERG HAS SAID AND DONE.

HAS SAID AND DONE. YOU KNOW, HE WANTS TO SMOOTH

YOU KNOW, HE WANTS TO SMOOTH OVER IT ALL AND SAY OH, BUT I

OVER IT ALL AND SAY OH, BUT I TREATED SOME WOMEN NICELY.

TREATED SOME WOMEN NICELY. AND THAT JUST DOESN’T CUT IT.

AND THAT JUST DOESN’T CUT IT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHO THIS

IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHO THIS GUY IS BECAUSE UNDERSTAND THIS.

GUY IS BECAUSE UNDERSTAND THIS. THIS GUY IS A THREAT NOT BECAUSE

THIS GUY IS A THREAT NOT BECAUSE HE GETS OUT AND SHAKES HANDS

HE GETS OUT AND SHAKES HANDS WITH PEOPLE AND PEOPLE THINK HE

WITH PEOPLE AND PEOPLE THINK HE HAS REALLY GREAT IDEAS.

HAS REALLY GREAT IDEAS. HE’S A THREAT BECAUSE HE’S

HE’S A THREAT BECAUSE HE’S ALREADY DROPPED $400 MILLION IN

ALREADY DROPPED $400 MILLION IN THIS CAMPAIGN.

THIS CAMPAIGN. AND UNDERSTAND THIS.

AND UNDERSTAND THIS. AFTER HIS PERFORMANCE TONIGHT, I

AFTER HIS PERFORMANCE TONIGHT, I HAVE NO DOUBT HE IS ABOUT TO

HAVE NO DOUBT HE IS ABOUT TO DROP TONIGHT ANOTHER $100

DROP TONIGHT ANOTHER $100 MILLION IN THIS CAMPAIGN.

MILLION IN THIS CAMPAIGN. >> WHY DOES THIS LEAD TO MORE

>> WHY DOES THIS LEAD TO MORE SPENDING?

SPENDING? >> IN ORDER TO TRY TO ERASE

>> IN ORDER TO TRY TO ERASE AMERICA’S MEMORY OF WHAT

AMERICA’S MEMORY OF WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT DEBATE STAGE.

HAPPENED ON THAT DEBATE STAGE. >> BUT THAT’S -- THAT MOMENT

>> BUT THAT’S -- THAT MOMENT WITH YOU AND HIM, WHOEVER IS

WITH YOU AND HIM, WHOEVER IS RIGHT OR WRONG, ALTHOUGH YOU

RIGHT OR WRONG, ALTHOUGH YOU WERE ON THE OFFENSIVE THAT HIT

WERE ON THE OFFENSIVE THAT HIT HIM ON THE FACTS, FAIR ENOUGH,

HIM ON THE FACTS, FAIR ENOUGH, OF VULNERABILITY.

OF VULNERABILITY. THAT’S GOING TO BE REPLAYED IN

THAT’S GOING TO BE REPLAYED IN EVERY AFFILIATE AROUND THE

EVERY AFFILIATE AROUND THE COUNTRY.

COUNTRY. THAT’S GOING TO BE AROUND

THAT’S GOING TO BE AROUND TONIGHT ON THE LATE NEWS AND ON

TONIGHT ON THE LATE NEWS AND ON OUR NETWORKS AND OTHER NETWORKS

OUR NETWORKS AND OTHER NETWORKS FOR DAYS IF NOT WEEKS.

FOR DAYS IF NOT WEEKS. >> I HOPE THAT IS THE CASE.

>> I HOPE THAT IS THE CASE. >> I THINK YOU DID SCORE THERE.

>> I THINK YOU DID SCORE THERE. MY QUESTION IS IS THAT A

MY QUESTION IS IS THAT A DISQUALIFYING FACT?

DISQUALIFYING FACT? DO YOU THINK HE SHOULD NOT BE

DO YOU THINK HE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED BY DEMOCRATIC VOTERS?

CONSIDERED BY DEMOCRATIC VOTERS? >> YES.

>> YES. I THINK IT IS DISQUALIFYING.

I THINK IT IS DISQUALIFYING. HOW CAN WE SAY WE WANT TO TRADE

HOW CAN WE SAY WE WANT TO TRADE OUR ARROGANT BILLIONAIRE FOR

OUR ARROGANT BILLIONAIRE FOR YOUR ARROGANT BILLIONAIRE?

YOUR ARROGANT BILLIONAIRE? ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS IS A MAN

ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS IS A MAN WHO HAS TREATED WOMEN SO BADLY.

WHO HAS TREATED WOMEN SO BADLY. YOU KNOW, CAN WE PLEASE KEEP IN

YOU KNOW, CAN WE PLEASE KEEP IN MIND HOW IMPORTANT WOMEN HAVE

MIND HOW IMPORTANT WOMEN HAVE FINALLY -- WE HAVE BEEN

FINALLY -- WE HAVE BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED TO BE IMPORTANT IN

ACKNOWLEDGED TO BE IMPORTANT IN ELECTING OUR CANDIDATES?