MAJORITY, AND SWEEPS SUPER TUESDAY AND HE’S THE

TUESDAY AND HE’S THE FRONTRUNNER.

FRONTRUNNER. >> NOW, I HAVE WORKED FOR ENOUGH

>> NOW, I HAVE WORKED FOR ENOUGH CAMPAIGNS TO KNOW THIS IS

CAMPAIGNS TO KNOW THIS IS SOMETIMES THE MOST DANGEROUS

SOMETIMES THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE CANDIDACY, WHEN

PART OF THE CANDIDACY, WHEN YOU’RE FEELING GOOD.

YOU’RE FEELING GOOD. I MEAN, IN ALL THESE WINS LAST

I MEAN, IN ALL THESE WINS LAST NIGHT, TEN AND WE’RE NOT DONE

NIGHT, TEN AND WE’RE NOT DONE WITH THE COUNTING, WITH NO ADS

WITH THE COUNTING, WITH NO ADS IN ANY OF THE STATES, VERY FEW

IN ANY OF THE STATES, VERY FEW FIELD OFFICES, NO TRAVEL IN A

FIELD OFFICES, NO TRAVEL IN A LOT OF THE STATES.

LOT OF THE STATES. HOW DO YOU KEEP THE RESULTS FROM

HOW DO YOU KEEP THE RESULTS FROM LAST NIGHT AND SCALING A

LAST NIGHT AND SCALING A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN?

NATIONAL CAMPAIGN? >> WELL, LOOK, IT’S JUST LIKE WE

>> WELL, LOOK, IT’S JUST LIKE WE DREW IT UP.

DREW IT UP. LOOK, I THINK WHAT WE HAVE TO DO

LOOK, I THINK WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS CONTINUE TO DO WHAT’S

IS CONTINUE TO DO WHAT’S WORKING.

WORKING. WHAT’S WORKING IS PEOPLE HEARING

WHAT’S WORKING IS PEOPLE HEARING JOE BIDEN’S MESSAGE.

JOE BIDEN’S MESSAGE. WHEN HE COMES ON SHOWS LIKE YOUR

WHEN HE COMES ON SHOWS LIKE YOUR SHOW A WEEK AGO AND OTHER SHOWS,

SHOW A WEEK AGO AND OTHER SHOWS, PEOPLE IN ALL THE STATES HEAR

PEOPLE IN ALL THE STATES HEAR HIM.

HIM. ONE THING ABOUT NO TRAVEL.

ONE THING ABOUT NO TRAVEL. SOME OF THE STATES, THE VICE

SOME OF THE STATES, THE VICE PRESIDENT DIDN’T VISIT BUT

PRESIDENT DIDN’T VISIT BUT DR. JILL BIDEN SPENT TIME IN

DR. JILL BIDEN SPENT TIME IN TENNESSEE, OKLAHOMA AND ARKANSAS

TENNESSEE, OKLAHOMA AND ARKANSAS AND SHE’S BEEN A REAL SECRET

AND SHE’S BEEN A REAL SECRET WEAPON IN ALL THIS.

WEAPON IN ALL THIS. >> YOU KNOW, I’M GLAD YOU MADE

>> YOU KNOW, I’M GLAD YOU MADE THAT POINT.

THAT POINT. AND WITH PEOPLE THAT PREVAIL AND

AND WITH PEOPLE THAT PREVAIL AND THE SPOUSE IS SUCH AN

THE SPOUSE IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT -- THEY CAN SAY THINGS

IMPORTANT -- THEY CAN SAY THINGS ABOUT THEIR SPOUSES, ABOUT THE

ABOUT THEIR SPOUSES, ABOUT THE CANDIDATE THAT THEY DON’T SAY

CANDIDATE THAT THEY DON’T SAY ABOUT THEMSELVES.

ABOUT THEMSELVES. FAIR POINT.

FAIR POINT. >> BUT, LOOK, GOING FORWARD WHAT

>> BUT, LOOK, GOING FORWARD WHAT VICE PRESIDENT SAID LAST NIGHT

VICE PRESIDENT SAID LAST NIGHT IN HIS VICTORY SPEECH ON SUPER

IN HIS VICTORY SPEECH ON SUPER TUESDAY ABOUT THIS BEING A

TUESDAY ABOUT THIS BEING A CAMPAIGN FOR EVERYONE WHO’S BEEN

CAMPAIGN FOR EVERYONE WHO’S BEEN LEFT BEHIND AND KNOCKED DOWN AND

LEFT BEHIND AND KNOCKED DOWN AND LEFT OUT, THAT IS A POWERFUL

LEFT OUT, THAT IS A POWERFUL MESSAGE REDS

MESSAGE REDS MESSAGE RESONATING WITH VOTERS

MESSAGE RESONATING WITH VOTERS AND YOU MATCHED IT WITH PEOPLE

AND YOU MATCHED IT WITH PEOPLE FEELING HIS CHARACTER.

FEELING HIS CHARACTER. WHAT STRUCK ABOUT THE

WHAT STRUCK ABOUT THE ENDORSEMENTS WAS THE EMOTION.

ENDORSEMENTS WAS THE EMOTION. AND THEM SAYING GENUINELY

AND THEM SAYING GENUINELY AFFECTIONATE THINGS ABOUT HIM.

AFFECTIONATE THINGS ABOUT HIM. HE WEARS HIS HEART ON HIS

HE WEARS HIS HEART ON HIS SLEEVE.

SLEEVE. HE IS THE ANTITHESIS OF DONALD

HE IS THE ANTITHESIS OF DONALD TRUMP IN THIS MOMENT 347 SOMEONE

TRUMP IN THIS MOMENT 347 SOMEONE WHO BRINGS CLASS AND COMPASSION

WHO BRINGS CLASS AND COMPASSION AND DECENCY.

AND DECENCY. I THINK THAT’S WINNING VOTERS

I THINK THAT’S WINNING VOTERS OVER IN THIS MOMENT.

OVER IN THIS MOMENT. >> WHAT IS THE STRATEGY FOR

>> WHAT IS THE STRATEGY FOR DEALING WITH THE BERNIE SANDERS?

DEALING WITH THE BERNIE SANDERS? IT’S ALMOST A TRUMPIAN EFFORT TO

IT’S ALMOST A TRUMPIAN EFFORT TO BRAND JOE BIDEN AS THE PRODUCT

BRAND JOE BIDEN AS THE PRODUCT OR BENEFICIARY OF A DEMOCRATIC

OR BENEFICIARY OF A DEMOCRATIC ESTABLISHMENT, WHICH I THINK I

ESTABLISHMENT, WHICH I THINK I KNOW POLITIC WELL ENOUGH TO KNOW

KNOW POLITIC WELL ENOUGH TO KNOW THE DEMOCRATIC ESTABLISHMENT

THE DEMOCRATIC ESTABLISHMENT REALLY HAD VERY LITTLE TO DO

REALLY HAD VERY LITTLE TO DO WITH SATURDAY NIGHT’S VICTORY IN

WITH SATURDAY NIGHT’S VICTORY IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

SOUTH CAROLINA. >> AS YOU SAID VICE PRESIDENT

>> AS YOU SAID VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN WON IN SOUTH CAROLINA

BIDEN WON IN SOUTH CAROLINA THANKS TO A GREAT ENDORSEMENT

THANKS TO A GREAT ENDORSEMENT FROM WHIP CLYBURN AND THANKS TO

FROM WHIP CLYBURN AND THANKS TO VOTERS NOT HEARD IN IOWA, NEW

VOTERS NOT HEARD IN IOWA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NOT THAT MUCH IN NV

HAMPSHIRE, NOT THAT MUCH IN NV NCHB

NCHB NV, GOT THEIR CHANCE TO BE HEARD

NV, GOT THEIR CHANCE TO BE HEARD IN NORTH CAROLINA AND ACROSS

IN NORTH CAROLINA AND ACROSS SUPER TUESDAY.

SUPER TUESDAY. THEY ARE NOT THE PARTY’S

THEY ARE NOT THE PARTY’S ESTABLISHMENT.

ESTABLISHMENT. THEY ARE THE PARTY’S HEART AND

THEY ARE THE PARTY’S HEART AND SOUL AND BASE.

SOUL AND BASE. AND ANY CANDIDATE WHO CANNOT GET

AND ANY CANDIDATE WHO CANNOT GET THOSE VOTES CANNOT BE THE

THOSE VOTES CANNOT BE THE NOMINEE.

NOMINEE. AS WHIP CLYBURN SAID THEY KNOW

AS WHIP CLYBURN SAID THEY KNOW BIDEN AND BIDEN KNOWS HIM.

BIDEN AND BIDEN KNOWS HIM. THERE’S AN AD OF HIM AND BARACK

THERE’S AN AD OF HIM AND BARACK OBAMA WALKING AROUND THE WHITE

OBAMA WALKING AROUND THE WHITE HOUSE.

HOUSE. I THINK HE’S NOT GOING TO BE

I THINK HE’S NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO BREAK THAT TIE.

ABLE TO BREAK THAT TIE. >> WHAT IS THE STRATEGY IF JOE

>> WHAT IS THE STRATEGY IF JOE BIDEN IS SUCCESSFUL, DOES RACK

BIDEN IS SUCCESSFUL, DOES RACK UP ENOUGH DELEGATES TO BE THE

UP ENOUGH DELEGATES TO BE THE PARTY’S NOMINATION TO BRING

PARTY’S NOMINATION TO BRING BERNIE SANDERS’S VEETOTERS INTO

BERNIE SANDERS’S VEETOTERS INTO FOLD SO HE FACES DONALD TRUMP

FOLD SO HE FACES DONALD TRUMP WITH THE STRONGEST AND MOST DI

WITH THE STRONGEST AND MOST DI DIVERSE COALITION OF DEMOCRATIC

DIVERSE COALITION OF DEMOCRATIC VOTEARDS BEHIND HIM?

VOTEARDS BEHIND HIM? >> THIS IS A HARD FIGHT AND WE

>> THIS IS A HARD FIGHT AND WE KNOW SENATOR SANDERS AND THE

KNOW SENATOR SANDERS AND THE SUPPORTERS ARE IN IT TO WIN IT

SUPPORTERS ARE IN IT TO WIN IT NOW.

NOW. WHEN YOU HEARD THE VICE

WHEN YOU HEARD THE VICE PRESIDENT SAY LAST NIGHT IS HE

PRESIDENT SAY LAST NIGHT IS HE DIDN’T ATTACK SENATOR SANDERS

DIDN’T ATTACK SENATOR SANDERS AND HIS SUPPORTERS.

AND HIS SUPPORTERS. HE WAS TALKING ABOUT BRINGING

HE WAS TALKING ABOUT BRINGING EVERYONE TOGETHER.

EVERYONE TOGETHER. BEING A UNITER AS WELL AS A

BEING A UNITER AS WELL AS A FIGHTER OF ALL THE DEMOCRATS AND

FIGHTER OF ALL THE DEMOCRATS AND INDEPENDENTS AND YES,

INDEPENDENTS AND YES, REPUBLICANS TOO TO GET THIS

REPUBLICANS TOO TO GET THIS COUNTRY BACK FROM DONALD TRUMP

COUNTRY BACK FROM DONALD TRUMP AND TO MOVE THIS COUNTRY FORWARD

AND TO MOVE THIS COUNTRY FORWARD AND THAT’S BEEN HIS MESSAGE ALL

AND THAT’S BEEN HIS MESSAGE ALL ALONG IN THIS CAMPAIGN.

ALONG IN THIS CAMPAIGN. THEY SAID THIS IS A PARTY THAT

THEY SAID THIS IS A PARTY THAT DOESN’T WANT A UNITER.

DOESN’T WANT A UNITER. IT IS A FEISTY MOMENT.

IT IS A FEISTY MOMENT. BUT I THINK PEOPLE WANT DECENCY

BUT I THINK PEOPLE WANT DECENCY AND THEY WANT A BIG TENT AND

AND THEY WANT A BIG TENT AND THAT’S WHAT JOE BIDEN’S BRINGING

THAT’S WHAT JOE BIDEN’S BRINGING TO THIS.

TO THIS. >> YOU KNOW, I THINK RON’S MADE

>> YOU KNOW, I THINK RON’S MADE A CUP -- ONE ABOUT HOW CLOSE

A CUP -- ONE ABOUT HOW CLOSE ATTENTION PEOPLE ARE PAYING TO

ATTENTION PEOPLE ARE PAYING TO NEWS EVENTS.

NEWS EVENTS. THERE WEREN’T A LOT OF ADS UP

THERE WEREN’T A LOT OF ADS UP AND JILL BIDEN IS A POWERFUL

AND JILL BIDEN IS A POWERFUL SURROGATE BUT YOU CAN’T GET IN

SURROGATE BUT YOU CAN’T GET IN FRONT OF EVERY VOTER IN EVERY

FRONT OF EVERY VOTER IN EVERY SUPER TUESDAY.

SUPER TUESDAY. STATE.

STATE. THIS IS A SIGNAL VOTERS SEND

THIS IS A SIGNAL VOTERS SEND WAS, THE ONLY PARALLEL I CAN

WAS, THE ONLY PARALLEL I CAN THINK OF IS THE ONE WHITE CAUCUS

THINK OF IS THE ONE WHITE CAUCUS GOERS IN IOWA SENT IN 2008 WHEN

GOERS IN IOWA SENT IN 2008 WHEN THEY DELIVERED PRESIDENT OBAMA

THEY DELIVERED PRESIDENT OBAMA THAT WIN AND THE ELECTABILITY

THAT WIN AND THE ELECTABILITY QUESTION WAS SUDDENLY ANSWERED

QUESTION WAS SUDDENLY ANSWERED FOR ALL DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

FOR ALL DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS.

VOTERS. >> I DON’T KNOW ANY SINGULAR

>> I DON’T KNOW ANY SINGULAR ELECTED OFFICIAL THAT HAS AS

ELECTED OFFICIAL THAT HAS AS MUCH SWAY OVER A TREMENDOUS

MUCH SWAY OVER A TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF VOTES IN A PARTICULAR

NUMBER OF VOTES IN A PARTICULAR CONSTITUENCY AS JOE C -- AND I

CONSTITUENCY AS JOE C -- AND I REMEMBER LEWIS 1 N DORSED

REMEMBER LEWIS 1 N DORSED HILLARY CLINTON BUT HIS DISTRICT

HILLARY CLINTON BUT HIS DISTRICT WENT TO OBAMA.

WENT TO OBAMA. AND HE MADE A DIFFICULT DECISION

AND HE MADE A DIFFICULT DECISION TO CHANGE HIS ENDORSEMENT FROM

TO CHANGE HIS ENDORSEMENT FROM HILLARY TO OBAMA.

HILLARY TO OBAMA. DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. BUT WHAT HE WAS SAYING WAS FOR

BUT WHAT HE WAS SAYING WAS FOR THE FUTURE OF MY PARTY, FOR

THE FUTURE OF MY PARTY, FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE

THESE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE PUSHING ME IN THIS DIRECTION, I

PUSHING ME IN THIS DIRECTION, I HAVE TO MAKE THIS DECISION.

HAVE TO MAKE THIS DECISION. AND SO WHAT I THINK ABOUT NOW IS

AND SO WHAT I THINK ABOUT NOW IS WHETHER OR NOT, BECAUSE OF THE

WHETHER OR NOT, BECAUSE OF THE GENERATIONAL CLEAVAGE HE WAS

GENERATIONAL CLEAVAGE HE WAS TALKING ABOUT, BECAUSE WE HAVE

TALKING ABOUT, BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS GENERATIONAL DIVIDE, ARE WE

THIS GENERATIONAL DIVIDE, ARE WE GOING TO SEE A PROLONGED DIVIDE

GOING TO SEE A PROLONGED DIVIDE BETWEEN THESE YOUNGER VOTERS,

BETWEEN THESE YOUNGER VOTERS, WHO DO WANT SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE.

WHO DO WANT SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE. IT’S NOT AN INDICTMENT OF BERNIE

IT’S NOT AN INDICTMENT OF BERNIE SANDERS’ IDEAS.

SANDERS’ IDEAS. BUT THE OLDER PEOPLE WHO SAY

BUT THE OLDER PEOPLE WHO SAY THIS IS THE PERSON WHO

THIS IS THE PERSON WHO REPRESENTS THE PARTY THAT HAS

REPRESENTS THE PARTY THAT HAS PROVIDED POLITICAL, SOCIAL,

PROVIDED POLITICAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC POWER FOR ME AND MY

ECONOMIC POWER FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND THAT’S WHY YOU SEE SO

FAMILY AND THAT’S WHY YOU SEE SO MANY VOTERS MOVE IN THAT

MANY VOTERS MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION.

DIRECTION. >> AND IT WASN’T EVEN CLOSE.

>> AND IT WASN’T EVEN CLOSE. AND BECAUSE I THINK WHAT THE

AND BECAUSE I THINK WHAT THE BERNIE SANDERS BASE DEAL IS IT’S

BERNIE SANDERS BASE DEAL IS IT’S NOT ENOUGH.

NOT ENOUGH. THE POLICIES THAT BERNIE IS

THE POLICIES THAT BERNIE IS BEHIND WOULD REPRESENT SUCH A

BEHIND WOULD REPRESENT SUCH A DRAMATIC OVERHAUL.

DRAMATIC OVERHAUL. JOE BIDEN’S ARE DIFFERENT FROM

JOE BIDEN’S ARE DIFFERENT FROM DONALD TRUMP BUT A CONTINUATION

DONALD TRUMP BUT A CONTINUATION OF THE POLICIES PRESIDENT OBAMA

OF THE POLICIES PRESIDENT OBAMA FOUGHT FOR.

FOUGHT FOR. THAT’S WHAT DROVE RECORD

THAT’S WHAT DROVE RECORD TURNOUT.

TURNOUT. IT’S MORE THAN THAT.

IT’S MORE THAN THAT. BUT IT’S INTERESTING THE

BUT IT’S INTERESTING THE REVOLUTION DIDN’T DRIVE THE

REVOLUTION DIDN’T DRIVE THE TURNOUT.

TURNOUT. IT WAS A RETURN TO POLICIES IN

IT WAS A RETURN TO POLICIES IN LINE WITH THE OBAMA POLICIES.

LINE WITH THE OBAMA POLICIES. >> I HAVE BEEN SO FOCUSSED ON

>> I HAVE BEEN SO FOCUSSED ON WATCHING THE PASSION DRIVING

WATCHING THE PASSION DRIVING BERNIE SANDERS AND HIZ

BERNIE SANDERS AND HIZ REVOLUTION THAT I MISSED JUST

REVOLUTION THAT I MISSED JUST HOW STRONG THE FERVOR TO GET

HOW STRONG THE FERVOR TO GET DONALD TRUMP OUT OF OFFICE IS.

DONALD TRUMP OUT OF OFFICE IS. IT’S WHAT WE SAW IN THE

IT’S WHAT WE SAW IN THE MIDTERMS.

MIDTERMS. WE SAW HOW PEOPLE CAME OUT IN

WE SAW HOW PEOPLE CAME OUT IN RECORD NUMBERS AND JUST THE

RECORD NUMBERS AND JUST THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WHO CAME OUT,

NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WHO CAME OUT, WHO WERE WILLING TO WAIT IN LINE

WHO WERE WILLING TO WAIT IN LINE FOR HOURS AND HOURS.