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can't be tries to ramp down. there is more enthusiasm. there's genuine concern that there is a possibility of a presidency. host: this is from cbs, a recent article, that hillary clinton, who many voters say won the debates, has not persuaded voters on key items, such as her ability to fix the economy, or that she understands regular people. host: clinton also fails to hit the 50% mark on whether she understands regular people, and whether she could fix the economy, 42%. what is your reaction to that, mr. ceasar? what is your reaction to that, mr. ceasar? caller: --
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guest: first of all, i find it interesting on the one where she does not relate to regular people -- she grew up in humble beginnings. donald trump did not. he was given money to start off, unlike most people i've ever met in my life. we have to limit, we talk about werida as a swing state -- have to remember, we talk about florida as a swing state. the largest mental state in play -- california, new york, texas, they always go in a predictable manner. florida does not did it goes back and forth. it is a purple state, though we do much better in presidential turnout years. some of it is baked in with hillary after 25 or 30 years of the republican attack machine. they have done a good job. on the foot side, donald trump has been a good job of defining himself, which has been negative. i think at the end of the day in florida, as will be in the
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country, they are comfortable with someone that is reliable right right temperament. i think that will make this a more obvious choice. we are closing in. there are fewer and fewer undecided. host: mr. ceasar, what do you think could make the difference for hillary clinton's campaign in florida -- what will it be, and where could that happen? women, moderate republicans -- there are a few left -- it will come down to two factors -- how good is the turnout in south florida, and the i-four corridor, the swing area, i think there are a lot of swing voters, independents, and i would bet we will win florida, a very close race. very close. because people just say i cannot trust donald trump, specifically women. host: ok.
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let's get to patricia who is in dade city, florida. you are on the up. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i have listened to this whole thing this morning, and i must admit, i am born and raised in the city of new york, and i have all kinds of experience with wall street, and how people are, and so on and so on. both candidates to me represents money and more money. the problem is money trumps this whole election cycle more than it has ever in my lifetime, and i am an older female. of these people who supported bernie sanders, and i will be honest with you, not a hillary supporter, and god help me, never a trump supporter, but on the other hand, i could not throw my vote away, so i had to vote for her. i had to. on the other hand, i still do not have the faith in her that i
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should as a staunch democrat, and i have been a democrat my whole life. the divide between myself and my family is phenomenal is because they are republicans, and they are younger than i am, but what i see in florida is devastation. there was a piece put out in the newspaper locally here last sunday -- the state of anxiety. well, people need jobs, sir. do i have faith, -- faith in her? no, i don't. do i have faith in him? of course, if he wants to pay the minimum wage, or nothing at all. as a registered voter, a democrat in florida, i have a difficult time believing half of which of anything that comes out here because it is not true. host: patricia, hang on the line, and mitch ceasar come a what you say to patricia? how do you convince her she
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should have faith in hillary clinton? guest: let me say i have gone through many presidential cycles and have had disagreements with republican candidates philosophically, but i was never so concerned about how it would affect the stock market, the world, and so forth. this is the first time in my entire life i have been genuinely scared because of the candidacy of donald trump. now, maybe his candidacy is supposed to scare someone like me, but i think it scares most people i talk to, regardless of if they are republicans, democrats, or independents. i think you have to grant that secretary clinton has the right temperament, and there is a consistency of her service. background. has no he clearly shows himself, as he did in the debates, to be kind of, for lack of a better term, a petulant child, an 11-year-old that cannot control his emotions and runs to twitter and we have
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to have someone that is respected worldwide. i do not think dow is capable of that. thinkaud you -- i do not donald trump is capable of that. i applaud you for your dedication, for being the only democrat in your family, but i think secretary clinton offers enough consistency, where donald trump not only switches positions, as we all know, but he will switch it multiple times in the same day. you cannot have a president like that. somebody has to lead the world -- you have to have steadiness. i think secretary clinton offers that. host: patricia, are you still there? i think we lost a. in ohio.o to flo you are on the air with mitch ceasar. caller: good morning. thank you for letting me get through to you. i have been wanting to do this for days now. finally made it. i want you to know i do not like either one of them, as far as running for president. i think hillary should be in
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jail, not running for president. that is my opinion. i think everyone ought to think you're going to vote for the party, not for the person, because look what you are going obama -- obama again, care. it is going to be right in everything that you do. it,ou stop and think about do not even do it. there are going to be people that will help you through it, and forget what he said. that is my opinion. host: mitch ceasar, what is your reaction? guest: first, let me thank the caller. she lives in another swing state, i think you said ohio. the universal sentiment i get from everyone i speak to his they are excited it is almost over. candidates would agree on that. they said that at the l smith dinner, which is total agreement, which is read these days. i think people are frustrated.
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the economy, the stock market has been decent, the unemployment rate is decent, but a lot of people have been left out of the economy. secretary clinton has talked about that for a long time. that is why she is trying to appeal to young people, not only to make college tuition free, in the context of families making less than $125,000, but that is also going to spur the economy. she has been very specific about her programs. donald trump has not. he talks about broad generalities when he does not get sidetracked and he is only reading off the teleprompter, but he has offered no specifics. if you're going to spend or do something, you have to show what it will come from. he has never done that. it is all broad message. secretary clinton has been consistent. host: randy is in amsterdam, new york. you are next. yes, i am a victim of hillary's economic plan, anyway.
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she promised thousands and thousands of jobs in upstate new york, and never could deliver. -- if, my question is your guest can tell me how the clinton campaign reimburses sending obama on the campaign trail -- who is paying for that. host: mitch ceasar -- do you know, as a member question -- member? guest: i could give you an educated guest. that is not paid by taxpayers. usually it is paid for by the democratic national committee, traditionally. it might come from another fund, but it is not paid by taxpayers. host: a campaign event has to be reimbursed. guest: that is correct. host: cj on twitter has this -- presidentialvice
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running mate, tim kaine, was in florida, only 30 people showed up to see him. he says that speaks volumes. there are other testimonials from people in florida saying the crowds are in the thousands, tens of thousands for donald trump, and a lot less for hillary clinton when they hold their respective rallies in the state. well, i do not know of any rally where there were 30 people for senator tim kaine, unless it was a small, private meeting at i have not heard that at all. biggernald trump gets crowds, and he also gives people that go to the same type of events in different pieces of florida, and frankly, crowds are a measurement -- not a major success.nt of if they were, with all due respect, bernie sanders it be the nominee.
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i am not aware to the specifics the caller is questioning, but i am -- i can't tell you that crowd size, like anything else is -- i can tell you crowd size, like anything else is an adrenaline thing, but the -- but it does not guarantee success. host: good morning. caller: bernie would be the nominee if the system was not rigged. i have news for mitch. trump is going to win florida. nobody respects a liar. host: are you still there? why do you think the outcome will win florida? because nobody wants to vote for hillary over here in pensacola. host: mr. ceasar? guest: well, i think it will be close. in the last 24 hours there were
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two polls. one showed trump by two yesterday, and another that shows clinton up by four today. it will be very close -- toss a coin. that is why florida is a swing state. as i said before, florida is three different states. south florida is more like the north east, central florida is that the midwest, and north florida is likely south. pensacola has been a tough area for democrats, where the caller lives. she will not do well in the panhandle. there it is about margins. just like south florida is about margins in the exactly reversed situation. south florida has to make up for the democratic perspective, some of the vote tallies in the panhandle. host: it has been noted by our florida hashat become less white. that tends to advantage
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democrats. when you see that in florida? you will certainly not see it in the panhandle. to some extent in self-worth, the mostly central florida, with people that are puerto rican and hispanic in general. a lot of people in the hospitality business -- a lot of people flock there for work with disney world, universal, and all of that. he will see that in two or three or four key counties in the middle of the state with orlando as the new kilis. nucleas. host: what about cuban-americans reliablyre no longer republican. -- the relations with cuba and in florida? guest: i think it has helped
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democrats, i do not think that is the reason for visit is a global initiative, but it has helped. they are a younger brent -- blend, definitely more progressive, socially, at least, in the last poll i saw in miami-dade county, where there is the greatest concentration of cubans, more or less, certainly in florida, the race was a dead heat -- it was dead even. in the cuban community in dade county. that is not good for republicans. that is because folks are moderated, and younger folks like the lifting of the embargo and the opening up. i think that is a growing trend. actuaryt have to be an to understand some of the folks are getting old or are unfortunately not with us, the younger people are moving up, and the demographic works, as you said earlier, in democrats favor. host: gainesville, florida. stella. caller: hi, how are you? host: good morning.
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call in andnted to talk about how this election has told my relationship apart with my fiancee. woman, an immigrant, a disabled person, he does not stand for anything i am, but my fiancee has gone to the dark side and decided that is his candidate, even though he voted for obama twice. what happened? in the selection, i am definitely voting for clinton. she stands for a lot more of what i am. host: stella, before you go, when you make arguments to your fiance about hillary clinton versus donald trump, why does he say he will vote for mr. trump? caller: ma'am, i do not know what happened. someway, somehow, he went from one side to another. male,a blue-collar white i believe that has been a big part of it. i understand where he is coming
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from, because him and all of his friends see the same thing. so, i do stand up, and i do talk about hillary's position and why i am voting for her. it turns into this discussion that i find very difficult because when you're not talking with like-minded people, you know, you can try and say as much as you want. it is tough to convince anyone. ceasar, why do you think democrats could lose the demographic of the blue-collar, white male worker? guest: i think that is something that has been a trend for a long time, and i do not know if we are losing them as some people think we may. secretary clinton is writing -- running very well among minorities, white. donald trump is running far behind the mitt romney numbers on almost every category, including those. with all due respect to the military base, and the battles
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she is -- i want to thank her for her service and hanging in there -- every poll has shown, and it is a microcosm of what she is expanding -- every poll has shown that america is getting more divided every day. and it also shows social logically that people -- social logically people are attending to socialize more with people that share their philosophy, and do not socialize -- are more clannish, if you will, and don't socialize with people that do not agree with them. that is not good for america, but it is a fact now, and she is, kind of, living it. host: john. good morning. caller: hi, guys. i was listening to the last caller, and i disagree. i will tell you why. i think hillary clinton stands for the muslim brotherhood, considering the length and
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foundation has taken many contributions and given many contributions to them. also, the iran deal -- they say they were trying to pay bills. largestlion to the terrorist organization in the world. that is going out to the muslim brotherhood. that is going out to isis. let's be realistic here. george soros -- you talk about the biggest conflict of interest in the world -- george soros owns 16% -- 16 states -- he owns the machines in 16 states. when you talk about a rigged election, you don't have to be stupid to understand that. host: all right, mr. ceasar, let's get your response to that. guest: well, i mean, i understand his dismay, and friendly, i feel like i am talking, with all due respect, to a trump surrogate. i do not find what most of he said to be -- most of what he
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said to be factually correct. if you were talking about the money thati know of no connectin secretary clinton has had to the muslim brotherhood in any way. that is frankly a far right talking point for donald trump, his campaign, the folks advising him. donald trump has tried very hard to basically not tell the truth. he just does not come and that is why he always complains about fact checkers. this is the extreme echo chamber that has been done for a long time. caller forult the his opinion at all. that is what makes america great, but none of that has been factually proven to be correct. host: let me follow up on what the caller said about george opening the voting machines.
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encourage viewers to go to "washington post" read more. caller: good morning. how are you doing? host: doing great. what is your question or comment? caller: i like what bernie said at the convention. done a lot ofas good work over the years and people should measure her over the work she has done that republicans have put by her to try to disgrace her. democrat,e been a this is what people need to be thinking about, not just what is coming out right now, but what she has done over the years. host: ok. how many commercial ads are you seeing? what is it like to be a florida voter? caller: i always look at both
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sides of things. i have mixed it up in the past. there is not a lot of ads on tv right now that i am seeing. there has been a few. maybe not covering our area. florida, isello, where he was calling from. he is a swing voter. how important is the swing voter to the hillary clinton campaign? guest: i think he is critical, and i think he becomes even more critical because he is calling from north florida, which has traditionally been a republican bastion. he is indicative of a lot of people in the fact that he is undecided in a male in north florida. i think it shows donald trump has not closed the deal. does not sound like he is going to. that is up for grabs. he is a voter that makes a difference whether hillary clinton wins or loses.
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inhink we are probably up florida, clinton is, by an inch, but it is all about turnout, election day voting, early voting, and you may have half the votes in before election day. some like vigilant just called, he is a wait and decider. he is critical. host: here is a tweet from donna. i will be definitely voting for hillary, too. she writes, will vote straight ticket. what do you think that means for down ballot and the senate race between marco rubio, the incumbent, and patrick murphy? guest: i think it means everything, and that is why hillary is campaigning so hard for down ballot people like patrick murphy, who i spent a fair amount of the afternoon with yesterday before the debate. latest polls show he is down
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two. others show he is down by four. he is in the margin of error. very close. patrick said many times he does not think he will win florida if hillary clinton does not win florida. down ballot is critical because he is a moderate democrat. is progressive on the lot issues, and that is what florida is. florida is a microcosm of the rest of the united in addition to being three different states, a split personality as i talked about before. the issue of going down ballot helps everybody because we are talking about a philosophy. believelosophy that i is one significant of america more than the one donald trump envisions. host: you think it is a mistake
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for the democratic campaign committee to not put more money behind patrick murphy? they have taken money out of that state in the senate race. guest: i am not privy to what their strategy is nationally, but as a flurry, yes, it was a mistake. host: marie in homestead, florida, good morning. caller: good morning. host: you are on the air. you have to listen through your phone. caller: the reason why i was , andng, i am from haiti since i have been a citizen fore 1993, i never voted nobody. this year, i am a democrat. i am not republican. i am independent. i was making my mind to vote for hillary clinton.
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but what i see going on with hillary clinton, especially in , so much money from the foundation from people in haiti, .he poorest country hillary clinton is a crook. she is a liar. she lies about everything. she should be imprisoned. she should not be the president of the united states. that is why i am going to vote for trump. for the party of the people. i am voting for the will of the people and what they will do for the country. the american people have to vote for the conscience. talk.quihillary clinton is all host: are you voting for donald trump?
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you said you are not voting for the president. caller: it is my first time in my life i am going to vote for a candidate.i am going to vote for donald trump i know he said a lot of things about women. this is not about women. this is about the united states because the united states is down now. my son is in the army. he has been in the army for a long time. the only person that can help us is donald trump. guest: donald trump has obviously shown no interest in minorities. totally no understanding of what it is like to grow up in that type of situation.
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where you are from haiti or puerto rico or cuba or anywhere else. whether you are from haiti or puerto rico or cuba or anywhere else. there has been no evidence that minorities hold a significant position in any of the trump organizations. hillary clinton came up from humble beginnings. frankly, i think she is long understood based on her history, based on her adult history, whether it is fighting for children or voting for and fighting for minorities. trump, everybody has different reasons. a lot of america is angry. unfortunately, some of the economy has left people out. secretary clinton has talked about that.
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unfortunately, we have seen a history of people voting against their own economic interest and social interest. the caller may be doing that. host: william, good morning. caller: good morning, and thank you for taking my call. i have a two-part question. i am an undecided that is leaning to trump. area of my friends in my are doing the same thing. some of us voted for barack the first time and started seeing that the talk that he was talking, he was not following through. thet of us left the party n. my question is a two-part question, and i need you to help me because after the phone call, i will not be able to guide mitch back to the meat of the substance.
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every time i hear somebody proposing the question or a problem, he is talking back about donald trump, never answering about hillary clinton and giving us meat. ivy to know three accomplishments, and jobs are not one of them, the hillary clinton has done in the last 20 years of her life in policy because i want very badly to vote for her, but i cannot. the second thing is that the media, the thing that is driving me further away from hillary is the media. the media is constantly running her sins. if you would deal with truth and reality, you would have a lot more people that voted for her. host: ok, william. i want him to respond to you. guest: i will give you a couple off the top that are most important. after the horrible attack in new
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york at 9/11 commission was at the forefront of trying to help the responders, victim's, and be at the forefront of the entire issue. she was a senator then. quickly, secretary of state, a couple of quick points. she was part of the equation for osama bin laden, president bush had been hunting for a long time. she was part of the decision-making process which ultimately resulted in his death. different priest treaties she brought around -- peace treaties she brought around the world. she raised the vision internationally about how america is perceived as a place for democracy and human rights. that is not speaking of all the things she has done legislatively for children and women specifically. lady, ifwas the first
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you may or may not consider this the congressman, she went to the other side of the world to talk about women's rights and people's rights. that set certain things in motion. it never happened. a lot of the things she has done over her entire life are taken for granted now almost like history does not count for the last 30 or 40 years of her work. host: when is the name of your town, brad? good morning. go. ahead. caller: good morning. i want to talk about the economy. wouldn't you say that is the most important poll? trump is winning. she is talking about the global and helping global kids and kids in inner cities. she knew she was running for president when she was secretary of state, and still, they did not get any help. inis winning 55 to 40
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economy because he wants americans back to work. couldn't we do that first and then worry about everything else? host: ok. guest: the stock market's better than it has been ever. jobless rate hovers at 5%, which is historically pretty low. there are still people left out of the economy. a lot of the changing technology. donald trump wants to take america and make it great again, and what he is alluding to it midwest cities -- in midwest cities is that factories are gone. that is a terrible thing, but it is also technology that is doing that. she has been through that talked about that with specifics. donald trump talked with broad, easy, tv soundbites. isyou go on her website, details a couple of issues with great specificity.
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when she talked about providing help for college kids, she talked about how there would be a tax increase for the upward couple percent. donald trump says i will make a great again and leaves it at that. he has turned the campaign into a game show or a reality show, and that is fine for him and his sort of candidacy. that is not fine for the future of america. host: donna is in florida. caller: hi. sandersion is senator seemed to be so disenfranchised with the democratic party. i have thinking he only ran as a democrat for fundraising purposes only. i would like to hear his comment. thank you. guest: i am not sure the question. host: about bernie sanders supporters being disenfranchised from the democrats.
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guest: i don't think that is true. i understand the concern, but i don't think that is true. you see senator sanders on the campaign trail quite a bit. i think he does what he thinks is best and is not motivated that with my politics. he would not be on the trail for hillary clinton if he did not believe in it. we put out the most progressive democratic platform in the history of the party. that is due significantly to the input of the bernie sanders folks, bernie sanders, and his supporters. i don't think a lot of his ideas have been left behind, but quite the opposite. the most obvious one was the college tuition help, which is critical not only for kids, but for futures for families and the economy. generates much more to the economy. host: when you look at the election results from 2012
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of florida, you break it down by , a very tight race. president obama won with just 75,000 more votes. i-4n it comes to the - corridor across the state from orlando to tampa, could the m ap change, and where do you think it will change? guest: it could. get will not change in south or north florida. it will have to change in central florida. --lsboro, which is to, a key which is tampa, a key swing area. in certain places in central florida, it could flip a little like hillsboro county.
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in osceola county, it is a democratic county. it will almost be like south turnout.s for the attention of it is a dead heat race. that is what we are the biggest swing state in the entire country, and we are more than 10% of the other world votes. we are 29 phillips world votes. we are >> a charlotte newspaper had michelle obama will make her first appearance with hillary clinton on the campaign trail today. eight years ago the father of -- was unimaginable. wascampaign in 2008
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grueling, and mrs. obama had the thrown herself into the role of defending mrs. clinton most effectively is one of the storylines of the campaign. the rally will take place in winston-salem. won northama on carolina in 2008, but lost it in 2012. until then, more from this morning's "washington journal." joining us from miami this morning to talk about donald trump's chances in the state and the strategy there is nick diceglie, who is the republican party chair for the pinellas
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county. let's begin with the state of florida and whether or not donald trump absolutely has to have it in a win column. do you believe that is true? guest: good morning, i think you for having me. absolutely. there is a law on the line in the state of florida. donald trump needs florida, north carolina, ohio, nevada. we know all of the swing states that are vital for him to be successful, in florida is at the top of the list. host: i misspelled it said you are in miami, but you are in tampa. where in florida do you think mr. trump will do well? where will it happen? what could be the determining factor demographically or otherwise? guest: we always talk about -- guest: we always talk
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about the i-4 corridor. hillary clinton has a stronghold in south florida. republicans have a stronghold in north florida. that i-4 corridor is the one that decides statewide elections in florida. when we look at places like pinellas county, over the last two years, we have finally caught up with the democrats in voter registration so this is a number one swing county in the state. hillsboro county and other swing county-- hillsboro another swing county. host: what type of voter will determine it? guest: i think we have got this middle-class white voter
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certainly leading to donald trump, but even more importantly, the enthusiasm for hillary clinton from some of these other demographics, the african-americans, hispanics, the trends right now are showing the enthusiasm is simply not there for hillary clinton. us and days to go for the republican party, our efforts are to get out and vote so let's vote whether it is female, male, hispanics, african-americans. we are speaking to the entire electorate. that is what it is going to take to win this race. host: what are your polls showing? a recent poll by bloomberg show's donald trump is up by one point. the national average, hillary clinton is up by two point. what is your internal polling showing you? guest: yes, it is tightening.
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for one county specifically, donald trump and hillary clinton have been tied for weeks now. what we're seeing is simply this , donald trump represents a voice that is tired of a broken system in washington, d.c. hillary clinton represents the actual broken system in washington, d.c. i think this race is becoming more about what these individuals represent versus republican and democrats. we are seeing some democrats that may be coming over to vote for donald trump and vice versa. with 12 days left going through this very negative campaign, very personal campaign, we are now at the point where folks are looking at donald trump as someone who represents a change. this is a change election. hillary clinton represents someone of the same. we have eight years of obama
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policy. she will continue those failed policies. on how represents a -- donald trump represents a change. if this truly is a change election, donald trump is going to be the next president of the united states. host: is he spending enough money in the state of florida? hillary clinton is spending more. he is spending less overall. is he spending enough in florida? guest: look, hillary clinton has been outstanding donald trump since day one, and we have a tight race. he is getting on the campaign trail. he visited six cities in the state earlier this week. he was getting 20,000 people in attendance at these rallies. i have not going to sit here and tell you that because he is pulling 20,000 people that he
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will in this race, but it shows me there is a movement here. there is an intensity on the republican side we have not seen in decades, if ever. donald trump, he is going face-to-face, door-to-door. we are going face-to-face, door-to-door within our precincts, within our county. we have an aggressive get out the vote campaign now that his grassroots. she is spending a lot of money, but this race will be determined on the ground. itald trump, the way we see and the intensity, he has an advantage right now. the momentum is beginning to go his direction. host: you are on the ground. do you agree with your candidate that the election system is rigged? guest: i will say this. when it comes to our supervisor of election in pinellas county, she is one of the best in the state.
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i have 100% confidence that she is going to have a 100% flawless election on november 8. we had a secretary of state, also a republican, conducting these elections. i have 100% confidence in the ability he is able to do well. when i talk about rigged elections, are talking about the mainstream media. the mainstream media is clearly in the tank for hillary clinton. there is no denying that. when you have one hour of coverage and 55 minutes is covered on donald trump and things that happened 10, 12, 20 years ago, and five minutes are discussed about hillary clinton in the e-mails and the corruptness and wikileaks, the american people are seeing that and will go into the voting booth and say, do we want change or more of the same? i think the intensity we are seeing, the polls that are
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tightening, we will see a change election and donald trump as the next president of the united states. host: given what you just said, if the media is for hillary clinton, if she wins on election day, should donald trump and his supporters accept the results? guest: yes. i say that because, you know, despite what has been said, certainly if there are no serious indications of legitimate voter fraud, there is no reason why this election should not be accepted by donald trump or hillary clinton. host: let's get to calls. in sarasota, florida, troy has been waiting. good morning. are you with us? i don't know what happened. let's move on to matilda in maryland. good morning. caller: hi.good morning
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. thank you c-span. to your guests, i do not mean any of this personally, but i am a democrat. i am proud to be a democrat. what i see is that donald trump is giving a populist message about the trades, bringing the jobs back. i heard him about drinking water quality pollution, things like that. those are typically democratic issues. they are not typically in the republican column. i feel like over the past 30 years, a lot of the people have been essentially misled because if you look at the republican party and listen to their comments, it seems like most comments are littered with words like free enterprise, privatization, and they do not narrative.
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they needed another party voted against equal pay, the violence against women act, the veteran's job bill. they voted primarily for the trade bills, whereas more democrats vote against trade bills. they were really democrats that the democratic party was not able to bring them in. that is the fault of the democratic party. host: i want to stop it there and have nick diceglie responded. -- respond. guest: i am not sure what the question is, but it is very difficult for republicans to get some of their initiatives passed in washington. certainly in the last couple of says theerybody
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republicans have been of obstructionalists with president obama. republicans have found it difficult to work with the president who does not want to listen to or even remotely compromise with the republican congress. again, i think that as we get towards the end of this election, i think this country needs new fresh vision. we need a new direction. we need to change the broken system we have been witnessing in washington, d.c., for a very long time. there are millions of people that have lost their jobs, that have seen their industries be brought overseas. this is the disconnect that has led to donald trump being successful in the republican primary.
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this is what led to him being on the cusp of winning this election because people are tired of what they are seeing. they are tired of what is going on in washington, and that goes for both sides. theainly, for my opinion, policies of the republican party are what is best for the american people, and we need new fresh leadership in washington, d.c. host: mr. diceglie, the political story that was posted quotes ay sent to conservative leading members obtained by politico. the was in just 3% is not as close as it seems in the state of florida.
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this is a landslide in our great state, he wrote. based on the consistent failure to improve on his standing with voters under 50 and female, it seems obvious that his only hope in florida is a low turnout. can you speak to that? guest: i read that article yesterday. i respectfully disagree. what we are seeing right now is we have been mailing in our mail-in ballots or absentee ballots for more than two weeks, and what we are seeing is a very tight race. even more importantly than that, we saw a bloomberg poll, 50% of republicans say they will vote on election day.
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this is very similar to what we ,xperience in pinellas county where the absentees were calculated and alex sink was up three percentage points, but republicans won that election on election day. i also believe that this will be a high turnout election. that is what the trends are showing us right now. we talked about this hidden trump vote. there is something very valid to that. there were 150,000 new registered voters that voted in the presidential preference primary in march. 150,000 voters, many of them have never voted before. i am a small business owner. i have a couple of employees that fit into that category. they are in their 50's and never voted before, but they registered specifically to vote
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for donald trump, and i think that hitting vote is something polls, it is impossible for the polls to capture that. that combined with the intensity, that combined with less enthusiasm for hillary clinton in the state of florida with a key demographics that she is relying on, the african-american communities, the hispanic communities, i think this is a very well for donald trump. i have now worried about low turnout. there is a high intensity here that people may want to say that is not occurring, but i can tell you being on the ground it is not only happening, but it is real, and it is going to be the difference in this election. host: let's go to miami. good morning. caller: good morning. the reason i'm calling is sees hebernie sanders
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then, now, they set themselves to hillary -- tod themselves to hillary have free college in the united states. i don't think this will never ever ever happen. host: ok. what about bernie sanders supporters not going to hillary clinton? what is donald trump's message to them? ,uest: his message to them is this is a change election. let's go back to the democratic primary. bernie sanders struck a chord with millions of americans across this country.
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millions of young americans across this country, particularly millennials. the problem is bernie sanders is a self-described socialist. i personally take issue with that. that is completely against what i believe and what my principles are, so i do believe that there is a mistrust between some of these bernie sanders supporters and hillary clinton. they are having a very difficult time accepting the fact that she is their nominally. -- nominee. caller talk about college costs and how that will be paid for. under hillary clinton's plan, she is trying to have it a four. my question is, where is that money coming from? andre $20 trillion in debt,
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we will raise taxes on the rich, redistribute that to pay for college education under hillary clinton's plan. i don't believe that this accept anyabout to hint of socialism or wealth redistribution. this is not what the country was founded on. when i look at these individual states, individual states need to take that issue by the horns with their legislature, with the governor, and fix the university systems, for example. back to bernie sanders supporters, of course they are having a difficult time trusting hillary clinton. of course they are having a difficult time voting for her. it is obvious she is part of a corrupt system. the more e-mails come out, it is proof in the pudding that she is part of a broken system and has been part of it for more than 30 years.
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they are not comfortable with it. republicans across this country and independents are not culpable with hillary clinton because she is not to be trusted. host: mike in benton, kentucky. caller: thank you. m i on? host: yes, we can hear you. caller: hillary clinton keeps talking about contractors not getting paid. i think we need to come back as republicans or donald and dispute that. all the jobs he has created in .lorida, he made 1600 jobs all the people were getting wages. when he starts reducing everybody's wages, hillary is saying she will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. they don't need to raise the
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minimum wage because as soon as you do that, me as a contractor, you will put me out of business because you will not buy a house i used to sell for $70,000 for $150,000. mike, you have heard from you candidate that he will raise the minimum wage as well. caller: yes. i am saying donald trump will raise wages because he will reduce taxes to the middle economy. taxes toeduce corporations so corporations will want to stay in this country. host: we believe it there -- we will leave it there. what impact has that had all the state of florida economically? >> we will go live to winston-salem, where we will hear from first lady michelle
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mrs. clinton: [applause] hello, clinton: winston-salem! [applause] hillary clinton: hello, wake forest! it is so good to be here in this beautiful city at this extraordinary time. [applause] hillary clinton: to have a chance to be with so many, including the wake forest family . [applause] and it doesn't: get any better than being here with our most amazing first
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lady, michelle obama. [applause] hillary clinton: i want to thank everyone who has filled this arena. i especially want to thank dr. , team andthe staff students at wake forest university. [applause] hillary clinton: i will never forget visiting here with the legendary my angelou -- my of theelou, one most powerful voices our country has ever heard. i cannot think of a better place to come back to with another woman whose voice we need now more than ever. [applause] i want to sayn:
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what i think is obvious but cannot be said enough. this may be one of the most, if not the most important elections of our lifetime. -- no matter our age. for young people, it will be so consequential. every election is about the future. this one is about whether we build on the progress we've made , the legacy that president obama has built, or rip it away and go backwards. [applause] hillary clinton: we have a lot of work to do. i don't mean just in the presidential race. roys be sure to elect cooper the next governor of north carolina. [applause] he will always: put the people of north carolina first. two.ll repeal hb
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[applause] because henton: knows that discrimination is wrong. it is bad for business. and it is against north carolina's values. [applause] and let's send: deborah ross to the united states senate. [applause] you know, shen: will be an independent voice for the working families of this state. and she will help break through the gridlock in washington. , deborahe her opponent ross has never been afraid to stand up to donald, deborah ross has never been afraid to stand up to donald trump. [applause]
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hillary clinton: and remember, it is not just roy's name and deborah's name or my name that will be on the ballot. ,o much of what we care about so much that is at stake in the election is, to bank. voting rights are at stake. if you care about this sacred right and what to make sure our leaders do their part to protect and strengthen it, not ship away at it, you have to vote in this election. -- chip away at it, you have to vote in this election. north carolina has gone through the efforts to suppress people's votes. you will turn out in the biggest numbers ever to say no, we demand the right to vote. [applause] hillary clinton: and supporting our veterans is at stake. [applause] hillary clinton: if you believe america should stand with those
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who served because they served us, you have to vote. when you think about yourselves, your family, people you know who've worn the uniform of our country, the best way to make clear that we respect the military and we will do everything we can to make sure they and their families have what they need as they sacrificed for us is to show up and vote. [applause] hillary clinton: you know, climate change is at stake. [applause] i should noton: have to say this in 2016. science,lieve in right? and you know that climate change
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is real. [applause] hillary clinton: and demands action right now, you've got to show up and vote in this election. [applause] immigration is: at stake. believe we need to fix our broken system and keep and givetogether people who love america at have to citizenship, you have to vote. to citizenship, you have to vote. [applause] hillary clinton: you know marriage equality is at stake, too. deserveslieve everyone to be treated equally in americano matter who they are or who they love, you have to turnout and vote in this election. [applause] good jobs that:
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pay good wages are at stake. investing in our roads and bridges and water systems and all the work that needs to be done in our country, that really matters and we can put millions of people to work and have a more competitive economy. that's why we propose a very big jobs program. i don't want anybody willing to work in this country not to have a good job with a rising income to support themselves and their families. [applause] hillary clinton: if you believe that, you've got to come out and vote. [applause] particularlyon: for all of the students here, affordable college education is at stake. [applause] not only that,: relief from student that that
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you already have is at stake. we do thateve as everyone should be able to afford to go to college and everyoneand that should have a chance to pay down and pay off your debt, you have to get out and vote in this election. [applause] hillary clinton: you know, dignity for women and girls -- [applause] again, i wish i did not have to say this. right? [applause] but indeed,ton: dignity and respect for women and girls is also on the ballot in this election.
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[applause] and i want ton: thank our first lady for her defense ofowerful that basic value. [applause] i think you are getting the idea here that everything we care about is at stake in this election. you've got to vote and get your friends and your families and your neighbors to vote, too. don't just take it from me. i think you've heard some really compelling voices say the same things. one of them is with us today. [applause] hillary clinton: there are so many things i admire about our first lady.
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[applause] michellelinton: reminds us to work hard. stay true to our values. be good to one another. and never, ever stop fighting for what we believe in. [applause] beenry clinton: she has eight years as our first lady, advocating for girls around the world to go to school and have the same opportunities. [applause] hillary clinton: she has worked for healthier childhood for our kids here at home. better nutrition, more exercise and we are seeing the results. we are seeing kids were healthier -- who are healthier. something she was determined to try to achieve.
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she has encouraged more young people to go to college and follow your dreams. and she has supported america's military families who serve and sacrifice as well for our country. [applause] it hasn't been: all hard work. she played a mean round of carpal karaoke. [laughter] [applause] manyry clinton: among the real privileges i've had is to see the president and the first lady dance. [applause] hillary clinton: one could only hope.
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she also planted an amazing vegetable garden at the white house. [applause] i cany clinton: and promise you, if i win, i will take good care of it, michelle. [applause] and boy, didn't she does all the world with that wise and beautiful speech at the democratic national convention this summer? -- dazzle the world. [applause] hillary clinton: i have now stood on the debate stage for 4.5 hours with donald trump. debates,e any of those that has proved once and for all, i have the stamina to be president. [applause] there werenton:
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times during those three debates when the loop running in my head was what michelle sent to us at the convention -- when they go low, we go high. [applause] hillary clinton: on top of all of this, just by being herself every day, never missing an opportunity to honor her parents for the hard work and sacrifice that set her on her way commission has shown every little girl and boy in america that there are no limits to what they can achieve if they work hard and do right and believe in themselves. [applause] seriously, isn: there anyone more inspiring than michelle obama?
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obama? [applause] hillary clinton: maybe it's especially meaningful to me because i do know something about being first lady of the united states. i will state the obvious -- it's not easy. you've got so many people counting on you. you've got the eyes of the world on you. when you are trying to raise you are trying to raise your children as she is and as i did and get them the space and support they need to have a normal and safe and fulfilling childhood, that makes it even harder. i used to hang out in the main hall of the second floor of the white house around the time chelsea would come home from school just to make sure i would see her and see what happened that day and try to figure out what i needed to be thinking about and doing for her. -- as our first african-american first lady, she has based measures i never did.
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did.ced pressures i never [applause] hillary clinton: and she's handled them with pure grace. [applause] by any clinton: standard, she has been an outstanding first lady who's made us all so proud. [applause] hillary clinton: and she and the president have been such wonderful friends to me and my family. it's meant the world to me. i want to say just one more thing about first lady's work -- i mentioned the military families. -- has been their fears fierce champion.
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military families have come up against a lot in this election. boil when donald trump disrespected and gold star family -- a gold star family, mr. and mrs. khan. he still has not apologized to them. he actually made it worse. just yesterday, he said again that if america had only made him president years ago, their son would still be alive. honestly, i don't understand how salt inould want to rub the wounds of a grieving family. and he keeps insulting our military. yesterday when he heard that a retired army colonel and former dean of the army war college said that donald doesn't understand military strategy,
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trump said i will teach him a couple of things. actually, donald, you're the one who's got a lot to learn about the military and everything else that makes america great. [applause] starting byton: learning about the dignity and sacrifice of our men and women and their families and he should learn from michelle obama how a leader supports them, not disrespect them. [applause] so, no onenton: knows more about what is at stake in this election than our first lady. all the progress we've achieved under president obama's leadership is at stake. he pulled our economy out of the biggest ditch it was in when he became president -- [applause] theary clinton: she saved auto industry, he cracked down
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on wall street, he has tackled health care come education, climate change, civil rights and so much else. all the work we've done to strengthen our relationships with other countries and secure our leadership in the world is also at stake. i come up for 1 -- i hope all of you do not want that hard work by our president and first lady and millions of americans to be wiped away. we cannot let that happen. we have to do everything in our power to get everyone out to vote to understand whatever it is you care about truly is on the ballot. this has been a hard election at times. it has gotten pretty ugly, has in it -- hasn't it? we've all felt it, especially as kids -- our kids. kids write me notes, they hand
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me little cards and notes. parents write me, their teachers talk to me. kids are scared by the rhetoric they are hearing. headsthe educators's nodding. little girls have heard the ugly thing said about women in this campaign and they feel terrible and out themselves. that's why it's important for voices like our first ladies to stand up and say respecting women and girls is important. it's especially important to send that message to our children. our kids are scared they will be sent out of the country because their parents are immigrants or they are immigrants. they are scared if they are muslim or if they have a disability. , aot a letter from a parent mom in wisconsin who adopted her son felix from ethiopia when he was a time there. he just turned 11 years old.
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he wrote my campaign to let me know that he was now 11 years old. america is the only country he's ever known. one day, he turned to his mom and asked, if donald trump becomes president, is he going to make me go back to ethiopia? that breaks my heart. we have to make sure all of our kids know that america has a place for you. the american dream is big enough for you. [applause] and then, we've got to make sure they learn the right lessons about how to treat people. i saw that sign, i believe in love and kindness. right? here's one place to start. we know that bullying is a real problem in our classrooms, our playgrounds and online. that thisave reported
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election has made it worse. , we are goingknow to launch a major new effort to help states and communities and endols and families bullying wherever it takes place. [applause] and we willton: work together to make the internet a safer kids. for kids.er space invest in guidance counselors and social workers and psychologists to support kids who have been targeted. like a young woman i met in iowa who said she was bullied because of her asthma. this has got to stop. i cannot think of anything more important than making sure every single one of our children knows they are loved just as they are. [applause] ,illary clinton: so, ultimately
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as michelle reminds us, this election is about our kids. in my case, my grandkids. their lives and their future. nothing is more important to me than that. i've been fighting for kids throughout my career. i will fight for them every single day of my presidency. we have a job to do. let's come together, let's work together and let's be hopeful and optimistic. and unified in the face of division and hate. bring people together in the spirit of mutual respect to solve shared challenges. let's have each other's backs and lift each other up, not tear each other down. let's go out and win this election to make sure we do exactly that. roy cooper, deborah ross and all of us, let's make sure you vote early. vote as soon as you can.
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vote this afternoon. werexcited about what going to see happen here in north carolina and i am so excited to be introducing our amazing first lady, michelle obama! [applause] first lady obama: well hey there. you guys are pretty fired up, right? i like that. [applause] first lady obama: wow. course, because
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hillary's many tributes to me has thrown me a bit. it's very generous. i just want to take this moment publicly to thank hillary. it takes a level of generosity of spirit to do what hillary has done in her career and her life for our families, for this nation. [applause] people wonder,: yes, hillary clinton is my friend. she has been a friend to me and barack and bill and chelsea have been embracing and supportive from the very day my husband took the oath of office. [applause] i am gratefulma:
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for hillary. for her leadership and her courage and for what she is going to do for this country. it's going to be good. but i also want to take some time to recognize your former senator who is here. good to see you. [applause] first lady obama: i want to lend my voice to your outstanding candidate, deborah ross. [applause] she is someonea: who cares deeply about the people in this state. she is always going to put your family first. let's make deborah your next u.s. senator. [applause] and let's makea: roy cooper your next governor. [applause] first lady obama: thanks also to all the members of congress for joining us and your mayor --
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thank you, mayor. more important, thank you to all of you for taking the time, waiting in line to be here today to help us support the next president and vice president of the united states, hillary clinton and tim kaine! [applause] i'm fired up.ma: we are going to make this happen . you may have noticed that i've been doing some campaigning for hillary. i know that there is some folks out there who commented that it's been unprecedented for a to be soirst lady actively engaged in the presidential campaign. that may be true. but what's also true is that this is truly an unprecedented election.
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that's why i'm out here. [applause] first lady obama: i'm out here first and foremost because we have never had a more qualified and prepared candidate for president in our friend hillary clinton. never before in our lifetime. i admire and respect hillary. laws been a lawyer, professor, first lady of arkansas, first lady of the united states, u.s. senator, secretary of state. [applause] [crowd chanting "hillary"] first lady obama: that's right. hillary doesn't play. [laughter] first lady obama: she has more
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experience and exposure to the presidency than any candidate in our lifetime. yes, more than barack, more than bill. she is absolutely ready to be commander in chief on day one. and yes, she happens to be a woman. [applause] first lady obama: this election is also unprecedented because i don't think we've ever had two candidates with such dramatically different visions of who we are and how we move forward as a nation. vision thate has a is grounded in hopelessness and despair.
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a vision of a country that is weak and divided. where our communities are in chaos. our fellow citizens a threat. this candidate calls on us to turn against each other to build walls. to be afraid. and then there is hillary's vision. [applause] first lady obama: that you just heard. a vision of a nation that is powerful and vibrant and strong. big enough to have a place for all of us. a nation where we each have something very special to contribute. and where we are always stronger together. [applause] first lady obama: that is the choice we face. between those who divide this andtry into us versus them those who tell us to embrace our
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better angels and choose hope over fear. as we look into the eyes of our children, as we send them off to school each morning and talk them into bed at night, as hillary said, the stakes in this election could not be more clear. none of that matters this time around. it is not about republicans are democrats. this election is about something much bigger. it is about google shape our children, and the country -- who will shape our children, and the country we leave for them, not just for the next few years, but for the rest of their lives. [applause] as hillary pointed out, we all know the influence our president has on our children. andthey turn on the tv,
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they see the most powerful role models in the world. someone who shows them how to treat others. how to deal with disappointment. .hether to tell the truth they are taking it all in. as hillary said, when you have . they are taking it allraised che barackm and hillary and i have, you are reminded every day of the impact you have. you start seeing the images of every child in this country in the face of your child. hillaryple wonder how keeps her composure through the overwhelming pressure of not just this campaign, but of her career, or how barack and i have dealt with the glare of the national spotlight these last eight years, that's the answer. withevery action we take, every word we utter, we think
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about the millions of children who are watching us. who hang on to our every word. looking to us to show them who they can and should be. and that is why every day, we try to be the kind of people, the kind of leaders that your children deserve, whether you agree with our politics or not. [applause] and when i think about this election, let me tell you, that is what i'm thinking about. i'm asking myself, what do my girls, what do all of our children deserve in their and when i think about this president? what kind of a president do we want for them? with, i think we want someone who is a unifying force in this country. someone who sees our differences not as a threat, but as a blessing. [applause]
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as hillary said, we want a president who values and honors women. andteaches our daughters our sons that women are full and equal human beings, worthy and deserving of love and respect. [applause] we want a obama: president who understands this nation was built by folks who came from all corners of the their folks who worked fingers to the bone to create the country and give their kids a better life. we want a president who sees the goodness and all of our communities, not just the someone who understands that communities like the one where i was raised are filled with good, hard-working folks. folks who takes the extra shift, who work the extra job because they want something more for
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their kids. finally, we want a president who takes this job seriously. [cheers and applause] and has thebama: temperament and maturity to do it well. steady.who is someone who we can trust with the nuclear codes. [applause] because we want to go to sleep at night knowing that our kids and our country are safe. i am here today because i ,elieve with all of my heart and i would not be here lighting all my i believe with heart that hillary clinton will be that president. [applause]
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over the years, i have come to know hillary. i know her. not just her extraordinary confessional confessions, but i know her personal values and beliefs. hillary was raised like barack and i in a working family. hillary's mother was an orphan, abandoned by her parents. small businessa owner who stayed up at night, poring over the books, working hard to keep the family afloat. believe this. hillary knows what it means to struggle for what you have and to want something better for your kids. that is why, since the day she launched her campaign, hillary concrete,aying out detailed policies that will actually make a difference for kids and families in this country. she says she plans to make college tuition free, to help young people drowning in debt.
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[applause] she is going to handle making sure that our climate is protected. [applause] and let me tell you this about hillary. involved and engaged in every policy issue that she has developed. go on her website. she is going to raise the minimum wage. she's going to cut taxes for working folks. she's going to do her best to help women get equal pay for equal work. cheers and applause] first lady obama: if you want to know more, just go on her n.com.e, hillaryclinto here's the thing about hillary.
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thankfully, hillary is a policy wonk. let me tell you, when you are president, that is a good thing, because policies matter. they really matter. they determine whether our kids have good schools, whether they can see a doctor when they are sick, whether they are safe when they walk out the door on the way to school. policies matter. that is why hillary has fought health for children's insurance as first lady, for affordable childcare in the senate. that is why a secretary of state, she has gone toe to toe with world leaders to keep kids safe, and that is why day after day, debate after debate, she has shown us such strength, such grace, refusing to be knocked down, refusing to be pushed around or counted out. hillary does all of this, because she is thinking of
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children like her mother. children like her daughter and her grandkids. children who deserve every chance to the fill their god-given potential. that is why hillary is in this. she is in this race for us. she's in this for our families, for our kids, for our shared future. let me tell you, that is why i am inspired by hillary. that is why i respect hillary, because she has lived a life grounded in service and sacrifice that has brought her to this day, that has more than prepared her to take on the hardest job on the planet. she has run an extraordinary campaign. she has built an impressive grassroots organization. she has raised the money, she has won all the debate. s.
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[cheers and applause] first lady obama: so hillary has done her job. job, andeed to do our get her elected president of the united states. [applause] because here is where i want to get real. is hillary doesn't win this election, that will be on us. it will be because we did not stand with her. it will be because we did not vote for her. and that is exactly what her opponent is hoping will happen. that is the strategy. to make this election so dirty and ugly, that we don't want any part of it. when you hear folks talking about a global conspiracy, and saying that the election is rigged, understand that they are
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trying to get you to stay home. they are trying to convince you that your vote doesn't matter, that the outcome has already been determined, and you shouldn't even bother making your voice heard. they are trying to take away your vote. for the record, in this country, the united states of america, the voters decide our elections. they have always decided. [applause] voters decide who wins and who loses, period, and of story. thankfully, folks are coming out in droves to vote. it's amazing that we are making our voices heard across the country. because when they go low -- >> we go high! first lady obama: and we know that every vote matters. if you have any doubt, consider this. won north08, barack
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carolina by about 14,000 votes. [applause] which sounds like a lot, but when you break the number down, the difference between winning and losing this state was a little over two votes per precinct. i want you all to take that in. i know that there are people here who didn't vote. two votes. and people knew people who didn't vote. it's just two or three folks per precinct had gone the other way, barack would have lost that state and could have lost the election. let's not forget back in 2012, he actually did lose this state by about 17 votes per precinct. 17. that is how presidential elections go. they are decided on a razor's edge. each of you could swing.
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in this stadium, think about it. each of you could swing an entire precinct and win this election for hillary, just by getting yourselves and your family out to vote. [applause] just doing what you are supposed to do. you can do this. but you could also help swing an entire precinct for hillary's opponent with a protest vote or by not voting at all. here's what i'm asking you. get out and vote. get out and vote for hillary. vote early. vote right now. leave here, go vote. and don't let anyone take that right away from you. as hillary mentioned, you may have seen in previous weeks they were trying to cut voting places and hours they were open, but that did not stop people in the state. that is beautiful.
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i understand there are more locations that are opening, and i want you all to crowd those places. i want you to remember that folks marched and protested for our right to vote. [applause] beatings and jail time. they sacrificed their lives for this right. so i know you can get yourselves to the polls, to exercise that right. it, no mistake about casting our vote is the ultimate way we go high when they go low. voting is our high. that is how we go high, we vote. how do we go high? >> we vote! first lady obama: that's it. and after you vote, volunteer. we need you to volunteer. roll up your sleeves, make calls, knock on doors, get people to the polls. it is turnout that is going to
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make a difference. we have to turn the people out. [applause] tired ort yourself get frustrated, or discouraged, by the negativity of this election. as you are out there working ,our hearts out for my girl here's the thing that i want to tell you all. this has been a draining election. pleaserge you to please, be encouraged. i want our young people to be encouraged. in the greatest country on earth. we do. [applause] felt more never hopeful about the future. i want our young people -- our young people deserve that.
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be encouraged. i feel that way, because for the past eight years, i have had the great honor of being this country's first lady. [applause] first ladies,ma: we rock. [applause] but i have traveled from one end of this country to the other, and i have met people from every conceivable background and walk of life. folks who disagree with just about everything barack and i have ever said. but who welcomed us into their communities. remember, our neighbors are decent folks. people, who are openhearted, and willing to listen.
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while we might not change each other's minds, we always walk a labor reminded that when it comes to what really matters, when it comes to our hopes and dreams for our children, we are just not all that different. remember that it is that part of us as americans, it is that piece of us, that is in all of us. that is what drives folks like hillary's mother, who said to herself, i may not have grown up in a loving family, but i will build a loving family of my own. i will give my children what i never had. i will pour my heart into raising a strong, smart, loving daughter. that is what drives people like kept getting up and putting in those long hours.
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who said, i may not have gone to college, but i'm going to keep working, because maybe my son, maybe my daughter will. in this country, anything is possible. who said, i may not have gone to [applause] as we walk away from this that is whatember, makes us who we are. remember that. take it from a girl from the southside of chicago, whose grandfather was a slave, can go to one of the greatest college earth. the son of a single mother who can make it to the white house. [applause] a country where the daughter of an orphan can break that highest and hardest glass ceiling, and become president of the united states. [applause]
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that is who we are. that is what is possible here in america, but only when we come together. only when we work for it, and fight for it. that's why for the next 12 days, we need to do everything possible to help hillary clinton and tim kaine win this election. are you with me? are you with me? >> yes! first lady obama: are you going to do this? we are going to vote! we are going to vote early. we will stand in line. no one will take away our hope. let's get this done. thank you all. god bless. [applause] ♪
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