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>>> TONIGHT WE ARE LAUNCHING A

>>> TONIGHT WE ARE LAUNCHING A NEW SERIES ON "THE BEAT", BACK

NEW SERIES ON "THE BEAT", BACK STORY, OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE

STORY, OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE DEEP REPORTING AND MORE BACK

DEEP REPORTING AND MORE BACK STORY ABOUT ONE OF THE PEOPLE

STORY ABOUT ONE OF THE PEOPLE RUNNING FROM PRESIDENT IN EACH

RUNNING FROM PRESIDENT IN EACH STALLMENT.

STALLMENT. IT’S A -- EACH INSTALLMENT.

IT’S A -- EACH INSTALLMENT. BY LOOKING AT EACH CANDIDATE, IT

BY LOOKING AT EACH CANDIDATE, IT AIMS TO PUT SUBSTANCE AND

AIMS TO PUT SUBSTANCE AND CONTENT ABOVE ELECTION COVERAGE,

CONTENT ABOVE ELECTION COVERAGE, IN UNRELIABLE EARLY POLLING.

IN UNRELIABLE EARLY POLLING. IN THE COMING WEEKS, WE’RE GOING

IN THE COMING WEEKS, WE’RE GOING TO ZERO IN ON A RANGE OF

TO ZERO IN ON A RANGE OF CANDIDATES, LIKE KAMALA HARRIS,

CANDIDATES, LIKE KAMALA HARRIS, ELIZABETH WARREN.

ELIZABETH WARREN. TONIGHT WE BEGIN WITH A LOOK AT

TONIGHT WE BEGIN WITH A LOOK AT A CONTENDER WITH AN UNUSUAL

A CONTENDER WITH AN UNUSUAL PROFILE, THE 37-YEAR-OLD LEADER

PROFILE, THE 37-YEAR-OLD LEADER OF A TOWN OF JUST OVER A HUNDRED

OF A TOWN OF JUST OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO ONLY

THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO ONLY RECENTLY BECAME WELL KNOWN

RECENTLY BECAME WELL KNOWN ENOUGH THAT PEOPLE ARE STARTING

ENOUGH THAT PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO GET HIS NAME RIGHT.

TO GET HIS NAME RIGHT. >> THIS GUY NAMED PETE WHOSE

>> THIS GUY NAMED PETE WHOSE LAST NAME NOBODY CAN PRONOUNCE,

LAST NAME NOBODY CAN PRONOUNCE, THE MAYOR OF SOUTH BEND INDIANA.

THE MAYOR OF SOUTH BEND INDIANA. >> I’M GOING TO TRY TO PRONOUNCE

>> I’M GOING TO TRY TO PRONOUNCE THIS MAYOR’S NAME.

THIS MAYOR’S NAME. >> PETE BUTTIGIEG.

>> PETE BUTTIGIEG. >> THE MAYOR OF SOUTH BEND, PETE

>> THE MAYOR OF SOUTH BEND, PETE BUTTIGIEG.

BUTTIGIEG. >> THAT’S CLOSE, BUTTIGIEG,

>> THAT’S CLOSE, BUTTIGIEG, RIGHT?

RIGHT? >> PETE BUTTIGIEG.

>> PETE BUTTIGIEG. >> HOW DO YOU SAY YOUR NAME,

>> HOW DO YOU SAY YOUR NAME, WHAT IS THE CORRECT

WHAT IS THE CORRECT PRONOUNCEUATION OFPRONUNS

PRONOUNCEUATION OFPRONUNS NATION --

NATION -- PRONUNCIATION OF YOUR NAME.

PRONUNCIATION OF YOUR NAME. >> PETE.

>> PETE. >> PETE JUMPED INTO A RACE

>> PETE JUMPED INTO A RACE AGAINST FAR MORE EXPERIENCED

AGAINST FAR MORE EXPERIENCED CANDIDATES TO TRY TO BE THE FACE

CANDIDATES TO TRY TO BE THE FACE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. DO YOU REMEMBER THAT BID?

DO YOU REMEMBER THAT BID? IT WASN’T THIS RACE FOR

IT WASN’T THIS RACE FOR PRESIDENT OR FOR CONGRESS, IT

PRESIDENT OR FOR CONGRESS, IT WAS A CONTEST TO RUN THE PARTY

WAS A CONTEST TO RUN THE PARTY ITSELF, THE TOP POST AT THE DNC

ITSELF, THE TOP POST AT THE DNC CHANGED HANDS AFTER RUSSIAN

CHANGED HANDS AFTER RUSSIAN HACKERS BOOSTING TRUMP HAD

HACKERS BOOSTING TRUMP HAD RELEASED STOLEN E-MAILS

RELEASED STOLEN E-MAILS UNDERCUTTING THEN DNC CHAIR DEB

UNDERCUTTING THEN DNC CHAIR DEB DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ AT THE

DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ AT THE 2016 CONVENTION.

2016 CONVENTION. SHE RESIGNED, BAKE A TEMPORARY

SHE RESIGNED, BAKE A TEMPORARY CHAIR IN THAT ELECTION, LEAVING

CHAIR IN THAT ELECTION, LEAVING A VACANT SEAT, HOW TO FILL IN

A VACANT SEAT, HOW TO FILL IN JANUARY 2017.

JANUARY 2017. THE TOP CONTENDERS WERE FORMER

THE TOP CONTENDERS WERE FORMER OBAMA OFFICIAL, TOM PEREZ, WHO

OBAMA OFFICIAL, TOM PEREZ, WHO WON, LIBERAL CONGRESSMAN KEITH

WON, LIBERAL CONGRESSMAN KEITH ELLISON, BUT IN THAT PIVOTAL

ELLISON, BUT IN THAT PIVOTAL DEBATE OVER WHO SHOULD LEAD THE

DEBATE OVER WHO SHOULD LEAD THE PARTY IN THE WAKE OF TRUMP’S

PARTY IN THE WAKE OF TRUMP’S WIN, ANOTHER OBSCURE CANDIDATE

WIN, ANOTHER OBSCURE CANDIDATE JUMPED IN.

JUMPED IN. >> I’M PETE BUTTIGIEG, AND I’M

>> I’M PETE BUTTIGIEG, AND I’M THE MAYOR HERE IN SOUTH BEND,

THE MAYOR HERE IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, I’M ASKING YOU TO JOIN

INDIANA, I’M ASKING YOU TO JOIN ME AS I RUN FOR CHAIR OF THE

ME AS I RUN FOR CHAIR OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, AND TOGETHER

DEMOCRATIC PARTY, AND TOGETHER WE WILL WRITE A NEW TURN AROUND

WE WILL WRITE A NEW TURN AROUND STORY.

STORY. >> THAT OBSCURE MAYOR SAW

>> THAT OBSCURE MAYOR SAW HIMSELF AS THE PERSON TO TAKE ON

HIMSELF AS THE PERSON TO TAKE ON AND TAKE OVER THE REINS OF THE

AND TAKE OVER THE REINS OF THE PARTY FOR THE TRUMP ERA.

PARTY FOR THE TRUMP ERA. >> IF THE OUTCOME OF THIS DNC

>> IF THE OUTCOME OF THIS DNC CHAIR RACE IS THAT HALF THE

CHAIR RACE IS THAT HALF THE PARTY FEELS LIKE IT’S JUST BEEN

PARTY FEELS LIKE IT’S JUST BEEN SENT PACKING, WE’RE GOING TO BE

SENT PACKING, WE’RE GOING TO BE THAT MUCH FURTHER ON A BACK FOOT

THAT MUCH FURTHER ON A BACK FOOT DEALING WITH THE REAL OPPOSITION

DEALING WITH THE REAL OPPOSITION WHICH IS TRUMP AND THE

WHICH IS TRUMP AND THE REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION.

REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION. >> WHY WOULDN’T YOU PUT IN

>> WHY WOULDN’T YOU PUT IN SOMEBODY WHO’S FROM THE

SOMEBODY WHO’S FROM THE MILLENNIAL GENERATION, RUNNING

MILLENNIAL GENERATION, RUNNING AND WINNING IN A BRIGHT RED

AND WINNING IN A BRIGHT RED STATE LIKE INDIANA, AND A MAYOR

STATE LIKE INDIANA, AND A MAYOR WHOSE BREAD AND BUTTER IS STATE

WHOSE BREAD AND BUTTER IS STATE AND LOCAL POLITICAL ORGANIZING.

AND LOCAL POLITICAL ORGANIZING. >> PARTY CHAIRS ARE USUALLY IN

>> PARTY CHAIRS ARE USUALLY IN AFFAIRS, 2017 WAS A LITTLE

AFFAIRS, 2017 WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

DIFFERENT. THE PARTY LEADERSHIP WAS

THE PARTY LEADERSHIP WAS UNDERMINED BY SOME OF THE

UNDERMINED BY SOME OF THE CONTENT IN THE E-MAILS, HACKED

CONTENT IN THE E-MAILS, HACKED BY THE RUSSIANS AND SHOCKED BY

BY THE RUSSIANS AND SHOCKED BY TRUMP’S WIN, AND THERE WAS MORE

TRUMP’S WIN, AND THERE WAS MORE ATTENTION ON THE DNC RACE AS A

ATTENTION ON THE DNC RACE AS A PROXY ON HOW TO TAKE ON TRUMP.

PROXY ON HOW TO TAKE ON TRUMP. >> THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY NEEDS TO

>> THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY NEEDS TO TAKE THE FIGHT TO DONALD TRUMP.

TAKE THE FIGHT TO DONALD TRUMP. WHEN WE LEAD WITH OUR VALUES,

WHEN WE LEAD WITH OUR VALUES, WHEN WE LEAD WITH OUR

WHEN WE LEAD WITH OUR CONVICTION, THAT’S HOW WE

CONVICTION, THAT’S HOW WE SUCCEED.

SUCCEED. >> DONALD TRUMP HAS ALREADY

>> DONALD TRUMP HAS ALREADY BROUGHT FLAT OUR WAY.

BROUGHT FLAT OUR WAY. WE CAN ACTUALLY HELP DEMOCRATS

WE CAN ACTUALLY HELP DEMOCRATS WIN ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, SO

WIN ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, SO THAT WE CAN GET RID OF DONALD

THAT WE CAN GET RID OF DONALD TRUMP.

TRUMP. >> DONALD TRUMP’S GOTTEN TO BE

>> DONALD TRUMP’S GOTTEN TO BE LIKE A COMPUTER VIRUS IN THE

LIKE A COMPUTER VIRUS IN THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SYSTEM.

AMERICAN POLITICAL SYSTEM. HE TIES UP OUR MINDS AND OUR

HE TIES UP OUR MINDS AND OUR PROCESSING POWER WITH THESE

PROCESSING POWER WITH THESE EQUATIONS THAT DON’T EVEN HAVE

EQUATIONS THAT DON’T EVEN HAVE ANY SOLUTIONS UNTIL THE SYSTEM

ANY SOLUTIONS UNTIL THE SYSTEM OVERHEATS AND BREAKS DOWN.

OVERHEATS AND BREAKS DOWN. >> THAT RACE FOCUSED ON THOSE

>> THAT RACE FOCUSED ON THOSE FIRST TWO VOICES, AN OBAMA

FIRST TWO VOICES, AN OBAMA ESTABLISHMENT VETERAN, TOM

ESTABLISHMENT VETERAN, TOM PEREZ, KEITH ELLISON, MAYOR PETE

PEREZ, KEITH ELLISON, MAYOR PETE WAS VYING TO BE A KIND OF

WAS VYING TO BE A KIND OF COALITION COMPROMISE CANDIDATE

COALITION COMPROMISE CANDIDATE WHO COULD MAKE TALK TO BOTH

WHO COULD MAKE TALK TO BOTH THOSE WINGS OF THE PARTY AND

THOSE WINGS OF THE PARTY AND ALSO BRING OTHER ATTRIBUTES AS

ALSO BRING OTHER ATTRIBUTES AS AN OPENLY GUY MILLENNIAL MAYOR

AN OPENLY GUY MILLENNIAL MAYOR WITH CREDENTIALS FROM THE

WITH CREDENTIALS FROM THE MILITARY AND HARVARD.

MILITARY AND HARVARD. THAT RACE TURNED COMPLETELY ON

THAT RACE TURNED COMPLETELY ON THE 447 MEMBERS OF THE DNC WHO

THE 447 MEMBERS OF THE DNC WHO VOTE, BUT MAYOR PETE HAD AN

VOTE, BUT MAYOR PETE HAD AN APPROACH THAT APPEALED TO OTHER

APPROACH THAT APPEALED TO OTHER GROUPS THAT DIDN’T HAVE A VOTE,

GROUPS THAT DIDN’T HAVE A VOTE, INCLUDING SOME IN THE PRESS.

INCLUDING SOME IN THE PRESS. REPORTERS DUBBING HIM A ROCK

REPORTERS DUBBING HIM A ROCK STAR AT THE TIME WHO MIGHT HAVE

STAR AT THE TIME WHO MIGHT HAVE LACKED THE CREDIBILITY OF A

LACKED THE CREDIBILITY OF A SERIOUS CHALLENGER BUT RAISED

SERIOUS CHALLENGER BUT RAISED HIS NATIONAL PROFILE BY RUNNING.

HIS NATIONAL PROFILE BY RUNNING. HE DREW PRESS ATTENTION IN KEY

HE DREW PRESS ATTENTION IN KEY DEMOCRATIC STATES LIKE

DEMOCRATIC STATES LIKE CALIFORNIA, ONE COMPETITOR NOTED

CALIFORNIA, ONE COMPETITOR NOTED PETE COULD GO VIRAL, EVEN THOUGH

PETE COULD GO VIRAL, EVEN THOUGH HE HAD LESS ACTUAL VOTING

HE HAD LESS ACTUAL VOTING SUPPORT IN THE DNC.

SUPPORT IN THE DNC. HOW DID BUTTIGIEG ACTUALLY FARE

HOW DID BUTTIGIEG ACTUALLY FARE IN THAT RACE, WE KNOW HE LOST

IN THAT RACE, WE KNOW HE LOST BECAUSE IT’S CHAIRMAN TOM PEREZ

BECAUSE IT’S CHAIRMAN TOM PEREZ WE SEE ON THAT STAGE,

WE SEE ON THAT STAGE, INTRODUCING THESE DEBATES THIS

INTRODUCING THESE DEBATES THIS YEAR WITH BUTTIGIEG OVER AT THE

YEAR WITH BUTTIGIEG OVER AT THE LECTERN WITH THE CANDIDATES, BUT

LECTERN WITH THE CANDIDATES, BUT HOW DID HE LOSE, WAS IT CLOSE,

HOW DID HE LOSE, WAS IT CLOSE, DID HE HAVE A WING IN THE PARTY,

DID HE HAVE A WING IN THE PARTY, 20%, 10?

20%, 10? NO, BUTTIGIEG DRAMATICALLY

NO, BUTTIGIEG DRAMATICALLY DROPPED OUT OF THE RACE THE VERY

DROPPED OUT OF THE RACE THE VERY MORNING OF THAT VOTE.

MORNING OF THAT VOTE. >> THIS GUY NAMED PETE WHOSE

>> THIS GUY NAMED PETE WHOSE LAST NAME NOBODY CAN PRONOUNCE,

LAST NAME NOBODY CAN PRONOUNCE, THE MAYOR OF SOUTH BEND,

THE MAYOR OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, WAS GOING TO SOME HOW

INDIANA, WAS GOING TO SOME HOW TAKE THE DNC BY STORM AND

TAKE THE DNC BY STORM AND SURPRISE EVERYBODY.

SURPRISE EVERYBODY. HE WITHDRAWS DURING HIS

HE WITHDRAWS DURING HIS NOMINATION.

NOMINATION. >> HE WAS GOING TO BE THE GUY.

>> HE WAS GOING TO BE THE GUY. >> AND THE PARTY WENT WITH PEREZ

>> AND THE PARTY WENT WITH PEREZ OVER ELLISON, 235 TO 200.

OVER ELLISON, 235 TO 200. POLITICO REPORTED BUTTIGIEG DID

POLITICO REPORTED BUTTIGIEG DID THE MATH, HE DIDN’T HAVE THE

THE MATH, HE DIDN’T HAVE THE NEEDED SUPPORT AND SO HE DIDN’T

NEEDED SUPPORT AND SO HE DIDN’T STAY IN THE RACE.

STAY IN THE RACE. THAT WAS BUTTIGIEG’S LAST BIG

THAT WAS BUTTIGIEG’S LAST BIG CAMPAIGN.

CAMPAIGN. TODAY, MANY DEMOCRATS MIGHT NOT

TODAY, MANY DEMOCRATS MIGHT NOT EVEN REMEMBER IT BUT WHAT DOES

EVEN REMEMBER IT BUT WHAT DOES IT REVEAL ABOUT HIM AND HIS

IT REVEAL ABOUT HIM AND HIS CANDIDACY.

CANDIDACY. FIRST, EVEN WITH WIDE AGREEMENT,

FIRST, EVEN WITH WIDE AGREEMENT, HE WAS NEW AND LESS EXPERIENCED

HE WAS NEW AND LESS EXPERIENCED BUT MAYOR PETE DID FIND WAYS TO

BUT MAYOR PETE DID FIND WAYS TO BREAKTHROUGH AND WIN OVER PARTY

BREAKTHROUGH AND WIN OVER PARTY ELITES, THAT WAS PART OF HIS

ELITES, THAT WAS PART OF HIS BUZZ IN 2017, PART OF HIS

BUZZ IN 2017, PART OF HIS FUNDRAISING NOW.

FUNDRAISING NOW. THE SECOND THING IS SOMETHING

THE SECOND THING IS SOMETHING THAT DOES APPLY TO ALL KINDS OF

THAT DOES APPLY TO ALL KINDS OF POLITICIANS BUT IS PRONOUNCED

POLITICIANS BUT IS PRONOUNCED HERE.

HERE. HE IS AMBITIOUSLY AUDACIOUS.

HE IS AMBITIOUSLY AUDACIOUS. WHEN MAYOR PETE JUMPED IN THE

WHEN MAYOR PETE JUMPED IN THE RACE IN 2017, HE DIDN’T HAVE THE

RACE IN 2017, HE DIDN’T HAVE THE PROMINENCE OF EXPERIENCE

PROMINENCE OF EXPERIENCE TRADITIONALLY REQUIRED TO RUN A

TRADITIONALLY REQUIRED TO RUN A PARTY, TAKING ON A NEW

PARTY, TAKING ON A NEW PRESIDENT.

PRESIDENT. BY THE END OF THE RACE, DNC

BY THE END OF THE RACE, DNC VOTERS STILL DIDN’T THINK HE HAD

VOTERS STILL DIDN’T THINK HE HAD IT BUT HE’S THE ONE NOW RUNNING

IT BUT HE’S THE ONE NOW RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.

FOR PRESIDENT. THINK ABOUT THAT, AND CONTRAST

THINK ABOUT THAT, AND CONTRAST IT TO THESE OTHER DEMOCRATS IN

IT TO THESE OTHER DEMOCRATS IN THE RACE.

THE RACE. PEREZ WON AND IS RUNNING THE

PEREZ WON AND IS RUNNING THE PARTY, NOT SEEKING A PROMOTION

PARTY, NOT SEEKING A PROMOTION TO THE WHITE HOUSE.

TO THE WHITE HOUSE. ELLISON, A MEMBER OF CONGRESS

ELLISON, A MEMBER OF CONGRESS LOST AND DIDN’T SEEK THE WHITE

LOST AND DIDN’T SEEK THE WHITE HOUSE, HE WENT ON TO BECOME

HOUSE, HE WENT ON TO BECOME MINNESOTA ASSET ATTORNEY

MINNESOTA ASSET ATTORNEY GENERAL.

GENERAL. JAMIE HARRISON, AS STATE PARTY

JAMIE HARRISON, AS STATE PARTY CHAIR LOST, AND IS RUNNING FOR

CHAIR LOST, AND IS RUNNING FOR SENATE, HE WAS ON THE SHOW

SENATE, HE WAS ON THE SHOW TONIGHT BY COINCIDENCE,

TONIGHT BY COINCIDENCE, BUTTIGIEG DECIDED THE NEXT STEP

BUTTIGIEG DECIDED THE NEXT STEP WASN’T RUNNING FOR STATE OFFICE

WASN’T RUNNING FOR STATE OFFICE OR SENATE, BUT RUNNING FOR

OR SENATE, BUT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.

PRESIDENT. NO ONE ELSE IN THAT RACE THOUGHT

NO ONE ELSE IN THAT RACE THOUGHT THEIR NEXT MOVE SHOULD BE THE

THEIR NEXT MOVE SHOULD BE THE WHITE HOUSE, NOT EVEN THE

WHITE HOUSE, NOT EVEN THE 55-YEAR-OLD FORMER CANDIDATE

55-YEAR-OLD FORMER CANDIDATE OFFICIAL WHO WON THAT RACE, NO

OFFICIAL WHO WON THAT RACE, NO ONE EXCEPT MAYOR PETE.

ONE EXCEPT MAYOR PETE. NOW, WHAT ARE WE TO MAKE OF THAT

NOW, WHAT ARE WE TO MAKE OF THAT AMBITION, WHO GETS BEAT AT ONE

AMBITION, WHO GETS BEAT AT ONE RACE, AND INSTEAD OF TAKING TIME

RACE, AND INSTEAD OF TAKING TIME OR RUNNING FOR THE JOB AGAIN,

OR RUNNING FOR THE JOB AGAIN, JUMPS AHEAD TO RUN FOR A

JUMPS AHEAD TO RUN FOR A PROMOTION FOR A MUCH LARGER JOB

PROMOTION FOR A MUCH LARGER JOB AND IS THAT SOMEONE YOU WANT TO

AND IS THAT SOMEONE YOU WANT TO BE PRESIDENT?

BE PRESIDENT? WELL, LET’S NOT ANSWER TOO

WELL, LET’S NOT ANSWER TOO QUICKLY.

QUICKLY. BECAUSE THAT IS A KIND OF

BECAUSE THAT IS A KIND OF POLITICAL AUDACITY THAT MADE ITS

POLITICAL AUDACITY THAT MADE ITS WAY TO THE WHITE HOUSE BEFORE,

WAY TO THE WHITE HOUSE BEFORE, ALL STARTING WHEN AN OBSCURE

ALL STARTING WHEN AN OBSCURE POLITICIAN HOLDING A SMALLER JOB

POLITICIAN HOLDING A SMALLER JOB FOR MAYOR RAN FOR OFFICE AND

FOR MAYOR RAN FOR OFFICE AND LOST, ONLY TO SEEK HIGHER

LOST, ONLY TO SEEK HIGHER OFFICE.

OFFICE. HIS QUEST BEGAN WITH A LONG SHOT

HIS QUEST BEGAN WITH A LONG SHOT PRIMARY AGAINST AN INCUMBENT

PRIMARY AGAINST AN INCUMBENT CONGRESSMAN, BOBBY RUSH, OBAMA

CONGRESSMAN, BOBBY RUSH, OBAMA DEBATING HIS ELDER AND FACING

DEBATING HIS ELDER AND FACING SKEPTICISM.

SKEPTICISM. >> I THINK THAT SENIORITY IS

>> I THINK THAT SENIORITY IS IMPORTANT BUT I THINK VISION AND

IMPORTANT BUT I THINK VISION AND IMAGINATION AND HARD WORK IS

IMAGINATION AND HARD WORK IS MORE IMPORTANT.

MORE IMPORTANT. >> SENATOR BARACK, HE

>> SENATOR BARACK, HE REPRESENTS, HIS DISTRICT HAS

REPRESENTS, HIS DISTRICT HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN ENGLEWOOD.

ALWAYS BEEN IN ENGLEWOOD. WHAT HAS HE GOT.

WHAT HAS HE GOT. >> I CAN TELL YOU.

>> I CAN TELL YOU. >> ALL OF A SUDDEN HE CAN DO A

>> ALL OF A SUDDEN HE CAN DO A BETTER JOB.

BETTER JOB. >> THAT MAY LOOK LIKE A

>> THAT MAY LOOK LIKE A DIFFERENT OBAMA THAN MANY SEE

DIFFERENT OBAMA THAN MANY SEE TODAY, AN ACCOMPLISHED FORMER

TODAY, AN ACCOMPLISHED FORMER PRESIDENT.

PRESIDENT. THIS WAS A YOUNG ASPIRING

THIS WAS A YOUNG ASPIRING POLITICIAN THAT FEW THOUGHT

POLITICIAN THAT FEW THOUGHT WOULD MAKE IT TO CONGRESS, LET

WOULD MAKE IT TO CONGRESS, LET ALONE THE WHITE HOUSE, DOING THE

ALONE THE WHITE HOUSE, DOING THE LOCAL LEG WORK AND OUTREACH THAT

LOCAL LEG WORK AND OUTREACH THAT SMALL TIME POLLS DO.

SMALL TIME POLLS DO. >> YOU KNOW, THAT IS ONE OF THE

>> YOU KNOW, THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS

THINGS THAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS PLACE, THE PRICES ARE RIGHT AND

PLACE, THE PRICES ARE RIGHT AND THE PORTIONS ARE GOOD.

THE PORTIONS ARE GOOD. >> I ORDERED THE SOUTHERN

>> I ORDERED THE SOUTHERN SAMPLER JUST BECAUSE I COULDN’T

SAMPLER JUST BECAUSE I COULDN’T MAKE UP MY MIND.

MAKE UP MY MIND. I DO HAVE TO PUT IN A PLUG FOR

I DO HAVE TO PUT IN A PLUG FOR THEIR PEACH COBBLER, WHICH

THEIR PEACH COBBLER, WHICH PEOPLE TEND TO GOBBLE UP.

PEOPLE TEND TO GOBBLE UP. >> FACT CHECK, THAT COBBLER DOES

>> FACT CHECK, THAT COBBLER DOES LOOK GOOD.

LOOK GOOD. OBAMA SPENT THOSE YEARS DOING

OBAMA SPENT THOSE YEARS DOING NORMAL REACH OUT POLITICS AND

NORMAL REACH OUT POLITICS AND MADE A GENERATIONAL CHALLENGE TO

MADE A GENERATIONAL CHALLENGE TO CONGRESSMAN RUSH, BUT IT DIDN’T

CONGRESSMAN RUSH, BUT IT DIDN’T MOVE THE DEMOCRATS IN ILLINOIS,

MOVE THE DEMOCRATS IN ILLINOIS, RUSH BEAT OBAMA IN A LANDSLIDE.

RUSH BEAT OBAMA IN A LANDSLIDE. PEOPLE CONCLUDED OBAMA WAS QUOTE

PEOPLE CONCLUDED OBAMA WAS QUOTE TOO MINOR LEAGUE, OVEREDUCATED,

TOO MINOR LEAGUE, OVEREDUCATED, ARROGANT, STIFF, AND OBAMA

ARROGANT, STIFF, AND OBAMA DIDN’T TAKE THAT LOSS BY JUST

DIDN’T TAKE THAT LOSS BY JUST RUNNING FOR THE SAME SEAT AGAIN

RUNNING FOR THE SAME SEAT AGAIN OR SOME OTHER COMPARABLE OFFICE.

OR SOME OTHER COMPARABLE OFFICE. HE TOOK THAT LOSS AS A SIGN TO

HE TOOK THAT LOSS AS A SIGN TO THINK BIGGER AND RUN FOR A MORE

THINK BIGGER AND RUN FOR A MORE EXPENSIVE AND HIGHER OFFICE, THE

EXPENSIVE AND HIGHER OFFICE, THE U.S. SENATE.

U.S. SENATE. >> EVERYBODY RIGHT NOW FEELS

>> EVERYBODY RIGHT NOW FEELS CYNICAL ABOUT THE POLITICAL

CYNICAL ABOUT THE POLITICAL PROCESS.

PROCESS. I THINK THAT THEIR LEADERSHIP

I THINK THAT THEIR LEADERSHIP SEEMS LONG ON RHETORIC BUT SHORT

SEEMS LONG ON RHETORIC BUT SHORT ON SUBSTANCE, POLITICS SEEMS TO

ON SUBSTANCE, POLITICS SEEMS TO BE MORE OF A BUSINESS THAN A

BE MORE OF A BUSINESS THAN A MISSION.

MISSION. THERE’S A SENSE THAT POWER

THERE’S A SENSE THAT POWER ALWAYS TRUMPS PRINCIPAL, BUT I

ALWAYS TRUMPS PRINCIPAL, BUT I TRULY BELIEVE THERE’S ANOTHER

TRULY BELIEVE THERE’S ANOTHER TRADITION IN THIS COUNTRY THAT

TRADITION IN THIS COUNTRY THAT SAYS THAT WE’RE ALL CONNECTED

SAYS THAT WE’RE ALL CONNECTED SOMEHOW.

SOMEHOW. >> I’M BARACK OBAMA, I’M RUNNING

>> I’M BARACK OBAMA, I’M RUNNING FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE AND

FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE AND I APROVEREDPROVE THIS MESSAGE TO

I APROVEREDPROVE THIS MESSAGE TO YES, WE CAN.

YES, WE CAN. >> YES, WE CAN, THOSE WORDS MAY

>> YES, WE CAN, THOSE WORDS MAY ECHO IN OUR MINDS AS A PATH TO

ECHO IN OUR MINDS AS A PATH TO THE WHITE HOUSE, AT THE TIME,

THE WHITE HOUSE, AT THE TIME, LOCAL POLITICOS WERE DISMISSIVE

LOCAL POLITICOS WERE DISMISSIVE OF OBAMA SEEKING A PROMOTION

OF OBAMA SEEKING A PROMOTION AFTER A LOSS, NOTING THERE WAS

AFTER A LOSS, NOTING THERE WAS LITTLE REASON TO THINK THE

LITTLE REASON TO THINK THE OBSCURE, STATE SENATOR WOULD

OBSCURE, STATE SENATOR WOULD PREVAIL.

PREVAIL. OBAMA BELIEVED YOU COULD LOSE

OBAMA BELIEVED YOU COULD LOSE SMALL BEFORE WINNING BIG, IF YOU

SMALL BEFORE WINNING BIG, IF YOU PROVE YOUR SUBSTANCE TO VOTERS

PROVE YOUR SUBSTANCE TO VOTERS AND OFFER MORE IN YOUR NEXT RACE

AND OFFER MORE IN YOUR NEXT RACE THAN MERE AMBITION.

THAN MERE AMBITION. HE WAS CERTAINLY TAKING A LEAP

HE WAS CERTAINLY TAKING A LEAP TRYING TO GET A BOUNCE OUT OF A

TRYING TO GET A BOUNCE OUT OF A PRIMARY LOSS TO GO TO THE

PRIMARY LOSS TO GO TO THE SENATE.

SENATE. I’LL VOTERS FOUND HE HAD MORE

I’LL VOTERS FOUND HE HAD MORE THAN JUST POLITICAL DREAMS.

THAN JUST POLITICAL DREAMS. HIS STANCE AGAINST THE IRAQ WAR

HIS STANCE AGAINST THE IRAQ WAR IN CONTRAST TO THE PARTY’S

IN CONTRAST TO THE PARTY’S NOMINEE THAT YEAR, JOHN KERRY

NOMINEE THAT YEAR, JOHN KERRY SUGGESTED THERE WERE AT LEAST

SUGGESTED THERE WERE AT LEAST SOME THINGS HE WOULDN’T

SOME THINGS HE WOULDN’T SACRIFICE FOR SHORT-TERM

SACRIFICE FOR SHORT-TERM AMBITION.

AMBITION. HE MADE AN EXPERIENCED PLUS BY

HE MADE AN EXPERIENCED PLUS BY ARGUING AGAINST POLITICS AS

ARGUING AGAINST POLITICS AS USUAL AND PARTISANSHIP.

USUAL AND PARTISANSHIP. SOUND FAMILIAR?

SOUND FAMILIAR? NOW HE WAS ALSO, WE SHOULD NOTE

NOW HE WAS ALSO, WE SHOULD NOTE IF YOU WANT TO DO THE ANALYSIS,

IF YOU WANT TO DO THE ANALYSIS, HE WAS BLESSED IN THAT’ 0 4

HE WAS BLESSED IN THAT’ 0 4 RACE, ONE -- ’04 RACE, ONE

RACE, ONE -- ’04 RACE, ONE IMPLODED, REPLACED BY ALLEN

IMPLODED, REPLACED BY ALLEN KEYS.

KEYS. MAYOR PETE IS TAKING A LEAP,

MAYOR PETE IS TAKING A LEAP, TELLING DEMOCRATS WHO REJECTED

TELLING DEMOCRATS WHO REJECTED HIM TO RUN THE PARTY THAT HE

HIM TO RUN THE PARTY THAT HE SHOULD NOW RUN THE COUNTRY JUST

SHOULD NOW RUN THE COUNTRY JUST TWO YEARS LATER, AND HE, TO BE

TWO YEARS LATER, AND HE, TO BE CLEAR, HAS LESS CONGRESSIONAL

CLEAR, HAS LESS CONGRESSIONAL EXPERIENCE THAN OBAMA DID WHEN

EXPERIENCE THAN OBAMA DID WHEN HE RAN FOR THE WHITE HOUSE.

HE RAN FOR THE WHITE HOUSE. BOTH THESE CANDIDATES ARE

BOTH THESE CANDIDATES ARE LEANING INTO GENERATION CHANGE,

LEANING INTO GENERATION CHANGE, THOUGH, AS AN APPEAL TO PEOPLE

THOUGH, AS AN APPEAL TO PEOPLE WHO ARE SICK OF THE WAY THINGS

WHO ARE SICK OF THE WAY THINGS ARE RUNNING NOW.

ARE RUNNING NOW. >> THE TIME IS NOW TO SHAKE OFF

>> THE TIME IS NOW TO SHAKE OFF OUR SLUMBER, AND SLOUGH OFF OUR

OUR SLUMBER, AND SLOUGH OFF OUR FEARS AND NAKMAKE GOOD ON THE DE

FEARS AND NAKMAKE GOOD ON THE DE WE OWE PAST AND FUTURE

WE OWE PAST AND FUTURE GENERATIONS, TODAY, TOGETHER, WE

GENERATIONS, TODAY, TOGETHER, WE CAN FINISH THE WORK THAT NEEDS

CAN FINISH THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, AND USHER IN A NEW

TO BE DONE, AND USHER IN A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM ON THIS EARTH.

BIRTH OF FREEDOM ON THIS EARTH. >> YOU AND I HAVE THE CHANCE TO

>> YOU AND I HAVE THE CHANCE TO USHER IN A NEW AMERICAN SPRING.

USHER IN A NEW AMERICAN SPRING. SO WITH HOPE IN OUR HEARTS AND

SO WITH HOPE IN OUR HEARTS AND WITH FIRE IN OUR BELLY, LET’S

WITH FIRE IN OUR BELLY, LET’S GET TO WORK, AND LET’S MAKE

GET TO WORK, AND LET’S MAKE HISTORY.

HISTORY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. >> THE POINT HERE IS NOT THAT

>> THE POINT HERE IS NOT THAT MAYOR PETE’S FUTURE WILL FOLLOW

MAYOR PETE’S FUTURE WILL FOLLOW OBAMA’S PAST.

OBAMA’S PAST. NOBODY KNOWS.

NOBODY KNOWS. THE VOTERS, YOU, WILL DECIDE

THE VOTERS, YOU, WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO REWARD OR PUNISH PETE

WHETHER TO REWARD OR PUNISH PETE OR ANY OTHER POLITICIAN’S

OR ANY OTHER POLITICIAN’S AMBITION.

AMBITION. WE KNOW THAT EVEN HUGE AMBITION

WE KNOW THAT EVEN HUGE AMBITION TAKING A LOSS AS A SIGN YOU

TAKING A LOSS AS A SIGN YOU SHOULD GET A PROMOTION IS NOT

SHOULD GET A PROMOTION IS NOT ALWAYS SEEN AS DISQUALIFYING BY

ALWAYS SEEN AS DISQUALIFYING BY THE VOTERS AND SOMETIMES VOTERS

THE VOTERS AND SOMETIMES VOTERS EMBRACE A CALL TO BLOW UP THE

EMBRACE A CALL TO BLOW UP THE WAY THINGS ARE RUN WHEN IT’S

WAY THINGS ARE RUN WHEN IT’S OFFERED BY NEW PEOPLE WHO HAVE