african-american voters and that has a do with his relationship with barack obama. barack obama is a toweringly popular figure among democrats. and that association is a great credential for vice president biden. you spoke with eric holder. and part of your discussion talked about how he sees democrats best strategy going forward in taking down trump. here is what he said. you kind of amended michelle obama s signature statement. she said when they go low, we go i high. you had a different interpretation. when they go low, we kick and media had a field day with that. give me a break. what did you mean by it? it meant simply democrats
so you had a moment of over exuberance i would say out on the campaign trail. you kind of amended michelle obama s signature statement. she said, when they go low, we go high. you had a different interpretation. when they go low we kick them. right wing media had a field day with that. the snowflakes on the right were all concerned. you know? give me a break. give me a break. what did you mean by it? it meant, simply this. democrats need to be tough. you know? 2008 is about a hundred years ago. you re not going to be running against john mccain who is going to stop that woman who said all kinds of negative things about president then candidate senator obama. democrats have to be tough. we have to be prepared to fight for our democracy. it doesn t mean we got to get into the dirt with donald trump on a daily basis. we got to be strategic in how we
disagreements that have to stop. no one should carelessly compare political opponents to historical villains. which is done often, it s done all the time. you got to stop. we should not mob people in public spaces or destroy public property. not a word about himself. only others. he didn t even name a single person targeted. two former presidents had packages sent to them. not a mention. the only time he used the word we is when he was talking about protesters from the left harassing lawmakers this then came a signature statement. the media also has a responsibility to set a civil tone, and to stop the endless hostility and constant negative and often times false attacks and stories.