with us tonight simone sanders former chief spokesperson for the vice president, she will be hosting an upcoming show here on msnbc and on our streaming channel. the choice on peacock. and susan del percio. political analyst and veteran political strategist. thanks for both for joining. the susan let me start with. your what is your reaction to that nbc poll? midsummer elections have traditionally had low turnout, this one is pretty vital. how do you get democrats to get excited? first, let me start off with, i can t believe i m going to say, this but i agree with bernie sanders. republicans are laughing all the way, because they don t have to take a vote. the way democrats start changing the environment. is by taking votes that they can win. so, it could be small ball, it could be insulin, it could be kept at 35. dollars which was in build back better. it could be on universal pre-k. there are a lot of different votes that they can take, and get republicans on the record.
shows a distinct disadvantage for democrats heading into the midterms. republicans having double digit lead on enthusiasm, 61% to 47% for democrats. with us tonight simone sanders former chief spokesperson for the vice president. she will be hosting an upcoming show here on msnbc and on our streaming channel. the choice on peacock. and susan the msnbc political analyst and a veteran political strategist. thank you both for sorting me. susan let me start with you, what is your reaction to that nbc poll? midterm elections are traditionally low turnout. this one is pretty vital. how do you get democrats to get excited? first let me start off with i can t believe i m going to say this but i agree with bernie sanders. republicans are laughing all the way because they never have to take a vote, the way democrats start changing the environment is by taking votes that they can win. so, it could be small ball, it could be insulin, it could be $35. that was in build back better.
to people of the united states that he is a likeable, affable, affective personality. i think whether or not al gore can take the coat hanger out of his jacket, hang loose, and appear very warm and credible, and be more likeable than george w. romney, he just can t be so stiff. he has to be more likeable. he s got to be more likeable, connect with people. he needs to also smile, be likeable. you got a like ability gap. so it is not just about women here, simone, likeability, something that has influenced voters in presidential elections for decades. the fact that people often say, that folks want to elect somebody that they want to be their champion, but somebody that they want to have a beer with, somebody that they like, that s why oftentimes you will hear people talk about a number of different elections being popularity contests which frankly i don t think that s what this 2020 presidential, democratic presidential primary will be. with that being said, when folks
have these conversations. i wish i were an eye wiowaen th and hopefully people will take people for who they are and not for the shape of their plumbing or the color of their skin but what is it that they re going to do for them and if they re likeable, great. simone, because i have you here, i got to you ask you about the bernie sanders news this week, since you served on his 2016 presidential campaign, bernie sander was criticized about his response in the allegations that came out in the new york times article, allegationless of sexism and sexual harassment by staffers during the 2016 campaign, and here s how he responded to the allegations. so i certainly apologized to any woman who felt she was not treated appropriately, and of course, if i run, we will do better next time. and just to be clear, you seem to indicate that you did not know at the time about the allegations, is that correct? yes, i was a little bit busy
granholm, former democratic governor of michigan and simone sanders former press secretary for bernie sander to 16 white house bid. simone, what is your take there on warren, having to point out, quote, i am not a person of color? i think that s exactly what she should be doing. you know, full disclosure. i spoke to senator warren about this, a number of times, because i am someone who was vocal when she put out the dna test, i think i tweeted, and then i had an opportunity to speak with her about it, and i said, when i tweeted, that it s unfortunate that she felt she had to do this, because this is something that republicans, donald trump included, just continued to bring up. and i do believe that senator warren understands the sensitivity around it, the issues around, it but i think it is important that while she s out on the campaign trail, that folks understand that, one, she knows that she has to marry her message with the real issues that folks are dealing with every single day