Transcripts For CSPAN Washington Journal 20160315 : comparem

Transcripts For CSPAN Washington Journal 20160315

In primary states, florida, illinois, missouri, North Carolina and tell us who you are supporting and why. If you are a democrat the phone number is you can also catch up with us on social media. Good Tuesday Morning to hear his look at what is at stake today. On the republican side of the ledger, 367 pledged delegates are at stake today. The most pledged delegates since march 1. Delegates atst stake of any day on the republican primary calendar. The magic number needed to win the republican nomination is 1237. Theld trump at 460 now and rest of the republican field trying to chase him. On the democratic side, 691 pledged delegates at stake today. For democrats, 2383. Hillary clinton at 1234. Bernie sanders at 579. A big day on the election trail, on the primary trail. We are joined by a familiar voice, rubber cost of robert costa. Good morning to you. Robert good morning from florida. Host youre in florida, florida being a must win state for marco rubio today. I was with senator rubio last night. He spoke in the back of a pickup west in his hometown of miami. It has been a difficult road for the hometown senator. Hes been behind in the polls in florida, trying to catch up, trying to save his bid. It looks like donald trump is going to win here in florida. His second florida home. Although his organization here is limited, he has strong grassroots base. The florida, according to average of polls, is going for trump now 42. 1 to marco rubios 23 . Another must win state ohio. Take us through where that stands in the home state of governor john kasich. Robert ohio on the republican side is certainly the state to watch. That is why donald trump was there last night. Was planning to be in miami last night along with rubio. He changed his plans and went to youngstown, ohio. Had a rally with governor christie of new jersey. Those polls have been very exciting in ohio. Kasich, whos only been able to do well in a few key states in the northeast, he thinks because of his network in ohio, his ability to have an operation there, he can be competitive. Now the republican establishment kasich as someone that could be a viable alternative to trump. Was the favorite for that kind of role in the party for a long time but because rubio has fallen behind and kasich is competitive in ohio, that dynamic has changed. Amidst all of this you have ted cruz, the texas senator, hes in missouri well and North Carolina. And pick up delegates. Host what is going to be an early tell from you . Where is the first place there could be a sign that the polls maybe off . Robert i think you have to Pay Attention to the suburbs in florida. Rubio has done well with latebreaking voters and the sobers. Suburbs. Corridor, voter rich. Florida,is able to win it is one of the big stories. And case it, you have to keep an idea on an eye on rural voters in ohio. Host take us to tonight on the democratic side what youre going to be watching there. Robert weve seen from senator sanders, especially with his recent win in michigan, it was a narrow win but a significant one, that when it comes to labor states, states that have high white populations that have workingclass backgrounds that are part of the democratic base, he does very well. So, senator sanders is looking at ohio especially as a state where he can remain competitive in this race. That is why think senator sanders as if you look at the collegeeas of ohio in areas of columbus and ohio state, that is where place he of doing well. E senator clinton, her campaign in florida, her campaign is very good. She has done well on the airwaves. Florida is a state that is so big you have to have a lot of campaign ads. She has a large presence on tv. Missouri, you can see someone like clinton doing well, but also senator sanders because it is a midwest state. In the south, clinton has done so well in the south. That remains her base. Africanamerican voters gravitating towards her. Host we have heard so much about trade policy, the tpp, the Transpacific Partnership leading up to these key battles in manufacturing states in ohio and illinois. Do you expect these to remain in the air so much on the campaign trail and on the airwaves as the contest moves out west, are you expecting other policy issues to fall into debate . Robert i think trade and immigration are intertwined in election, especially in the Republican Party. But it has been across both parties on trade and when you talk about the Transpacific Partnership, it is really a discussion about jobs. About stagnation. So many workers out there who are in industrial and service jobs, feel like their wages are stagnated. They have not seen sufficient growth in the ir income. They blame these trade deals. And that is what is fueling a lot of the economic unrest, drawn people to sanders, making people to maybe look to trump. That outside a populated popularity is because what people have assigned the trade blame. Some economists said it should not be all blamed on these trade deals, but that is the mood in both parties in the electorate. Costa, always appreciate your time. Thanks so much for joining us this morning. Well be covering tonights primary results starting at 7 00 on cspan. You can see the candidates speeches. We will have live your collins as well. This morning on washington journal, we are hearing from just voters in those five primary states that are voting today. We want to hear who youre voting for and why. States North Carolina, florida, ohio, illinois, and misery. We will start in gainesville, florida. Tim, good morning. Line for democrats. Caller thanks for taking my call. Host are you going to the polls, have you been there already . Been tot caller i have the polls already. I voted last week wednesday for Bernie Sanders, endorsed by Harry Belafonte and cornell west. Im so proud of him as a candidate. Proud of the way he has grown as a candidate. I am proud to hear him say that black lives matter in any Police Shooting is going to trigger an investigation. Host what do mean the way he has grown as a candidate . Caller oh, just the way he has embraced the issues. He has brought people from black lives matter into his campaign. The way that hes talk about president obama, for example, and talks about how we should all be offended by the fact that hes been attacked on his americanness, being called a muslim. M gainesville, florida. Florida polls close tonight at 7 00 p. M. Some parts of the states at 8 00 p. M. In North Carolina, 7 30. Ohio 7 30. Illinois at0 and 8 00. Lets head to North Carolina where debbie is waiting period republican. Good morning. For taking myyou call. Good morning, america. We need to get out and we need to do our jobs today, people. I will be going to the polls today and i will be voting for senator ted cruz. I want a true conservative. I want someone who doesnt stick his finger up in the air and figure out which way the wind blows. He does not bend to the constitution and he does not bend to our bill of rights. So, senator ted cruz has my support. Host before you go, do think its time for john kasich and marco rubio to get out of the race and d and let it be a one on one race between ted cruz on donald trump . Caller that is not my place to say. I just say, please, search your conscience. Please do what is right for america. Like i said, it is not my place themy, you know, and tell what to do. I asked them to pray about it and please, please, please look at your conscious and do what is right for america. Thank you and have a blessed day. Host dee in portsmouth, ohio. You are on washington journal caller i will probably be voting for trump. Host why is that . One thate is the only is trying to keep this country from turning to a Muslim Country and then we will havesharia law. Host did you go to any trump events in ohio . Caller no. Have been around here. All have gotten his calls. Is calls. Host did you vote already today . Caller no, im going today. Attemptnald trump an appeal to the Manufacturing Base in ohio and the issue of trade policy that is so important, especially in that part of the country. Has an oped in usa today. Middleclass needs better deal on trade, is Donald Trumps headline. The American Worker is being crushed. The situation is about to get worse at the Transpacific Partnership is not stop. Im the only candidate that will bring jobs back. Ive been warning for decade if we my fears have come to pass. That being published in todays usa today on the opinion page. Ohio. Is also in line for democrats. Good morning. Caller good morning. Im voting for clinton. I believe she is more experienced and knows what she is doing. And i cant vote for in the primary for a person like sanders that 30 in congress, he had three bills. Two for putting up new post offices. I do not think he is the right one to be our president. Host one of our earlier callers said how he liked how Bernie Sanders has grown as a candidate on the campaign trail. Youre saying that it is about sort of the work they have done before being on the campaign trail . Caller yes, i think it is. If you look at his, his history. He hasnt really published anything. I have a comment for that lady that just called. Are talkingthey about muslims taking over the country because i have watched television, iwatch news and cspan. Heard one single word about anything like that. Are not know where they getting their information. They are probably getting it from talk radio. Host diane is in toledo, line for republicans. Good morning. Caller i voted this morning for ted cruz. Host why ted cruz . Caller i decided that trump is a bit of a blowhard. Looking for someone that has some tax when dealing with others, whether it is Foreign Policy or negotiating with congress. Kasich, hes ok. Probably the thing that turned me off with kasich is the medicaid expansion. I am looking for someone who is seriously fiscally conservative. He uses it as his reason for doing so so he can get into heaven. Maybe hed further expand its we can get his entire family into heaven. Who supports the constitution. Nobody is perfect. Nobody has the total ideals i would look for but i guess i will go with with the constitutional guy. I press the level for ted. Host we talked about the math earlier. There have been some of those republicans and the networks to say the best way to stop down much of is for a kasich win in ohio. Do you get into the numbers on the strategy . Does that matter to . Caller i thought about that. I thought maybe i should cast a ballot for kasich, says it sounds like he has got the best chance. I did think about it but then i decided i really need to go with my values. I thought kasich was not that guy. And its probably closer to ted cruz. Host call from toledo. The real clear politics average of polls has kasich at 36 . Donald trump at 33. 3 . Ted cruz at 20 . Marco rubio at just 5. 3 in ohio. Real clear politics takes several of the major polls out there, averages those polls and tracks that average over the course of the election. So, if you want to look at their numbers, you can check out their website. Barbara up next, melbourne, florida, line for democrats. Good morning. Caller good morning. Good morning. Host you are on the washington journal forer im going to vote donald trump. Im registered democrat. So i cannot vote republican but election, i will be voting for donald trump. Host why, youre a democrat. Why dont the Democratic Candidates appeal to you . Caller ive heard the same thing for a long, long time. So, im just going to try Something Different because i am tired of medicare and this prescription drugs and then ill be getting some of my money back that i paid in to the system. The attention over this past weekend is focused on violence at donald trump offense and other republicans and democratic candidate saying donald trump needs to do more to tamp down on the rhetoric to try to help control that. What do you make of the coverage of that, and have you seen that on your tv in florida . Caller ive seen it. In orlando, there were protesters, but what is happening in florida, we have a lot of diverse communities. Donalds are afraid that will tear their families apart. So the childrens are afraid. So, families need to tell their children it is not hes going to do it legally with the visas and all. And he needs to tone down. They say he is too assertive, too aggressive. Sometimes anything you say, youre walking on thin ice, egg shells, and you are going to hurt somebodys feelings. Host thats barber in melbourne, florida. Two editorials from two different papers with two different takes on the violence at Donald Trumps rallies and who is responsible for it. Blaming the victim is the headline on the Washington Times when rioters shut down a political rally, everyone loses. They say that donald trump has First Amendment rights, too. Choices are available to his many critics, condemning that violence at the trump rallies. The New York Times has a different take. Directed at his rallies in North Carolina, chicago and ohio, mr. Trump has offered only to find and further incitement. Violence the sickest part of his con. Here is donald trump in his Closing Arguments on monday referencing the governor of ohio, john kasich, his chief competitor in ohio. Mr. Trump the main thing i want you to do tonight go home. Go to sleep. Get a good roest. Get a good rest. Beat kasich. He is not going to be a good president. Hes weak on the borders. He signed nafta. Nafta destroyed ohio. Now he wants to sign tpp. That is going to be worse. Ive studied it so carefully. That is going to be worse for ohio. It is going to take all of your car business out. The car business is going to be destroyed by tpp and he wants it. And nobody knows why he wants it, including himself. Maybe one of his lobbyists are demanding it. Maybe the special interest from the cars or something are demanding it. May be one of the other countries that are going to benefit are demanding it. Who knows . It is absolutely crazy. They do not even talk about monetary manipulation in the agreement. Its 6000 pages long. Its 12 countries at least. And here is what happens. We do not have people that read thse ese things. Those countries have read and diagnosed every single work. Boom, boom, boom. Do them with individual countries that deserve it. Dontt do it with a mass group. Watching. Yre they will come in through the back door at a later date and they will take it over and continue to laugh at hour stupa in our country stupid our country and our leaders are but it will not happen if im the leader. Host donald trump yesterday in ohio. Not just president ial primaries going on in some states. Some congressional primaries taking place as well as craig caplan notes. Congressional primaries in ohio and illinois today. First district, that is congressman bobby rush. In illinois, the 15th, john shimkus. A special election in the eighth district, the primary to replace former speaker john boehner. John boehner, of course, with an endorsement out for kasich in ohio. Well pull up the story from politico to show you the headline. Kasich. Votes for the speaker has voted for Ohio Governor john kasich. hes my friend. on saturday where john boehner spoke was his first public appearance in slaving congress. If you want to read more on that story, that is a political. Bloomington,udy in illinois, line for republicans. Good morning. Caller good morning. I voted for cruz. One of the things ive noticed never heardis ive him speak about the constitution ever. Ive listen to cspan, i watch it every day almost. Ralliesviolence at his just, i think he incites it. I think i dont think he in the beginning intended to do that but it seems like he plays on everything that draws attention to him. He loves the sound of his name, trump. Verynk that cruz is constitutional. He stands for the constitution, i think he will uphold the constitution and that is very important to me. Host andrew up next in missouri. Line for democrats. Caller good morning. Ill be voting for bernie this morning. Host why is that . Caller well, i think it is time for america to reinvest i itselfn. Put another bought and paid for politician in office. Int well go to gary fletcher, North Carolina. Line for independents. Caller good morning. Yeah, im getting ready to go out the door to vote for donald trump. Host why donald trump . Caller well, i think, im afraid of people falling into the welfare trap. Of socialism ideals. Berniek a lot of people, sanders side, they do not have american concerns. They have not lived in the country enough to understand how the system works. I think they vote more on not being export imported are having their families not being able to come. I think they have more personal concerns than they do cares for the country. I look at myself as kind of a cash cow american. I pay taxes. I have property taxes. Ive watched them go up. I what this immigration has been doing. Health Care Department land, North Carolina, has extra ats to, folding se accommodate the masses of people coming to the area. Young people are ok on socialism. I see them seeping into the socialism ideal. It kind of scares me because they do not understand what it is. Blackt, i think the community will do better with trump because a lot of these jobs will be filled up with genuine americans which blacks are. Im concerned about them because their problems are our problems. I do not know why they do not see that, why they take such a strong stance against trump, being a businessman and successful in america. We can learn a lot from that. I think politics to go further than trying to get grandma and grandpa back into the country here, add em into the country. I think people should be voting with a little bit more concern and education. Host lets go to john in lakeland, florida. Line for democrats. Caller good morning. Im voting for Bernie Sanders. Hes the only one tha

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