Word. From the Nations Capital to wherever you are. Because you opinion that matters the most is your own. This is what democracy looks like. Cspan, powered by cable. This week cspan was onn the road in iowa and New Hampshire candidates close in on the final weeks before the first votes are cast in 2024s president ial election. We will take you to iowa where Governor Ron Desantis was out campaigning and georgia representative marjorie k the green with stumping for former President Trump. And in New Hampshire we will see fellow republicansam Chris Christie meeting with voters and nikki haley making her latest rounds through the Granite State. Al but first, conversation with a political reporter about a recent state of endorsement for former president donald trump. Political Congressional Bureau chief is joining us to talk about the latest Trump Campaign 2024 2024 your hea recent piece is gops most trump skeptical block starts falling in line. What did you report . Yap. For your scope would be hard to imagine that Senate Republicans would start to line up your Donald Donald trump after january 6th. This was a group w of people tht were pretty much ready to move onto a new candidate candidate. But whats happened over the past year is that you have no real challenger and president si trump has been putting in a ton of work behind the scenes to try to get support from republican senators what were seeing is a 19 senator tom cotton somebody might have white house ambitions in h the future just got behind donald trump. Weve seen some people including the north dakota senators who previous indoors doug burgum the governor, endorsedth President Trump as well. Were seeing a consolidation at this point but where a single bug has climbed the primary polls and high stakes particularly if trump andil folw through. Is a former president leading those contenders, those of the candidates in endorsements . 100 picked Nikki Haley Ron desantis have a handful of congressional endorsement on how side between them and the senate endorsements. There probably was an opportunity for both the special ron desantis to get a bunch last year, but as you stated in this trump has stayed very strong in the polls, that opportunity seems to have gone away because at first it were few republicans who thought donald trump is unelectable and new candidate. Well see if nikki haley can pull off a win in New Hampshire. I would not be surprised to see some of the antitrump or trump skeptical forces in the party get behind her, but she needs to win for. You mention the work of the former president has done behind the scenes. What has he said to the senators to now get them to come out and endorse a . Ive got two good examples for you. One is josh hawley republican from missouri who led the election charges, one of two who led the challenges in 2020. Yes, that i will support donald trump. I think isai going to be the nominee. Its inevitable but behind the scenes former President Trump is calling and say i need that endorsement come like that actual endorsement. He got it. Another example is john hoven north dakota, yet endorse governor burgum. Even one is endorsing doug burgum trump was talking and acting if doug dropped that we please endorsement, thats exactly what happened. Those are couple examples how he is working on the scenes to get that backing from senatein republicans. Any senatesese republican les endorsing candidates . John thune, the minority whip, who is one of the contenders to replace eventually Mitch Mcconnell as gop leader endorsed tim scott early on. He wasst a highest ranking republican to wait in early on. Tim scott has dropped out so john thune is now neutral. He says he likes what he soon from nikki haley. Hes one who could be in play if she does very well in New Hampshire, but at this point no, they are all neutral, all say they will support the nominee. Its going to be interesting to see what happens with these early states especially iowa where you joni ernst the number four republican leader, and Chuck Grassley the most senior republican senator. What will they give President Trump wins in iowa . They will be under a lot of pressure to back him. And what about Mitch Mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate and his relationship with former President Trump . Thats a huge elephant in the speak for the Republican Party. Mitch mcconnell has no working relationship with donald trump. He sort of outsourced the Political Partnership between Senate Republicans, committees who endorse trump early but the key is senator mcconnell says he will backac the nominee. If donald trump who looks like the severe favorite to becomewh the nominee wins nomination it seems like he will at least get that proform endorsement from its mcconnell even m though they could not be more different and they are totally unaligned on big issues. Will the former president care if Mitch Mcconnell endorses him . Look, i really know if thats an endorsement trump would want. This point is been calling for mcconnell to go as leader for several years. He encouragednn rick scott senar from florida to challenge Mitch Mcconnell last year. Rick scotttt did challenge but lost handily, yet just the challenge and the backing of ten other senators has kind of created an ongoing split in the Republican Party in the senate. I dont know that trump wants that endorsement added dont know that Mitch Mcconnell is necessarily going to serve another term as leader if trump as president or the nominee so well see is all come to that in the nexthe few months at a poliy if you dont tell you whats going to happen they are lying to you. Moving over to the house side, four republicans, who who has the most endorsements . Trump has an even stronger, a handful of members have endorsed ron desantis or nikki haley, but at this point trump now has the backingi of the top the republican leaders, tom emmer the whip, Steve Scalise majority leader, both endorse trump this week, and mike johnson was fairly quick to mr. Speaker to endorse trump after winning the speakership. So theres a definite schism split in the two chambers of congress and Republican Leadership on getting behind trump early. A lot of that is due to the fact the house has more gerrymandered districts where losing a primary challenge is the biggest threat to your general election and so youre saying ang lot of folks whose constituents are protrump getting kind of earlier in the house. The senate is a bit of a lagging indicator. The house is in front with regards to getting this endorsement to President Trump. Why do these candidates seek endorsements from members of congress . Thats a greatat question. Especially as we see that with the two early state governors kim reynolds and chris sununu candidatesed of the beside trump. I i dont know an individual senators endorsement matters between who wins especially if its from someone not from the state but trump really values endorsements. They are super important to him. He uses an almost as currency in politics. A great example ism endorsing j. D. Vance in the 2022 ohio primary. J. D. Vance one, with one of the first members to endorse trump and now trump is backing j. D. Vance preferred candidate in ohio. You can kind of see how trump uses endorsements to affect his brand of politics across the Republican Party. Burgess everett, politico Congressional Bureau chief, thank you. Take you somewhat are having. Next were in keokuk Iowa Republican representative Marjorie Taylor greene of georgia was stumping for former president donald trump. Theres a bit of interaction with caucus goers and the press including questions on a local school shooting. Are right, iowa. I tell you what im so excited to be here. Its like starting off the primary election with the super bowl, which i think is really wild in georgiaic we just go and vote in a primary, but you guys have this caucus system. And i do learn all about it. Just a few months ago. So i could understand what you go c through. Im a a competitive person soi think its pretty awesome. And i am expecting, in fact, im counting on you guys to turn up big for President Trump. Heers] and i never get tired of winning, and i think we need some more. America is losing now. None of us like it. It has been a shocking experience the past few years, ever since the Biden Administration took over in washington. I want to go back in time and tell you about me. And tell you why i support President Trump. I never thought i would get into politics. I never had political aspirations. I spent most my adult life running a Construction Company and raising my kids, and looking at washington, saying, there is the cause of all of our problems. When President Trump ran in 2015 in that primary, that was the first time i ever saw a political candidate stand on a president ial stage and speak a language i understood. He talks like regular americans. I supported him from day one. Im excited we elected him in 2016. We already know what President Trump is capable of. We had him as president for four years, the best four years america had. We need him back in the white house. [cheers] [indiscernible chatter] [indiscernible chatter] [indiscernible chatter] [indiscernible chatter] [indiscernible chatter] [indiscernible chatter] [indiscernible chatter] [indiscernible chatter] [indiscernible chatter] [indiscernible chatter] [indiscernible chatter] Governor Ron Desantis was in iowa recent days touring with kim reynolds, who endorsed him. Here is some of his recent visit where he met with voters. Gov. Desantis thank you for coming. One of the things we were able to do campaigning in iowa, as a guy who grew up playing baseball through college, i remember being a kid watching this movie about that building a baseball field in the middle of a cornfield, the field of dreams. When we were coming to iowa, i would show my kids we have a first grader, kindergartner, and prek, and i would show them the appropriate parts of the movie, the Baseball Players coming on the cornfield. We got to do an event at the field of dreams, which was really cool. My kids got to play. I remember being at the Clayton County fair, and we had time before the bus left to the next stop. My son who is 5 had his baseball glove. We were by the corn playing catch back and forth, father and son, and he stopped and looked at me and said, dad, is this heaven . I said no, son, it is iowa. [applause] now he knows what to say. Sometimes on we are by the corn, i will say to him, is this heaven . He will say, no, this is iowa. We are excited to be here for the home stretch in the iowa caucus. I want to thank Governor Reynolds for her support. As the governor of florida i have a unique window on what goes on in this country because every time one of these blue states does something stupid, i gain more residents in my state. People flee chicago, los angeles, new york, minnesota because the policies are destructive, and the quality of life diminishes, their freedom diminishes. Florida has been the refuge people escape to. I talked to people when they come, they talk about how dysfunctional illinois is, how bad california is. When i am in here in the wintertime and i meet iowans on Vacation Spending part of the year, they are happy with how iowa is governed. They are happy to have Governor Reynolds and the legislature do such a great job. I see that personally dealing with people from the midwest, how they view iowa. You are lucky to have a strong and effective governor. She has delivered huge results for this state. And clearly, as you look around this region, illinois, minnesota, look at your neighbors, you are lucky to have a governor that you have in iowa. Earlier today you mentioned the former president , would you take questions at a university, do you think that is because trump does not have the mental capacity or strength to do so . Gov. Desantis i think it is because he does not want to answer questions about his record. I think you would rather i get why he is doing it he has a Cable News Network that basically 24 7 pumps him up. No critical appraisal of anything that has been done. I dont think that is why he has not debated. He would be asked questions. That is what he does not give interviews outside of a few handpicked ways. The question for iowa voters in early state voters beyond that, is that something that is good enough for a candidate who is not the same candidate he was in 2015 and 2016. He has not been willing to come here to answer questions. He does a 45 minute speech and then just leaves rather than listening to iowa and, answering questions and do what it takes to win. I think people will see on caucus night that will have a big impact. We have answered every question. People ask whatever they want. If you are not willing to do that, will you beat our best candidates Going Forward . With his path to victory, he was the incumbent president in 2020 and could not get the job done. Now he is out of office. How will he do better this time . Who are the voters who did not vote for him in the past that will be running back to vote for him . The democrats have a strong playbook to handle and approach him. On fox news you referenced nikki haley running for Vice President. Do you think to be a successful republican in the future, you have to appease donald trump . Gov. Desantis the vp thing is different, in that are you running to win or not . They are spending gobs of money against me and not donald trump. That is an indication they may not be playing to win. She is the darling of these never trump voters. She is getting massive amounts of money from liberal democrats in california. Liberal democrats on wall street who view her as an antitrump, and yet if she is angling at the same time to be his Vice President , where is the truth in advertising . The way to clear it up is to definitively answer the question, would you accept, yes or no, and she is not willing to do that. She gives word salads, and that is not given the position she has staked out, it is not a sustainable position. Will she answer the question, yes or no, voters deserve an answer. She will leave every option on the table that she can. She has taken money from blackrock while at the same time trying to placate former President Trump because it is about keeping options open. If you are in it, to win it, Governor Desantis is here to move us to the next level. The battle for the republican president ial nomination is playing out on iowas airwaves. Nbc reported that more than 100 one million was spent in iowa on broadcast advertising, with 7. 5 billion booked this month ahead of the caucuses scheduled for monday, january5. Nikki haley and her Political Action committee has the biggest buys so far. Florida governor, ron dans, is second in spending with 1. 2 million in ads booked his campaign and multiple affiliate pacs. Form President Trump was expected to spend under 1 million in the following two weeks, and rounding out the lower end, vivek ramaswamy, with under 30,000 in spending. Next, two of the most recent ads released this week. Record number streaming across the border costing taxpayers billions and as Many Americans killed from fentanyl, yet haley and biden oppose trumps border wall and terrorists sneaking in. Haley joined biden in opposing the prisoner ban from terrorist nations. Haleys weakness puts us in grave danger. Nikki haley has a 17 point lead over joe biden. Ron desantis consistently trails. Ron desantis is plummeting. You cannot beat trump by trying to be trump. And you cannot stop wasteful washington spending when you voted to add trillions in national debt. Ron desantis, he is phony, failing, just too weak. Also this week, abc news compiled data on how many times each rublican president ial hopeful visited iowa from september to the end of 2023. Governor desantis was a distant cond in the number of visits, behind vivek ramaswamy, who had 192. Nikki haley s in third with 35 visits to the hawkeye state. Bummer new jersey governor, chris chrtie did not visit the state at all, but he was a regular in the granitetate last year. 39 visits, he was the seco most seen republican in New Hampshire in the fal months of 2023. He was just ahd of nikki haley with two dozen visits to the first in the nation primary state. Next, a visit with the curator of Drake University caucus collection. We are in the Drake University archives and special collection on the campus of Drake University. My name is hope, i am the director of the archives. Today, i pulled out a selection of materials from our iowa caucus collection. We started collecting for this collection late 2014, early 2015 around the time of the 2016 caucus cycle. It is a collection of campaign ephemera we started collecting. I pulled out a sampling of what we have. In the box is some Campaign Mailers and other campaign literature. Iowans get a lot of Campaign Mailers in the mail. We asked for them to send them to us. I thought i would share a piece from this box. We organize them by candidate and year. This box from 2016, ted cruz for president , a coloring book. This was aimed at kids . Children, families, yes. Activity book, i guess. We collect basically anything iowans might have sitting in their basements or addicts. We tried to get in their basements or attics. We tried to get, mitt romney, foam mitt, bumper stickers, i tried to pull out more iowa specific bumper stickers. Support the family farm. Along the same lines, bushcheney farm and ranch team. And then this one here is more of the campaign literature, this is jesse jackson, a fighter for farmers and ranchers. Some of the more iowa specific pieces. This is a tshirt that says dean precinct captain, this would be the tshirt the captain for howard dean would have worn at the caucus that evening. We have a lot of tshirts like this specific to the caucus night themselves. You will see we have pat buchanan potholder. It says i voted for pat buchanan iowa straw poll 1999. We have autographed pieces in the collection as well. That would have been something someone at the straw poll would have picked up. Herman cain, 2012. The cup says how is that working out for you . Then obama, rural iowans for obama cap. Fans are a popular item at the state fair. We have ron paul 2012. Plan orrin hatch. And orrin hatch. These next items are from Lamar Alexander. Im not sure what came in this jar but it says get a taste of true leadership and experience the flavor of a president ial candidate who is not afraid to take a bite out of the real issues. If anyone knows what was in these, we would love to know that. This is the pass for the Republican Party straw poll in 1999. This person was a guest of Lamar Alexander at the straw poll. This is a precinct captain guide from caucus night 2008 for iowans for hillary. It has a colorcoded guide to walker precinct captains through caucus night. Talking points. The caucus process itself, just to help them feel more prepared going into caucus night. That is a unique piece to have as well. I tried to pull out a collection of pins that were iowa specific. We get a lot of general pins throughout the country but there are some iowa specific. Reaganbush caucus kickoff in 1984. Obama precinct captain. A lot of these will be precinct captain buttons to identify that point person at the caucus site. Iowa for pete, pete buttigieg, this last cycle. Gary hart for president with specific iowa caucus language. Bob dole. Similar with the date of the caucus. Hillary for iowa precinct leader. Another precinct captain with john edwards 2008. This last one is from the democratic president ial debate in des moines, january 1980. Next we are onto the Granite State were nikki haley met with voters including a stop in londonderry. Nikki someone asked me when i announced when i was running, i set my parents came here 50 years ago to an america that was strong and proud and full of opportunities. I want them to know that country again. Im doing this for my husband michael, and his military brothers and sisters. They need to know their sacrifice matters and that we love our country. Im doing this for my daughter, who got married, and i saw how hard it was for her and her husband to buy a home. The average home buyer in america now is 39 years old. Im doing this for my son, a senior in college, and i am tired of watching him write papers of things he does not believe in just to get an a. That is not america. 81 of americans have said they do not think their kids will live as good of a life as we did. We cannot be ok with that. I am not ok with that. We do have a country to save. I promise you this, if you join with us in this movement, in this fight, if you tell 10 people to go to nikki haley. Com and take a yard sign to spread the word, i promise you our best days are yet to come. Thank you very much. God bless you. [applause] [indiscernible chatter] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] thanks, thanks, guys. Good to see you again. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] first of all, little hand is ten years old. Shes come to bunch of your event and she adores you. She looks up to you. What does that mean when you see young kids in your audience particularly young women when it comes to . I love that. Om we sit in the young ones. We see into teenagers. Weou sit in a college students. We see in the professionals. Strong women become strong leader and inn what we can occur to them to find the power of the voice we want to do it and the come out of the woodwork. When i talk to voters after tunnels along the boat for trump in 2016 and 2020 and now planning to vote on you and a primary. What does that tell you . I i voted for him in 2016 and 2020 but chaos follows him. Rightly or wrongly chaos follows him and we cant go through four more years of chaos. We got a country in disarray, a world on fire. We got a make sure we go with a new generational leader who doesnt of the negativity and the baggage. Thats our goal. Thats would want to make sure we do Going Forward. We cant survive a president Kamala Harris and we got i look at how the swing through New Hampshire played out on local television stations. How many of you are hearing me in a town hall setting for the first time . The momentumtt still appearso be going strong for nikki haley as she makes her final Granite State swing before turning her focus to the Iowa Caucuses now just 12 days away. We are headed to iowa tomorrow. People are energized, ready. We want to be strong in iowa, New Hampshire, strong in South Carolina. We are continuing to play hard in every state. We are not picking wednesday over another. Were doing the all. Her top New Hampshire ally governor chris sununu didnt shy away from setting high expectations. Nikki will shock anyone with the second strongest second place finish in the iowa caucus. This will be more consolidation. Its a one on one race and thats what weve always been looking for. With an overflow crowd watching from the next room she told voters ifec elected she wod stop the recordbreaking flow of migrants into the u. S. Ucd cities and maters asking for help now. Isis there a federal role in figure out what to do with all these people . Le there is a a federal role n closing the border, southern border s of northern border once and for all. Former President Trump appears to have a commanding lead in the polls, voters spoke with we believe this race is very much in play. Theres a lot of people who on that bandwagon that havent really listened to some of the other people. Want your message does get out and shes doing as much is she doing over the next few weeks i think a message will get out anything some of those trumpeters will go her way. Republican president ial hopeful Chris Christie was also in New Hampshire over the past week. The latest pollf natural Republican Voters showed it in third place behind former presidt trump and nikki haley. Next, a portion of a recent town hall where the former new jersey governor talk about a strategy to win and met with some of those in attendance. My question is as we fastforward into january, if you are successful in the primary season here, whats the strategy forward into thee futue states in South Carolina and what can you do to really send your message out to the greater conservative population . N . We have campaigned in South Carolina and will continue to campaign in South Carolina. But the next really big one from our perspective will be michigan which would happen five weeks after New Hampshire. And the reason for that is that the same kind of roles as here New Hampshire. Independents can vote in the primer if they choose to along with republicans. Its an open process and want that i think will be fair to and competitive. South carolina will be tough for us. Haley stillor in ratio be theres almost a governor. Donald trump as the support of most of elected officials in South Carolina. The Current Governor doesnt support nikki haley. He supports donald trump. Lindsey graham doesnt support nikki haley. He supports donald trump and ten scott has beenn quiet since got out of respect to he supports. I think South Carolina will compete, but it dont expect to win there. The next place we would go to win is michigan. Then super tuesday with 12 states that day. So then it becomes really a tv war more than our ground war because its 12 states in one day all over the country from california to alabama. [inaudible] california would be one of them for sure. Again same kind of roles. Would be one of the states we focus on. Massachusetts would be another one we would focus on. Theres a a number of the stas we would but you know what, at this stage i want to get to the next three weeks. You are the ones who can help me do that. H hlets get to the next threed we will be ready for the next challenge if we do well here, and thats what we expect to do. [applause] thanks for coming. Thanks for your question. Pleasure to meet you,ha governor. Thanks for taking the time. Appreciate your help, very much. Happy new year. Thanks for coming. Thanks for your service. I just wanted to come by. Appreciate it very much. Thanks for the question. I appreciate it very much. This is my wife, jennifer. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] hey, mary pat. Hey, mary pat, come here for a second. [inaudible] thank you. How about that . Mary pat has spent more time [inaudible] thank you. You look great. [inaudible conversations] can i get a picture with you . Of course. Mary pat, come on. [inaudible conversations] thank you. Appreciate it, absolutely. Thank you. Smile. Pretend youre happy. [inaudible] thank you. First things first, you got it. Thank you very much. Nice to meet you. Thanks for taking the time. Nice to meet you. Happy new year. Chris christie also released a new ad in recent days. In it he says he made the mistake by supporting former President Trumps 2016 campaign. I have an admission to make. Eight years ago when i decided to endorse donald trump for president , i did it because he was winning, and i did it because i thought i could make him a better candidate and a better president. Well, i was wrong. I made a mistake. And now we are confronted with the very same choice again. Donald trump is ahead in the polls. Sorry the once as anyone who is behind him should drop out. And we should make our choice donald trump versus joe biden. Well, joe biden has had the wrong policies, and donald trump will sell the soul of this country. Neither choice is acceptable to me, and it shouldnt be acceptable to you. You see, in the end the most important, importantim characteristic of any candidate for president of the United States is whats in here. The most important thing is character. President biden is also hitting the campaign trail in the coming days. Some of the strategist behind his reelection bid spoke to reporters about his message to voters. They said he would sharpen his attack on former President Trump casting him as a threat to democracy. Next some of that conversation with reporters. On election day 2020 joe biden defeated donald trump more than 7 million votes and he got more votes than any president ial candidate in history. The American People voted for President Biden and Vice President harris vision for more freedom, not less. An economy that grows from the middle out and the bottomup instead of the top down. And if voted to preserve our democracy. But were six, 2021, one, we witness a very different victim wof america. Oneen designed by revenge, retribution and rebuke of our very democracy. This saturday will mark the three Year Anniversary of when with encouragement from donald trump of violent mob breached our Nations Capital. It was the first time in our nations history that a president try to prevent a peaceful transfer of power. Not even during the civil war did insurrection interfere capital, but at the urging of donald trump insurrectionists on erjanuary 6, 2021, did. America watched as 2000 rioters launched violent attack on the capitol as are duly elected congress carried out the sacred ritual ofri our republic and certified the Electoral College vote. 140 Police Officers were assaulted by rioters, and like people died as a result of the vinson januaryn 6th, including capitol Police Officers. When joe biden ran for president four years ago he said we are in the battle for the soul of america. And as he looked towards november 2024, we still are. The threat donald trump posed in 2022 american deluxe is only grown more dire in the years since. There is less than two weeks until gop primary voters he can casting ballots in iowa, and former president Donald Trumps extreme and dangerous mag agenda continues to define the Republican Party. The 2024 field has made clear time and time again that they dont just accept, they give the full throated endorsement to Donald Trumps antidemocratic, antifreedom rhetoric, and actions. When that reality becomes a stark and sobering fact, the choice for voters next year will not simply be between competingb philosophies of government. The choice for the American People in november 2024 will be about protecting our democracy and every americans on the mentalreedoms. President biden and Vice President harris are expected to make Campaign Stops in wisconsin, pennsylvania and South Carolina over the coming weeks. President bidens Reelection Campaign also drop a new ad taking aim at the republican front runner former President Trump. Next, a look at that ad, plus two adds the Bidenharris Campaign released this past week on instagram. I made this a central issue of my president morsi i believe in free and Fair Elections and the right to vote fairly and have your vote counted. There something dangerous happen in america. There is ane Extremist Movement that does not show the basic police our democracy. All of us are being asked right now, what will we do to maintain our democracy . History is watching. The world is watching. Most important, our children and grandchildren will hold us responsible. The Vice President and i supported Voting Rights since day one of this administration, and i ask every american to join me in this cause. America still the place of possibilities where the power resides with we the people. Thats our soul. We are the United States of america. Theres nothing the under capacity. On joe biden and i approve this message. I share you the story of american possibilities. I ran for president to fundamentally change things come to make sure our economy works for a going, so we can all feel that pride. Bill an economy from the bottom up in the middle outcome not from the top down. We made real progress. Together, we did what america always does at her best, we led. Our strength is not just an example of our power but the power of our example. Lets remember the world is watching. Democracy the world stand guard for freedom today, tomorrow and forever. To those who bet against america, how wrong they are, its never ever been a good bet to bet america, never. We are not finished by any stretch of imagination. When you know what you stand for, you know what to fight for. We are prepared to fight for the right of all people, to have access to the ballot, to love who they love openly and with pride. To be free from the fear of gun violence or hate. To be free to make decisions about ones own body and not have the government tell you what to do. President ial hopeful robert f. Kennedy, jr. Officially made it ontoe utahs 2024 ballot as n independent president ial candidate, his Campaign Announced this week. Thats the first it when hes been successful in doing so after abandoning his bid for the democratic nomination. Mr. Kennedy also released the following video adam instagram. Thirtynine 39 pery they identify as independents. I declare myself an independent candidate. Bring everyone together. Hes the only one. Lets take back our country. As cspan continues its coverage of campaign 2024,ur American History tv viewersver on cspan2 will be taking a look back a htoric campaign speeches. Beginning saturday, janry 13, viewers with her speeches andr campaigns past, those of ronald reagan, john edwards, john mccain and more. Next, a preview of our first two weeks of this new series. First the speech from Oprah Winfrey added 2007 rally for barack obama then we will be one for the with part of a 2004 speech by Democrat John kerry in New Hampshire and another from 1996 with republican bob dole. Iowa. [cheers and applause] oh, my goodness. Hello. And hello. [cheers and applause] hello. Hello. All my goodness. At last i hear. You know, so much has been said about what my jumping into this arena does or does not bring to the table of p politics. I really dont know. Im going to leave that all up to the abundance who all say, you know, we need to be the same influences of the book club. Will it be like the favorite game show . The talking speculation and hype, i understand the difference between a book club and free refrigerators. It was a nice refrigerator. I understand the difference between that and this critical moment in our nations history. [cheers] and so, and and so i bathed, yes, i did, and i got dressed and came out here for i suspect the same reason you did because i care about this country. Will you join me on tuesday in this mission with a vote for bob dole . Would you take thank you. Bob dole bob dole thank you very much. Bob dole bob dole thank you. Will you take every friend and every neighbor because theyll vote for me, if theyre not for me dont take them, but if theyre for me, take them as well. [applause] for somebody else, call a cab. [laughter] would you stand with me to elect a conservative republican president to work with a conservative Republican Congress in changing the pace of america . The answer is yes. And thats really what its all about its not about bob dole, its not about bill clinton, its not about republicans or democrats, its about fundamental change in america. Its about changing the direction of this country. Its about our hopes and our fears and our future. I want to grasp the hopes and aspirations and other candidates grasp the fears of American People. And there is fear and uncertainty, people dont want to lose their job and they want to be more aggressive on trade and we will be more aggressive in a dole administration and well use what Congress Gives us and that will save jobs and create more jobs and opportunities for the young people here today. [applause]. The next president. United states, john kerry [cheers and applause] oh, thank you. Kerry kerry kerry kerry thank you very much. Thank you. Ive never seen more crazy people early in the morning. [cheers and applause] thank you. Thank you for a wonderful warm welcome on a cold morning in New Hampshire. And thank you, thank you for welcoming back to New Hampshire comeback kerry, i appreciate that. [cheers and applause] last sunday the new England Patriots won. And one week from today, american patriots here in New Hampshire have an opportunity to re store fairness to america and to put the American People back in charge and thats what were going to do. [cheers and applause] a reminder, Historic Campaign speeches begin airing on American History tv on cspan2 starting at 12 30 p. M. Eastern on saturday, january 13th. This cspan and all of 2024 coverage can be seen on cspan. Org campaign. Starting tuesday, watch cspans campaign 2024 coverage as were on the ground in iowa with republican president ial candidates with the final week of campaigning and hear the closing arguments, watch voters meet the candidates and experience what its like on the campaign trail. Watch our live coverage of the Iowa Caucuses on the cspan network. Cspan now, a free mobile app or online at cspan. Org campaign 2024. Cspan, your unfiltered view of politics. 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