This spring going into the summer, weve got a real disaster because if trump isnt throughout our history when moments of crisis have called on challenged, thats an historic loss for the country, if hes us to meet big challenges, not facing a serious challenger, and i wonder about that americans have answered the happening. Chris matthews, joy reid in des moines. Call. Even when the doubters and weve come to the top of another critics say that our dreams are hour. Kareem, can you pan right and too big and the fights are too show us the results of the iowa hard, we persist. Caucus . Might as well talk about 2016 results. Theyre up on the board. In the 1700s when people said, these are the last Iowa Democratic caucus results we have. These just in to us. We can never overthrow a king and form a new republic, farmers Hillary Clinton will be your victor followed by bernie and merchants came together and sanders and martin omalley, who fought side by side until we won leaves iowa on a rocket for new our independence. In the 1800s, people said that hampshire. Bernie sanders was at 49 four slavery would endure forever, years ago. Hes lost somewhere around half and africanamericans would of the support that he had in never see liberation. Iowa four years ago. But abolitionist, enslaved and youre turning defeat into a victory, and thats what formerly enslaved people formed its kind of the unnoticed an underground railroad and more number of iowa. Than 2 Million People waged a what Bernie Sanders had four war to defeat the tyranny of years ago, Bernie Sanders voters are not as attached as people seem to think they are because slavery. And in the 1900s, people said we they got another chance four years later and they have split could never rescue our economy from the depths of the great off. Like half of them have split off to other candidates. Depression or defeat fascism, thats a very big deal, that he but we forged a new deal. Hasnt been able to hold the we mobilized to defeat fascism. Support he had four years ago. We expanded unions. Isnt that an impossibility, we built a middle class, and we though, with such a bigger marched for civil rights. Field . It shouldnt be if theyre attached to you. Look, we have seen candidates in large fields get huge amounts of americans do big things. Support, like way outsize thats who we are. Everybody else. It happens. Its not happening here. What those voters are saying is, oh, now that theres more on the we dont settle. Menu than just hillary and we dont back down. Bernie, im interested in we meet big problems with even elizabeth, and im interested in pete, and im interested in these other people. Bigger solutions. But if you give them i think once again, if you gave them so im here tonight because i just a kind of Hillary Bernie choice, then bernie would have 49 again. Believe that big dreams are thats an interesting point still possible in america. Too when you consider that the number, at least as its coming tonight you showed that when you out as being reported, is the imagine an america that lives up same as 2016. To its ideals, you can set in 171ish thousand voters. Motion the process of making it so that tells you a lot about the folks who turned out, okay . A reality. All it takes is some hard work and it does tell you a lot about how the candidate who had almost and better connections. 50 of that vote four years ago and here in iowa, thats what has lost some of that. Yeah, some of it you can say happened. You came together. You organized. Its a lot more people on the you showed that we are united in stage. But it says to me that the democrats really are sort of, at our conviction that hope defeats least in the cycle, thinking this thing through and sort of fear, that courage overcomes weighing out their options a little bit more, which again makes the case that ive been cynicism, that we will always be trying to say. Dont put so much on this first a Stronger Party and a stronger state because this thing is an nation when we unite around our unsettled question for a lot of shared values to advance justice democrats, and i think iowa tonight, despite the hiccup and and expand opportunity to the craziness with the process, everyone. Is telling us, we want to look a little bit more. I mean andrew yang is still on the stage coming out of iowa, so right now across america, all right . And Pete Buttigieg is going to there are folks standing with be in a stronger position. Groups of friends or sitting on joe biden is hanging on. The couch with loved ones or that dynamic is still very much maybe even watching this quietly in play here, and i think a lot on their phones because everyone of people want to wrap it up and else in the house is asleep. Get past iowa and say, okay, this is the guy or the gal watching and thinking, maybe i thats going to do it for us. And the voters are saying, not could help out. Yes so fast. Maybe i could volunteer some 11 00 local time on a school night, and a lot of kids are on time. [ cheers and applause ] maybe i could get in the fight. The mayor pete riser waiting to and that is how were going to see mayor pete. Once a parent, always a parent. Do this. I am here tonight to tell you if steve kornacki, were just having a little fun with the 2016 results, but thats all you have hope that america can weve got. You want to go county by be better than it has been in county . Youll go all night, toe to these last few years and if you toe. We could do it all night. Have the courage to speak out an update here. Youve heard the statements. And do a little organizing with weve gotten a couple of them from the iowa state democratic us, then this campaign is for party saying theyve received you. [ cheers and applause ] theyve got 25 of the precincts in. Theyre not telling us. Were asking all these questi questions. Theyre not telling where those precincts are from. Theyre saying the turnout is on if you can imagine an america pace for 2016. Where corruption doesnt block theyre not telling us how our ability to reduce gun theyre arriving at that. I mentioned in the past when violence, an america where we theyve had 25 , 30 of the can urgently tackle climate precincts in, theyve been change, an america where we can released. Bring an end to the opioid weve been able to give you incremental stuff. At 8 50 p. M. Tonight, east coast epidemic, then this campaign is for you. Time, the Iowa Democratic party told us that they would begin releasing the results, quote, if you can imagine an economy soon. And that soon estimate lasted for the next hour and a half, where every job has dignity, and since then, its been these statements that youve put on where people are paid a livable the air. All the questions that we have put to them about methodology and exactly whats going on wage, and where everyone, procedurewise that have not everyone has a real chance to been answered, they seem to sort of be in lockdown mode. Thrive, then this campaign is for you. At this point now, i think its past midnight. Yeah,ince and if you can imagine a they told us soon. I think at this point the thing democracy where people, not that would be most encouraging would be a plan. Money, come first, this campaign what exactly are you planning to do in terms of releasing these is for you. Results . Is it going to come tonight . Is it going to come tomorrow . How is it going to come because and if you can imagine an frankly the size of those statements you read on the arir america, a moral clarity that no communication here from the state party. Elizabeth warren has had an lives its values every day, then idea as she has grown famous for this campaign is for you. Her selfies after a speech or an event. She is doing so one by one in tonight we are one step closer to winning the fight for the front of the flag backdrop that america we imagine is possible. Has cameras facing it anyway as tonight is for you. People wait in line. And i am guessing the way she tonight is for every volunteer who put their feet to the works, no unhappy customers pavement to fight for change. Leave an event. Shes going to exhaust this line before she takes off for New Hampshire. So this is the indefatigable its for every organizer who braved the blistering cold to demonstration project of the knock on doors. Elizabeth Warren Campaign, which is that she runs into every event. She does hundreds if not its for every person who made a thousands of selfies after every event. Call or sent a text to spread could we turn around her remarks which she just wrapped up the word. Im going to tell you about some moments ago . That would be great. This is Elizabeth Warrens of our volunteers because remarks. She started speaking right about tonight is for the veterans who the same time as joe biden. Heres what she had to say. Came back diagnosed with ptsd and who volunteered every week thank you, iowa. [ cheers and applause ] to help us become a nation that thank you so much. Honors its promises to its so, listen, it is too close to call, so im just going to tell veterans. You what i do know. Tonight is for every you won [ cheers and applause ] undocumented, unafraid organizer and volunteer who proudly as the baby daughter of a knocked on doors to let the janitor, i am so grateful to be world know that the path to up on this stage tonight. Progress runs through courage, not fear. Tonight as a party, we are one step closer to defeating the tonight is for the innovative, most corrupt president in american history. Persistent women who organized tomorrow donald trump will make babysitting clubs so they could a speech about the state of the get in more hours of volunteering. Union. But i have a message for every and tonight is for the single american. Our union is stronger than donald trump. Mother who had been homeless and was so determined that her twin and in less than a year, our daughters would grow up in a union will be stronger than ever better world, that she found a when that one man is replaced by spare moment to make calls on our behalf. Tonight is for everyone who one very persistent woman. Believes that no matter the color of your skin, who you love, how you worship, where you [ cheers and applause ] were born or what zip code you live in, you should be safe and your opportunities should be pretty much as good as everyone elses. Warren, warren, warren, warren, warren. Every day, in every way, this donald trump and i see movement is made up of people america from very different who know that the only way to viewpoints, and we have since we make progress and to build power were born. Is to fight from the heart. Trump grew up in new york city so tonight, iowa and all of you, in a 23room, 9bathroom i want to say thank you. Mansion. I grew up out in oklahoma in a thank you for living your twobedroom house with one bathroom and a converted garage values. Thank you for standing together, where my three brothers slept. Fighting together, persisting by the time he was 3, donald trump was getting a 200,000 together. You have made me a better candidate, and you will make me a better president. Allowance every year from his [ cheers and applause ] dads real estate empire. In total, he got nearly half a billion dollars from his dad. Me . I took on small jobs to make money, babysitting, waitressing, and while im at it, while im sewing dresses for my aunts. At it, i want to thank my donald trump claimed bone spurs sweetie bruce. To avoid the draft. All three of my older brothers signed up for military service, and the oldest spent 5 1 2 years off and on in combat in vietnam. Before he became a reality tv and thanks to bailey. Host, donald trump spent most of his career running one company he truly is a good boy. After another into bankruptcy, stiffing small businesses, ripping off workers, and scamming students. Together, together we have built i spent most of my career a movement powered by hopeful, studying why families go broke and fighting to make it easier courageous people who will do for them to get back on their the work to make the change we need. And were just getting started. This race will be decided by feet. [ cheers and applause ] people like you. Before i was even elected to and if you believe that something should be done, then office, i built an entire federal agency to stop big banks im asking you to do something. And Financial Institutions from cheating people. Go to elizabethwarren. Com right now. Pitch in a few bucks. I tell you this because a sign up to volunteer. Get involved with our campaign near wherever you live because this race started right here in iowa. But from tomorrow it will run from ocean to ocean. Persons values matter. East to New Hampshire and then a president s values matter. West to nevada and then down to South Carolina. This fight will stretch across all 57 states and territories that make up this great nation until we unite together as a party in milwaukee. The road wont be easy warren, warren, warren, warren, warren, warren. The road is not going to be easy here, but we are built for the long haul. Yeah, we still have a fight on our hands, but we are fueled by the hope in our hearts. Our optimism and our determination run deep. And no matter what lies ahead, we are not afraid. [ cheers and applause ] this is our moment. This is the moment we have been called to. Our moment to make history. Our moment to dream big, fight hard, and win. And like we planned it this way, we seamlessly switch to live coverage of mayor pete, who has just started talking. Thank you. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. Thank you. What a night because tonight an improbable hope became an undeniable reality. [ cheers and applause ] [ crowd chanting ] so we dont know all the results, but we know by the time its all said and done, iowa, you have shocked the nation because by all indications, we are going on to New Hampshire victorious. [ cheers and applause ] pete, pete, pete, pete, pete, pete, pete, pete. You know, one year ago, it was in the deep freeze of an iowa january where we began this unlikely journey to win the american presidency. We werent well known, but we had a new idea. The idea that at this moment when washington has never felt further from our everyday lives, a middle class mayor from the american midwest could carry the voices of the American People all the way to the American Capital and make sure theyre actually heard. We had the belief that in the face of exhaustion and cynicism and division, in spite of every trampled norm and every poisonous tweet, that a rising majority of americans was hungry for action and ready for new answers. We could see an american majority yearning for leadership to rally us together behind bold ideas to make a difference in our lives. We saw that americans were ready to come together, but our politics were not. And to seize this moment, we needed a new path forward, a path that welcomes people instead of pushing them away, brought them together instead of driving them apart because this is our best and maybe our last shot. We knew that with this american majority, we are on the cusp of changing the game for ordinary americans, but that we could not win or govern if we wrote people off who didnt agree with us 100 of the time. But that if we could come together, the future that we know is possible would start on january 21st, 2021. [ cheers and applause ] president pete, president pete, president pete, president pete. Now, there were skeptics, an awful lot of skeptics who said not now, not this time. All this talk of belonging and of bridging divides is too naive, too risky. So tonight i say with a heart full of gratitude, iowa, you have proved those skeptics wrong. [ cheers and applause ] ioowiowa, may way. Y. By your efforts and it was by your efforts we brought together an extraordinary coalition of americans, progressives, moderates, and that good number of what we like to call future former republicans. And thats how were going to win in november because its about adding people to our cause, adding to our majority. That is how we will guarantee that on the day donald trump leaves office, well be ready to move America Forward into the era that must come next. I want to thank every member of our campaign family, every organizer, every volunteer, every caucusgoer who talked to a neighbor or a coworker, every staff member and every supporter who believed. And anyone who shares our vision can join the three quarters of a million grassroots supporters fueling our movement and chip in right now at peteforamerica. Com. Buttigieg, buttigieg, buttigieg, buttigieg. And while were at it, i want to recognize a few other people who helped us get to this night. My mother, who not only helped raise me but put her love of language to work answering letters sent to our campaign. [ crowd chanting ] my father who left us just in the very early days of this journey, but whose own journey to this country made tonight possible in the first place. And to the love of my life, keeping my feet on the ground, how about a hand for the future first gentleman of the united stat states . Lets hear it for chasten. I also want to congratulate my fellow democratic competitors in this diverse and formidable field. For months we have been having an honest and respectful but vigorous debate about the course of our party and the future of this nation. And tonight iowa chose a new path. [ cheers and applause ] from river to river, in churches and Community Centers and high school gyms, you joined your neighbors to say that the time has come to turn the page and open up a new chapter in the american story. You chose to move on not just from the broken policies of these last few years but the broken politics that got us here. And tomorrow because of what we did here, the nation will have that choice too. We take our message onward to New Hampshire, which has a way of making up its own mind, to nevada, to South Carolina, and beyond to every corner of america. [ cheers and applause ] and as we do, we will be building the movement that not only will win the election against donald trump but win the era for our shared values. We have exactly one shot to defeat donald trump, and were not going to do it by overreaching. Were not going to do it by division. Were not going to do it by saying its my way or the highway. This is our shot, our only shot to galvanize an american majority to win. And make no mistake, ours is the campaign that will defeat this president. [ cheers and applause ] a president who cuts taxes for corporations while crushing the rights of w