saying we can unite the country. but, ladies and gentlemen, i refuse to accept the status quo. the status quo are the miserable ugly policies we have today. guarantees that we ll continue to do the same. we can do it without ever compromising our principles. you know, i know how the labor leaders have won for decades. that s how we re gonna win in 2020. we re gonna win together when we defeat donald trump. [ applause ] folks, i have never been more optimistic about america s future, and i mean it. i mean it. excuse me for quoting an irish poet. he wrote a poem about the expression of catholics in ireland. he wrote a poem.
refuse to accept the status quo. the status quo of this miserable ugly politics we have today, guarantees we ll continue to do the same. guarantees it. we can t do it and we can do it without ever compromising on our principles. i know how the labor leaders movement has moved for decades. that s how we re going to win in 2020. and we re going to win together when we defeat donald trump. [ applause ] i ve never been more optimistic about america s future, and i mean it. you know, there s a excuse me for quoting an irish poet, my colleagues always kid me. he wrote a poem about the suppression of catholics in ireland. he wrote a poem and he said, we re taught never to hope on
taking shape. one person exploring the race now is the mayor of south bend, indiana. pete buttigieg now with an exploratory committee looking into the race joins us now. he s a veteran from afghanistan and the author of shortest way home: one mayor s challenge and a model for america s future. you can look at the cover of the book here. i asked if they don t sell suit jackets in south bend. thanks for being with us. thank you. we asked democratic voters what they think is the most important trade now or extremely important for the democratic nominee. number one is a good chance to beat president trump. so why do you think you have the best chance in the democratic field to beat president trump? coming from a party that seemed to have lost touch in the last i m talking about my party, the democratic party. seemed to have lost touch in the last election with the middle of the country. maybe it makes sense to have more voices from the industrial
one mayor s challenge and a model for america s future. joe? you said micah but, what, people nail brzezinski? that s even tougher. we ll hit all the hot button issues and let democratic voters know where you stand. let s start with your ideology first for people who don t know where you stand. would you say you re more liberal, less liberal than aoc, nancy pelosi? i consider myself a pretty strong progressive but i don t consider the left center spectrum the best way to look at our politics right now. do you consider yourself more of a centrist? again, i don t care much for
election and take this country into a far better direction? their magic number, 23 seats to win back the house. an electrifying night and the chance to make history. the first results just moments away. live from democracy plaza, the vote: america s future. on a tuesday night in november of 2018, good evening from our election headquarters live from 30 rockefeller plaza here in new york, renamed democracy plaza for the midterm elections. the first polls have closed moments ago. we are awaiting our first results. the first official referendum, really, of the trump era. and president trump himself, who may not be on the ballot tonight, but whose political