you wrote something that caught my attention. quote, whoever replaces pelosi is going to face the daunting task of presiding over the increasingly tense debate about whether democrats will be the party of the activist left or of a center left coalition that can appeal to a broader segment of america in the struggle with an ever-more populist and nationalistic republican party. at the end of the day, where does the caucus see the power center right now? you know, it s interesting. that s something else that they have been trying to determine during this process. you have seen the progressives really staying together being able to recognize their power in numbers to influence the process, but moderates at the same time say listen, progressives can do what they want on capitol hill. but you need to listen to us. we have the pulse on those more independent, more flip voters because they represent those districts. some of whom, of course, the voting block voted for biden,
page out of the donald trump campaigning playbook. forget trying to grow the base, dance with the one that brought you? yes. we have to be careful, especially in the media, to frame any candidate s campaign as a serious and winning, possibly winning campaign if they don t have the black vote. the black vote is the base of the democratic party. no one would argue that if john kasich tomorrow had all the never trump pers, he would be a serious contender for the republican nomination without the base of the republican party. we have to do that on our side. we have to understand who the base is, why we lost in 2016 which is a million black people stayed home, craig. that s the reason. not those flip voters. a million people staying home because barack obama managed to win without a majority of white people twice. so we can do it again. we just have to understand where our votes are, and to christina s point, mobilize those folks. i want to go to iowa for a
this arena of some kind slamming into each other. we don t know how it s going to turn out. at some point from a political point of view, however enthusiastic they may be about the man, that s going to catch up to them. the difference between those surge and flip voters, i think the surge voters will defend him. the flip voters, they were voting against hillary clinton and the establishment. and they re waiting. they re waiting for the republicans to do something. what s been the sboir theentire our conversation? the lack of leadership. and you think about the fact that he hasn t expanded his base beyond these voters that were already for him and he hasn t gone to the states where they didn t vote for him. he doesn t reach out to them. he says we would n, you lost. you can t lead like this. you have to heal this nation together. we are out of time. thanks to all of young us. thank you for watching. and remember, if it s sunday, it s meet the press. you can see end game and
turn out, and at some point from a political point of view, however enthusiastic they may be about demand, that s going to catch up to them. the difference between the surge voters, i think they ll defend him. the flip voters, they were voting against hillary clinton and the establishment. and they are waiting. they are waiting for the republicans to do something. what s been the entire theme of our conversation, the lack of leadership. and also you think about the fact that he hasn t expanded his base beyond these voters that were already for him. he hasn t gone to those states where they didn t vote for him. he doesn t reach out to them. he says we won, you lost. we can t lead like that. you have to bring people and heal this nation together. not a double down, trickle down, kwau droopable down. out of time. thanks to all of you for joining us. thank you for watching. remember, if it s sunday, it s meet the press. you can see more end game and post game sponsored by b
this arena of some kind slamming into each other. we don t know how it s going to turn out. at some point from a political point of view, however enthusiastic they may be about the man, that s going to catch up to them. the difference between those surge and flip voters, i think the surge voters will defend him. the flip voters, they were voting against hillary clinton and the establishment. and they re waiting. they re waiting for the republicans to do something. what s been the entire theme of our conversation? the lack of leadership. and you think about the fact that he hasn t expanded his base beyond these voters that were already for him and he hasn t gone to the states where they didn t vote for him. he doesn t reach out to them. he says we won, you lost. you can t lead like this. you have to heal this nation together. we are out of time. thanks to all of you for joining us. thank you for watching. and remember, if it s sunday, it s meet the press. you can see end gam