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HERE WE ARE IN THE YEAR WE HAVE ELECTED THE FIRST AFRICAN- AMERICAN PRESIDENT, AND I GET TO SHARE... |
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THEY FULLY THEYTHANK -- THANKFULLY A LONG TIME AGO. IT IS A PAINFUL THING COMING FROM ILLINOIS. IT... |
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I BET YOU ARE. PERSONALLY I HAVE NOT PROPERLY INTRODUCE OUR PANEL. THIS IS DAVID AXELROD, CHIEF STRATEGIST... |
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ON TUESDAY, I THOUGHT WE WERE HEADING TOWARDS 103 MILLION. |
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WHICH DID NOT HAPPEN? |
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NO, IT DID. I MADE THE FOLLOWING POINTS. NUMBER ONE, WE WERE WATCHING A RACE, AND I HAVE SEEN THE... |
| 00:06:07 |
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I OFTEN HEAR POLITICIANS SAY AFTER THEY LOSE A RACE THEY RAN OUT OF TIME. |
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NO, WE LOST. [LAUGHTER] HAD WE GONE ON THREE WEEKS LONGER, SEVEN WEEKS LONGER, THEY DID A TERRIFIC... |
| 00:06:33 |
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SOMETHING AROUND THE 15TH OF SEPTEMBER WOULD HAVE BEEN FINE TO CALL IT QUITS AT THAT POINT. |
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RICK, YOU SAID AT ONE POINT FAMOUSLY THAT THIS ELECTION WAS NOT ABOUT ISSUES. YOU WANT TO ELABORATE... |
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I THINK IT TO CONTINUE THE SENTENCE I SPOKE THAT DAY, IT IS ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS THAT MAKE UP A CANDIDATE.... |
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ISSUES? -- WERE JUST ISSUE-BASED. |
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ISSUES? |
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THE DECISION FOR VOTERS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISIONS. THE LONG CAMPAIGN BENEFITED US BECAUSE... |
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YOU'RE ALLOWED TO ANSWER THAT. |
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I TURNED MY PHONE OFF. LET ME SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT WHAT THESE GUYS THAT. FIRST, ONE OF THE... |
| 00:11:49 |
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IS THAT WHAT HAPPENED? |
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TO A LARGE DEGREE. I THINK BECAUSE THE HEAVY INVESTMENT IN THE DEBATE WE HAD WAS IN THE PRIMARY. ... |
| 00:12:33 |
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WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST FAUSTIAN BARGAIN? |
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FOR MY PURPOSE, I DO NOT WANT TO BEAT A DRUM FOR ONE ISSUE BECAUSE I DO NOT THINK IT WAS THAT DOMINANT,... |
| 00:13:09 |
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THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE WAR WAS A COMPLICATED ISSUE, BUT BY THE TIME PEOPLE VOTED IT WAS NOT THE... |
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RICK IS NOTHING. BILL? |
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I WANT TO GO BACK TO IRAQ BECAUSE HERE IS THE IRONY OF THIS RACE. |
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THEN WE WILL COME BACK TO THE ECONOMY. |
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I AM GOING TO BE QUICKER. IN IRAQ WE HAD A CANDIDATE IN JOHN MCCAIN WHO FAMOUSLY OPPOSED GEORGE BUSH... |
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WHEN WE GOT INTO THE GENERAL ELECTION, WE HAD TO CATCH UP ON RESEARCH. ON THE ECONOMY, VOTERS DID... |
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THIS IS WHY WE WORKED WITH IT THE WAY THAT WE DID AND IT WAS PERCEIVED AS A WAY THAT IT WAS WHEN YOU... |
| 00:19:28 |
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SOME SCARY MOMENTS THAT YOU MUST OF HAD DURING THE CAMPAIGN, THE REV. JEREMIAH WRIGHT. YOU SAID TO... |
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WHAT DID I DO? |
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IF YES, WHAT DID YOU DO? [LAUGHTER] I AM GETTING TO YOU. |
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FIRST THAT WOULD SAY THAT THE CANDIDATE WAS NOT JEREMIAH WRIGHT. WE FAILED CAMPAIGN -- THE CAMPAIGN... |
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NO, I WOULD NOT SAY THAT IT ALL. [LAUGHTER] WHAT HE SAID WAS,, A POLITICAL STANDPOINT THIS IS A MOMENT... |
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THE REV. WRIGHT. |
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BY BEFORE THE PRIMARIES. IT WAS NOT AN OPPORTUNE TIME, OBVIOUSLY. THE TRUTH IS THAT IN THE GENERAL... |
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EVEN IF THAT HAD COME UP IN THE FALL, YOU DO NOT THINK IT WOULD HAVE HEARD HIM? |
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WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT AN OPTIMISM -- JOHN MCCAIN SAID THAT HE WOULD NEVER TALK AND HE WILL NEVER USE... |
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THAT PEOPLE TRY TO TALK A CANDIDATE OUT OF THAT? |
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NO, BUT LET ME FINISH. |
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IF HE CHANGES HIS MIND, HE WOULD LET HAS NOW. HE WAS OPEN ABOUT THAT. |
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IF WE DO WIN, WE'RE GONE UP WIN WITH 37 ELECTORAL VOTES. THAT WAS UNHAPPY SCENARIO. -- WE'RE GOING... |
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I WANTED AT TO DAVID'S OF CANADA'S. IF THOSE IN THE PICTURE OF WHAT THE DAYS WERE LIKE. -- DAVID'S... |
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WON A MOVE ON TO ANOTHER QUESTION AFTER THIS. RICK, HOW COMPLICATED WAS IT WERE TO MARK TO RUN AGAINST... |
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I DO NOT THINK SO, VERY MUCH. WE KNEW WE WERE IN FOR FOR THE DAY -- FROM THE DAY THE CAMPAIGN STARTED.... |
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I THINK FIRST OF ALL, YOU HAVE TO SET THE STAGE A LITTLE BIT. WE WERE LOSING. THERE WERE NOT GREAT... |
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I AM NOT ONE TO TEST THAT. |
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NOW THAT I'M IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, I CAN SAY THINGS LIKE THAT. [LAUGHTER] SO ANYWAY, EVERYTHING WE... |
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DID IT TAKE UNTIL OCTOBER 1? |
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I AM DOING POLLING FOR YEARS. AFTER A HIATUS FOR THE CAMPAIGN. IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR, SARAH PALIN... |
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DE -- DOESN'T ARGUE FOR THE DEEPER BENCH THAT RICK WAS TALKING ABOUT? |
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SOMEONE THAT HAS SUBSTANTIAL STRENGTH, WHO BROUGHT SUBSTANTIAL ASSETS -- WE HAVE A HUGE SURGE -- THE... |
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THE LAST QUESTION IS ABOUT TO BUY THEM. THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARGUE HE DID NOT BRING THAT MUCH TO THE... |
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DETRICK OF THE MATTER IS, AND THIS IS REALLY INTERESTING. THESE FORMS ARE VERY USEFUL -- THESE FORUMS... |
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IPOD QUEEN LATIFAH. -- I THOUGHT QUEEN LATIFAH. [APPLAUSE] |
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WE HONESTLY FELT, AND I KNOW THAT THE PRESIDENT-ELECT FEELS THAT OBAMA -- THAT THE BIDEN WAS AN ENORMOUS... |
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BEFORE YOU ENTER THAT, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, LINED UP AT THE MICROPHONE. |
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FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT, WHICH IS NOT INSIGNIFICANT, FROM A TURNOUT STAND OUT -- STANDPOINT, WHICH... |
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I WANT TO GIVE YOU A FEW OF THE RULES OF THE ROAD HERE. ONE IS, WHEN YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF, PLEASE... |
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I AM BEN NELSON, A SOPHOMORE AT BETH COLLEGE. MY QUESTION CONCERNED POLLING, THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN... |
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YOU DON'T LISTEN TO THE BAD ONES. |
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WAS THAT WITH A MOTORCYCLE RALLY WAS? |
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YES. |
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TALK ABOUT A NEWS MAKER. WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT TEACH A CANDIDATE. JOHN MCCAIN SAID THAT WE HAVE TO... |
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YOU SEE WHAT I HAD TO GO THROUGH FOR TWO YEARS? |
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WHICH POLLS? I TRIED TO HELP YOU HERE. |
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MINE. [LAUGHTER] HERE IS WHAT I SAY TO PEOPLE. WHEN I TRIED ARGUE WHY YOU DO PRIVATE POLLING AND NOT... |
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I'M AN ACTIVIST. I JUST GOT FINISHED MANAGING A STATE CAMPAIGN IN THE AREA. I SAID IT WAS ABOUT THE... |
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I WAS IN CHARGE OF THAT -- HE WAS IN CHARGE OF THAT. |
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I NOW THINK IT WOULD HAVE MADE MY -- THAT MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE AT THAT POINT. IN FLORIDA AND MICHIGAN... |
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TEACHES AT 3:00 A.M.? WHAT IS IT ABOUT THAT TIME? |
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I'M A STUDENT GET HERE AT KENNEDY SCHOOL. I'M ASKING DAVID AXELROD, ONE OF THE THINGS I AND MYRA BARACK... |
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YOUR QUESTION? |
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YES. MR. OBAMA ALSO HAS GREAT INTUITION. MY QUESTION IS, A FEW WEEKS AGO HIS AIDE WAS CONSIDERED... |
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THAT WAS A SNEAKY WAY OF GETTING TO THAT QUESTION. I GIVE YOU CREDIT BUT I DID NOT SEE IT COMING.... |
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I'M STILL THINKING ABOUT MANDELA. |
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I WAS TRYING TO SET THE TOWN. THE TONE. |
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LET ME ANSWER THE FIRST PART OF YOUR QUESTION FIRST. [LAUGHTER] BUT THE TRUTH IS, THE PRESIDENT ELECT... |
| 00:48:14 |
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I AM FROM HARVARD-BERKELEY CENTER, AND MY QUESTION IS FOR MR. DAVID. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS... |
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DARRAH AUOTES -- AIR QUOTES. I WON THAT THE MCCAIN. QUIT DOING THIS. SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION --... |
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IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT DONE WITH THE IDEA OF WINNING THE CAMPAIGN BUT TRYING TO DO SOMETHING... |
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WE WILL TRY TO GET TO AS MANY MORE AS POSSIBLE. WE AS THE QUESTIONS TO BE BRIEF. |
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I'M A JUNIOR COLLEGE. I'M HERE WITH A COLLEGE CALL-UP -- HARVARD COLLEGE DEMOCRATS, WHO IN THE COURSE... |
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AMID ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD TO US. WE WOULD NOT HAVE WON THE ELECTION WITHOUT A GOOD GROUND... |
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TWO QUICK THINGS. IT IS UNDER RECOGNIZE THAT WHAT THE JOHN MCCAIN CAMPAIGN AND THE BUSH CAMPAIGN FAMOUSLY... |
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I MET GRADUATES SCHOOL. -- I AM MATT A GRADUATE SCHOOL. MY QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH THAT AND PERFORMANCE... |
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TRY TO STAY OUT OF THE WEEDS FOR THOSE WHO DON'T STUDY THIS. |
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CAMPAIGN IS ABOUT MESSAGE DELIVERY BUT AT THE CAMPAIGN LEVEL IS ABOUT NUMBERS. -- IS ABOUT NUMBERS.... |
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ONE OF THE REAL CHALLENGES FOR THE HIGHER CAMPAIGN IS MANAGING ALL THAT INFORMATION. DAVID IS RIGHT.... |
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I'M A SECOND YOUR BUSINESS STUDENT. MY QUESTION IS TO THE OBAMA TEAM. WHAT DID YOU DO OR WHAT WAS... |
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DAVID MENTIONED BEFORE THAT OBAMA WANTED TO HAVE A GRASS ROOTS CAMPAIGN. I REMEMBER VERY CLEARLY THE... |
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WE GOT TO THE POINT WHERE WE JUST NEVER GAVE ANY THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD HAVE A MEETING OR TO A CONFERENCE... |
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AND WE HATED THAT. |
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YES, I DID. -- YES I KNOW. IN MAY AS A MUCH BETTER CAMPAIGN. WE DID NOT HAVE THAT DYNAMIC. IT WILL... |
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T MADE US -- AND IT WILL SOUND POLLYANNAISH, BUT WE TRUSTED EACH OTHER. BARACK WENT OUT THERE AND... |
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I HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE QUESTION. IT IS YOUR TURN. |
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I STARTED OUT AS THE FIELD ORGANIZER IN IOWA AND WHEN ALL OF THE COUNTRY. I END UP RUNNING LATE COUNTY,... |
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TELL PEOPLE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. |
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THE IDEA TO THE PEOPLE IN THE POLLS, THE TRADITIONAL WATCHING WOULD BE REPORTED IN REAL TIME SO THAT... |
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IT DID NOT HAPPEN? |
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IT FELL APART. |
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WHAT HAPPENED? |
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A LOT WAS BASED ON ON REPORTING. THERE WAS JUST OF VOLUME ISSUE. CAPACITY ISSUE. |
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ESPECIALLY IN WAKE COUNTY, INDIANA. |
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WOULD NOT HAVE TO WAIT AS LONG AND THE ISSUE. THANK YOU, BY THE WAY. THAT WAS A GREAT JOB. THE TECHNOLOGY... |
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AT ALL BUT HARVARD. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? |
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ALWAYS SAID IT WAS A TEMPORARY GLITCH BUT A GOOD LESSON THAT YOU HAVE HAD A BACK UP. WE WERE ABLE... |
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HU EVERYBODY WAS WAITING FOR A QUESTION. WE'RE SORRY WE CANNOT GET YOU ALL. THE KEY TO OUR PANEL.... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
