1 00:00:01,680 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 1: Now from our nation's capital. This is Bloomberg Sound on off. 2 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: He's not on our side and has never been. People 3 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:18,480 Speaker 1: like Senator Master or too cowardly to actually defend their policy. 4 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 1: Bloomberg Sound On Politics, policy and perspective from DC's top name. 5 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: Who's turning out and who's most enthusiastic to turn out 6 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 1: is super important and right now Republicans have the advantage. There. 7 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: My god, that big spending Democrat Biden man, he's taking 8 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:37,559 Speaker 1: us in debt. Well, guess what. I reduced the federal 9 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 1: deficits this year by one trillion, four hundred billion dollar. 10 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 1: Bloomberg Sound On with Joe Matthew on Bloomberg Radio. Less 11 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 1: than a week to the election, and Barack Obama lands 12 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: in Las Vegas to save one of the most vulnerable 13 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: Democrats in the Senate. Welcome to the fastest hour in 14 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: politics as the mid terms loom with Pole showing momentum 15 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 1: for Republicans and will talk about it with the dean 16 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: of Nevada Politics, John Ralston of The Nevada Independent. Later, 17 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 1: we're joined by Congressman tedlu former impeachment manager from California, 18 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: talks to us about election security and the threat of 19 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:16,040 Speaker 1: political violence following the mid terms, and would you pay 20 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 1: eight bucks for the blue check? The White House has 21 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: not decided yet. Apparently. We'll talk about that and a 22 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: lot more with our signature panel Bloomberg Politics contributors Rick 23 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: Davis and Genie Chanzano for the hour. It was a 24 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: big night for politics in Las Vegas. Both parties holding 25 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: rallies last night for candidates and some very close races 26 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: that we're gonna be taking a look at. Non closer, 27 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: it seems, in the race for Senate, the seat held 28 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:42,680 Speaker 1: by Democrat Catherine Cortes Masto and Republican Adam laxalts I 29 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: would like to take it. You all know who he is. 30 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: You know Adam Laxalt, right, You know him. You know 31 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: him because you stood with the majority of Nevadas who 32 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: rejected him the last time he ran for all a 33 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: well rehearsed, well delivered line. Senator Master sharing the stage 34 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: with Barack Obama last night while La Salt was across town. 35 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: People like Senator Masto are too cowardly to actually defend 36 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 1: their policies. Go into the arena and tell the public 37 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: that you believe the Green New Deal is so important 38 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: that you have to pay six dollar gas. Let's have 39 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,119 Speaker 1: that debate, and with less than a week the race 40 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 1: is too close to call the five thirty eight average. 41 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: I was just looking at this year. My god, there 42 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 1: wasn't a point lack Salt forty six point seven, Cortez 43 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 1: Mastow forty six point two. There was a lot of 44 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: talk as well about the governor's race last night, and 45 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,079 Speaker 1: we get to put it all together here with as 46 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: I mentioned, the dean of Nevada Politics. I've been looking 47 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: forward to this. John ralstonners with us, the man behind 48 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 1: the Nevada Independent as well, where he is not only 49 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: a journalist but a CEO. John, it's great to have 50 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 1: you with us here on Bloomberg Radio. I'm sure your 51 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: head is spinning here as we get a little bit closer. 52 00:02:56,639 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: But are these numbers jiving with what you're hearing the ground? 53 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 1: And I asked you because I saw what you were 54 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: tweeting here. Uh, DEM's actually one election day in ten 55 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: you say, unlikely in twenty two, and of course that 56 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: has a lot to do with who turns out that day, 57 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: and that's when Republicans plan to hit the polls right, 58 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: exactly right. And I've been tracking all of the early 59 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: vote numbers here and uh, they're much more predictive than 60 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:25,519 Speaker 1: in most states because so many people vote before election day. 61 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: It's usually two thirds here in Nevada. And then because 62 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: we now have universal mail, uh, sent to every every 63 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: registered voter, it was of the vote was in before 64 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: election day, and so we have some sense of what's 65 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 1: happening on the ground, as you mentioned, and that is 66 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: that is very close those poles, the five thirty eight average. 67 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: They're they're close for a reason. And the Democrats here 68 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: usually bank enough votes before election day to do well. 69 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: Uh that that is very shaky this time. This Senate 70 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 1: race brings a good deal of recognition actually on both sides. Right, 71 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: certainly lack Salt, but both have families with political histories 72 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: in Nevada. How does that play well, I don't. I 73 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: don't think most of the voters, uh, now, you know, 74 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: so it doesn't just turnover and and so most people 75 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: here probably don't even recognize the lack Salt or Cortez 76 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:23,280 Speaker 1: names the way they might have in the past. They 77 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: know the Obama name. Oh well, they certainly know the 78 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 1: Obama name. And there's a reason that Barack Obama came 79 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 1: and that is because the Democrats are worried about their 80 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: base turnout in a mid term with Joe Biden's underwater 81 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: here as he is in most states, So they brought 82 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: Obama to essentially juice the turnout. And if there's going 83 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:45,799 Speaker 1: to be an effect on that, I think the first 84 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: state will feel it is today because he was here 85 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:51,039 Speaker 1: last night. So we'll see what those numbers looked like 86 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,799 Speaker 1: later on. He seemed like he was having a pretty 87 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,040 Speaker 1: good time. Here's Barack Obama from the rally. If you've 88 00:04:56,040 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 1: got a full Thanksgiving dinner table and they're all saying 89 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: you don't belong in the US Senate when the people 90 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: who know you miss thank your partner would do a 91 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 1: better job, that says something about you there. That's says 92 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: something about Katherine John There were a number of his 93 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: family members. It might have not been enough to fill 94 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 1: a Thanksgiving table, but but actually did say that, yes, 95 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:23,160 Speaker 1: you know, stick with the one. You've got a Cortez 96 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:25,359 Speaker 1: massed out not this guy were related to. Is that 97 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 1: a big story locally? It's not as big as you 98 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:31,599 Speaker 1: might think for for a couple of reasons. First of all, 99 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:35,160 Speaker 1: you had this same phenomenon and lacks all ran for governor, 100 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: and even more so four years ago when a dozen 101 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: of family members wrote a piece in the in the 102 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:44,919 Speaker 1: Renal Paper essentially saying this guy is terrible. He's a 103 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: curpet bagger, he's done qualified. Don't elect him your governor. 104 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: They took a different approach this time, and there were 105 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 1: a couple more added to that list of were fourteen 106 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 1: and the piece said that they put out was essentially 107 00:05:56,520 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 1: just a gushing embrace of Katherine Cortez. So, uh, does 108 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: that have an effect? If the race is essentially tied 109 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: as many of these polls show, every little thing could matter, 110 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 1: so it might matter. Wow, Well, I don't know if 111 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 1: this is actually even closer on in the gubernatorial race. 112 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 1: My goodness, this is incredible here to see Lombardo Cisilac 113 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 1: again within a point. Well, I guess it's what eight 114 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: tenths on the five thirty eight average, So they're not 115 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: too far off from the Senate race. Actually, Governor Steve 116 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:31,160 Speaker 1: Cisilac tell us how popular he is going up against 117 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 1: a Trump endorsed Republican named Joe Lombardo. Yeah, he see 118 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 1: Cecilac as a covid Arab governor of course, and so 119 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 1: he has been hurt by that, but his numbers are 120 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:46,040 Speaker 1: not as bad as some other Democratic governors. The problem 121 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: that he has, though, is this the Purple State. And 122 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 1: so yeah, every little bit is going to be important, 123 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 1: and in a race like this, And Joe Lombardo is 124 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 1: not that well known at candidates statewide. He's the sheriff 125 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:01,920 Speaker 1: of Clark County, and while he has been endorsed by Trump, 126 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: he has kind of tried to have it both ways. 127 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 1: During a debate about a month ago, I asked him 128 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: if he thought Trump was a great president, and he 129 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: said he wouldn't use that adjective, that he would say 130 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: he was a founder president. You can imagine Trump felt 131 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: about that. A few hours later, they walked that back, 132 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 1: and then he appeared with Trump a few days after 133 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 1: that and called it the greatest president. So you can 134 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: see that this is going on all over the country. 135 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: That was a character revealing moment. I'm afraid for for 136 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 1: the shure. But does any of that stuff make any difference. 137 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: I'll keep saying the same answer to you, and that 138 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: is that if the race is that close, every little 139 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 1: thing to be be important. It was interesting to hear 140 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 1: Adam Laxalt's getting back to the Senate race here talk 141 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 1: about poles last night. He doesn't believe them. And he 142 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: made the point John that that's because Republicans don't talk 143 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 1: to posters. And you know that that is that's a thing, right, 144 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: Republicans love to tell posters to go to hell. Here's 145 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 1: here's how he put it. You've seen some of the 146 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: polls and they said there's no red wave and the 147 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: Democrats are gonna win and everything's fine. Remember that little 148 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: phase of none of you participate in polls. Correct, I 149 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 1: should take a poll. Anybody here participating polls? Raise your hand? 150 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 1: One person raises there? Okay, one person, and I hope 151 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: you really gave him help. Okay, So we love posters, 152 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: John Ralston. Is he onto something there? Though? Is there 153 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 1: a missing five points in Republicans favor well, the the 154 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 1: opposite has proved true in the Vata cycle over cycle, 155 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 1: that polling is understampled Democrats here. But I don't put 156 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 1: much stock in in in in a lot of different 157 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 1: polls anyhow. Uh, there's very few posters who do a 158 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 1: good job here in Nevada. But it's interesting that blacks 159 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:48,440 Speaker 1: All would be saying that since his campaign has been 160 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 1: bragging for weeks that he has been ahead in every 161 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: in almost every poll that has been taken. So h 162 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 1: that that is just a a a you know, red 163 00:08:57,200 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 1: meat for the base kind of statement to make. Uh, 164 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 1: and and listen, he may well win the race by 165 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 1: two or three points. I'd be surprised if you wanted 166 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:10,560 Speaker 1: by anything more than that. I'm curious, John, now that 167 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: Shelley Adelson has gone, what does the Adelson name mean 168 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 1: now in Republican politics in Nevada. Miriam Adelson, I know, 169 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: is one of the richest people in the world. There's 170 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:22,080 Speaker 1: still a good deal of potential influence there. But does 171 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 1: that name mean what it used to? Well, it wasn't 172 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: so much his name that meant much here but his money, 173 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: of course. And she she has not spent nearly as 174 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 1: much as he had he had in the past. But 175 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:38,080 Speaker 1: what she has spent is generally what he spent it on, 176 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: and that is uh, you know, trying to help fund 177 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 1: superpacks and and organizations that have then funneled that money 178 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:48,240 Speaker 1: back to Nevada to help and Adam lax All Door, 179 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 1: Joe Lombardo. But she has not nearly as active as 180 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 1: Sheldon was in terms of the amount of money that 181 00:09:55,120 --> 00:10:00,160 Speaker 1: she has spent. It's just it's something worth asking considering. Know, 182 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 1: this sort of rise and anti Semitic rhetoric that we've 183 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 1: been hearing, and I wonder if that's something that she 184 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:08,880 Speaker 1: takes more of a stand on going forward. Is it true, John, 185 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:10,839 Speaker 1: that that's the closest Senate race in the country. Is 186 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 1: Senator Mastow the most vulnerable senator in America? That that 187 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: that's what they tell me. Uh, listen, all of all 188 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 1: of these Senate races, not all of them, but in 189 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:25,840 Speaker 1: the swing states, they're generally very, very close. We've had 190 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 1: a lot of close rates Senate races, including some that 191 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:32,200 Speaker 1: I've covered here that have been won by hundreds of votes, Uh, 192 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: including Harry Reid and John Ensen in at least the 193 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: closest one in history. So I think I think it 194 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:43,839 Speaker 1: is going to be very close. John Ralston, the Dean 195 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 1: of Nevada Politics, Thank you, John for the insights. Good 196 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:49,559 Speaker 1: luck with what is left of your mid term coverage 197 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 1: here find him at the Nevada Independent when he's not 198 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:57,320 Speaker 1: talking with us here on the fastest hour in politics. Yeah, 199 00:10:57,320 --> 00:11:06,720 Speaker 1: that was fun, right, politics in Vegas? Hello off? Oh, 200 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 1: and us got to do back in the battom. Whenever 201 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: I come to Vegas. The hardest part is getting my 202 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 1: team to leave. Somebody's always late for the ride to 203 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 1: the airport. They're looking a little regg a little bleary eye, 204 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:40,959 Speaker 1: you know. Sometimes they're they're they're always a little later. Sometime. 205 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 1: We gotta meet the panel in Las Vegas. Right, that's 206 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: a show. We gotta make that happen. Man, We're gonna 207 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 1: do this, Rick and Genie on the strip. They're up 208 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:51,559 Speaker 1: next year though. Our signature panel in the best in 209 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:54,960 Speaker 1: the business, on the fastest hour in politics. I'm Joe 210 00:11:54,960 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 1: Matthew in Washington. This is Blue. You're loose name to Bloomberg. 211 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: You sound on with Joe Matthew on Bloomberg Radio. As 212 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:09,560 Speaker 1: we assemble our panel, Rick and Jennie are with us 213 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 1: Bloomberg Politics contributors Genie Chanzano and Rick Davis the night 214 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:20,320 Speaker 1: after Las Vegas, fast forward to today. Of course, we're 215 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:22,920 Speaker 1: talking about the Federal Reserve and so many other issues here. 216 00:12:22,920 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 1: A little bit later on, we'll be joined by Congressman 217 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:29,960 Speaker 1: Ted Low, Democrat from California, about election security, and there's 218 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 1: a lot to talk about there. With an update on 219 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 1: the story we discussed yesterday much more ahead though where 220 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 1: we're talking Las Vegas here does matter anymore. So many 221 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 1: of the deniers have kind of pulled back, not including 222 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: carry Lake UH Senator Cortez Masto, though, speaking last night 223 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:52,359 Speaker 1: about Adam Laxalt's history with the issue, now he's continuing 224 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 1: to spread that big lie, not only that election was stolen, 225 00:12:56,880 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 1: but if he loses this election. To me, he's claiming 226 00:12:59,880 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 1: a stolen and he's going to do an investigation. It 227 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: is outrageous. We know Laxalt, he's not on our side 228 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 1: and has never been. And Barack Obama came loaded for 229 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:12,960 Speaker 1: bear on this issue too. He has no actual evidence 230 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 1: of election fraud, because there's actually no widespread election fraud, 231 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:21,880 Speaker 1: but he's not gonna let that stop him. He's gonna 232 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:25,080 Speaker 1: look under every rock in the desert to try to 233 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:28,680 Speaker 1: find an excuse. Although if he wins, I'm guessing he'll 234 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 1: be less concerned. All those volks will be legit funny 235 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 1: how that works, Rick Davis. That was at one point 236 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:40,080 Speaker 1: a boxing had to check as a Republican seeking the 237 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:42,960 Speaker 1: endorsement of Donald Trump or even the support of a 238 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 1: lot of voters in some states, including Nevada, including Arizona. 239 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 1: Uh does Adam Laxalt say that out loud now or 240 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 1: is he one of the deniers who has turned away 241 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 1: from I don't think there's very many, including Adam Laxalt, 242 00:13:57,679 --> 00:14:00,680 Speaker 1: who want to, you know, prosecute action. I think you 243 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 1: know that's in the rear of your mirror of anybody 244 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:06,559 Speaker 1: who's actually on the November ballot, because there's nobody who's 245 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 1: gonna vote on that, and he's got the base vote. 246 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:10,320 Speaker 1: They're gonna turn out because of the Republican and he's 247 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 1: Trump endorsed, and and and none of these swing voters 248 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 1: care about the election. Uh, that's old news. So he 249 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:21,640 Speaker 1: can he can say those things, but he's not going 250 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 1: to be driving any votes. The reality is it's much 251 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 1: more likely that he's gonna be talking about his opponent 252 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: because it's not about what the Republicans stand for. It 253 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 1: is how much do you want change from the current administration? 254 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 1: And that includes Democratic senators. Can Republicans flip this one, Jennie, 255 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 1: They absolutely can't. I mean, do you mentioned some of 256 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 1: the polls. I've been looking at the polls. This is 257 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 1: within a margin. Let's not forget Biden carried Nevada by 258 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 1: less than two point five Clinton by less than two 259 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: point five. This was one of seven states where Trump 260 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 1: improved his twenty sixteen margin even though he narrowly lost it. 261 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:00,120 Speaker 1: So it is a state that absolutely could flip. She 262 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 1: is the most vulnerable Democrat probably on the ballot this year. Um, 263 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:07,960 Speaker 1: and you know, on this issue of election denial and 264 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 1: democracy being on the ballot, we're going to hear from 265 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 1: the president tonight. But they have Barack Obama out there, 266 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 1: as John said, because they're trying to piece together a 267 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 1: coalition on individual issues and boost turnout, which is not 268 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 1: looking good for Democrats this right now. So you know, 269 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:26,400 Speaker 1: pocketbook issues they have to address, but they're trying to 270 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:30,520 Speaker 1: weave together essentially a coalition. We heard Master Cortests talking 271 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 1: about abortion, the president of Student Loans Democracy being on 272 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: the ballot, hoping they can drum up turnout amongst Democrats, 273 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:39,040 Speaker 1: and it is, you know, gonna be hard to do, 274 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 1: but it's the last six days and they're out there trying. 275 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 1: It's interesting. Rick having spoken with John Ralston just now, 276 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 1: he says models of votes cast so far say the 277 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: major Nevada races are very close. We know that the 278 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 1: difference in past cycles is that Democrats generally banked enough 279 00:15:55,640 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 1: votes to have leads before election day, knowing that Republicans 280 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:03,320 Speaker 1: usually win on election day. So what does that mean 281 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 1: for Nevada next week? Well, I think there are a 282 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 1: lot of states like that that have the majority of 283 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 1: their votes cast early. And even though Donald Trump goes 284 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 1: out and tells Republicans don't vote early, which makes no 285 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 1: sense whatsoever, um, Republicans have gotten used to it. Right. 286 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 1: One of the hangovers of of COVID is it's a 287 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 1: lot easier vote in math, and so Republicans are taking 288 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 1: advantage of it. I think you see that phenomena not 289 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 1: only happening here in Nevada where we're talking about, but 290 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 1: in places like Arizona, where I think you see a 291 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:36,760 Speaker 1: lot more Republican participation in the seventy plus percent that 292 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 1: vote early, So it was almost identical. It was almost 293 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 1: identical within a percentage point in Arizona. Republicans are getting 294 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: with this, yeah, exactly, and and and and frankly, I 295 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 1: think the party ought to embrace it because we do 296 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 1: well with more voters. I mean, that's just a bottom line. 297 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 1: The dynamics have changed over the time, and and higher 298 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 1: turnouts are not an indicator of democratic power. And so 299 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 1: in places like this, look it looks like the turnout 300 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:08,880 Speaker 1: is going to be higher than eighteen but lower than twenty. 301 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 1: And so that's that could be an interesting sweet spot 302 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:14,919 Speaker 1: for Republicans to take advantage that. So this is a 303 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 1: really important development people need to be aware of. But 304 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 1: that's why you listen. I have to ask you both 305 00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:22,440 Speaker 1: about J Powell. It's a fed day, of course. I 306 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 1: don't know that people are talking about this over the 307 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 1: dinner table tonight, but the reaction on Wall Street was 308 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:30,639 Speaker 1: for real. Certainly after the news conference, listen to J. 309 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:33,119 Speaker 1: Powell talking about the strength of the job market and 310 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:35,440 Speaker 1: what it's going to mean for their job going forward. Remember, 311 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:37,800 Speaker 1: the strength and the job market is what the White 312 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:41,480 Speaker 1: House points to as the sort of salve for everything 313 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:43,480 Speaker 1: else going on here. I know there's a lot of inflation, 314 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 1: but we're not going to a recession because of the 315 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:48,640 Speaker 1: job market. Although job vacancies have moved below their highs 316 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 1: and the pace of job gains has slowed from earlier 317 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:54,160 Speaker 1: in the year, the labor market continues to be out 318 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 1: of balance, out of balance with demands substantially exceeding the 319 00:17:57,600 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 1: supply of available workers. And you know what that means, Genie, 320 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: They have to force some people to lose their jobs 321 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 1: to get a hold of inflation. What kind of a 322 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 1: political statement of campaign messages that it's a horrible one. 323 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:12,000 Speaker 1: And that's why we saw the Democrats, Elizabeth Warren and 324 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:14,199 Speaker 1: others send a letter that the FED doesn't have to 325 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 1: listen to and may not even read at this point. 326 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:18,359 Speaker 1: It's just listened to it on TV and on the radio. 327 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: But you know, they're very, very concerned that this is 328 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:23,639 Speaker 1: going to be the impact six days before election. A 329 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:26,880 Speaker 1: week before an election, we're looking at losing jobs, which 330 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:28,639 Speaker 1: is never a good sign for the party in power. 331 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:32,600 Speaker 1: And fast forward to three when we're talking presidential candidates 332 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: and we're in a recession, it just gets more complicated. 333 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 1: Rick and Jeanie are here for the hour. We turned 334 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 1: to Congressman Ted Loo next on the fastest hour in politics. 335 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:50,120 Speaker 1: This is Bloomberg counting down the days to election day 336 00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:54,320 Speaker 1: and so many issues to talk about. Galen Druke, who 337 00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:57,760 Speaker 1: works at five thirty eight, says, this is going to 338 00:18:57,800 --> 00:19:00,600 Speaker 1: come down to a story once again of turn out. 339 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 1: We've found that sevent of the districts that are at 340 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 1: least somewhat competitive in the House this cycle are in 341 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 1: the suburbs, and the question is will they swing back 342 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 1: to Republicans after a swinging left in and districts that 343 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 1: have been voting for Republican representatives for fifty years swung 344 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:22,439 Speaker 1: in a backlash to Trump. The question this year is 345 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:24,960 Speaker 1: will there be a backlash to Biden? And so far 346 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 1: our forecast shows that Republicans have an eight percent chance 347 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:31,200 Speaker 1: of winning the House, so that seems likely. The backdrop 348 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:34,720 Speaker 1: of our conversation with Congressman, Ted lou the Democrat from California, 349 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 1: joins us now on Bloomberg. Congressman, welcome back, Thank you, 350 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:40,760 Speaker 1: honored to be back. Well, you seem to be in 351 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:43,440 Speaker 1: pretty darn good shape leading into your primary. No one 352 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:46,119 Speaker 1: is talking about this as a much of a contest 353 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:50,320 Speaker 1: for the thirty six congressional district. How about the House though, Congressman, 354 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: is the narrative wrong right now? Yes, I'm blessed to 355 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 1: have a terrific district, and I've been traveling around the 356 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:01,840 Speaker 1: country helping other or hold the House, and I'm seeing 357 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:05,400 Speaker 1: high energy at all the events, and I believe we're 358 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 1: going to have a number of surprises this November eight, 359 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:12,399 Speaker 1: and I look forward to holding the House. President Biden 360 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:15,360 Speaker 1: has been talking about this from a couple of different perspectives. 361 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:18,200 Speaker 1: He was out again, of course, last evening, said Republicans 362 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:21,480 Speaker 1: when they will repeal the Inflation Reduction Act? Is that 363 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 1: something that you're worried about, and couldn't he just vetell 364 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:29,800 Speaker 1: that I'm worried that if Republicans control the House and 365 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:32,440 Speaker 1: Senate that they could in fact do a lot of 366 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:36,439 Speaker 1: damage to the great Laws. If we've passed such as 367 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:39,880 Speaker 1: Inflation Reduction Act, which has Medicare now for the first time, 368 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 1: negotiate prescription drug prices to help reduce the cost of 369 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 1: proscription drugs. And in terms of other legislation, there are 370 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:51,440 Speaker 1: things that Republicans can do to stop good legends and 371 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:55,359 Speaker 1: coming through. So, for example, Democrats want to have insolent 372 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:59,119 Speaker 1: cap for thirty five dollars for everyone in America. Republicans 373 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: could stop that. And so this is a very consequential election. 374 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 1: Let's say you keep the House, as you suggest, what's 375 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:10,480 Speaker 1: the list for Democrats the to do list post mid terms? 376 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:12,480 Speaker 1: If that would actually if that happens, that would be 377 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:16,159 Speaker 1: a big deal. Would you pursue an expanded child tax credit. 378 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 1: Is there something else that you have on the agenda? Yes, 379 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:24,240 Speaker 1: If we hold the House and elect two more Democratic U. S. Senators, 380 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:28,679 Speaker 1: we can remove the flobuster and put Roby Wade in 381 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:31,400 Speaker 1: as a law of the land. We can kept insulin 382 00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:34,720 Speaker 1: at thirty five hours for everyone in America. We can 383 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:38,400 Speaker 1: put in campaign finance reform and put in voting right. 384 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:40,480 Speaker 1: You're writing the Senate to that. But with regard to 385 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 1: the House, there's been talking about codifying same sex marriage, 386 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:45,520 Speaker 1: for instance. Is there a way to get that done 387 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: even with with a split balance of power on Capitol Hill? 388 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:53,440 Speaker 1: That would be difficult unless we can eliminate the solobuster 389 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 1: because unfortunately, my colleagues on other side of the aisle 390 00:21:57,240 --> 00:22:02,359 Speaker 1: are very anti lgbt Q. In terms of other things 391 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 1: we could do, if we hold a House, we could 392 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 1: get things through reconciliation, which for example, refers to things 393 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:12,240 Speaker 1: such as expand how tax credit. That is something we 394 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:14,680 Speaker 1: could do if we hold the House. Congressman lou a 395 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:16,399 Speaker 1: lot of people know you as one of the impeachment 396 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:20,200 Speaker 1: managers from Donald Trump's second impeachment, and there's a big 397 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:22,280 Speaker 1: conversation going on right now. In fact, there was an 398 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: important UH Federal court injunction just in the last twenty 399 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 1: four hours surrounding what many see as voter intimidation around 400 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:33,040 Speaker 1: drop boxes, ballot drop boxes, and there are a lot 401 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 1: of people are worried about what's going to happen following 402 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 1: the mid terms if it becomes UH. You know, there's 403 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:41,639 Speaker 1: a sense of many contested races, which there could be. 404 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:43,680 Speaker 1: There's so many that are just too close to call 405 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 1: right now. Do you worry about a violent outbursts following 406 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:51,280 Speaker 1: the mid term elections if these are hung up for 407 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 1: days or weeks. I think we always have to be 408 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:59,920 Speaker 1: reminded of January six and what happened when a former 409 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:04,639 Speaker 1: president incited an attack on our nation's capital. We also 410 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:08,359 Speaker 1: recently saw a right wing extremists break into Speaker Pelosi's 411 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:11,639 Speaker 1: home and attack her husband with a hammer, So we 412 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:14,200 Speaker 1: always have to be watchful for any violence that could 413 00:23:14,359 --> 00:23:19,159 Speaker 1: occur again with their ballot drop boxes and all the 414 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:23,160 Speaker 1: election denying stuff you're seeing. We still two years later, 415 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:26,359 Speaker 1: don't have any response from the Republican Party as to 416 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:29,760 Speaker 1: who stole the election nor how it was done, and 417 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: they can't explain it because the election wasn't stolen. Seven 418 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 1: million people. They didn't get together and conspire and have 419 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:38,960 Speaker 1: some grand conspiracy to steal the election. They just voted 420 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 1: for Biden over Trump. Donald Trump lost. That's what happened. 421 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:45,560 Speaker 1: Just last night. A Kerry Lake, who may well be 422 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:47,680 Speaker 1: the next governor of Arizona, says, if you don't believe 423 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:51,440 Speaker 1: this election was stolen, then you're part of a conspiracy theory. Congressman, 424 00:23:51,520 --> 00:24:02,040 Speaker 1: let's listen with millions of us, and if you believe 425 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 1: he did, then you are. And what was so funny 426 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:11,199 Speaker 1: to me about that comments? She still can't explain how 427 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:13,639 Speaker 1: it will stole and that's because she can't. The election 428 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:16,359 Speaker 1: was not stolen. The American people rose up and fired 429 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 1: Donald Trump. That's what happened. And Donald Trump's former attorney General, 430 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 1: Bill Barris says that he came out repeatedly and said 431 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:30,480 Speaker 1: the election of spiracy theories are quote both unquote. Congress 432 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 1: never thought I'd have to bleep you on the air. 433 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:37,200 Speaker 1: Uh you mentioned Nancy Pelosi. You're also hearing pushback from 434 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:40,439 Speaker 1: Republicans who say this is a crime story, that this 435 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 1: could have happened to anybody, and in fact, it has 436 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 1: been happening to a lot of people, and no one's 437 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:46,119 Speaker 1: ever outraged until it's you know, a member of the 438 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:48,880 Speaker 1: elite in a in a in a neighborhood in San Francisco. Here, 439 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:51,919 Speaker 1: you actually live in California. What do you tell Republicans 440 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:55,920 Speaker 1: who say crime has run wild because of Democrats? Well, 441 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:59,879 Speaker 1: I suppose it's a crime story, uh, in this sense 442 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 1: that you know, the person who shot Ronald Reagan committed 443 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:05,920 Speaker 1: a crime, but that was also a targeted attack and 444 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 1: the elected official. And so what we have here is 445 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:13,680 Speaker 1: get a targeted attack at elected official and Nancy wasn't there. 446 00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:16,520 Speaker 1: The right wing streamists kept asking where his Nancy? Where 447 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 1: his Nancy? But her husband was there and he attacked him. 448 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:24,880 Speaker 1: The police and prosecutors in recent reporting also say that 449 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:27,840 Speaker 1: he had other politicians he was going to go after 450 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:30,919 Speaker 1: an attack. So this was a very target attack by 451 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 1: right wing streamists. We need to call it what it is. 452 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:38,200 Speaker 1: Have you spoken with the speaker? I have texted her 453 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:41,200 Speaker 1: and I have received emails from her, and I want 454 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 1: to give her the privacy and space to deal with 455 00:25:43,880 --> 00:25:46,520 Speaker 1: a very traumatic to that. Yeah, I wonder if she'll 456 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:50,680 Speaker 1: appear before cameras or make a statement before election, like congressman, 457 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 1: is that something she should do That is totally up 458 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:58,040 Speaker 1: to her. I don't have any thoughts on that. Well, 459 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:00,879 Speaker 1: I appreciate your coming to talk to us again, Congressman 460 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 1: Ted lou from the thirty third on the way to 461 00:26:03,840 --> 00:26:06,480 Speaker 1: thirty six. Right, if you've got new stationary ready for that, Actually, 462 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:07,760 Speaker 1: I can't ask you that, you have to wait a 463 00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:12,880 Speaker 1: couple of days. The congressman, thanks for your time today. 464 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:16,679 Speaker 1: Come back and see us on Bloomberg Radio. Thank you 465 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:20,480 Speaker 1: you're listening to Bloomberg. You sound on with Joe Matthew 466 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:26,600 Speaker 1: on Bloomberg Radio. So the White House has deleted a 467 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:30,359 Speaker 1: tweets after it was tagged well by Twitter, of course 468 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:35,239 Speaker 1: with a fact check disclaimer. And boy, they thought this 469 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:36,919 Speaker 1: was gonna be a good one. In fact, Will the 470 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:40,240 Speaker 1: President used the line last night as he spoke to supporters. 471 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:43,679 Speaker 1: One on our watch for the first time in ten years, 472 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:48,640 Speaker 1: seniors are getting the biggest increase in so Security checks. Yeah, 473 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:53,920 Speaker 1: the flaws line, big big checks coming. Well, well, sure, 474 00:26:55,440 --> 00:26:57,960 Speaker 1: you get the biggest increase in Social Security payments because 475 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:00,400 Speaker 1: you're getting the biggest increase in inflation. You. That's how 476 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:05,040 Speaker 1: this works, right, That's a law goes back to the 477 00:27:05,080 --> 00:27:09,439 Speaker 1: ninet seventies. Social Security payments must go up by the 478 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 1: same percentage that consumer prices go up. So guess what, 479 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:18,960 Speaker 1: everybody one on our watch. For the first time in 480 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:22,720 Speaker 1: ten years, seniors are getting the biggest increase in Social 481 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 1: Security checks ten And that's exactly what the White House tweeted. 482 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:33,080 Speaker 1: Seniors getting the biggest increase ten years through President Biden's leadership, 483 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 1: It's said, Twitter tagged it, readers added context they thought 484 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:42,120 Speaker 1: people might want to know. And then there's the explainer here. 485 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:46,000 Speaker 1: Seniors will receive a large benefit blah blah blah, which 486 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:50,200 Speaker 1: is based on the inflation rate. Two. President Nixon signing 487 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:55,160 Speaker 1: a law automatic benefit adjustments. So should it have said 488 00:27:55,240 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 1: through President Nixon's leadership. Let's assemble the Anne, Rick and 489 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:04,560 Speaker 1: Janie are with us, Bloomberg Politics contributors. I don't think 490 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:07,520 Speaker 1: that rick a tweet has been fact checked by Twitter 491 00:28:07,600 --> 00:28:11,960 Speaker 1: since the Trump administration. A White House tweet, we're really 492 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:13,520 Speaker 1: going to be taking credit for a Look, I guess 493 00:28:13,560 --> 00:28:15,639 Speaker 1: you'd take credit for everything right before in election? Is 494 00:28:15,680 --> 00:28:19,160 Speaker 1: that it? Well, you know, I thought that President Biden 495 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 1: said it was the Fed's job manage inflation, and so 496 00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:23,919 Speaker 1: the fact that the Fed has managed it up so 497 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:29,000 Speaker 1: much they should get credit for increasing the Social Security benefits? Well, 498 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:32,760 Speaker 1: does this? Is this the new Republican talking point? The 499 00:28:32,800 --> 00:28:36,879 Speaker 1: president just give it to him, Jennie. Well, you know, listen, 500 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:40,000 Speaker 1: Joe Biden is at a tough time, Joe Matthew. You know, 501 00:28:40,160 --> 00:28:43,480 Speaker 1: he know it's difficult. So they're trying to take credit 502 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:46,600 Speaker 1: for some bit of you know, increase in money people 503 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 1: are going to get without fessing up to the fact 504 00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:54,080 Speaker 1: that he has neither control over cola or inflation and 505 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:56,440 Speaker 1: they're getting it as a result of that. Neither did 506 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:59,160 Speaker 1: he say that there have also been increases every year 507 00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:01,360 Speaker 1: of the Trump admints station in the first two years 508 00:29:01,360 --> 00:29:04,680 Speaker 1: of the Biden administration. Fact, this is the biggest in 509 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:08,360 Speaker 1: a decade. Yes. The fact is that he you know, 510 00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:11,320 Speaker 1: it's six days to go. The numbers don't look good. 511 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 1: They're trying to do what they can to get people 512 00:29:14,480 --> 00:29:17,200 Speaker 1: hopeful on the economy. A little bit of money in 513 00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:19,960 Speaker 1: Senior's pockets, no matter how it got there, he's gonna 514 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,160 Speaker 1: take credit. Listen. He's got to take the blame when 515 00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:24,320 Speaker 1: gas goes up, and that's not his call either, So 516 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:26,960 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's all around. But I think what's 517 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:29,280 Speaker 1: really interesting is the fact check by Twitter, which, as 518 00:29:29,320 --> 00:29:32,880 Speaker 1: you said, we haven't seen a lot in the Biden administration, 519 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:36,600 Speaker 1: no doubt. I wonder why that has so. Look, you 520 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:38,560 Speaker 1: guys have heard this, have had any number of people 521 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:40,120 Speaker 1: come up to me this week. So this does it 522 00:29:40,120 --> 00:29:43,640 Speaker 1: feel different on Twitter? You know, Elon Musk, this thinks 523 00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:46,200 Speaker 1: kew and right already. And I don't know if that's true, 524 00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 1: but I do know that apparently they're gonna start charging 525 00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:50,600 Speaker 1: us for a blue check. So let me ask you 526 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:52,440 Speaker 1: guys about this. This came up today at the White House. 527 00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:55,880 Speaker 1: You're gonna pay eight dollars a month for a blue check? Because, 528 00:29:55,920 --> 00:29:57,640 Speaker 1: by the way, I'm not you can just you know, 529 00:29:57,720 --> 00:30:00,240 Speaker 1: take it away. You've done it before Twitter, You've taking 530 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:02,680 Speaker 1: the check away, you gave it back to me. I'll 531 00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:04,440 Speaker 1: let you do what you need to do. How about 532 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:06,960 Speaker 1: the White House? So, look like I don't believe it's 533 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:09,560 Speaker 1: it's an issue that made it to the President's desk 534 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:13,800 Speaker 1: yet it's not a conversation that the president UH has 535 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,760 Speaker 1: UH is aware of. As you know, we're focused on 536 00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:19,480 Speaker 1: many things. It is kind of an interesting thought here, Rick, 537 00:30:19,520 --> 00:30:21,720 Speaker 1: I mean does the White House give Elon muskate Bucks 538 00:30:21,720 --> 00:30:25,239 Speaker 1: a month to be verified? Well, I don't think they 539 00:30:25,280 --> 00:30:27,880 Speaker 1: want to give Elon Musk anything. They certainly haven't since 540 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:30,280 Speaker 1: the beginning of this administration. They don't even invite him 541 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:33,760 Speaker 1: to e V meetings. But the bottom line is, I mean, like, 542 00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:36,880 Speaker 1: here we are talking about Elon Musk again, and this 543 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:39,400 Speaker 1: guy gets himself in the news cycle anyway you can 544 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:42,160 Speaker 1: and uh and yeah, I mean like he wants you 545 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:45,280 Speaker 1: to feel like Twitter has gotten different since you bought it. 546 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:48,520 Speaker 1: That's his whole value premises. I'm gonna make it better 547 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:53,600 Speaker 1: starting by tagging White House tweets. I guess Jeanie would. Look, 548 00:30:53,880 --> 00:30:55,560 Speaker 1: I don't think either of you guys care about this, 549 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:57,680 Speaker 1: right Rick, You're not paying a Bucks for a blue check. 550 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:01,040 Speaker 1: I don't even know what the blue check does. I 551 00:31:01,080 --> 00:31:03,160 Speaker 1: love Frankly, I mean, well, I love about you, Jennie. 552 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:06,640 Speaker 1: Would you care enough to put money down? And should 553 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:09,600 Speaker 1: the White House will news agencies is Bloomberg and to 554 00:31:09,840 --> 00:31:12,080 Speaker 1: Bucks a month for a blue check? Yeah, and let's 555 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:13,920 Speaker 1: not forget when the White House pays that means our 556 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:16,760 Speaker 1: tax money is going to eat Musk, you know, and 557 00:31:17,080 --> 00:31:19,120 Speaker 1: you know what did Stephen King say, he said I 558 00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:21,960 Speaker 1: that you should pay me. I'm out of here. And 559 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:24,520 Speaker 1: by the way, how it came down from it was 560 00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:27,320 Speaker 1: that it came down And the best tweet of the day, 561 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:29,160 Speaker 1: I thought, was this guy who said, so, you've got 562 00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:31,640 Speaker 1: somebody worth two hundred billion talking to somebody worth five 563 00:31:31,680 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 1: hundred million about how to save twelve dollars a month. 564 00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:37,960 Speaker 1: It's ludicrous, the entire conversation. Although in Elon must defense, 565 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:39,960 Speaker 1: he's got to pay what one billion a year to 566 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 1: pay back the debt, and they gotta make money, as 567 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:44,560 Speaker 1: he said, we gotta make money some way. Help me out, guys, 568 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:47,760 Speaker 1: clip Jennie for a promo right now. I'm there to 569 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:50,040 Speaker 1: help Elon. Let me tell you wound up and you know, 570 00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:53,960 Speaker 1: looking apparently Donald Trump's not coming back. Maybe was that 571 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:58,640 Speaker 1: the genesis for for this idea of subscription fees. He 572 00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:00,440 Speaker 1: talked about it in an interview this week. If I 573 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 1: go on there, what would happen to truth? I don't know, 574 00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:05,600 Speaker 1: you know, I don't know, but but the answers I'm 575 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:09,120 Speaker 1: not doing it. I will go back on and but 576 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:11,800 Speaker 1: I find truth to be much better. Okay, fine, you 577 00:32:11,840 --> 00:32:14,280 Speaker 1: want to advertise truth here, but do we believe this, Rick, 578 00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:16,120 Speaker 1: He's not going to go back on Twitter with however 579 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:19,480 Speaker 1: many million followers he had. You know, look, I mean 580 00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:23,400 Speaker 1: he's financially connected to the success of true social right, 581 00:32:23,520 --> 00:32:25,480 Speaker 1: and so why does he want to I mean, the 582 00:32:25,520 --> 00:32:28,440 Speaker 1: one thing that that that you never want to do 583 00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:29,840 Speaker 1: is you never want to get in front of a 584 00:32:29,880 --> 00:32:32,920 Speaker 1: microphone between you and and Schumer. And you don't want 585 00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:34,760 Speaker 1: to get in the way of a dollar bill for 586 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:37,760 Speaker 1: Donald Trump. So I think Donald Trump is gonna go 587 00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:39,760 Speaker 1: where the money is. I don't think he cares that 588 00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:42,560 Speaker 1: much about it. It was quite an equivalency from Rick Davis. 589 00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:45,160 Speaker 1: I have to ask you about a couple of things 590 00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:47,720 Speaker 1: in the next well twenty four hours and also in 591 00:32:47,720 --> 00:32:50,520 Speaker 1: the next week. Here uh, And this brings us back 592 00:32:50,560 --> 00:32:52,280 Speaker 1: into the White House Press briefing today. I'd like to 593 00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:54,720 Speaker 1: hear from Rick Angini on this tonight. The President is 594 00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:57,960 Speaker 1: going to talk and this was a late scheduled event. 595 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:00,440 Speaker 1: He's going over to Union Station. By the way, if 596 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:03,719 Speaker 1: you thought you were getting on a train with no notice, 597 00:33:04,160 --> 00:33:06,840 Speaker 1: just change your plans. I cannot imagine rolling up on 598 00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:10,000 Speaker 1: Columbus Circle right now in front of Union Station. But 599 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:11,960 Speaker 1: he's gonna be talking about an hour from now actually, 600 00:33:12,480 --> 00:33:14,560 Speaker 1: and and part of this is going to be about 601 00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:20,280 Speaker 1: election security, Karneine Jehan Pierre and and you know, political 602 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:23,800 Speaker 1: violence all wrapped into one, saving democracy. These are this 603 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:27,360 Speaker 1: is not unlike the speech she delivered from Independence Hall. 604 00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:30,080 Speaker 1: I'm guessing Karine John Pierre though, was asked about the 605 00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:32,680 Speaker 1: timing here days before the election. Yes, you know, we 606 00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:37,960 Speaker 1: saw this violent, awful, horrific attack on Paul Pelosi and so, 607 00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:41,320 Speaker 1: uh you know, there are reasons that he believed this 608 00:33:41,360 --> 00:33:45,240 Speaker 1: time was now to to to make sure that he 609 00:33:45,280 --> 00:33:48,720 Speaker 1: spoke directly to the American people the way that they're 610 00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:51,240 Speaker 1: talking about this. By the way, I'll have to pull 611 00:33:51,320 --> 00:33:54,360 Speaker 1: up the guidance. This is from the White House will 612 00:33:54,360 --> 00:33:58,440 Speaker 1: participate in a Democratic National Committee event, but they don't 613 00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:00,720 Speaker 1: say what he's going to be talking about. It's known, however, 614 00:34:00,760 --> 00:34:04,880 Speaker 1: that he will be discussing, uh more completely, the threats 615 00:34:04,880 --> 00:34:08,279 Speaker 1: against democracy and so forth. That timing feel off to 616 00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:10,799 Speaker 1: Eugenie or is that the job of the president. Well, 617 00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:13,200 Speaker 1: you know, this is something Democrats have been asking for 618 00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:15,640 Speaker 1: for some time. They say he's got a moral obligation 619 00:34:15,719 --> 00:34:18,360 Speaker 1: to do this. Um that you know, regardless of politics, 620 00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:20,840 Speaker 1: he should have spoken out, and they've been asking for this. 621 00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:23,160 Speaker 1: And also I think it's similar to what we're seeing 622 00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:25,840 Speaker 1: with you talking about Obama going out to Nevada. They're 623 00:34:25,880 --> 00:34:29,840 Speaker 1: trying to piece together a coalition of Democrats and people 624 00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:33,239 Speaker 1: to turn out based on issues beyond the economy. So 625 00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:36,680 Speaker 1: it's abortion, student loans democracy on the ballot, and he's 626 00:34:36,680 --> 00:34:38,560 Speaker 1: gonna try to push us. And that's all not forget 627 00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:41,279 Speaker 1: Also the events of the last week, the increase in 628 00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:44,160 Speaker 1: rhetoric we've been talking about, the threats at the polling sites, 629 00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:47,440 Speaker 1: the attack on Paul Pelosi, and of course Donald Trump 630 00:34:47,480 --> 00:34:50,600 Speaker 1: on the radio just the other just yesterday talking about 631 00:34:50,640 --> 00:34:53,319 Speaker 1: these conspiracy theories. So all of this has, you know, 632 00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:55,520 Speaker 1: I think pushed the President to go out and make 633 00:34:55,560 --> 00:34:58,280 Speaker 1: this statement. He hasn't been out a lot this election cycle, 634 00:34:58,480 --> 00:35:01,040 Speaker 1: but for Democrats this will be a welcome I believe, 635 00:35:01,239 --> 00:35:03,799 Speaker 1: going depending on how it goes, oh welcome step for 636 00:35:03,880 --> 00:35:05,680 Speaker 1: him to take on this. I don't know if anybody 637 00:35:05,719 --> 00:35:08,319 Speaker 1: carries this rick or if it has an impact, but 638 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:11,239 Speaker 1: it looks to Republicans, at least those questioning this and 639 00:35:11,239 --> 00:35:13,239 Speaker 1: in criticizing it, that the President is trying to thumb 640 00:35:13,239 --> 00:35:16,080 Speaker 1: the scale using the bully pulpit here of the presidency 641 00:35:16,120 --> 00:35:19,320 Speaker 1: to move opinions with less than a week to voting. 642 00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:21,719 Speaker 1: Where do you draw the line on something like this? 643 00:35:22,880 --> 00:35:26,400 Speaker 1: You know, look, I mean he's committed to this. Um. 644 00:35:26,719 --> 00:35:29,080 Speaker 1: The Democrats I talked to don't think democracy is a 645 00:35:29,080 --> 00:35:31,520 Speaker 1: winning issue at the ballot right now. They just don't 646 00:35:31,560 --> 00:35:34,239 Speaker 1: think it moves the needle against the economy. And and 647 00:35:34,280 --> 00:35:36,600 Speaker 1: so I think he's picking the week hand of cart 648 00:35:36,920 --> 00:35:40,480 Speaker 1: And so is it something worth talking about about if 649 00:35:40,480 --> 00:35:43,200 Speaker 1: you're president because of the you know what's happening around 650 00:35:43,200 --> 00:35:45,839 Speaker 1: the country right now? Absolutely, do you do it as 651 00:35:45,840 --> 00:35:48,279 Speaker 1: a part of the campaign? I think it's I think 652 00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:51,759 Speaker 1: it's tricky there. Uh. You know, I think that when 653 00:35:51,760 --> 00:35:54,759 Speaker 1: you talk to the public about democracy, it means something 654 00:35:54,760 --> 00:35:57,480 Speaker 1: different to Republicans than it does to some Democrats and 655 00:35:57,560 --> 00:36:01,479 Speaker 1: so um, But they both think of democracies at risk. 656 00:36:01,800 --> 00:36:05,120 Speaker 1: And I think that he's catching himself in the same 657 00:36:05,239 --> 00:36:08,720 Speaker 1: sort of crosshairs that he did with that Independence Paul speech, 658 00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:11,799 Speaker 1: which is, you know, there's going to be a lot 659 00:36:11,800 --> 00:36:14,480 Speaker 1: of debate around the speech itself and not like the 660 00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:17,759 Speaker 1: substance of it, And and that's that does not move 661 00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:20,239 Speaker 1: the needle I'm going to add another speech to the 662 00:36:20,280 --> 00:36:21,799 Speaker 1: list here, and I just want to get a sense 663 00:36:21,840 --> 00:36:23,839 Speaker 1: of what you guys think, because the President had said 664 00:36:23,880 --> 00:36:27,640 Speaker 1: he's going to speak the day after the election. Karine 665 00:36:27,680 --> 00:36:29,640 Speaker 1: Jehan Pierrega, and the press secretary at the White House 666 00:36:29,680 --> 00:36:32,160 Speaker 1: was asked about this against today, what exactly is he 667 00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:34,840 Speaker 1: going to talk about? You'll certainly hear from the president. 668 00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:37,400 Speaker 1: He will give remarks. I don't know yet what it 669 00:36:37,440 --> 00:36:39,759 Speaker 1: will look like, but certainly you will hear from the 670 00:36:39,800 --> 00:36:42,720 Speaker 1: President the day after the election remarks with the questions 671 00:36:43,120 --> 00:36:45,120 Speaker 1: I know you guys always asked, because well, when I 672 00:36:45,120 --> 00:36:47,600 Speaker 1: don't want to get ahead of ahead of it, but 673 00:36:47,680 --> 00:36:50,480 Speaker 1: you will, we we will. You're certainly here from the 674 00:36:50,520 --> 00:36:55,120 Speaker 1: president after after election night, Okay, yes or no? Then Genie, 675 00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:59,759 Speaker 1: is that when he launches his re election campaign. Yes, 676 00:36:59,800 --> 00:37:01,520 Speaker 1: and he may be talking about a shell a king 677 00:37:01,560 --> 00:37:03,879 Speaker 1: if you believe the numbers, and he may be talking 678 00:37:03,920 --> 00:37:06,480 Speaker 1: about people not accepting the results. But we do know 679 00:37:06,520 --> 00:37:08,640 Speaker 1: that they've been meeting and talking about his plans in 680 00:37:08,680 --> 00:37:11,640 Speaker 1: twenty four and boy, wouldn't that move us? Oh my god? 681 00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:15,560 Speaker 1: Would that be too early? Rick? Or a good strategy? Um, 682 00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:19,799 Speaker 1: I'm hoping that the announcement is that he's not going 683 00:37:19,840 --> 00:37:22,239 Speaker 1: to run for president, and not that he is going 684 00:37:22,280 --> 00:37:24,960 Speaker 1: to run for president. Uh. And if he's gonna announce 685 00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:27,080 Speaker 1: he's not running, then it's probably not a good strategy 686 00:37:27,080 --> 00:37:29,600 Speaker 1: because he loses the first quarter of the year. Rick 687 00:37:29,640 --> 00:37:32,520 Speaker 1: and Genie, our signature panel in the fastest hour in politics, 688 00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:34,320 Speaker 1: will be back tomorrow. This is Bloomberg