WEBVTT - Jared Polis, Governor of Colorado, Talks Elections 0:00:02.440 --> 0:00:06.800 Bloomberg Audio Studios, podcasts, radio news. 0:00:07.080 --> 0:00:09.840 Jared paula surrogate for the Harris Walls campaign governor, Welcome 0:00:09.840 --> 0:00:12.360 back to Bloomberg TV and Radio. It's good to see you. 0:00:12.440 --> 0:00:14.680 The front page of The New York Times Today described 0:00:14.680 --> 0:00:18.279 Donald Trump's closing pitch as dark and dower. How would 0:00:18.320 --> 0:00:20.080 you describe Kamala Harris's. 0:00:21.360 --> 0:00:24.080 I'd add another word to Donald Trump's confused, dark, dower 0:00:24.120 --> 0:00:27.280 and confused, ivan meandering talking about all sorts of things 0:00:27.320 --> 0:00:29.440 other than what he'll do for the American people. Kamala 0:00:29.480 --> 0:00:31.960 Harris is a very clear closing degend. It's about what 0:00:32.040 --> 0:00:35.000 she's going to do for you, the character issue, fighting 0:00:35.080 --> 0:00:37.840 for you. She's on your side, Kamala Harris for the people, 0:00:38.120 --> 0:00:41.720 and really showing to America that this divisive politics of 0:00:41.760 --> 0:00:44.800 the last few years is something that we can move past. 0:00:44.880 --> 0:00:48.680 It's time to move past former presidents, the divisive rhetoric 0:00:48.680 --> 0:00:52.040 of Donald Trump and towards the future with common sense policies, 0:00:52.280 --> 0:00:55.440 a president who's going to listen to Republicans, Conservatives, people 0:00:55.520 --> 0:00:58.760 with different ideas and move our country forward for everyone. 0:00:59.080 --> 0:01:00.720 Well, the other thing we've been hearing though from the 0:01:00.800 --> 0:01:03.600 Vice President is ideas of Donald Trump being a threat 0:01:03.640 --> 0:01:06.920 to democracy, being unfit to serve. Yes, she would agree 0:01:06.959 --> 0:01:09.959 he could be characterized as a fascist, all of those 0:01:10.080 --> 0:01:13.280 arguments made in the final weeks of her campaign not 0:01:13.360 --> 0:01:16.440 necessarily being made here, though in the final twenty four 0:01:16.480 --> 0:01:19.920 hours she didn't even mention him by name yesterday. Do 0:01:19.959 --> 0:01:21.120 you agree with that strategy? 0:01:22.720 --> 0:01:24.520 Well, look, you know, I think the most powerful thing 0:01:24.680 --> 0:01:27.600 is that what you're hearing from those closest to Donald Trump, 0:01:27.800 --> 0:01:32.360 people who served in his administration, top general's, former secretaries 0:01:32.400 --> 0:01:34.959 of defense, that this is a man who should not 0:01:35.120 --> 0:01:38.119 be near the presidency because the risk is simply too great. 0:01:38.200 --> 0:01:40.320 They know him best, and I think that they make 0:01:40.360 --> 0:01:43.399 the argument very effectively. Kamala Harris is focused on a 0:01:43.440 --> 0:01:46.960 positive message of what her policies will do for American families, 0:01:47.120 --> 0:01:50.800 cutting taxes for the middle class, the opportunity agenda, moving 0:01:50.840 --> 0:01:53.720 forward with building more homes to reduce costs, helping to 0:01:53.720 --> 0:01:56.240 make sure that Americans have access to good jobs. These 0:01:56.240 --> 0:01:58.520 are the things that excite people about Kamala Harrison. It's 0:01:58.520 --> 0:01:59.400 a great note to end on. 0:02:00.000 --> 0:02:02.000 This time you joined US Governor, we asked you about 0:02:02.040 --> 0:02:05.960 Donald Trump's planned visit at the time to Aurora, Colorado. 0:02:06.400 --> 0:02:09.000 He has since made that visit. If I remember correctly, 0:02:09.040 --> 0:02:11.600 you preferred that he did not come at the time. 0:02:11.680 --> 0:02:13.200 He spoke for about an hour and a half. He 0:02:13.240 --> 0:02:16.639 had mugshots of undocumented migrants on stage with him, and 0:02:16.680 --> 0:02:19.080 he announced something that we had not heard about. If 0:02:19.120 --> 0:02:24.160 elected again, an effort called Operation Aurora to target undocumented 0:02:24.200 --> 0:02:28.560 migrant and gang members for deportation. I wonder your thoughts 0:02:28.560 --> 0:02:30.360 on how that went and if it made an impact 0:02:30.480 --> 0:02:31.040 in your state. 0:02:32.680 --> 0:02:34.720 First of all, we always welcome them here, but of 0:02:34.720 --> 0:02:37.760 course the Colorado that he talked about was very different 0:02:37.800 --> 0:02:40.240 than the Colorado that we experience every day. The city 0:02:40.240 --> 0:02:43.560 of Aurora has had crime decrease two years in a row, 0:02:44.160 --> 0:02:46.520 and we're of course working closely with them on all 0:02:46.800 --> 0:02:49.320 form of criminal threats. Look, I think what we need 0:02:49.360 --> 0:02:51.600 to focus on is what brings us together as Americans. 0:02:51.600 --> 0:02:53.880 If people are immigrants and they're following our laws, they're 0:02:53.919 --> 0:02:57.080 contributing to our country, they're working hard, we welcome them. 0:02:57.160 --> 0:02:59.480 But if they're violating our laws, if they're committing acts 0:02:59.520 --> 0:03:02.600 of violence or burglary against any others, we need to 0:03:02.600 --> 0:03:04.800 make sure that they are out of here. Kamala Harris 0:03:04.880 --> 0:03:08.240 is a former prosecutor. She's put criminals behind bars, and 0:03:08.280 --> 0:03:09.839 she will make our country safer. 0:03:10.040 --> 0:03:12.320 Well as we consider this idea of safety and of 0:03:12.400 --> 0:03:15.919 potential violence. Governor, what are you bracing for in Colorado 0:03:15.960 --> 0:03:18.480 tomorrow on election day and in the days that follow 0:03:18.560 --> 0:03:21.519 leading up to when the electors ultimately cast their votes 0:03:21.720 --> 0:03:24.560 in the state capitol on December seventeenth. What is your 0:03:24.639 --> 0:03:27.840 role as governor in ensuring the safety and security of 0:03:27.880 --> 0:03:29.040 this election process? 0:03:30.840 --> 0:03:33.800 First, of course, assuring any American people that votes that 0:03:33.840 --> 0:03:37.160 are legally cast will be accurately and fairly counted, and 0:03:37.240 --> 0:03:39.520 making sure that, of course, while we protect people's right 0:03:39.600 --> 0:03:42.720 to peacefully demonstrate that we make sure that we keep 0:03:42.760 --> 0:03:45.400 people and properties safe. No matter what the outcome of 0:03:45.400 --> 0:03:48.040 this election is, and I'm very hopeful and optimistic to 0:03:48.080 --> 0:03:49.960 the country will choose to turn the page and elect 0:03:50.040 --> 0:03:52.840 Kamala Harris. We know that almost half the country will 0:03:52.880 --> 0:03:55.200 be disappointed in the outcome, But no matter the outcome, 0:03:55.240 --> 0:03:57.960 we need to come together and move forward as a country, 0:03:57.960 --> 0:03:59.440 and I'm confident that we'll be able to do that 0:03:59.520 --> 0:04:00.640 after the alle Well. 0:04:00.480 --> 0:04:02.680 Give us some details at Governor, what's the state of 0:04:02.680 --> 0:04:05.720 Colorado doing what are you doing to secure polling places 0:04:05.800 --> 0:04:07.360 over the next twenty four hours. 0:04:09.200 --> 0:04:12.680 Colorado is a great election system. We make it easy 0:04:12.680 --> 0:04:14.680 to cast your ballot. Ballots went out three weeks ago 0:04:14.680 --> 0:04:16.960 in the mail. Most of them have been returned. If 0:04:17.000 --> 0:04:19.920 people lost their ballot or want to vote in person, 0:04:19.960 --> 0:04:23.039 they can. We have hundreds of voting centers across the state, 0:04:23.839 --> 0:04:25.360 so we want to make sure that if you have 0:04:25.400 --> 0:04:27.840 the right to vote legally, you're able to exercise that. 0:04:28.200 --> 0:04:30.320 I was just thanking election workers here at the Denver 0:04:30.360 --> 0:04:33.680 County Clerk's office. So appreciative of people who volunteer their 0:04:33.720 --> 0:04:36.680 time come in help make sure that signature of verification 0:04:36.839 --> 0:04:40.160 is done accurately. The counting has done accurately, volunteers from 0:04:40.160 --> 0:04:42.599 the Republican and Democratic Party. That's what it's all about. 0:04:42.640 --> 0:04:45.479 Look in Colorado, Kamala Harris as well ahead. She's going 0:04:45.560 --> 0:04:48.120 to win Colorado. We still have a hot congressional race 0:04:48.120 --> 0:04:49.960 here that could go either way. It'll be very important 0:04:49.960 --> 0:04:53.200 for the House of Representatives. Yadira Caraveo as the candidate. 0:04:53.279 --> 0:04:55.600 I've been working for this last weekend, but we want 0:04:55.600 --> 0:04:58.039 to make sure that every Colorado and every American knows 0:04:58.200 --> 0:05:00.719 that your voice is important, and and you could cast 0:05:00.720 --> 0:05:02.760 your ballot before the polls closed tomorrow. 0:05:03.720 --> 0:05:05.960 Well, as we consider a poll closing times, that doesn't 0:05:06.000 --> 0:05:08.280 necessarily mean that is the time in which we'll know 0:05:08.320 --> 0:05:11.120 who won any given state. Even if Colorado is called 0:05:11.120 --> 0:05:13.000 early governor, we know that might not be the case 0:05:13.040 --> 0:05:15.520 for other states across the country. Are you hearing anything 0:05:15.520 --> 0:05:19.479 from other surrogates with this campaign, other Democratic governors, and 0:05:19.680 --> 0:05:22.880 especially some of these battleground states about how long they 0:05:22.920 --> 0:05:25.760 expect this ultimately will take to figure out who won. 0:05:27.760 --> 0:05:30.200 Well, Look, Donald Trump and surrogates are already trying to 0:05:30.279 --> 0:05:32.640 undermine legitimacy of this election, and we need to make 0:05:32.640 --> 0:05:35.240 sure first and foremost we reassure the American people that 0:05:35.320 --> 0:05:38.039 your vote will be counted fairly and accurately. And of 0:05:38.080 --> 0:05:40.719 course there's a legal process to play out if it's close. 0:05:40.880 --> 0:05:43.120 But that's why your voice is so important. Your vote 0:05:43.160 --> 0:05:45.320 is your sacred right. Our forefathers gave their lives to 0:05:45.360 --> 0:05:47.560 protect that right to vote. It's important to use that 0:05:47.680 --> 0:05:49.760 right to make sure that we can finally turn the 0:05:49.760 --> 0:05:52.719 page on the divisive politics of the past and move forward. 0:05:52.880 --> 0:05:54.520 With President Kamala Harris. 0:05:54.200 --> 0:05:56.080 I want to explore the early vote a little bit 0:05:56.120 --> 0:05:58.239 more with you for a moment, Governor. We spoke earlier 0:05:58.320 --> 0:06:01.279 today with doctor Laura Brown, political side scientists and author. 0:06:01.360 --> 0:06:03.120 Here's what she had to say about what we're seeing 0:06:03.120 --> 0:06:05.800 in the demographics of those choosing to vote early in 0:06:05.839 --> 0:06:06.320 this election. 0:06:07.880 --> 0:06:12.039 When you look at the overall early vote data, we 0:06:12.160 --> 0:06:16.560 don't know who is actually voting for whom. But what 0:06:16.600 --> 0:06:19.640 we do know is who is turning out, and who's 0:06:19.720 --> 0:06:25.599 turning out are white women who are older, and many 0:06:25.600 --> 0:06:29.680 of them in suburbs. Because when you look at that data, 0:06:29.839 --> 0:06:32.280 you do see that there is a gender gap. You 0:06:32.360 --> 0:06:35.560 do see that it's suburban voters, and you do see 0:06:35.760 --> 0:06:39.160 that it's more senior voters than not. 0:06:41.000 --> 0:06:43.160 Governor, I see more than two million ballots have been 0:06:43.200 --> 0:06:46.400 returned in Colorado according to your Secretary of State. What 0:06:46.440 --> 0:06:48.800 are you learning so far? What does it lead you 0:06:48.839 --> 0:06:50.440 to believe about turnout in the end tomorrow. 0:06:52.200 --> 0:06:53.600 So first of all, you could talk to you know, 0:06:53.760 --> 0:06:56.599 five different data scientists and you get seven different responses 0:06:56.640 --> 0:06:59.680 about which demographic voting and who's winning, and you can 0:06:59.720 --> 0:07:02.720 see the different feeds of the different partisans on both 0:07:02.760 --> 0:07:05.320 sides in Colorado everybody's voting, so most of our ballots 0:07:05.320 --> 0:07:08.120 are in. People could, of course vote through election day. 0:07:08.279 --> 0:07:11.080 People are accustomed to voting early, Republicans, Democrats. It's what 0:07:11.120 --> 0:07:12.920 people do. We have a long ballot. We're a state 0:07:12.960 --> 0:07:15.440 where people decide important issues on the ballot. We have 0:07:15.720 --> 0:07:18.000 choice on the ballot, we have a same sex marriage 0:07:18.040 --> 0:07:20.080 on the ballot. So these are issues that people care 0:07:20.120 --> 0:07:23.400 about independent of the candidates. And they've already turned out 0:07:23.400 --> 0:07:25.040 in record numbers, and I'm sure people are going to 0:07:25.080 --> 0:07:27.880 continue to vote right through seven PM tomorrow, which is 0:07:27.880 --> 0:07:29.400 when our polls close here in Colorado. 0:07:30.240 --> 0:07:33.520 All right, Colorado's Democratic Governor Jared Poulas, surrogate for the 0:07:33.520 --> 0:07:36.360 Harris Walls campaign, thank you for joining us on this 0:07:36.480 --> 0:07:37.120 election eve.