WEBVTT - Instant Reaction: Harris Accepts Historic Nomination

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<v Speaker 1>Vice President Kamala Harris just making history, accepting for the

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<v Speaker 1>first time as a woman of color, the Democratic nomination

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<v Speaker 1>for president. In a speech that ran almost forty minutes long.

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<v Speaker 1>She introduced herself as the child of an Indian and

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<v Speaker 1>Black American, as a former prosecutor as a senator, but

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<v Speaker 1>also took aim at her opponent Donald Trump several times,

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<v Speaker 1>at one point saying Donald Trump is in many ways

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<v Speaker 1>an unserious man, but saying the consequences of putting Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump back in the White House are extremely serious. Kamala

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<v Speaker 1>Harris asked Americans to consider what would happen if we

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<v Speaker 1>give him power again, as she made the case in

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<v Speaker 1>the United Center here in Chicago on this final night

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<v Speaker 1>of the Democratic Convention, Joe that they should put her

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<v Speaker 1>in power instead.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, as we now see Kamala Harris on Bloomberg

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<v Speaker 2>TV with the second Gentleman, Doug M. Hoffspoke earlier this week,

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<v Speaker 2>standing by for the big balloon drop. Of course, Kaylee,

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<v Speaker 2>you're right, almost forty minutes at the podium and not

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<v Speaker 2>only a biographic cold tale here, but counterpunching on just

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<v Speaker 2>about every line of attack that we've heard from Donald

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<v Speaker 2>Trump and Republicans, aimed at Kamala Harris and her running

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<v Speaker 2>mate Tim Walls, also on the stage now as the

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<v Speaker 2>two couples get together here in showing the ticket that

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<v Speaker 2>has now become formalized in Chicago. She talked a lot

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<v Speaker 2>about Donald Trump, issue by issue, went through the border,

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<v Speaker 2>went through his character, went to Israel as well, where

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<v Speaker 2>she made some news, trying to appeal to both sides.

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<v Speaker 3>As they now wave to the crowd, Kaylee.

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<v Speaker 2>There are more than one hundred thousand red, white and

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<v Speaker 2>blue balloons that.

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<v Speaker 3>Are set to drop on these delegates tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>Which speaks to the festivities of the moment and again

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<v Speaker 1>historic moment that we are in and as we reflect

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<v Speaker 1>on the words we just heard from the Vice president

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<v Speaker 1>and Democratic nominee back with us now our political panel

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<v Speaker 1>Rick Davis, partner at Stoneport Capital and Jeanie Shanzano, Senior

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<v Speaker 1>Democracy Fellow with the Center for the Study of the

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<v Speaker 1>Presidency and Congress. And you obviously are still hearing people

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<v Speaker 1>going wild on the floor of the United Center, a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of energy in arena. As the balloons come down,

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<v Speaker 1>you can see them on This is not no no, indeed,

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<v Speaker 1>and we want to get thoughts now from Rick and Jeanie. Rick, you,

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<v Speaker 1>of course said that for much of this convention, over

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<v Speaker 1>the last several days, there hadn't been enough attacking Donald Trump.

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<v Speaker 1>She talked about him by an eight for most of

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<v Speaker 1>this speech. At one point she said, dictators are rooting

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<v Speaker 1>for Trump because they know Trump won't hold autocrats accountable

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<v Speaker 1>because he wants to be an autocrat himself. How did

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<v Speaker 1>she strike the balance to you of attacking Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 1>while also talking about herself.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, look, I think this was a fair balance, right,

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<v Speaker 4>This was a sober speech.

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<v Speaker 3>Last night. We heard Oprah give a joyful speech.

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<v Speaker 4>This was sober night, and she definitely took it to

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<v Speaker 4>Donald Trump in a way. Frankly, no other person on

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<v Speaker 4>the stage and four nights did it. So I think

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<v Speaker 4>she sees this as a contest between Will's. She's ready

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<v Speaker 4>to take him on directly, and I would say she

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<v Speaker 4>took him on using his own words. She didn't quote

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<v Speaker 4>the twenty twenty five Project. She quoted Donald Trump over

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<v Speaker 4>and over again, deeming his positions unacceptable to the greater

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<v Speaker 4>part of America.

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<v Speaker 2>And Donald Trump was I won't say live tweeting, but

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<v Speaker 2>live posting on his truth social platform. Genie you had

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<v Speaker 2>your eyes I guess on the OPO or the counterprogramming

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<v Speaker 2>during this. But as the Democrat at the table, how

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<v Speaker 2>did this strike you tonight? The tone of the balance

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<v Speaker 2>between introducing herself biography and actual policy.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I mean it was fascinating because there was an

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<v Speaker 5>abrupt shift from the biography where she talked about her

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<v Speaker 5>mother passed away in two thousand and nine, never saw

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<v Speaker 5>her daughter achieve everything she has and how much of

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<v Speaker 5>an impact she had on her life, all the way

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<v Speaker 5>into this issue issue by issue that you were just

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<v Speaker 5>talking to Rick about attack on what she says Donald

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<v Speaker 5>Trump is going to do to this nation, and she

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<v Speaker 5>pivoted from the watchword of the election so far weird

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<v Speaker 5>to say they are simply out of their minds when

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<v Speaker 5>it comes to reproductive rights. One of the many things

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<v Speaker 5>that if you look at truth social, that really drove

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<v Speaker 5>Donald Trump mad, and he had a very extended screen

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<v Speaker 5>on Truth Social about.

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<v Speaker 3>That with Yeah, that's for sure. He's really busy tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>Com up like all of us watching this, let's jump

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<v Speaker 2>into the balloon drop right now with Bloomberg's and Marie

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<v Speaker 2>hor Dern, who is somewhere on that floor at the

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<v Speaker 2>convention and Marie, oh, oh, it's.

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<v Speaker 6>Absolutely electric on this floor. I just spoke to set it.

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<v Speaker 6>Majority Leader Chuck Schumer again following this speech, and he

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<v Speaker 6>said it was pitch perfect. I think one thing that's

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<v Speaker 6>very clear, Kamala Harris is able to come into this

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<v Speaker 6>race and close that gap. It's like a relief full

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<v Speaker 6>market rally at this convention. Remember this was really unthinkable

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<v Speaker 6>about a month ago. Looking through some of the policies though,

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<v Speaker 6>whether it was the economy, talk about the fact that

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<v Speaker 6>no one in the middle class will get a tax, race,

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<v Speaker 6>reproductive rights, foreign policy, or the border. Well, you see,

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<v Speaker 6>Kamala Harris do is picking and choosing from the Biden

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<v Speaker 6>Harris campaign and administration that she was part of. And

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<v Speaker 6>I think the next few weeks, as we go into

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<v Speaker 6>that debate on September tenth, she's really gonna ask and

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<v Speaker 6>asked some hard questions for voters to really understand what

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<v Speaker 6>differentiates her from Joe Biden.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Bloomberg's and Marie Hordern on the floor, as

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<v Speaker 1>the balloons are bouncing around, thank you so much. Still

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<v Speaker 1>with us our political panel, Rick Davis and Jeanie Shanzano.

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<v Speaker 1>At this point, we can basically declare Rick, the convention

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<v Speaker 1>and the party over. Kamala Harris now has to do

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<v Speaker 1>this final stretch of seventy five days to actually win

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<v Speaker 1>this thing. Did she improve her aunts with the speech tonight?

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<v Speaker 1>Or is this race still just as tight as it

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<v Speaker 1>was before she took the podium.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, Look, in a divided country the way it is,

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<v Speaker 4>the race is going to be tight all the way

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<v Speaker 4>to the end. Right, no one is going to really

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<v Speaker 4>gain a decisive advantage between now and election day. I

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<v Speaker 4>would say the convention writ hole, I think has improved

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<v Speaker 4>her chances of coming out of here continuing to have

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<v Speaker 4>the momentum remembers. Came into the into the convention with

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<v Speaker 4>a great head of a momentum. She was able to

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<v Speaker 4>take on the mantle of the change candidate while being

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<v Speaker 4>the vice president of an unpopular administration, And so I

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<v Speaker 4>don't think she's lost a bit of that. She has

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<v Speaker 4>established this speech as a change speech, even though it

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<v Speaker 4>mimicked as and Marie said, almost every policy of the

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<v Speaker 4>Biden administration.

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<v Speaker 3>So right now she's getting away with it. We'll see

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<v Speaker 3>how long she can make that last.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we've got another week here of summer that it's

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<v Speaker 2>on the Labor Day, Genie, and a presidential debate on

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<v Speaker 2>the tenth of September. With such a small time frame

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<v Speaker 2>here you've referred to it seventy five days left.

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<v Speaker 3>Do these two.

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<v Speaker 2>Candidates just get hotel rooms in Pennsylvania and Michigan for

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<v Speaker 2>the rest of this campaign?

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<v Speaker 5>They do, They are going to be living in those

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<v Speaker 5>swing states, particularly as you mentioned Pennsylvania and Michigan, Wisconsin,

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<v Speaker 5>adding North Carolina. And you know, one small point to make.

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<v Speaker 5>We noticed she did not wear white today. Like many

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<v Speaker 5>of the women on the Flora and you guys were

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<v Speaker 5>talking about the history making that this is tonight, she

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<v Speaker 5>is not playing into that, at least with her dress today.

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<v Speaker 5>She did not want to draw attention to her history

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<v Speaker 5>making as the first woman of color to get this

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<v Speaker 5>nomination in terms of wearing that suffragette white. She chose

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<v Speaker 5>to go another way. She also didn't lean in on

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<v Speaker 5>her role as vice president. A lot on prosecutor, not

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<v Speaker 5>a lot on VP, and not a lot on Joe Biden.

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<v Speaker 5>Once again, think how many times we hear Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 5>versus Joe Biden in that speech.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh true, Well, it's really something killy.

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<v Speaker 2>As we watch these images now and a chance for

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<v Speaker 2>the Harris Walls campaign to soak up the energy along

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<v Speaker 2>with thousands of delegates who have made their way here

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<v Speaker 2>to Chicago. This is it the grand finale as we

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<v Speaker 2>have experienced together in the first draft of history on

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<v Speaker 2>Bloomberg TV and Radio. Now it's to the road show,

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah Kaylee, and the first debate between Donald Trump Kamala Harris.

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<v Speaker 1>And of course she has promise that by the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the month of August she will be sitting down

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<v Speaker 1>for a big interview. Tonight we did see the Vice

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<v Speaker 1>president and Democratic nominee reading from a teleprompters right Answering

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<v Speaker 1>questions from the press for an interviewer might be the

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<v Speaker 1>next challenge ahead for her, in addition, of course, to

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<v Speaker 1>competing in the Swing States against Donald Trump as they

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<v Speaker 1>both try to claim the presidency in November.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we're going to be talking a lot, likely about

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<v Speaker 2>a convention bounce here as posters get into the field

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<v Speaker 2>starting tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 3>That might be the next leg in this story.

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<v Speaker 2>As we bring you daily coverage of this historic campaign

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<v Speaker 2>on Bloomberg TV and Radio. That does it for us

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<v Speaker 2>here in Chicago live at the twenty twenty four Democratic

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<v Speaker 2>National Convention. Thanks for spending the week with us with

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<v Speaker 2>Kaylee Lines. I'm Joe matthew on Bloomberg TV and Radio.