Democrats are pivoting in defense of the NH elementary school

20 THE PRIMARY CAMPAIGN APPROACH MAY WORK IN 2024. — THE 2016 CAMPAIGN APPROACH MAY WORK IN 2024. WE WILL BE HEARING FROM BOTH PARTIES THIS MORNING. WE START WITH RAY BUCKLEY. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. >> GOOD SUNDAY MORNING. >> I AS BELIEVE WE’VE SEEN THIS EPISODE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE POLITICS WHERE REPUBLICANS ARE PREPARING TO WRITE THEIR GRIP IPHAS AND WIN THEM A BIG WIN. WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE FOR DEMOCRATS THIS YEAR, TAKE A SITUATION THAT LOOKS DIFFICULT IN THESE TIMES, AND TURN IT INTO A SUCCESS? RAY: EVERYONE WHO WAS OBSERVING COULD SEE THE SUCCESS WE HAD IN THE SPECIAL ELECTIONS ALL OF THE LAST YEAR. THE CITY ELECTIONS, WE WIN EVERY SINGLE MAYORSHIP WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN. INTERNAL ELECTIONS, IT WAS A WIPEOUT. IT WAS A SIGN THAT IT WAS BECOME A GOOD YEAR FOR US. AS YOU KNOW, WITHOUT THE GERRYMANDERED DISTRICT, WE WOULD HAVE FREQUENTLY WINNESS AT BOARD, STATE SENATE AND HOUSE. ADAM: I’M INTERESTED IN YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THINGS WE SEE THAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN, LONDONDERRY, CHRIS PAPPAS WINS. MEGAN ALMOST WINS. THIS IS A GOP FORTRESS. THE DEMOCRATS WIN MORE HIGH-INCOME AND HIGHER EDUCATION VOTERS. IT CAME THROUGH A DEMOCRATIC PARTY THAT WAS WORKING CLASS. THE SONGS OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN WERE REAL TO YOU. I wonder if you think that a democratic coalition can retain working class voters over time and what the party needs to do to do that. RAY: LOOK AT THE SUCCESSES WE HAVE IN SOMERSWORTH, MANCHESTER AND NASHUA ALWAYS ALWAYS WORKERS. WE STILL FIGHT, MAYBE NATIONALLY, BUT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF JEANNE SHAHEEN AND HER CONNECTION WITH THE WORKING CLASS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, IT GIVES US AN ADVANTAGE THAN ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. ADAM: ONE OF THE DRIVERS OF CHANGE WAS PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP. IN 2024 HE WILL BE BACK ON THE SCENE. AS MUCH AS YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE HIM ELECTED PRESIDENT, YOU ARE PROBABLY NOT TOO UNHAPPY. THE PERFORMANCE RECORD IS CLEAR. IT SEEMS THAT HE WILL ALIENATE MORE VOTERS FROM THE GRANITE STATE. RAY: I was disappointed that he didn’t arrive just before the November election. IF HE POSSIBLE HAD – ADAM: WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THE TRUMP QUESTION OVER TIME? Ray: We didn’t address Donald Trump at all. PEOPLE KNOW WHAT HE STANDS FOR. THE LAWLESSNESS OF NOT ONLY HIS ADMINISTRATION BUT THE ATTACK ON THE COUNTRY ON JANUARY 6TH WE DON’T NEED TO CONSTANTLY REPORT. PEOPLE SURELY UNDERSTAND. ADAM: IN A FEW WEEKS WE WILL DECIDE WHAT THE FNC RULES AND COMMITTEE – DNC RULES AND COMMITTEE WILL DECIDE. — RAY: ABSOLUTELY. IF YOU LOOK AT THE RESULTS OF THE CONGRESSIVE DELEGATIONS, SENATOR HASSAN, CONGRESSMAN PAPPAS, THE CONGRESS WOMAN, WITH HER HISTORICAL VICTORIES AND THE SIZE OF THE WINDS, DESPITE THE BOWLING AND THE SUCCESS WE HAVE – RECOVER THE SUCCESS – POLL AND THE SUCCESS WE HAVE . WE DON’T HAVE THE MAJORITY NOW BECAUSE OF GERRYMANDERING. IT GAVE US A WAY TO KNOW WHERE OUR VICTORIES WILL BE IN 2024. ADAM: AS MUCH AS WE LOVE NEW HAMPSHIRE, IT IS A HARD DECISION FROM THE DNC PERSPECTIVE. THERE ARE VIOLENCES THE PROCESS CAN EXCITE. WORRY YOU WILL TRY TO SHARE THE BABY AND SAY YOU CAN GO FIRST? RAY: I don’t think that’s seriously being considered. I WAS ALWAYS SURE THAT WE WILL KEEP OUR STATUS. I BELIEVE THIS IS TRUE. WE HAVE NATURALLY HAD MANY TALKS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO THIS UNTIL THE VOTING ON DECEMBER 1 OR 2. ADAM: SENATOR ALSO DECLARES HER CANDIDATE FOR FOREIGN SECRETARY. IN THE 3D CHESS ASPECT, THIS HAS TO PLAY INTO THE DNC’S DECISION. IT COMES AFTER THE RULES AND BYLAWS COMMITTEE. IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO drag A PIONEER CANDIDATE LIKE THIS, RUNNING FOR FOREIGN SECRETARY, into the sandbar and then take the primary away from her. >> WE LOOK FORWARD TO A HEALTHY CONVERSATION. THE FIRST OPENING IN OVER 40 YEARS. IT IS AN IMPORTANT MATTER NOT ONLY FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE DNC, BUT IN THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD. WHAT KIND OF EXTERNAL SECRETARY DO YOU WANT? Is it about giving people the right to vote and counting those votes, or is it about protecting a specific political party? ADAM: THE FIGHT FOR THE PRIMARY NEVER GOES AWAY. BUT THE BIGGEST DEFENDERS IN THE PRIMARY, ESPECIALLY IN THEIR PARTY, ARE TENDERING TO BE ON THE OLDER SIDE. IF YOU ASKED ME WHO AMONG THE YOUNGER DEMOCRATS IS THE REAL PRIMARY DEFENDER AT THE YOUNGER LEVEL, I AM NOT SURE I COULD CHOOSE ONE. ON YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU ARE NOT BIG IN THIS FIGHT. IS THE LONG TERM A PROBLEM THAT THEY DON’T HAVE MUCH HIGH-END FROM YOUNGER DEMOCRATS? RAY: I THINK IF YOU TALK TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATS YOU WILL SEE LOTS OF SUPPORT. IN FACT, HE WAS PART OF OUR PRESENTATION THAT PRESENTED THE DNC. THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL DEMOCRATES OF AMERICA FROM NASHUA, A YOUNG COLORED MAN WHO IS SIMPLY PHENOMENAL, HE IS IN THE DNC WITH THAT POSITION. HE MAKES HIMSELF SAFE WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE RBC. I THINK YOU SEE MANY YOUNG VOICES THERE. ADAM: LAST QUESTION AND PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION. Do you think President Joe Biden will run for re-election? RAY: YES. ADAM: DO YOU WANT THAT? RAY: YES. ADAM: HE WILL BE THE OLDEST PRESIDENT TO EVER ELECT. WHAT do you think his case will be? RAY: IN HIS FIRST TWO YEARS OF SERVICE, HE HAS BEEN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL RESIN WE HAVE IN OUR LIFE. HE WILL CONTINUE IN THIS ROLE AND HAS BEEN MASTERFUL AT ADDRESSING NATIONAL PROBLEMS. DESPITE THE VIOLENT PERSONAL ATTACKS ON THE REPUBLIC SIDE. I THINK WE WILL HAVE A VERY SUCCESSFUL ADMINISTRATION FOR THE NEXT SIX YEARS.

CloseUp: Democrats turn to defend NH elementary school

Updated: 11:03 am EST November 20, 2022

Democrats had some big victories on Election Day, now they need to focus on saving the New Hampshire elementary school.

Democrats had some big victories on Election Day, now they need to focus on saving the New Hampshire elementary school.