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Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), Chuck Todd, Garrett Haake, Brianne Pfannenstiel, Marc Short and Rep. Ross Wilburn (D-Iowa)

Interview

Date: Jan. 14, 2024
Issues: Government Operations Elections

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Good to be here.

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You know, we have to put history aside. This is now – it’s a different time, and the margins really aren't going to provide much insight. Donald Trump and all of the Republicans are running on the same extreme MAGA agenda. So, they're really racing to the bottom, wrapping their arms around the most extreme fringes of the party. We should all be concerned about this.

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This is shameful, and it's frightening. We all should be concerned.

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Look, this election is about choices. And people are looking at whether we're going to unify behind the accomplishments of President Biden and Vice President Harris. You know, this is anti-American. We need to be focusing about table issues: protecting Medicare; protecting Social Security; ensuring, securing abortion rights; those table, meat-and-potato issues that affect Iowans and Americans. This is the playbook for America this election.

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Regardless of this, this election is about choices. And Democrats unifying behind President Biden and Vice President Harris, the successes in terms of providing billions of dollars in infrastructure, clean energy, those meat-and-potato issues at the table, that's what people are going to have to decide. This is about disarray in the Republican Party –

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And this caucus process is pushing them to race to the bottom.

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It – it really hasn't been significant. And this is – this is Iowa. We're starting. They are laying the – the blueprint for how things proceed forward. And, you know, time will tell, but it hasn’t – it didn't work for Ross Perot. It's not going to work this time.

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Joe Biden is the president. He's leading. They're all trying to be president. This is a moment for our president to show leadership and bringing the world together.

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