Guests:
Senator
Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Senator
Marco Rubio (R-FL)
Bernie
Sanders (I-VT)
Tom
Brokaw
Joy-Ann
Reid
David
Brody
Jennifer
Jacobs
Todd:
it's a very special edition of
'Meet The Press'!
Todd:
we're excited and heavily caffeinated!
Todd:
Trump and Clinton have narrow leads!
[
break ]
Todd:
welcome Ted Cruz
Cruz:
good morning Charles
Todd:
is Ben Carson going to
cost you the win?
Cruz:
Washington D.C. wants
to
divide conservatives
Todd:
they do?
Cruz:
I am running scared!
Todd:
if Trump wins Iowa
he's
unstoppable isn't he
Cruz:
no doubt
Todd:
remarkable
Cruz:
but the good people
of
Iowa can change America
Todd:
you think this is the
last
chance to save the nation
Cruz:
I am the only true conservative
Todd:
are you tough enough to take a punch
Cruz:
yes
Todd:
[ punches Cruz ]
Cruz:
ow!
Todd:
just checking
Cruz:
that really hurt
Todd:
I know many many people
who wanted to do that
Cruz:
Donald Trump loved me
until
I passed him in the polls
Todd:
he's like that sometimes
Cruz:
then it was all personal
insults and attacks
Todd:
that's the Donald for you
Cruz:
I focus on policy and ideas
Todd:
people don't those either
Todd:
you don't attack Trump
but
you do attack Rubio
Cruz:
Marco Rubio is an illegal immigrant
and
Trump loves Obamacare
Todd:
is that right
Cruz:
Rubio advocates amnesty
for
all the illegals
Todd:
okay then
Cruz:
Trump wants to expand
Obamacare
and is a socialist
Todd:
strong words
Cruz:
when I President will kill
Obamacare
with a stick
Todd:
you call ethanol a gravy
train
but people love gravy
Cruz:
its socialism!
Todd:
but their economy
is
dependent on ethanol
Cruz:
that's bad!
Todd:
perhaps but people
in
Iowa have so little in their lives
Cruz:
I'm going to tear down
the
EPA ethanol wall!
Todd:
that is so inspiring
Cruz:
it's all lobbyists and Democrats
who
like ethanol
Todd:
but you would hurt the
Iowa economy which
is dependent
on corn and campaign ads
Cruz:
I will save Iowa by pledging
to
end the Blend Wall
Todd:
are you going to be able
to
work with Nancy Pelosi?
Cruz:
yes I treat everybody with respect
Todd:
Mitch McConnell wouldn't say that
Cruz:
I like Donald Trump – he's just corrupt
Todd:
okay
Cruz:
I'm like Reagan since I
too want to cut taxes
Todd:
thanks for coming Senator
[
break ]
Todd:
welcome Senator Rubio
Rubio:
hi Chuck
Todd:
look at this Ted Cruz ad
Ad:
'Rubio is the poster boy for amnesty'!
Rubio:
that was three years ago!
Todd:
oh never mind then
Rubio:
Obama is a dictator!
Todd:
got it
Rubio:
secure the border!
Todd:
I think your operating
system
may have glitch
Rubio:
we must first stop
all
illegals immigration
Todd:
do you regret pushing
so
hard for amnesty?
Rubio:
Obama is a tyrant!
Todd:
I see
Rubio:
each year we're
overrun
with immigrants!
Todd:
do you have a reset button
Rubio:
build a wall!
Todd:
is this issue holding you back?
Rubio:
hey I'm a solid third in
a
field of eleven candidates
Todd:
well that's something
Rubio:
I've got more negative ads
against
me than everybody else combined
Todd:
you supported cap and
trade or a carbon tax
Rubio:
I hate the government!
Todd:
okay
Rubio:
look Obama is a very wily Muslim
Todd:
um all right
Rubio:
you didn't show the whole clip!
Todd:
voters are not happy
with
technical explanations
Rubio:
voters want someone
who
can work with everyone
Todd:
no they don't
Rubio:
we can all work together
and
repeal Obamacare
Todd:
people personallly like
you
so why aren't you winning?
Rubio:
hey I'm beating Governors and
Senators
and Doctors and businessmen
Todd:
how can you win the nomination?
Rubio:
delegates
Todd:
what about Iowa?
Rubio:
I will finish a strong fourth!
Todd:
good luck Marco
Rubio:
thanks! I need it!
[
break ]
Todd:
panel what about Ted Cruz
Brody:
Cruz would win easily if
he won all conservatives
Todd:
sure but that's easy to say
Brody:
Trump is winning 20% of evangelicals
Reporter:
who do you support?
Voter:
Cruz because our nation is Biblical
Voter:
Trump because he
will
make America great
Voter:
Trump because I'm scared of illegals
Voter:
Trump because
he's
not politically correct
Voter:
Trump because I'm very afraid
Todd:
will Trump supporters show up?
Jacobs:
they love him!
Reid:
they are very loyal
Brokaw:
Trump thrives on celebrity culture
Brokaw:
he's a divorced New Yorker
why
do evangelicals like him?
Brody:
evangelism are sick of
being
played with like toys
Todd:
but why Trump?
Brody:
they are fake phony evangelists
Brokaw:
let's remember that in Iowa
losing
is as important as winning
[
break ]
Todd:
welcome Senator Senaders
Sanders:
good to be here Ted
Todd:
don't you have to win Iowa?
Sanders:
I was 50 points behind
and
now I can win the nomination
– isn't
that amazing
Todd:
yes it is
Sanders:
people want to see America
boldly
go where no one has gone before
Todd:
I like the ambition but
you
pretty much must win Iowa
Sanders:
that would be great but
in
terms of delegates it doesn't matter
Todd:
perhaps not
Sanders:
we are strong all over America!
Todd:
Clinton says you health plan
is
like a Philadelphia sports championship
– a
dreamy fantasy that will never
ever
come to pass
Sanders:
I've spent my entire life
fighting
for health care for all
Todd:
how's that coming along?
Sanders:
the United Kingdom does it right!
Todd:
but you would raise taxes
Sanders:
Chuck! Chuck!
Todd:
yes?
Sanders:
I would save middle class
families
thousands of dollars per year
by
giving out free health care
Todd:
okay then
Sanders:
we have to destroy
private
health insurance!
Todd:
but people don't like high taxes
Sanders:
people love me which
is
why I will win the fall of 2016
Todd:
all right
Sanders:
it's a rigged economy
and a corrupt system!
Todd:
do you think Obama let progressives down?
Sanders:
no he did a fantastic job
Todd:
you think so
Sanders:
he rescued the economy!
Todd:
fair enough
Sanders:
the rich get richer because
they've
bought our political process
Todd:
it's a good deal
Sanders:
we just need a political revolution!
Todd:
what about her e-mails
Sanders:
it's a serious issue but not
as
serious as the disappearing middle
class
and elections bought by billionaires
Todd:
thanks for coming Bernie
Sanders:
you too Tim
[
break ]
Todd:
so - what is a caucus?
Todd:
Republicans cast a secret ballot
Todd:
Democrats give speeches and
voters
wander around aimlessly
Todd:
then the loser's supporters wander
around
even more for a while and this goes on all night
Todd:
and of course this is just how
the
founding fathers envisioned our
democracy
functioning
Voter:
I supported Obama and now Clinton
Voter:
she's too scandal ridden
Voter:
Bernie talks about the big banks!
Voter:
I can't decide between
Bernie
Sanders and Ted Cruz
Todd:
so that last guy is kind of a nut
Todd:
but Bernie people are
more enthusiastic
Jacobs:
actually all our polls show
Clinton
supporters are enthusiastic
Todd:
but the uninformed
conventional wisdom!
Jacobs:
is wrong
Todd:
that doesn't look good for Bernie
Reid:
yes but he represents the two
big
disappointments of progressives
the
past eight years
Todd:
what are those
Reid:
no prosecutions of Wall Street
and
no single payer health care
Todd:
I see
Reid:
but Obama is very popular
Brokaw:
but what about war?
Todd:
it ended Tom
Brokaw:
Bernie doesn't talk
about defeating ISIS!
Brokaw:
then there's the FBI investigation
Todd:
do voters care about the e-mails?
Jacobs:
no
Reid:
the e-mails weren't classified at the time
Brody:
it taps into the narrative
Todd:
Sanders won't go for the
jugular
like Obama did
Reid:
Sanders' problem is that
this
is not a change election like in 2008
Jacobs:
also Clinton fights back strong
Brokaw:
Bernie reminds me of
Howard
Dean when he finished third
Todd:
the Dean people were louder
in
2004 but there weren't more of them
Brody:
Clinton supporters are enthusiastic
about
Clinton because they want her to win
Jacobs:
and enthused about
voting for a woman
[
break ]
Todd:
welcome Rand Paul
Paul:
very grateful to be here Charlie
Todd:
you campaign has been
a
train wreck – what went wrong
Paul:
young people love me
Todd:
If you say so
Paul:
we're doing better than the polls say
Todd:
are you getting the
same
voters as Sanders?
Paul:
audit the Fed!
Brokaw:
what about the
war in the middle east?
Paul:
John McCain wants to bomb
Assad
and ISIS which is stupid
Paul:
the neocons want to shoot
down
Russia jets is insane
Reid:
well they are beating you
Paul:
there's a silent majority
against intervention
Jacobs:
your Dad did much better than you
Paul:
your polls are terrible lady
Brody:
Trump stole your libertarians
Paul:
carpet bombing is idiotic!
Paul:
Ted Cruz won't audit the fed!
Paul:
Cruz wants to collect
all
our phone records
Todd:
what's your goal in Iowa?
Paul:
I think we should do well
Todd:
obviously
Paul:
I will do three times better
and
maybe even win Iowa
Brokaw:
what happens when you drop out
Paul:
after New Hampshire I will
drop
out just like Christie and Fiorina
Todd:
next week we forget we ever
cared
about Iowa and move on to
pretending
to give a shit about New Hampshire
Todd:
and that's another
episode of Meet The Press
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