joe biden candidacy, they talk about somebody who can unite the country, bring both parties together, and get things done, in the way we heard him talk about john mccain. might be a little bit of the blueprint of a joe biden message for 2020, if it happens. kristen? i think you re right. very newsy interview. mike memoli, thank you for your great work and great reporting. appreciate it. joining us now, political analyst and republican strategist, rick tyler. along with former maryland representative donna edwards. thank you for being here. happy labor day. rick, i want to start with you. you have, at times, been critical of president trump. no doubt about that. oh, kristen. he said, i welcome a challenge by joe biden. do you think biden would be a strong and viable candidate against donald trump? i do. look, the democrats are going to there s going to be a lot of people who are going to run against donald trump. it ll be a large field. probably not going to help the democ
expression, the job is about more than the paycheck. it s about your dignity. it s about your respect. it s about being to look your kid in the eye and say, honey, it is going to be okay. that s what these guys fight for. that s why i m fighting for them. talk about what this means in terms of your political future here. is this an audition for 2020? i ve been with these guys my whole life. my grandfather used to say, joe, you labor from belt buckle to shoe sole. i go anywhere with these guys. mr. vice president, tomorrow is the beginning of the supreme court confirmation process. you re the former chairman of the committee. what is your advice to democrats about how to handle this going forward? stay in the room. demand answers. keep pointing out that you have they have not given the material that was expected of the committee. mr. vice president, you were part of the mccain services all week. very close friend. you obviously gave a moving tribute to him. what message was
brigade is about to walk by, so i hope you can hear me. when i was talking to the vice president last night ahead of the appearance at the parade, they said, there s no place he d rather be than at this labor day parade. one of the bilggest in the country. he s a strong supporter of labor. these are the joe biden democrats at the parade. what does this mean for 2020 is the question hanging over all of this. we haven t heard a lot from joe biden all summer. this is the mkick-off for his midterm campaigning. aides say he is focused on helping democrats win back control of the house and hopefully the senate, as well. he ll sit down with his family, as every decision he makes about his political future is a family de decision. they ll sit down over the holidays. joe biden would enter the race as probably the front runner, leading in all the polls we see. the question hanging over all of this is his family. are they ready for another campaign? i think we saw in some of the mccain services t
apparently didn t work out, but it was the right thing to try. john and charlie, thank you so much for helping us understand a complicated story. really appreciate it. you bet. thank you. thousands coming out this morning for pittsburgh s labor day parade. one of the largest in the country. one of the people marching was former vice president joe biden. what he s saying this morning about the midterms and the rumors about a 2020 run to mike memoli. that s when we come right back. stay with us. back stay with us phillips colon s have this unique combination of probiotics to help replenish good bacteria. get four-in-one symptom defense. also try our delicious new probiotic gummies. you always get the lowest price on our rooms, guaranteed?m let s get someone to say it with a really low voice. carl? lowest price guaranteed. what about the world s lowest limbo stick? how low can you go? nice one, carl. hey i ve got an idea. just say, badda book. badda boom.
only one that could have won against trump, because he would have that kind of bellwether appeal there in the middle. he is the one that stepped aside for hillary clinton, knowing that he could win he was going through a very difficult time. i understand the personal is,s went into his decision, but he is not out there boo-hooing. he is not out there complaining and raining negativity on every single public appearance, like she is. hold on for a second. bernie sanders is going to run. goesing to to be we were sitting here together. different studio. joe biden, we wondered, because it was the longest i m not running speech. in fact, it took so long to get to the point, it sounded like a campaign speech. it sounded like the indictment/non-indictment. harris: so much fun. speaking of midterm elections, what was once a grim