Transcripts For CSPAN Politics And Public Policy Today 20240

CSPAN Politics And Public Policy Today July 13, 2024

Eastern with democratic president ial candidate senator cory booker from the university of New Hampshire law school. Watch live on cspan, online at cspan. Org or listen live on the free cspan radio app. Campaign 2020, watch our continuing coverage of the president ial candidates on the campaign trail and make up your own mind as the voting begins next month, watch our live coverage of the Iowa Caucuses on monday, february 3. Cspans campaign 2020. Your unfiltered view of politics. For the remainder of our program, on this new years day, what we would like to do is get your take on when it comes to 2020 and what you think particularly when it comes to politics and an election coming up, if you are more optimistic or pessimistic when it comes to your viewpoint on that front when in 2020. So if your view of politics is more optimistic, give us a call at 2027488000. If it is more pessimistic, call us at 2027488001 and you can always if youre unsure its 2027488002. Call us and text us and post on the social media site as well. By the way, usa today and Suffolk University did pool taking a look at this kind of idea saying if americans thought that things would get better or worse in their tone lives in 2020, when they say that, 80 to 80 sadse yes and 11 said no. That 80 predicting that their lives will be better, that optimism stretched across demographic lines and one of the main reasons that those people who participated said why they thought their lives would be better was the economy. It also adds by a 31 ratio those surveyed also predicted things would get better for the next year for their communities. But asked about the nation as a whole, optimism was more tempered and attitudes more divided by partisan hospital. Ae avided bipartisanship by partisanship. By double digits 54 to 37 democrats said things would get worse. So you can factor that in to your thinking as when it comes to the year ahead in washington. You view things more optimistic or pess mickly you can give us a call on the lines and well take those in just a few moments. During the course of this program, well be joined by opinionists to talk about not only things of politics, particularly in an Election Year but other issues as she has many a day on this program. Joining us from New Hampshire. Ariane arneson the syndicated talk show host, radio based out of wnhn in concord, New Hampshire. Good morning, happy n. Guest happy new year and i think frightened is the third option. Optimistic, pessimistic, or are you frightened about 20 20 and that sort of encapsulates my opinion. Host what do you base that on . Caller i think democracy is being stressed in a way we have never seen before and the impeachment is one example of that. We have a present that doesnt actually value the constitution, looks at laws as something that apply to the little people, but not him, we are looking at an assault on voter rights and we see a rise in voter suppression. I am looking at the gerrymandering that will change as a result of a new census, but has a stranglehold on what we see happening in states because we have gerrymandered so there is no meaning for november elections. I am looking at what is happening around the world and that is the climate crisis. Everybody watched what was happening in australia and we were like, australia is burning and then be look at the amazon, the rain forests are burning and we look at california, california is burning. We cannot look at just the stock market and what is happening in our own personal economy without realizing we are part of a planet, we are kind of on this boat together and there are so many things pressuring us to create a level of instability. My optimism is tempered by the fact i cannot look at how happy i am in concord, i have to look at how the rest of the world is unstable and know that i am a piece of that. Host when people picked personal views of their optimism, but they put the economy as the number one reason they set on. Guest how do you like your congressman . I love my congressman . What do you think of congress . They suck. This is part of the problem. We have this idea the bubble we are in is something we only have to care about and then when we look at congress, we realize congress is dysfunctional. How is it possible to have a wonderful congressman and Dysfunctional Congress . We have to step back and say what does this say about us and how we need to have a bigger worldview . We have always been somewhat xenophobic and looked at ourselves and thought this is all that matters. It doesnt. That is where the advantage or disadvantage of Climate Change is it is putting us together in a way that is not necessarily positive, but it will force all of us to have a come to jesus moment and the example of the fires alone tells you i think the world is on fire and that will challenge us in 2020. Host do you think those issues are being addressed directly by the candidates or these potential people who would like to become president . Are they addressing those issues or sticking to mainstream issues when it comes to an election themed conversation . Guest Climate Change has changed. In 2019, it listen would not be part of the vernacular. Another piece they are talking about is the inequality gap. We see the greatest inequality gap in america in 50 years. My headline i called you about the other day was a headline that said the 500 richest people in the world saw their wealth byt their wealth increased 1. 2 trillion. They speak about Climate Change for that one point through trillion dollars . Did they invent something remarkable . No. The rich got even richer and of that 1. 2 trillion, half of was accumulated by the rich people in america alone. Look at growing inequality, the rich getting richer and then there is a real tragedy, we somehow think this economy is doing well. For the poorest americans, we have seen a financial decrease in stability by 7 from 2004 to 2018. You tell me what that is about. If the economy is doing well, why did it forget them . What did donald trump do . Even as they are struggling, they saw their finance decline, what happened . Toald trump cut food stamps 700,000 people. Screw you while you are down and what is ironic about this is so many of those 700,000 live in states when donald trump won. The poor are struggling, we have not lifted them up, we have drained them and then we take their food away. A pox on us. Host which of the candidates coming to New Hampshire are directly addressing that and what you think who do you think it is resonating with most as they come to New Hampshire . Guest when you say billionaires, you think Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren because they have used the terms and they talk about wealth and this grotesque wealth gap and a wealth tax. All the candidates are getting it. They are realizing even after 8 years of barack obama, a democratic president , guess what . Got through. That means democrats and republicans are responsible for the situation we have now. Donald trump was basically an invitation for us not looking at these issues. All the candidates are talking about it. Some address it with a greater sense of urgency than others, that is the difference. It is not between progressives and moderates, it is those that quicker, some of us who think we need to do two things at once, which is move quickly forward as well as recognize the status quo will not be a status quo unless we address the urgency of change. Day, who has first the best chance of winning New Hampshire . As you see it. Guest ask about me. The moment i make my decision is when i make my decision. At this point, it is incredibly fluid. Everyone will be watching what is happening in iowa. Iowa changes the landscape because they mix it up. That doesnt mean we take direction from iowa, but we Pay Attention to iowa. Cory booker is not on the state. If cory booker keeps talking about how he is organizing in wouldif cory booker suddenly do something remarkable in iowa, in New Hampshire, people will Pay Attention because they will try to figure out why he is not in the top tier. Elizabeth has seen a problem because of her response on medicare for all. Bernie survived his heart attack, he is stronger than ever before and bringing in more money than anyone else. Iowa, butl do well in he has a history in New Hampshire and his history is not because he lives in the state next door. It is because he cleaned Hillary Clintons clock. There is a lot of fluidity and mayor pete is doing well in iowa, trust me, mayor pete is doing well in New Hampshire. Hes not only the demographic represents although he feels a bit old for 37 and seems to have an old demographic that follows him, but his sexual preference resonates well in New Hampshire. I have always said New Hampshire state. T of a libertarian we were the first state in the nation that elected by politics, not by courts, embraced the concept of gay marriage, so there is a sensitivity and open door for mayor pete, plus he is wicked smart. He seems to be like a Young Joe Biden and if you are looking for something that appears moderate, you have moderate in a young package. Host Corey Lewandowski not running for senate. Guest he needs to make money. He will lose to Jeanne Shaheen. He likes making money, you dont make money when you are running for the u. S. Senate and he was a gift for Jeanne Shaheen because the longer he put his name out there, she was raising more money off of his name. It was a winwin for Jeanne Shaheen. She does not get cory in the 2020 campaign and she raised a bundle of cash because he threatened to run. Host this is Arnie Arnesen, the host of a talk son and conch talkshow in concord. How can people find you . Guest my show airs and streams live every day at noon eastern time and then it goes up at 7 00 at night and you can hear me on the pacifica network. My biggest Radio Network is houston, texas. Host thanks for joining us, as always. Happy new year to you. That sets it off as far as your optimism or pessimism when it comes to politics and the new year. You can call saying you are optimistic. If you are pessimistic, 2027488001. If you are unsure at this point, 2027488002 is how you do that. If you want to text us, you can do so at 2027488003. Include your name, city, state. Indiana, this is ellen, thank you for holding on. You are on. Caller i really wish you would have bachman from netflix after that lady went off because her pessimistic view could depress anybody. I am optimistic. I think donald trump has truly tried to do what he said he would do. I am optimistic democrats are going to learn a lesson about not revealing the constitution of our constitution and i am optimistic hopefully the lesson hold them backll to get moderates and blue dog democrats and things they used to have and get rid of the socialistic you. I am just really happy donald trump is in office and i hope he stays in office and he always teases and says 16 years and i always say from your mouth to gods ears. I am thrilled he is our president , i love him as president and i am truly optimistic and please get someone else on your Television Show that can give a different view than what the democrat did. Host we will hear from a wide variety of opinion assists. Greg first in pennsylvania. Caller good morning. I am very optimistic. The lady from indiana is exactly correct. Donald j. Trump is exactly what we need. The lady that was on from New Hampshire, you should have asked her a couple questions. You should have asked her what have you done for the poor . Addresse you done to the gap in income . What have you done about Big Government . You support the democrats who are all talking about big democrats Big Government, but she says New Hampshire was Big Government. They were two obvious questions that should have been asked and she wants to give everybody how can how to reach her so she can reach get money. She is on every three or four months and says the same crap every time. Host dave says he is pessimistic. Hello. Caller i am dave in georgia and i heard 20 minutes ago you are doing fine today, so i will not ask how you are doing and i am pessimistic because it was in the 1970s host are you still there . Caller yes, i am. I am standing there listening to this protestant preacher telling a crowd of teenagers, one of the boys had on a tshirt that said all one people and it had an image of the world and the preacher said we are not all one people, we are americans, we are exceptional and that is what got us where we are today. We are not exceptional, we are a bunch of racist bigots. When we went in vietnam, it was to side with the white people, the french, who went over to brutalize the vietnamese. I killed people over there for a lie and it is a lie that american exceptionalism is a load of nonsense. We all should love each other and be kind to each other instead of loving the almighty dollar. Host lets hear from paul in alabama. Sir. R hello, i am optimistic mainly because donald trump is our president and i have a little thing i want to say to you. Ignorance is the currency of the left. They dwell in it, live in it, and espouse it to their ignorant constituents and then they rely on that ignorance to get them votes. Else tohave anything say other than happy new year to america and i hope this world hopes to be more americanlike. Host paul in alabama, those are just a sampling of what we will ask you when it comes to politics in 2020. If you are optimistic or pessimistic. You can take a look at the election or what is going on in congress. 2027488000 if you are optimistic. 2027488001 if you are pessimistic. Maybe you are unsure, 2027488002. We will be joined by a variety of opinion nests opinionists. A talk show host in florida joins us via skype on the phone. Happy new year. Guest happy new year. Host describe your show and the take you gave politically. For 23 years i have been at 93. 5. We do a lot of local and stuff. L trumpdience is largely a audience. Set the stage and behind the brick the president. Host talk about florida as it stands. What are the areas that the president has to focus on and what are the areas the Democratic Candidates have to focus on . Caller the president needs to win guest the president needs to win over people who voted for him. I would like to see him court of few more people to push them over the finish line. I expect because he has a favorable governor, ron desantis has done a masterful job. The president will win reelection and do it with florida. Host if there are specific areas you are interested in, you corridor, how i4 does that contrast the southern part of florida or the panhandle . Guest in southern florida, it is a tougher hill to climb because of the amount of people who have voted democrat. There is development virtually everywhere, even at the Daytona Beach area. There is a lot of thriving business, industry. Has benefited from the tax revisions. They could not only invest in floater, but they could feel good about their money again and this country. That is why i see a lot of people very much in favor of the president. There are a lot of detractors as well. I dont want to discount those people. A lot of people who came down from new york who did not have a favorable impression of donald trump continue to be against him and they bring up stuff from the tweetshey dont like his. From my listeners in florida, those people that like the president are not going to leave him. Host the president is expected to hold a rally. With evangelicals, that is expected to take place in miami. What does that rally say about florida as far as the president s interest in gaining voters . Guest i think it is a good move , obviously an area he needs to work on. He will get some help. Marco rubio will probably be at the rally. He does come out when the president needs him. Probably get will hit on health care because we have not seen enough changes there. The big thing for the radiance have noticed is congress has nothing with the. Xception of Michael Waltz congress walked away from issues such as infrastructure, industry, Even National defense. Florida is looking for a presence in space force and that is important for the state of florida employment in the future. Host the president relocating to florida, is that is a locational move or a political move, do you think . Guest it is not a political move, he has had property for years and enjoyed living in florida. Be controversial to the people in the palm beach area because of the amount of money. It helps put florida on the map. Since harry truman, we have not had a president spend this much time in florida. Host we have been asking people yout optimism or pessimism, can relate that to the election or other things that would determine your view . Guest i think people are concerned if the president has acceptability for joe biden. There is a lot of people who like him. They are the type of people who would love to have a beer with him and he is a likable person. I think they are scared by the fact his programs dont appear to be focused enough that would actually raise the standard of living for people in florida. I think they have seen the return on investment with their vote for President Trump and i dont think they see they will get anymore from joe biden. Some of my listeners tell me they are worried things will reverse under a biden administration. As it answers your question about how hopeful people are, i think people like what they are seeing at least in florida and they want to see it continue and i dont think they want to

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