Here in New Hampshire, this event [indiscernible] andoderate todays debate, governor patrick to the stage. [applause] thanks a lot. Professor, thank you for moderating this. Thank you all for being here. Thank you to open democracy for the invitation to be here. I could make it as plain as possible by taking that card and reading aloud. I actually wrote that sentence. Look, we have a handful of big ideas, and when i say we, i mean we americans, on which there are broad consensus. And theydont happen, dont happen because we have been treating our democracy for a long time as it it would tolerate limitless abuse without breaking. The things like the amount of money, much of it dark, the gerrymandering of districts so that, as the phrase goes, representatives choose the voters and not the other way around, the influence of lobbyists, especially lobbyists for money interests. Frankly,ression, and how hard we make it to register to vote. All of these things conspire to prevent us from getting democratic outcomes from our democracy. My views is that we have to start here, we have to go right at that, we have to call it out for what it is and move legislation that makes our democracy function. As a representative democracy, if we are to have a fighting chance on big system reforms on health care or Immigration Reform or criminal Justice Reform and on down the list, and the strategy that we will propose that we call an opportunity agenda, which is about expanding the economy out to the middle and the marginalized instead of just up to the wellconnected. So first hundred days. This . Ed i did 24 hours, i promise i will do 24 seconds. [laughter] apologize, governor, this will not be a walkout, but as soon as i am done, we are going to a focus group work we will test your messaging. Mr. Patrick what you just it is a push poll where you decide what the outcome is going to be. [laughter] frank if the money is right. [laughter] correct, money is corrupt in our political system, and it took me a while to come to that one of you, and that is why i instead come to that point of view, and that is why im standing before you now. It is a serious problem and it needs a solution, but it cannot just be solved by democrats. Republicans have to be part of it. So my question to you is it is not a matter of beating them, it is a matter of pulling them in. Mr. Patrick thats right. Frank you as a governor found a way to govern across the aisle. How do you convince republicans that that agenda is not just good for the country, but good for them as well . Maybe that is the answer. How do you win republicans . Mr. Patrick somebody asked me the other day, frank, about the constitution of the senate. Dont we have to work to have more democrats and a majority of democrats in the senate to drive this agenda of ours . My agenda across the board as president . I said, you know what, i would love to have some more democrats from but i would take a few patriots. We have got to start making the case w on both sidese have to start making the case about what is good for us. Not what is good for our party, but what is good for us. That is a hard case to make in muscleronment where memory more and more is about what is good for the party. Or if you are talking about something else, what you really mean is what is good for your party. Compelling, are then they will be compelling. You dont actually have to one doesnt have to cheat to win. Outcomess. N affect other competing agendas affect outcomes. But when you know that we have National Consensus around issues like many of the gunsafety clementor the t key elements of comprehensive immigration refor, or even choice, and you cant get action, and not think about is always going to come but it would rather have i would rather have the vote. Maybe, frank, when i want to say to you, in my experience, getting change that last requires that you bring lots of voices income and when you have that win, it is our win, not just mine. When i describe that as a Leadership Strategy nowadays, folks say you are talking about being a moderate and it is not time to be a moderate. Increasingly i think that a moderate is a progressive who actually has results. Im not talking about a moderate agenda. Talking about ambitious and progressive goals. But it requires some humility alongside the boldness in order to get stuff, and that means you have to bring in folks with competing ideas. The world is watching. World is in the this room now, 11 countries, not walking out [laughter] mr. Patrick thanks a million, frank. I appreciate it. Thank you to the students. And welcome. I also think it is good for medicare, if there is a public option, to have some reason to innovate. Today if you are eligible for medicare, you buy supplemental policy because medicare doesnt get it done. Just having that reason to innovate on the public side as well, that is how we get to the next that. Frankly, having all these voices of the table is how we got to 99 coverage in massachusetts. I like the middle step as well. I was against the Affordable Care act when it was first coming out. Guaranteed insurance everyone was going to get mr. Patrick well, interestingly, the public option was originally part of it, and it lost by one vote. One democratic vote in the senate. But the whole theory was that that piece was to be a for the private Insurance Market and we got what we got because it was there. Thank you. Mr. Patrick thank you. Thanks for coming. Appreciate it. Hi. I know that look. Im actually from massachusetts. Mr. Patrick thank you. Tell me your name. Mike . How is it going . Autograph. Mr. Patrick how about that . Going to sell it on ebay . If you get elected. [laughter] you give them to me, everybody wins. Mr. Patrick ok, all right. Depends i think it [indiscernible] somebody mr. Patrick got a appreciate you doing it. Mr. Patrick you bet. Did i get them all . Must be cool to be on a baseball mr. Patrick the first time i got them i got them in the mail from someone i never make it that is we looking uniform someone i never met. That is a weird looking uniform. 3, 2, 1. Perfect. Mr. Patrick thank you. I left because you are talking to so many voters i got hungry. [laughter] mr. Patrick and you do get hangry. I see. How you doing . Theyre closing, so we got to [indiscernible] polls aree time, showing you are 1 . Does it ever cross your mind is that this was i not a good idea . Mr. Patrick no, because the polls that matter are the election polls. We are building fast, and i know from previous expense to be skeptical of polls and im skeptical of polls now. Dont keep insinuating i need to do something other than what im doing. We built by introducing ourselves to people, person by person, for by voter, and answer polling phone calls, but whether there are folks who feel there are many unseen and unheard and need to be invited back into politics and civic life. Do you feel like you have a legitimate shot at winning . Mr. Patrick i do. Are you willing, given your late entry, to accept a lateentrance handicap when the vote is tallied and accept the fourth or fifth place finish as a victory of sorts . Mr. Patrick that is an impossible question to ask someone as competitive as me, adam. I want to wait, and i think we can i want to win, and i think we can. The challenge is to introduce myself to voters and make them understand that it is not pundits or pollsters who decide the outcome. It is they. They get to make the decision. When i meet people who have not made up their minds, i say, listen, im not late to you. [indiscernible] what are your thoughts on that . Mr. Patrick for the next one . They are saying mr. Patrick i think the rules are wellintended, but i dont think not just the rules for being on the stage, but the format has not worked as well as hoped as a means of communicating with voters. I hope that probably it is unrealistic for the tuesday debate, but for the ones after that, that the dnc will reconsider the rules. I have heard all the candidates say that the rules should be reconsidered, and ive heard that some of the campaigns have said to the dnc behind closed doors, dont you dare, because they dont want actually more exposure from some candidates on the stage right now. Event, there was talk about the Citizens United case and maybe a minute the constitution amending the constitution to do that. Another way is with another case to go to the jury system. The republicans seem to know how to get the voters pumped up about changing judges and that kind of stuff and electing that sort of thing. Should the democrats try Something Like that . Mr. Patrick i think we have to do more than one thing, but you are right that Republican Leadership have been much more effective over time at focusing on the composition of quartz courtsdown upanddown the system, and we need to be more intentional about that. Mitch mcconnell has stopped everything. Mr. Patrick mm. Thanks, everybody. Taking care. There was also a [indiscernible] coffee shop there. Its over this way. Sorry. Perfect, thank you. [indiscernible] mr. Patrick and i heard from an old, old friend who lives i met in new york, who lives in North Carolina, who [indiscernible] how long is it to get for him . He lives in North Carolina careful, there is snow back there. Thanks. Oh, wow. They have been propagating this ivy for 20 years now. Oh, my gosh cute little and she wore this straw hat that some places with the father mr. Patrick that is amazing. That is amazing. Apparently grew on her house. Mr. Patrick and she brought it . Olivia brought it excellent. Mr. Patrick my grandmother had [indiscernible] mr. Patrick my greatgrandfathers home in kentucky. [indiscernible] [laughter] mr. Patrick how do you do . Great to see you. Chris. Mr. Patrick nice to meet you. Hi, im jennifer. Nice to meet you. Hi, im emma. Nice to meet you. Im julia. Mr. Patrick hi, julia. No . Ok. [laughter] hi, im emma. Mr. Patrick hi, emma. Hi, im jack. Hi, im carolina. Mr. Patrick you feeling ok . Yeah mr. Patrick my wife says in the morning, then she gets over it and she is fine. Going from different weather, kind of sensitive. Hi. Leona, nice to meet you. Hi, lydia. Sorry. Hi, im dani. Alex, nice to meet you. Mr. Patrick david, nice to meet you. Hi, jenna. Nice to meet you. Like mitchody mcconnell is an office, making election day a federal holiday, what do you think you are going to do to better improve or better combat to make sure that our democracy is actually a democracy . Mr. Patrick it is a big, broad question, and Mitch Mcconnell is not the only problem. Traction,paign gets we are campaigning alongside republican challengers. Challengers to republican roadblocks. Amy is a terrific candidate in kentucky. Just one candidate. I think being able to have the Nominee Campaign alongside dont get me wrong [indiscernible] mr. Patrick mcconnell gets to do a lot of what he does for the same reasons that a number of republicans in socalled registers are states red districts or states get to do what they do without consequence, because we democrats dont go at on nights and weekends in the anderms, i got in 14 races i chose beautifully not to go to the ones the market and all that, because i wanted what ive elections, which is that a lot of people in a lot of places were voting republican where democrats had not competed in the past. Hair, and lost 3 by a one was a do over in North Carolina because they cheated survive. Howard dean had it right with the 50state strategy. That is what we should be about. The campaigns that were so successful and compelling were like him dont think about this solely as a win for democrats. This is how we country over party. Not one of them was running away from progressive positions. Not one. But you go and you talk to black women who have felt unseen and unheard in alabama, and honoring them and telling them and other voters would feel this way that you will show up in between elections, not just election. , but in between, and i think we can win. I think that is what happened. Areasfeel like one of the the borderisis at isnt talked about, or immigration in general. What is the Immediate Response to that, or for your campaign to address that issue and talk more about the issue . Mr. Patrick it is not like the kids separated from their parents, we want to expose our average and then we go on to beexpress our outrage and then we go on to be outraged at the next thing. We have to treat them with human dignity. We have been here before. Weve been here before. Term, end of my Second Coming from the southern border, fleeing violence in central america, and federal authorities were overwhelmed then like now. President obama asked a number havtes if we would [indiscernible] mr. Patrick i agree for reasons of patriotism and faith. Not all governors agreed. For that, i was called everything. But heres the reason to hope after that, coming home on a saturday morning, my wife gave me a list, and i said, ok, im going to go out and run this errand. Shirt, jeans, t flipflops, baseball caps, dark glasses, and i took off in the truck and i pulled up to the home depot. The manager in the first lane governor, welcome to home depot [laughter] mr. Patrick im standing in the checkout lane and this guy just let me have it. Just angry and loud. Said my wife is an immigrant, she came here legally. I thank him for his feedback. Nothing about how being a refugee is legal under american law. Every one of those, someone whispered. Thanks for looking out for those kids. The calls to the office work 2 to 31 in favor of sheltering those children. We have come to shout o0urour ar and whisper our kindness. We need to shout our kindness. When i talk about the gap between the reality and our ideals, this is one of those things where we are confrontig that gap, and the opportunity to reinvest in america, which happens every once in all, is right there. Question because im convinced there are more of us, more people prepared to shout justice than to shout anger, they need permission to do so, they need your encouragement to do so. They dont need to be perfect on every issue, but they need to have their we do that. Not only do we deserve it, but the character of the country. That informs a lot of policymaking going forward. I guess thats how you stay warm. Like ou been feeling where have you been hearing responses that were low . A lot of encouragement. It is terrific. It is interesting how many need to be to we are doing our best thinking. If you have a better idea, lets hear it. Some come in hot, like how can you not agree with me . Persuade me. Tell me why your idea is better than mine. One of the students talking about voting at 16, the one that asked me the question in the said i didnt expect you to ask me to persuade you. That is your job. Ask the question, you give the response, and a couple of times you put people on the spot. It is a good way. Im not trying to put people on the spot,i just enjoy you genuinely want to hear. You learn so much. Hears peoples ideas with your own ideas. And some crash off. A he going here . Is there any other news i need in . Now before we go not at the top of my mind. The point we were talking, how are you . What is going on . We get a lot of wonderful support. Shopst left the coffee with a bunch of brilliant students. A couple of whom admonished me to think fiercely about lowering the voting age to 16. The other point was to consider votebility of felons to while in custody, not just as they come out. It is also pretty interesting. Are you in a car . Where are you traveling to . Good. Im so glad to hear that. Actually get some sleep. It is amazing you mentioned that. In this building are several other radio stations. We came out and a gentleman who runs another station invited us to come. Just before turning to go down the stairs, someone else came out and said we met when i came over to check up on them serving in the National Guard in afghanistan. It was extraordinary. Event today, i met the father of a mentee, who used to negotiate on the opposite side of the table from her. They developed a relationship over the years. He would always say when hes trying to negotiate for the next race, he would say he needs it so his daughter can go to yale. Years later, this associate showed up from columbia law school, they got talking, and she said she went to yale. As an it you end up intern at the firm . She said because her father told her to. Was theained her father person on the other of the table years before saying he needed money to send his daughter to yale. Now she works with diane. And he came today. I had never met him. I have met his daughter. Good day. N a more to do. Brick by brick. Im not sure i will get to talk to you before the flight. Who is working on that story . Cool stuff. Thank you. What will read talking about before i got of on the phone . Actually, it is on tape. We can roll this back. This is more convenient than i realized. Thank you. Forum, a town hall. E opening comments in milford. Moderators . It is going to be democrats. They are organized. Whatever people do. Plenty of questions. I love how many women in New Hampshire seem to elevate in their legislature, delegation. She was at an event i organized. [indiscernible] is she here . She might be on her honeymoon. Are we not going at all . Ive had my chance. I had a chance to go to college, first in my family to do so. To serve as a civil rights lawyer, business executive, twoterm governor of massachusetts. I have lived the American Dream. I always knew that there were other kids on the south side, just as ambitious, just as creative, who didnt get their chance. Increasingly, it has been true the American Dream has been slipping further out of reach for more people in more places in america. Interestedd id be in testing this, because this is what i see, but the cheery Economic Indicators dont really tell the whole story. Unemployment is low as long as you count both or all three of the minimumwage jobs it takes to survive. Youation is low as long as dont count the cost of housing or education, or health care. The very things that stabilize us and enable us onto a path of economic mobility. It is not just the folks in my Old Neighborhood who are feeling unseen and unheard. It is folks in small towns and Rural Communities whose kids move away to make a way. It is folks in suburbs making ends meet with their credit cards, or feeding their families on the local food pantry. They are ov