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Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt

267: DNC Day 3 - What The Pollsters Really Think

Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt

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News Commentary, Politics, Government, News, National

4.73.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

The state of the race, the state of the country, and the Latino vote. The pollsters discuss the changes in the electorate, the importance of addressing key issues like abortion and the economy, and the need for Democrats to convey optimism and a vision for the future. They also touch on the challenges of polling in a changing landscape and the importance of reaching diverse populations. Overall, they express cautious optimism about the election and the potential for Democrats to win.

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0:00.0

Here we are, Day 3 of the Democratic Convention. I actually spent, believe or not for an old guy. I spent about 45 minutes on the floor last night, which I love do. I've done it at all the other 23

0:26.0

conventions I've gone to and I didn't, I wasn't sure how it would go last night. I tell you what

0:31.9

struck me.

0:32.9

There was a sense of exuberance.

0:35.4

I mean, it's just, there was great inspiration

0:38.0

in some of the earlier conventions.

0:40.1

But those delegates, I think they realized that they dodged a bad one.

0:45.0

And it wasn't overconfidence, but it was just feeling good.

0:50.0

And one of them said, you know, we're even having fun.

0:52.0

Yeah, no, I know, we're even having fun.

0:52.6

Yeah, no, I mean, it's the entire,

0:56.4

and I've been in every condition is 84, you,

0:58.8

free date meet obviously, but this is,

1:12.0

it might be like Denver in 08, but I might be a little bit more because a month ago, everybody was completely down.

1:14.0

It was just flat.

1:15.0

And I don't know if it's that we're feeling great because we're feeling great or we're

1:20.0

feeling great because they're not feeling bad anymore.

1:22.0

You know, the analogy I use, if you have a wisdom tooth

1:26.9

and the dentist takes the damn thing out,

1:29.1

you feel like you're on top of the world.

1:30.5

I don't know if you'd have felt any better

1:31.9

if you never had infected wisdom.. But boy you feel good that is gone. And I mean I think the analogy

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