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Hear the Bern

34 - Turkey Talk: Making the Case for Bernie's Electability (w/ Bernie Sanders & Peter Daou)

Hear the Bern

Bernie 2020

News Commentary, News, , Politics

4.81.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2019

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

As millions of us head home for the holidays, Briahna sits down with Bernie and former sparring partner Peter Daou for lessons on talking across our rancorous political divides. Peter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/peterdaou

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0:00.0

It's autumn, which depending on your latitude means dry leaves wrestling beneath your feet, pattern sweaters by the fireside, gatherings with friends, and the polite knocking of fernicamousers on your front door.

0:16.6

It also means Thanksgiving, that most uniquely American holiday, an entire day dedicated to taking stock of one's

0:25.0

blessings, giving thanks, and arguing with relatives. Now if you're lucky, maybe the fights will remain confined to the subject of

0:36.2

whether pumpkin versus sweet potato pie reign supreme but for many of you the

0:41.6

conversation will inevitably and perhaps painfully lead to politics.

0:48.0

I welcome back to the Fox News Channel now.

0:50.6

Difficult Turkey Talk has become such a stereotype that every year were treated to articles about

0:57.0

how to talk to your Confederate flag-supporting uncle about the border wall, or nine arguments that prove that climate change is real.

1:05.0

Thanksgiving can be stressful this year beyond the cooking, hosting, and traveling

1:10.0

there's politics.

1:11.0

Liberals are much more likely to be concerned about principles like care and equality.

1:15.6

Conservatives put much more emphasis on things like patriotism, loyalty, and purity.

1:20.0

But this year, the stakes are higher than average. It's an election year with a little

1:26.6

over two months until Iowa a new billionaire attempting to buy the election with a

1:31.6

self-funded ad-buy that eclipses the total fundraising

1:35.3

hall of more than half the field and private health care dollars funding a

1:39.9

massive misinformation campaign against Medicare for all, it's important that we all

1:46.0

be able to make an effective case for Bernie over the holidays. That's why this week we spoke to some experts on bridging the divide.

1:55.0

First, I was thrilled to catch Bernie Sanders, the man himself,

2:00.0

as he dropped by headquarters late last week.

2:02.0

Now don't ask me hard questions.

2:04.3

I promise I'll go easy on you.

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