Interview with former South Bend Mayor and 2020 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg; Interview with Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa.

State of the Union

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🗓️ 2 February 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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First, Jake sits down with former South Bend Mayor and 2020 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg to talk about tomorrow's Iowa caucuses, the latest in the Senate impeachment trial, his new attacks on his fellow 2020 opponents and his struggle to win over black voters. Then, Jake interviews Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa about her vote to reject calling additional witnesses in the impeachment trial and whether she thinks President Trump did anything wrong regarding Ukraine. Next, Democratic Rep. Cindy Axne of Iowa, Des Moines Register chief politics reporter Brianne Pfannenstiel, Jen Psaki, Andrew Gillum and Scott Jennings join Jake to talk about tomorrow's Iowa caucuses, which candidate has the winning message and what impeachment means for the 2020 campaign. Finally, Jake explains what a Senate acquittal could mean for future presidents after Trump.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	First in line, in line. Tomorrow night in Iowa, Democrats weigh in on the
0:09.8	2020 election for the first time. This fight is our fight.
0:14.0	That's how we win.
0:15.0	I think we stand a great chance to win in Iowa.
0:18.0	Who's on the fast track to victory and who's at the end of the road?
0:21.0	And final pitch.
0:23.6	Democrats make their closing arguments
0:25.5	about who can beat President Trump.
0:27.6	You gotta be able to represent the whole country.
0:29.5	This is no time to take the risk of falling back on the familiar.
0:33.2	Former Mayor and presidential candidate Pete Budajevich joins me live from Iowa next.
0:38.0	Plus, case closed.
0:39.6	President Trump now on a track for a Senate acquittal, even as many Republicans say, his Ukrainian
0:44.7	call was not perfect.
0:46.6	What is the political fallout of the Senate trial?
0:49.2	I'm really interested to see how this discussion today informs the Iowa Caucus voters.
0:56.5	I'll speak to Republican Senator Joni Ernst exclusively in moments. points.
1:03.0	Hello, I'm Dick Tapper in beautiful Des Moines,
1:09.0	Hello, I'm Dick Tapper in beautiful Des Moines, Iowa,
1:12.0	where the state of our union is ready to hear from
1:14.8	actual voters through actual voting. We join you this morning from the
1:19.5	campus of Drake University in Des Moines just one day before Iowa Democrats kick off the
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