>> Laura: THE DEMOCRAT PARADE OF

IDIOCY LAST NIGHT WAS SO

SPECTACULAR, WE FELT COMPELLED

TO BRING BACK THE INGRAHAM

AWARDS.

OKAY, JOINING ME TO PRESENT

THESE PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS IN

COMMENT, THE SENIOR ADVISOR TO

THE TRUMP 2020 CAMPAIGN.

SHE'S LIVE FROM CPAC WEST IN

RENO, NEVADA, ALSO HERE, TOM

BEVIN, CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE

DIRECTOR OF REAL CLEAR POLITICS.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS.

GREAT TO SEE YOU ON A FRIDAY

NIGHT.

FIRST UP, OKAY, WE'RE CALLING

THIS IS ANNIE GRAB YOUR GUN

AWARD.

AND IT GOES TO, BETO OROURKE.

OKAY, WELL, APPARENTLY HE CAN'T

STAND A MAN WITH A GUN.

>> ARE YOU PROPOSING TAKING WAY

THEIR GUNS, AND HOW WOULD THIS

WORK?

>> I AM.

IF IT'S A WEAPON THAT WAS

DESIGNED TO KILL PEOPLE.

HELL YES, WE'RE GOING TAKE YOUR

AR-15, YOUR AK-47.

>> Laura: MERCEDES BETO LEANED

INTO THE STEREOTYPE UNVEILING

THE NEW SLOGAN, "BAY TOE HAS A

BAN FOR THAT."

HE UNVEILED THAT.

IS THIS GOING TO WIN?

>> IT WON'T WIN STATES LIKE

TEXAS, FOR EXAMPLE.

AND EVEN TODAY, SPEAKING TO

SEVERAL OF THE AUDIENCE MEMBERS

IN NEVADA, YOU KNOW, THEY HAD A

VERY SERIOUS DISCUSSION ON THE

2nd AMENDMENT AND THE FACT THAT

ESPECIALLY IN THE RURAL COUNTIES

OF NEVADA AND CERTAIN STATES

LIKE NEW MEXICO, THAT THEY'RE

VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SECOND

AMENDMENT RIGHTS BEING VIOLATED.

AGAIN, THERE IS -- THERE IS THIS

NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DEAL

WITH GUN VIOLENCE, ABSOLUTELY.

AND THE PRESIDENT HAS ADDRESSED

THIS ISSUE WHEN IT COMES TO

FIGURING OUT HOW TO DEAL WITH

MORE EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND

CHECKS.

IT'S DIFFERENT WHEN YOU TALK

ABOUT TAKING AWAY GUNS FROM

LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS.

IT ABSOLUTELY VIOLATES OUR 2nd

AMENDMENT RIGHTS.

AND IT'S INCREDIBLY TROUBLING.

WHILE THE BASE -- THE LIBERAL

BASE GETS EXCITED ABOUT THIS AND

BETO IS TRYING TO GAIN POINTS ON

THE LIBERAL SIDE, I THINK WHEN

YOU LOOK AT COMMON SENSE

AMERICANS ARE SAYING, WAIT A

SECOND, HE'S GOING WAY TOO FAR.

>> Laura: TOM, QUICKLY ON THIS,

I'M GOING TO GET TO THE NEXT

AWARD, LAST YEAR, YEAR BEFORE

LAST, HE GAVE A RADIO INTERVIEW

WHERE HE BASICALLY CONTRADICTED

EVERYTHING HE'S SAYING NOW.

SO I GUESS WE CAN SAY IN LIBERAL

LAND, HE'S EVOLVED ON THIS

ISSUE.

BUT WHAT A WILD MESSAGE FROM

SOMEONE FROM TEXAS.

ALL OF THE STUFF ON THE INTERNET

WAS TODAY YOU COME AND TRY TO

TAKE MY AR-15s, PEOPLE WEREN'T

HAVING ANY OF THIS.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT

BETO PROBABLY NOT GOING TO WIN

THE NOMINATION BUT CHALLENGING

JOHN CORNYN FROM TEXAS.

IF REPUBLICANS HAD THE SLIGHTEST

WORRY ABOUT BETO RUNNING FOR

SENATE IN TEXAS, THEY'RE NOT

WORRIED ANYMORE, HE'S

UNELECTABLE IN THE STATE OF

TEXAS

>> Laura: THE BEST SCHOOLING OF

THE RHODES SCHOLAR GOES TO

JULIAN CASTRO.

MAYOR PETE WAS A LITTLE SHELL

SHOCKED HERE.

>> THIS REMINDS EVERYBODY ABOUT

WHAT THEY CANNOT STAND ABOUT

WASHINGTON, SCORING POINTS

AGAINST EACH OTHER, POKING AT

EACH OTHER, AND TELLING EACH

OTHER THAT YOUR PLAN, MY PLAN,

WE ALL --

>> IT'S THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

ELECTION.

IT'S CALLED AN ELECTION.

THIS IS WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.

IT'S AN ELECTION.

>> Laura: MERCEDES, MAYOR PETE

LOOKED LIKE HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN

FILMING A GOT MILK AD OR

SOMETHING.

HE WAS A SCHOOL BOY OR

SOMETHING.

HE WAS MEAN.

I'M A BIG FAN OF CASTRO, BUT

THAT WAS A GOOD MOMENT.

>> THE EXCHANGE WAS INTENSE.

FOR PETE TO GET INTENSE, IT

DOESN'T HAPPEN TOO OFTEN.

HE MUMBLED HIS WAY THROUGH.

THE SECOND-YEAR CANDIDATES

AREN'T REALLY BREAKING THROUGH.

AND PETE HASN'T REALLY OFFERED A

VISION, MANY OF THESE DEMOCRATS,

THEY HAVEN'T OFFERED A VISION OF

HOW THEY WANT TO MOVE FORWARD

AND HELP AMERICA GROW,

ESPECIALLY FROM THE TERMS OF

WHAT YOU SAID EARLIER, FROM AN

ECONOMIC STANDPOINT.

SO I THOUGHT THE EXCHANGE WAS

BIZARRE BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM.

AND PETE'S TRYING TO TAKE THE

UPPER HAND ON THIS.

BUT I THINK IT JUST FELL FLAT.

>> Laura: THIS IS ONE OF MY

FAVORITE AWARDS.

IT'S A HIGH BAR.

ALL RIGHT, TOM, THE MOST LIKELY

TO CONDUCT THE BOSTON

PHILHARMONIC AWARD GOES TO --

BERNIE SANDERS.

ALL RIGHT, BERNIE SANDERS LOOKED

LIKE LEONARD BERNSTEIN UP THERE.

WATCH.

>> SPENDING TWICE AS MUCH PER

CAPITA ON HEALTH CARE AS THE

CANADIANS OR ANY OTHER MAJOR

COUNTRY ON EARTH.

>> IT'S AMERICA.

>> BUT AMERICANS DON'T WANT TO

PAY TWICE AS MUCH AS OTHER

COUNTRIES.

>> Laura: TOM, HE DOES LIKE TO

DO THIS A LOT AND -- WE'RE

HAVING FUN WITH BERNIE.

BUT DID HE HIT HIS PEAK IN 2016?

HE'S BEEN REPLACED IN THE

PROGRESSIVE LANE, HASN'T HE?

HE'S BEEN EDGED OUT.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY.

I MEAN, BERNIE, THIS IS THE SORT

OF -- BERNIE 2.0, IT'S JUST A

CRANKIER, LOUDER VERSION.

HE SEEMS TO BE ANGRY AND

SHOUTING ALL THE TIME.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT MODELS NOW.

NEWER MODELS, FRESHER MODELS,

MORE EXCITING MODELS.

BERNIE IS STAYING TRUE TO

HIMSELF FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH.

BUT IT'S THE SAME STORY EVERY

TIME HE STEPS ON THE DEBATE

STAGE.

>> MERCEDES, HE DOES KIND OF

LOOK ANGRY ALL THE TIME.

PEOPLE SAY TRUMP'S ANGRY.

HE'S IN A GOOD MOOD.

HE FIGHTS BACK WHEN HE'S HIT.

BUT HE'S HAVING FUN.

BUT HE'S JUST -- HE'S THE "GET

OFF MY LAWN" GUY.

BERNIE.

>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS A GREAT

SENSE OF HUMOR TOO.

THAT'S ONE OF THE BEST PARTS

ABOUT HIM.

FOR BERNIE, HIS BIGGEST

CHALLENGE, OBVIOUSLY, IS THE

POLICIES REALLY, HE HAS DEFINED

THAT SOCIALIST BRANCH OF THE

DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

AND THERE'S THE POPULARITY

THAT'S GROWN AROUND HIM AND

ELIZABETH WARREN AS WE KNOW

THEY'RE SPLITTING THAT VOTE

RIGHT NOW.

BUT HE'S TAKEN THE PARTY TO SUCH

AN EXTREME.

AND VERY MUCH OPENLY ADMITTING

HE WANTS TO RAISE TAXES ON THE

MIDDLE CLASS.

>> YEAH.

>> EVERYBODY IS SAYING THAT NOW.

>> THAT'S TRUE.

BUT NOW HE'S BEEN ONE ON THE

LEADS ON THIS.

HE'S ONE OF THE LEADERS ON

PUSHING THE MIDDLE CLASS.

>> Laura: AS TOM SAID, THERE ARE

NEW AND IMPROVED MODELS NOW.

ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE TO GET TO THE

NEXT ONE.

FOR ONE OF OUR MOST COVETED

INGRAHAM AWARDS, THE AWARD FOR

THE BEST OPRAH GIVEWAY MOMENT.

>> YOU GET A CAR.

>> Laura: THE AWARD GOES TO

ANDREW YANG.

>> MY CAMPAIGN WILL NOW GIVE A

FREEDOM DIVIDEND OF $1,000 A

MONTH FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR TO TEN

AMERICAN FAMILIES, SOMEONE

WATCHING THIS AT HOME RIGHT NOW.

>> Laura: HANDOUTS ARE PRETTY

POPULAR FOR THE VOTERS.

I THINK HE WON A DRUDGE POLL.

WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE?

IS THERE ENOUGH CASH TO BUY THE

ELECTORATE.

>> YEAH, THIS ONE -- HE'S

PUSHING THE UNIVERSAL BASIC

INCOME, THAT'S ONE OF THE

PRIMARY PLANKS OF HIS PLATFORM.

BUT THIS GOT PANNED EVEN BY

FELLOW DEMOCRATS.

THEY ALL KIND OF -- EVEN THE

ONES ON THE STAGE WERE GIGGLING

AND LAUGHING ABOUT IT.

IT DIDN'T GO OVER WELL AMONG

EVEN LEFT WING FOLKS ON TWITTER.

THIS WAS A FAIL ON ANDREW YANG'S

PART.

HE TOUTED THIS AS SOME BIG NEVER

BEFORE SEEN THING THAT HE WAS

GOING TO DO.

IT DIDN'T COME OFF FOR HIM VERY

WELL.

I DON'T THINK

>> Laura: ONE MORE, JUST ONE

MORE.

THIS IS THE -- OH, ONE MORE.

THE POT, KETTLE, BLACK AWARD

GOES TO -- BETO OROURKE.

BETO MADE THIS SLANDEROUS CLAIM

ABOUT PRESIDENT TRUMP.

>> RACISM AND VIOLENCE LONG BEEN

A PART OF AMERICA WAS WELCOMED

OUT IN THE OPEN AND DIRECTED TO

MY HOMETOWN IN EL PASO, TEXAS

WHERE 22 PEOPLE WERE KILLED,

DOZENS MORE GRIEVOUSLY INJURED

BY A MAN CARRYING A WEAPON HE

SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO

BUY IN THE FIRST PLACE, INSPIRED

TO KILL BY OUR PRESIDENT.

>> Laura: FOLLOWING THAT, HE HAD

THE GALL TO SAY THIS.

>> THE BITTERNESS, THE

PETTINESS, THE SMALLNESS OF THE

MOMENT, THE INCENTIVES TO ATTACK

ONE ANOTHER AND TRY TO MAKE

DIFFERENCES WITHOUT

DISTINCTIONS, MOUNTAINS OUT OF

MOLE HILLS, WE HAVE TO BE

BIGGER.

>> Laura: ALL RIGHT, REAL

QUICK --

>> WE HAVE TO BE BIGGER.

YOU KNOW, IT'S AN OUTRAGE THAT

BETO WITHOUT ATTACK THE

PRESIDENT AND BLAME THE

PRESIDENT FOR THE SHOOTING.

>> Laura: DISGUSTING.

>> HE'S TRYING TO SCORE

POLITICAL POINTS.

HE'S GOING NOWHERE.

GOING NOWHERE.