COUNTRY PROPOSED THIS IN HIS 2015 BIG RAISING THE FLOOR.

2015 BIG RAISING THE FLOOR. SO THIS IDEA HAS BEEN WITH US

SO THIS IDEA HAS BEEN WITH US FOR A LONG TIME.

FOR A LONG TIME. IT'S JUST OVERDUE WE ACTUALLY

IT'S JUST OVERDUE WE ACTUALLY PUT IT INTO LAW.

PUT IT INTO LAW. >> FINAL QUESTION I WANT TO ASK

>> FINAL QUESTION I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT YOUR TRAJECTORY HERE

YOU ABOUT YOUR TRAJECTORY HERE AND YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE

AND YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

DEMOCRATIC PARTY. IT SEEMS TO ME FROM THE FOLKS

IT SEEMS TO ME FROM THE FOLKS THERE, THEIR SUPPORTERS OF YOURS

THERE, THEIR SUPPORTERS OF YOURS AND PEOPLE ONLINE YOU'RE

AND PEOPLE ONLINE YOU'RE REACHING A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO

REACHING A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T TRADITIONALLY HAVEN'T

HAVEN'T TRADITIONALLY HAVEN'T BEEN INVOLVED IN POLITICS OR

BEEN INVOLVED IN POLITICS OR PART OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

PART OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. WHAT DO YOU VIEW AS YOUR ROLE IN

WHAT DO YOU VIEW AS YOUR ROLE IN THE LARGER SORT OF ECOSYSTEM OF

THE LARGER SORT OF ECOSYSTEM OF THE PARTY IN WHOSE PRIMARY

THE PARTY IN WHOSE PRIMARY YOU'RE RUNNING?

YOU'RE RUNNING? >> WELL, THANKS FOR ASKING,

>> WELL, THANKS FOR ASKING, CHRIS.

CHRIS. I'VE BEEN A REGISTERED DEMOCRAT

I'VE BEEN A REGISTERED DEMOCRAT FOR A LONG TIME.

FOR A LONG TIME. I SERVED AS AN HONORARY

I SERVED AS AN HONORARY AMBASSADOR IN THE OBAMA

AMBASSADOR IN THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.

ADMINISTRATION. TO ME THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY NEEDS

TO ME THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY NEEDS TO TRY AND DIG DEEPER AND FIGURE

TO TRY AND DIG DEEPER AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO SOLVE THE

OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS THAT GOT DONALD TRUMP

PROBLEMS THAT GOT DONALD TRUMP ELECTED.

ELECTED. BUT I'VE BEEN A LOYAL DEMOCRAT

BUT I'VE BEEN A LOYAL DEMOCRAT FOR YEARS.

FOR YEARS. I'M JUST TRYING TO PROVIDE NEW

I'M JUST TRYING TO PROVIDE NEW ENERGY AND NEW IDEAS TO THE

ENERGY AND NEW IDEAS TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY TO HELP US ALL

DEMOCRATIC PARTY TO HELP US ALL MOVE FORWARD IN THE 21st

MOVE FORWARD IN THE 21st CENTURY.

CENTURY. I WOULD CERTAINLY NEVER DO

I WOULD CERTAINLY NEVER DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD INCREASE THE

ANYTHING THAT WOULD INCREASE THE CHANCES OF DONALD TRUMP BECOMING

CHANCES OF DONALD TRUMP BECOMING PRESIDENT AGAIN OR STAYING

PRESIDENT AGAIN OR STAYING PRESIDENT.

PRESIDENT. AND I AM THRILLED THAT I'M

AND I AM THRILLED THAT I'M BRINGING INDEPENDENCE AND

BRINGING INDEPENDENCE AND LIBERTARIANS OF DISAFFECTED

LIBERTARIANS OF DISAFFECTED TRUMP VOTERS INTO THE FOLD, BUT

TRUMP VOTERS INTO THE FOLD, BUT THAT'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO GROW

THAT'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO GROW THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND BEAT

THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND BEAT DONALD TRUMP IN 2020.