RACE. YOU SAT DOWN WITH HIM TODAY.

YOU SAT DOWN WITH HIM TODAY. IS THAT RIGHT?

IS THAT RIGHT? GIVE ME THE VIEW FROM JOE BIDEN.

GIVE ME THE VIEW FROM JOE BIDEN. >> WELL, NICOLLE, IT’S JUST BEEN

>> WELL, NICOLLE, IT’S JUST BEEN A WHIPLASH PERIOD FOR ALL OF US

A WHIPLASH PERIOD FOR ALL OF US FOLLOWING THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN.

FOLLOWING THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN. A WEEK AGO WE WERE ABOUT TO

A WEEK AGO WE WERE ABOUT TO RELEASE A POLL WITH A SINGLE

RELEASE A POLL WITH A SINGLE DIGIT LEAD AND IF THAT HELD,

DIGIT LEAD AND IF THAT HELD, THERE WERE A LOT OF FOLKS IN THE

THERE WERE A LOT OF FOLKS IN THE BIDEN CAMP WHO DIDN’T THINK

BIDEN CAMP WHO DIDN’T THINK THEY’D BE AROUND FOR SUPER

THEY’D BE AROUND FOR SUPER TUESDAY.

TUESDAY. AND NOW ALL THE SUDDEN THE PARTY

AND NOW ALL THE SUDDEN THE PARTY IS BEGINNING TO COALESCE AROUND

IS BEGINNING TO COALESCE AROUND HIM IN A BIG WAY SO QUICKLY THAT

HIM IN A BIG WAY SO QUICKLY THAT IT’S HARD TO KEEP OUR HEADS ON

IT’S HARD TO KEEP OUR HEADS ON STRAIGHT.

STRAIGHT. EVEN JUST TALKING TO THE VICE

EVEN JUST TALKING TO THE VICE PRESIDENT, THERE’S A FOCUS AND A

PRESIDENT, THERE’S A FOCUS AND A CALM AROUND HIM I HAVEN’T SEEN

CALM AROUND HIM I HAVEN’T SEEN IN HIM IN A WHILE.

IN HIM IN A WHILE. WE TALKED ABOUT MAYOR PETE

WE TALKED ABOUT MAYOR PETE DROPPING OUT.

DROPPING OUT. HE SAID HE ENCOURAGED HIM TO

HE SAID HE ENCOURAGED HIM TO STAY INVOLVED IN THE RACE.

STAY INVOLVED IN THE RACE. COY ABOUT WHETHER HE ASKED FOR

COY ABOUT WHETHER HE ASKED FOR HIS ENDORSEMENT.

HIS ENDORSEMENT. AND ASKED IF HE’S INVOLVED IN --

AND ASKED IF HE’S INVOLVED IN -- WHETHER HE WAS TALKING TO AMY

WHETHER HE WAS TALKING TO AMY KLOBUCHAR OR OTHERS.

KLOBUCHAR OR OTHERS. THE REWARD WOULD LEAK OUT THAT

THE REWARD WOULD LEAK OUT THAT AMY KLOBUCHAR WAS GOING TO

AMY KLOBUCHAR WAS GOING TO ENDORSE AND JOIN HIM TONIGHT.

ENDORSE AND JOIN HIM TONIGHT. I HAVE TO TELL YOU I WASN’T

I HAVE TO TELL YOU I WASN’T PLANNING TO GO TO DALLAS.

PLANNING TO GO TO DALLAS. WE WERE GOING TO SKIP AHEAD TO

WE WERE GOING TO SKIP AHEAD TO CALIFORNIA TO BE IN POSITION FOR

CALIFORNIA TO BE IN POSITION FOR SUPER TUESDAY WHERE HE IS GOING

SUPER TUESDAY WHERE HE IS GOING TO BE TOMORROW.

TO BE TOMORROW. BUT THE BIDEN TEAM, ACROSS THE

BUT THE BIDEN TEAM, ACROSS THE BOARD, HAS BEEN STRONGLY

BOARD, HAS BEEN STRONGLY ENCOURAGING

ENCOURAGING ENCOURAGING ME TO JOIN THERE.

ENCOURAGING ME TO JOIN THERE. IT’S ALMOST LIKE THERE’S A

IT’S ALMOST LIKE THERE’S A "AVENGERS" SEQUEL IN DALLAS.

"AVENGERS" SEQUEL IN DALLAS. AND BY THE WAY, INCLUDING

AND BY THE WAY, INCLUDING PRESIDENT OBAMA HIMSELF TO TRY

PRESIDENT OBAMA HIMSELF TO TRY TO HURRY THIS RACE TO A FINISH.

TO HURRY THIS RACE TO A FINISH. THERE’S A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS

THERE’S A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING THAT SUGGEST THEY

HAPPENING THAT SUGGEST THEY DON’T WANT TO WAIT FOR SUPER

DON’T WANT TO WAIT FOR SUPER TUESDAY.

TUESDAY. THEY WANT TO BEGIN THIS PROCESS

THEY WANT TO BEGIN THIS PROCESS AS SOON AS YOU CAN.

AS SOON AS YOU CAN. >> YOU DANGLED SOMETHING REALLY

>> YOU DANGLED SOMETHING REALLY RIVETING IN FRONT OF ME.

RIVETING IN FRONT OF ME. TELL ME MORE ABOUT CONVERSATIONS

TELL ME MORE ABOUT CONVERSATIONS WITH FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA

WITH FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA >> WE KNOW THE FORMER VICE

>> WE KNOW THE FORMER VICE PRESIDENT TALKED TO HIM OVER THE

PRESIDENT TALKED TO HIM OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEEKEND. AND CRAIG MELVIN ASKED BIDEN

AND CRAIG MELVIN ASKED BIDEN LAST WEEK ABOUT WHY PRESIDENT

LAST WEEK ABOUT WHY PRESIDENT OBAMA WASN’T SENDING MORE SMOKE

OBAMA WASN’T SENDING MORE SMOKE SIGNALS UP IN TERMS OF HIS

SIGNALS UP IN TERMS OF HIS SUPPORT FOR JOE BIDEN.

SUPPORT FOR JOE BIDEN. HE SAID I KNOW YOU DON’T BELIEVE

HE SAID I KNOW YOU DON’T BELIEVE IT BUT I REALLY ASKED THE

IT BUT I REALLY ASKED THE PRESIDENT NOT TO ENDORSE ME.

PRESIDENT NOT TO ENDORSE ME. HE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SHOW

HE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THAT HE EARNED THIS ON HIS OWN

THAT HE EARNED THIS ON HIS OWN MERITS.

MERITS. BUT WHEN YOU SAW LAST WEEK

BUT WHEN YOU SAW LAST WEEK PRESIDENT OBAMA’S LAWYERS REACT

PRESIDENT OBAMA’S LAWYERS REACT TO THE TV AD BEING RUN IN SOUTH

TO THE TV AD BEING RUN IN SOUTH CAROLINA THAT USED HIS OWN

CAROLINA THAT USED HIS OWN AUDIO, THAT’S A STEP THEY HADN’T

AUDIO, THAT’S A STEP THEY HADN’T BEEN TAKING.

BEEN TAKING. THAT WAS A SMOKE SIGNAL.

THAT WAS A SMOKE SIGNAL. WE KNOW HE’S BEEN WORKING THE

WE KNOW HE’S BEEN WORKING THE PHONE LINES AND POTENTIALLY

PHONE LINES AND POTENTIALLY SPEAKING TO OTHER CANDIDATES AS

SPEAKING TO OTHER CANDIDATES AS WOEL.

WOEL. THERE’S A WAY PRESIDENT OBAMA

THERE’S A WAY PRESIDENT OBAMA COULD HAVE AN IMP PACT WITHOUT

COULD HAVE AN IMP PACT WITHOUT EXPLICITLY SAYING THE WORDS THAT

EXPLICITLY SAYING THE WORDS THAT HE WANTS TO HAPPEN.

HE WANTS TO HAPPEN. AND I THINK THAT’S -- A LOT OF

AND I THINK THAT’S -- A LOT OF DEMOCRATS ARE TAKING THOSE

DEMOCRATS ARE TAKING THOSE SIGNALS.

SIGNALS. SUSAN RICE IS A PERSON WHO, WHEN

SUSAN RICE IS A PERSON WHO, WHEN SHE COMES OUT AND ANNOUNCES

SHE COMES OUT AND ANNOUNCES SHE’S ENDORSING.

SHE’S ENDORSING. THAT’S SOMETHING I DON’T THINK

THAT’S SOMETHING I DON’T THINK HAPPENS UNLESS THERE’S A SPIRIT

HAPPENS UNLESS THERE’S A SPIRIT AROUND THE PRESIDENT SUGGESTING

AROUND THE PRESIDENT SUGGESTING THAT’S AN OUTCOMHE’S HAPPY TO

THAT’S AN OUTCOMHE’S HAPPY TO SEE.

SEE. >> AND WE PUT UP HER TWEET.

>> AND WE PUT UP HER TWEET. HAVING WORKED FOR A PRESIDENT

HAVING WORKED FOR A PRESIDENT WHO I THINK ONLY ENDORSED IN THE

WHO I THINK ONLY ENDORSED IN THE MESSY REPUBLICAN PRIMARY BECAUSE

MESSY REPUBLICAN PRIMARY BECAUSE HIS BROTHER WAS RUNNING, GEORGE

HIS BROTHER WAS RUNNING, GEORGE W. BUSH ENDORSED JEB BUSH.

W. BUSH ENDORSED JEB BUSH. I KNOW HOW RELULKTANT THEY ARE

I KNOW HOW RELULKTANT THEY ARE BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY CAN PLAY

BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY CAN PLAY A ROLE IN BRINGING THE TWO

A ROLE IN BRINGING THE TWO HALVES TOGETHER.

HALVES TOGETHER. BUT THERE ARE A WHOLE BUNCH OF

BUT THERE ARE A WHOLE BUNCH OF SUBPRESIDENTIAL ENDORSEMENT

SUBPRESIDENTIAL ENDORSEMENT THINGS.

THINGS. IT’S MY UNDERSTANDING MICHELLE

IT’S MY UNDERSTANDING MICHELLE AND JOE BIDEN HAD A PRETTY CLOSE

AND JOE BIDEN HAD A PRETTY CLOSE RAPPORT.

RAPPORT. >> Reporter: THEY ABSOLUTELY

>> Reporter: THEY ABSOLUTELY HAVE A VERY CLOSE RELATIONSHIP.

HAVE A VERY CLOSE RELATIONSHIP. I HAVEN’T HEARD OF ANY OUTREACH

I HAVEN’T HEARD OF ANY OUTREACH BETWEEN THEM.

BETWEEN THEM. AND AS OBAMA AND BIDEN HAVE BEEN

AND AS OBAMA AND BIDEN HAVE BEEN AS WELL.

AS WELL. IT’S WORTH PAYING ATTENTION TO I

IT’S WORTH PAYING ATTENTION TO I THINK THESE KIND OF SIGNALS

THINK THESE KIND OF SIGNALS COMING OUT.

COMING OUT. HARRY REED IS ANOTHER

HARRY REED IS ANOTHER ENDORSEMENT TODAY.

ENDORSEMENT TODAY. ONE MORE THING.

ONE MORE THING. I SHOULD MENTIONED.

I SHOULD MENTIONED. ONE OTHER THING IN TERMS OF THE

ONE OTHER THING IN TERMS OF THE TEA LEAF READING WE’RE DOING A

TEA LEAF READING WE’RE DOING A LOT OF RIGHT NOW.

LOT OF RIGHT NOW. WHEN I ASKED THE VICE PRESIDENT

WHEN I ASKED THE VICE PRESIDENT WHETHER HE THINKS OBAMA WOULD

WHETHER HE THINKS OBAMA WOULD HAVE TO STEP UP SOONER THAN THE

HAVE TO STEP UP SOONER THAN THE CONVENTION TO HELP UNITE THE

CONVENTION TO HELP UNITE THE PARTY.

PARTY. HE SAYS HE KNOWS THE PRESIDENT

HE SAYS HE KNOWS THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO DO THAT AND HE BELIEVES

WANTS TO DO THAT AND HE BELIEVES HE’LL BE THERE WHEN HE NEEDS TO.

HE’LL BE THERE WHEN HE NEEDS TO. AND HE SAID HE NEEDS TO BE THE

AND HE SAID HE NEEDS TO BE THE ONE TO ALSO BE THE FIGURE WHO

ONE TO ALSO BE THE FIGURE WHO CAN ULTIMATELY UNITE THE PARTY

CAN ULTIMATELY UNITE THE PARTY AND HE INTENDS TO DO THAT, HE

AND HE INTENDS TO DO THAT, HE SAID.

SAID. >> SHORT OF A BARACK OBAMA

>> SHORT OF A BARACK OBAMA ENDORSEMENT A PETE BUTTIGIEG

ENDORSEMENT A PETE BUTTIGIEG INDORSZMENTIN

INDORSZMENTIN ENDORSEMENT IS PRETTY DARN GOOD.

ENDORSEMENT IS PRETTY DARN GOOD. HE GAVE ONE OF THE MOST ELOQUENT

HE GAVE ONE OF THE MOST ELOQUENT AND ELEGANT SPEECHES FOR SOMEONE

AND ELEGANT SPEECHES FOR SOMEONE COMING SHORT OF A DREAM OF

COMING SHORT OF A DREAM OF WINNING HIS PARTY’S NOMINATION.

WINNING HIS PARTY’S NOMINATION. HOW DID HE ARRIVE AT THE

HOW DID HE ARRIVE AT THE SEQUENCING OF WITHDRAWING FROM

SEQUENCING OF WITHDRAWING FROM THE RACE AND MAKING THE

THE RACE AND MAKING THE ENDORSEMENT AS WE EXPECT, AS

ENDORSEMENT AS WE EXPECT, AS OTHER NEWS ORGANIZATIONS HAVE

OTHER NEWS ORGANIZATIONS HAVE REPORTED, HE’S HE’S EXPECTED TO

REPORTED, HE’S HE’S EXPECTED TO TONIGHT?

TONIGHT? >> THERE’S A PRIVATE PLANE

>> THERE’S A PRIVATE PLANE DESTENED FOR DALLAS THIS

DESTENED FOR DALLAS THIS EVENING.

EVENING. I TALKED TO MULTIPLE CAMPAIGN

I TALKED TO MULTIPLE CAMPAIGN OFFICIALS WHO SAID THE PATH WAS

OFFICIALS WHO SAID THE PATH WAS VERY NARROW.

VERY NARROW. AND THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO

AND THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO GOT IN THE RACE HOPING HE COULD

GOT IN THE RACE HOPING HE COULD BE A DIFFERENT CANDIDATE, PLAY A

BE A DIFFERENT CANDIDATE, PLAY A DIFFERENT SORT OF POLITICS.

DIFFERENT SORT OF POLITICS. IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR AN EXACT

IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR AN EXACT OPPOSITE OF DONALD TRUMP, YOU

OPPOSITE OF DONALD TRUMP, YOU FIND PETE BUTTIGIEG.

FIND PETE BUTTIGIEG. AND OUTSIDE OF DRAWING CONTRAST

AND OUTSIDE OF DRAWING CONTRAST WITH BERNIE SANDERS AND A

WITH BERNIE SANDERS AND A SQUABBLE WITH AMY KLOBUCHAR ON

SQUABBLE WITH AMY KLOBUCHAR ON THE DEBATE STAGE IN NEVADA, YOU

THE DEBATE STAGE IN NEVADA, YOU HAVEN’T HEARD PETE BUTTIGIEG GO

HAVEN’T HEARD PETE BUTTIGIEG GO AFTER THE FORMER VICE PRESIDENT

AFTER THE FORMER VICE PRESIDENT PRETTY MUCH ENTIRETY OF THIS

PRETTY MUCH ENTIRETY OF THIS 2020 YEAR.

2020 YEAR. THE MORNING OF THE NEVADA

THE MORNING OF THE NEVADA PRIMARY.

PRIMARY. I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH PETE

I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH PETE BUTTIGIEG AND HE SAID THERE’S A

BUTTIGIEG AND HE SAID THERE’S A REALITY THAT THE PARTY COULD

REALITY THAT THE PARTY COULD WAKE UP THE MORNING OF MARCH

WAKE UP THE MORNING OF MARCH 4th, THE DAY AFTER SUPER TUESDAY

4th, THE DAY AFTER SUPER TUESDAY WITH BERNIE SANDERS HOLDING AN

WITH BERNIE SANDERS HOLDING AN INSURMOUNTABLE DELEGATE LEAD.

INSURMOUNTABLE DELEGATE LEAD. HE NEEDED TO PERFORM WELL AMONG

HE NEEDED TO PERFORM WELL AMONG COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN NEVADA

COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN NEVADA AND SOUTH CAROLINA.

AND SOUTH CAROLINA. HE DID NOT.

HE DID NOT. IN TERMS OF A STRUCTURE TO GO

IN TERMS OF A STRUCTURE TO GO BEYOND, THEY’RE NO LONGER SECOND

BEYOND, THEY’RE NO LONGER SECOND IN NATIONAL DELEGATE COUNT AND

IN NATIONAL DELEGATE COUNT AND WHEN YOU’RE LOOKING AT

WHEN YOU’RE LOOKING AT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS T WASN’T

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS T WASN’T THERE FOR THEM.

THERE FOR THEM. SO, WHEN YOUR’RE HAVING THAT

SO, WHEN YOUR’RE HAVING THAT CONVERSATION, PETE BUTTIGIEG

CONVERSATION, PETE BUTTIGIEG LIKES TO SAY DEMOCRAT WHOSE HAVE

LIKES TO SAY DEMOCRAT WHOSE HAVE WON OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS WERE

WON OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS WERE ALL YOUNGER CANDIDATES WHO HAD A

ALL YOUNGER CANDIDATES WHO HAD A DIFFERENT STYLE OF POLITICS.