'Better Jobs, Better Wages': Dem Discusses The Way Forward | Morning Joe

>>> DO DEMOCRATS NEED NEW LEADERS WITH NEW IDEAS?
>> LET ME SAY THIS. SELF-PROMOTION IS A TERRIBLE
THICK, BUT SOMEBODY'S GOT TO DO WITH IT.
>> I AGREE WITH YOU. >> EYE A MASTER LEGISLATOR, I
KNOW THE BUDGET TO THE NNT DEGREE.
I RESPECT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CONGRESS.
>> CONGRESSMAN JOE CROWLEY OF NEW YORK, ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE
YOU HERE. >> THANK YOU.
>> YOU UNDERSTAND THAT RUNNING AGAINST TRUMP WILL NOT PUT
DEMOCRATS BACK IN POWER. >> I DO.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE BETTER DEAL IS ALL ABOUT.
THE DISLIKE FOR DONALD TRUMP, BUT WHAT DO DEMOCRATS STAND FOR?
>> WHAT ARE THE SPECIFICS? U THE SPECIFICS ARE TO A BETTER
DEAL, BETTER JOBS, BETTER WAGES AND A BETTER FUTURE.
>> HOW DO YOU GET THAT? >> I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A
ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN. THEY'RE BUILDING BRIDGE, BUT FOR
THE FUTURE. THAT'S WHAT I THINK -- JUST GO
RIGHT AT IT. WET TO GRIN JOBS BACK TO
AMERICA. >> STEVE?
>> LOOK, I THINK THAT POLITICALLY DEMOCRATS HAVE A
COUPLE PROBLEMS, ONE I THINK OF PARTY LEADERSHIP, YOU HAVE AN
OLD PARTY OF OLD LEADERSHIP. IT'S STIFLING THE ABILITY OF
YOUNGER DEMOCRATS TO RISE AND PUT A NEW FACE FORWARD.
>> RIGHT. >> YOU JUST SAW IT PLAY OUT IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, SINGLE PAYER WHICH THE DEMOCRATIC
LEGISLATURE VOTED DOWN, A $450 BILLION A YEAR.
I THINK INCREASINGLY YOU'LL SEE A CONTEST IN A DEMOCRATIC
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY WHERE EVERYBODY IS LEAPFROGGING
EVERYONE TOLL LEFT, FREE COLLEGE, FREE SINGLE PAYER,
COUNTRY'S $22 TRILLION IN DEBT. THESE ISSUES COULD BE AS
ULTIMATELY FANTASTICAL AS TRUMP'S MAGICAL WALL.
>> I DO SEE A MOVE TOWARD SINGLE PAYER.
I THINK MUCH OF IT IS ASPIRATIONAL.
I THINK THE EXPANSION THROUGH THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IS IN
ESSENCE A MOVEMENT TOWARDS THAT. I THINK THAT'S GOOD, MAKE SURE
AS MANY PEOPLE CAN BE COVERED. >> HOW MANY YOU BRING BACK,
YOU'LL LOSE MORE THAN THAT BECAUSE OF ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE, ROBOTICS, WHAT'S THE DEMOCRATIC THINKING ABOUT
THE FUTURE? >> THAT'S MY POINT.
PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO BE RETRAINED AT 50, 55 YEARS OF
AGE. THEY NEED THOSE JOBS NOW THAT
CAN HELP BRIDGE THAT CONNECTION TO THE FUTURE ECONOMY.
I RECOGNIZE AUTOMATION IS ON ITS WAY, BUT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY
HERE FOR THIS GENERATION TO PREPARE THE NEXT GENERATION FOR
THAT. THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE LONGING FOR.
AND BY THE WAY, WE NEED TO MAKE THESE INVESTMENTS.
WE NEED TO INVEST IN ROADS, TUNNELS, BRIDGES, BROADBAND,
HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, THOSE ARE WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING.
>> WHAT'S THE ADVICE YOU'RE GIVING TO PEOPLE WHO ARE THINK
BEING RUNNING FOR HIVE? ONE OF THE KEYS TO DEMOCRATS'
SUCCESS IS RECRUITING GOOD CANDIDATES.
>> YOUR COUNTRY DESPERATELY NEEDS YOU RIGHT NOW, THAT --
>> BUT HOW DO THEY WIN THIS. >> BUT THAT ALL POLITICS IS
LOCAL. I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE.
THE RUSSIA STUFF IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF ITSELF.
I THINK THERE IS A LOT OFENING WE NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT.
NORTH KOREA, AND RICHARD HAS TALKED ABOUT FINDING THOSE
ANSWERS, HOW TO RESPOND TO NORTH KOREA AND RUSSIA, BUT IT'S ABOUT
LOCAL POLITICS, IT'S ABOUT HOW YOU SPY TO YOUR CONSTITUENCY.
YOU GREW UP IN QUEENS, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS FROM
DONALD TRUMP, BUT, YOU KNOW, I CAN SPEAK TO THOSE KIND OF
VOTERS. THAT'S WHAT I'M

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