Reverend Al Sharpton: Democrats Have To Energize, Organize The Base | Morning Joe

>>> SO WEST VIRGINIA IS THE STATE THAT GAVE PRESIDENT TRUMP
HIS SECOND LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY OVER HILLARY CLINTON.
HE WON BY 42 POINTS AND WHILE LAST NIGHT'S EVENT HAD ITS FAIR
SHARE OF PROTESTERS, THIS STOP WAS ALL ABOUT RALLYING THE BASE.
LEWIS FILED THIS REPORT FROM THE RALLY.
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>> Reporter: PROTESTERS. >> WE'RE AMERICANS.
WE WON'T STAND FOR HIS BIGOTRY, HIS HATRED.
>> WEST VIRGINIA IS KNOWN AS WILD WONDERFUL WEST VIRGINIA.
WHEN TRUMP GETS DONE WITH IT, IT'S GOING TO BE A WASTELAND.
>> STANDING UP AND SAYING ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
>> I AM THRILLED TO BE BACK IN THE VERY, VERY, VERY BEAUTIFUL
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. >> I WANT TO KNOW IF THESE TRUMP
SUPPORTERS ARE HAPPY WITH THE JOB THAT THE PRESIDENT'S DOING.
WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK? >> YES!
WHOOO! >> I THINK HE'S WORKING HARD TO
DO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE A GOOD JOB.
>> I THINK HE'S DOING AN AMAZING JOB.
>> I'M VERY PLEASED WITH WHAT HE'S DONE AS SOON AS HE GOT INTO
OFFICE. HE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.
>> RIGHT NOW WEST VIRGINIA, 13,000 MINERS HAVE BEEN PUT BACK
TO WORK IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS HE'S BEEN IN OFFICE.
13,000 MINERS THAT HAD BEEN FIRED BECAUSE OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES OF BARACK OBAMA.
GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME. >> IF NOTHING ELSE WE'VE GAINED
MORE DIGNITY BECAUSE HE'S GIVEN US A HOPE WE HAVEN'T HAD FOR
YEARS IN THIS AREA. >> EVERYTHING HE'S DOING, HE'S
DOING A GOOD JOB. >> HAS DONALD TRUMP LIVED UP TO
YOUR EXPECTATIONS? >> NOT YET, BUT HE MIGHT.
>> TRUMP, HE'S A HUMAN BEING LIKE ME.
HE UNDERSTANDS WHERE I'M COMING FROM.
NO RUSSIAN CAME TO MY HOUSE AND SAID YOU NEED TO VOTE FOR HIM.
>> I THINK THE SENATE AND CONGRESS SHOULD BE DOING BETTER.
>> YOU AGREE? >> YES.
THE SENATE AND CONGRESS COULD DO A LOT MORE.
>> WHAT'S YOUR VIEW ON FAKE NEWS?
DO YOU BELIEVE IT HAPPENS AS MUCH THE PRESIDENT SAYS IT DOES?
>> I BELIEVE FAKE NEWS HAPPENS NO MATTER WHAT.
>> I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF FAKE NEWS OUT THERE, ABSOLUTELY.
>> I FOLLOW THE NEWS RATHER CLOSELY, AND, YES.
>> THERE'S OBVIOUSLY FAKE NEWS. RUSSIAN COLLUSION.
>> YOU VOTE FOR DONALD TRUMP AGAIN?
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS
TOMORROW. HOW'S THAT?
>> YES, I WOWOULD. >> NO DOUBT?
>> NO DOUBT. >> I'D VOTE FOR DONALD TRUMP
AGAIN. >> IN A HEARTBEAT.
IN A HEART BAE. WITHOUT HESITATION.
>> ABSOLUTELY. YES.
100%. >> 100% YES.
>> OH, DEFINITELY. YES.
RIGHT THERE. >> SO WITH US NOW, WE OF GOT THE
HOST OF MSNBC'S "POLITICS NATION" AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE
NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK, REVEREND AL SHARPTON.
FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE IN MANHATTAN, SORT OF IN THE
BUBBLE. THAT REMINDED ME OF A BLOOMBERG
FOCUS GROUP THAT SHOCKED A LOT OF PEOPLE BACK IN AUGUST OF 2015
WHERE YOU HAD WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE SAYING HE UNDERSTANDS ME.
HE GETS ME. NOBODY ELSE OUT THERE GETS ME.
THEY'RE STILL SAYING THAT TWO YEARS LATER.
WHY? >> I THINK THAT THEY DON'T GET
THAT HE IS SOMEONE THAT GETS THEM AND REFLECTS THEM.
I REMEMBER RIGHT ON THIS SHOW, WE TALKED ABOUT HOW HE WAS ABLE
TO CHANNEL BEING AN OUTSIDER BECAUSE HE WAS OUTSIDE THE
MANHATTAN REAL ESTATE ARISTOCRACY AND HE CALLED ME
AFTER THE SHOW. THAT'STHAT'S WHO HE IS.
I THINK THAT WITH ALL OF THE STRATEGISTS, THE DEMOCRATS ARE
USING, THEY DO NOT GET THE POINT OF HOW ISOLATED AND MARGINALIZED
A LOT OF AMERICANS FEEL THAT HE'S PLAYING TO.
NOW, HE'S NOT SERVICING THEM. HE'S NOT DEALING WITH THEIR
PROBLEMS, BUT THEY SEE HIM IN THEM AND VICE VERSA.
EVERY TIME YOU ATTACK HIM, THEY SAY YOU'RE ATTACKING US.
EVERY TIME THEY COME AFTER HIM, THEY'RE REINFORCING HIS OUTSIDER
STATUS. >> I ALWAYS SAID THE THING THAT
WAS SO INTERESTING, POLITICS FOR ME IS I COULD WALK INTO A ROOM
AND YOU KNEW IMMEDIATELY LIKE THE ROOM READ YOU, YOU READ THE
ROOM AND I GO, I'M GOING TO BE JUST FINE.
PREACHERS GET THAT TOO. I WALKED INTO OTHER ROOMS AND
I'VE GONE, OKAY, I'M JUST GOING TO SAY HI AND BYE.
BUT TRUMP, HE WALKS INTO A ROOM, AND THEY SENSE THAT RESENTMENT
THAT HE'S FELT IN MANHATTAN. AND I WILL TELL YOU, 30, 35
YEARS, PEOPLE HAVE MOCKED HIM, THEY'VE RIDICULED HIM, DOESN'T
MATTER HOW TALL THE BUILDINGS ARE, HOW SUCCESSFUL THE TV
SHOWS. AND HE HAS RESENTED IT.
THE MORE WE ATTACK HIM, THE MORE POWERFUL WE MAKE HIM.
>> THAT SENSE OF GRIEVANCE, THAT SENSE OF OUTSIDERNESS IS CLEARLY
SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY WORKED FOR HIM AND CONTINUES TO WORK
FOR HIM. YOU KNOW, MY QUESTION IS WHY
SHOULD ANYONE BE -- WE TO OUT AND DO THESE STORIES, WELL, THE
BASE STILL SUPPORTS DONALD TRUMP.
IT'S SIX MONTHS. WHAT REALLY SHOCKED ME IF IT
EVAPORATED AWAY IN THE COURSE OF SIX MONTHS.
THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE IT SEEMS TO ME WHO
WOULD SAY LET'S GIVE HIM TIME, GIVE HIM A CHANCE.
THEY VOTED FOR HIM FOR VARIOUS REASONS, THAT SENSE OF
GRIEVANCE, TOOLES DO SPECIFIC THINGS.
>> THE NEXT THING WE'RE DOING, RECH, IS WE SENT LOUIS OUT, WE
WANTED TO SEND HIM TO REDEST PART OF AMERICA, NOW
PENNSYLVANIA NEXT, AND WE'LL SEE MORE OF A SPLIT.
BUT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO REMIND OURSELVES AND FOR
DEMOCRATS THAT WANT TO TAKE IT BACK, THERE'S STILL A LOT OF
PEOPLE IN MIDDLE AMERICA THAT STILL WOULD VOTE FOR TRUMP IN A
NEW YORK SECOND AND NOT THINK TWICE ABOUT IT.
>> THEY SEE HIM AS AN OUTSIDER LIKE HIM WHO BEAT THE OTHER
GUYS. >> WHO BEAT THE SYSTEM.
>> YEAH, THEY SEE SOME THINGS THEY DON'T LIKE, BUT HE BEAT
THESE GUYS, I CAN BEAT THEM. AND I THINK THE DEMOCRATS HAVE
NOT MAYBE COME UP WITH A CULTURAL OF POLITICAL FIGURE TO
RALLY THAT. >> THEY STILL DON'T.
>> THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO APPEAL TO PEOPLE THAT DO NOT
IDENTIFY WITH THEM AND NOT GOING TO THE BASE THAT DOES, THAT
NEEDS THEM TO SPEAK FOR THEM. YOU'RE RUNNING AWAY FROM WHO
LOVES YOU TO SOMEBODY WHO LOOKS AT YOU LIKE YOU LOOK DOWN ON ME,
I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY. >> RIGHT.
>> I THINK THEY LIKE HIS ATTITUDE.
I THINK THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF WHAT WE CALL CHAOS AND
DISORGANIZATION, WHICH UP CLOSE YOU CAN SEE WHY, WHEN YOU LOOK
AT WHAT YOU'VE REPORTED ON, THE TYPE OF STAFFING.
YOU WROTE ABOUT THE VACANCIES LEFT FOR FORMAL OFFICIALS.
I THINK AT A GREATER DISTANCE IT'S A BLURRIER PICTURE, LOOKS
LIKE WASHINGTON IS NOT WORKING, A NEW STORY, FREAKING OUT OVER
THING, NOT A NEW STORY, AND HERE'S A GUY AT THE TOP WHO HAS
AN ATTITUDE THEY LIKE. I THINK THE PROBLEM IS SIX
MONTHS, 12 MONTHS, 18 MONTHS, IF NOTHING HE PROMISED GETS DONE,
IS THE ATTITUDE ENOUGH TO CARRY. >> THEY BLAME THE REPUBLICANS IN
HOUSE AND THE SENATE. >> THEY'RE STILL NOT GOING TO
VOTE -- >> WHAT THE PRESIDENT WAS DOING
AND SAYING LAST NIGHT I THINK WAS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS,
THOUGH, WHICH IS GOING FURTHER AND SAYING THIS WHOLE RUSSIA
INVESTIGATION, THEY ARE TRYING TO STEAL FROM YOU WHAT YOU VOTED
FOR, TRYING TO STEAL IT FROM YOU.
AND THAT IS -- >> A STRONG MESSAGE.
>> ANOTHER STEP. >> A STRONG MESSAGE.
>> WHAT HE DID WITH THE POLICE LAST WEEK.
WE HAVE A MARCH AUGUST 28th. HE'S SITTING ON A LOT OF DANGER
HERE BUT YOU CAN'T TRY TO TURN HIS BASE AROUND.
YOU HAVE TO ENERGIZE AND ORGANIZE YOUR BASE.
>> IF YOU'RE RUNNING THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, WHAT DO YOU
TELL THEM? >> GO TO THE BASE.
THEY IGNORED A LOT OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHURCHES.
THEY IGNORED A LOT OF THE BLACK RADIO.
THEY IGNORED LATINO. THEY WERE TOO BUSY FLIRTING WITH
PEOPLE WHO WOULDN'T GIVE HIM A DATE RATHER THAN THE ONE WHO IS
WENT TO THE PROM WITH HIM FOR THE LAST 40 YEARS AND THEY
STAYED HOME IN KEY STATES BECAUSE YOU NEVER CAME AND
TALKED TO THEM AT ALL. THE DEMOCRATS NEED TO QUIT
FOOLING THEMSELVES. >> YOU GOT TO ASK FOR THE VOTES.
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU -- >> FELONY FRIDAY?
>> FELONY FRIDAY. WHAT TUNES ARE YOU GOING TO BE
SPINNING TONIGHT ON THE BEAT? >> YOU KNOW, THAT'S A BIG
QUESTION. OTHER THAN YOUR NEW ALBUM, WE
LIKE KENDRICK LAMAR A LITTLE BIT.
>> VERY GOOD. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK OF KENDRICK
LAMAR? >> GREAT.
GREAT. WHO DO YOU HAVE ON THE SHOW
TONIGHT? DO YOU KNOW YET?
>> I DO. I THINK WHAT I'M MOST EXCITED
ABOUT IS WE HAVE MY OLD BOSS, FLOYD ABRAMS --
>> OH. >> TALKING ABOUT THE PRESS
CONFERENCE ON LEAKS WITH JEFF SESSIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. SUNDAY 8:00 A.M.
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