
Recapping the Biggest Moments, Speeches of Night 4 of the DNC
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The Democratic National Convention wrapped up Thursday night at the United Center.
Santita Jackson is a political commentator who attended Howard University with Kamala Harris. State Rep. Travis Weaver is a Republican from Peoria.
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Recapping the Biggest Moments, Speeches of Night 4 of the DNC
Clip: 8/22/2024 | 3m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
Santita Jackson is a political commentator who attended Howard University with Kamala Harris. State Rep. Travis Weaver is a Republican from Peoria.
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BUT FIRST JOINING US NOW WITH THEIR TAKEAWAYS FROM THE FINAL NIGHT OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ARE SAN TITO, JACKSON, POLITICAL ANALYST AND HOST OF THE SANTEE TO JACKSON SHOW.
SHE ALSO ATTENDED HOWARD UNIVERSITY WITH KAMALA HARRIS AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE TRAVIS WEAVER FROM PEORIA.
WELCOME BACK.
THANKS FOR JOINING US AGAIN.
SO FIRST, LET'S GET YOUR REACTIONS TO WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT TONIGHT.
REPRESENTATIVE, WE START WITH YOU WHAT YOU THINK.
WELL, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT YOU CAN GIVE A GOOD SPEECH, IS THAT NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT?
I CONTINUE TO FEEL LIKE I'M MISSING SOME SUBSTANCE.
ONE THING THAT I DID THINK IT WAS INTERESTING AND HER SPEECHES, HE SAID JUST IMAGINE A DONALD TRUMP PRESIDENCY.
AND THE NICE THING IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO IMAGINE WE LIVED THROUGH IT.
WE LIVED THROUGH A CLOSED BORDER.
WE LIVED THROUGH A GROWING ECONOMY.
WE LIVE THROUGH A WORLD THAT WAS AT PEACE.
AND THEN THE TITLE CHANGE HANDS.
NOW WE DO HAVE THOSE THINGS ANYMORE.
SO I CAN IMAGINE THAT PRESIDENCY AND THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN.
JUST A MEMBER, YOU TAX AND WE KNOW I SAW A WOMAN WHO TOLD ME SHE HAD HER CLIENT.
WE WILL BE THE PEOPLE THAT U.S. HIS CLIENT HAS BEEN HIMSELF.
AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE GOT A CHANCE TO SEE.
YOU GOT A CHANCE TO SEE SOMEONE WHO SPOKE TO OUR ASPIRATIONS AS OPPOSED TO PRESIDENT TRUMP WHO SPEAKS FRUSTRATIONS.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DON'T REMEMBER WHAT SHE SAID.
REMEMBER HOW YOU FEEL.
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS WAS TONIGHT TONIGHT.
THIS WAS ABOUT THAT HOW SHE WAS GOING TO MAKE US FEEL LIKE THERE'S TIME FOR US TO GET MORE AND MORE DETAILS AND THAT'S GOING TO BE THAT'S FORTHCOMING.
AND I'M EXCITED AND ANXIOUS TO SEE THAT.
BUT RIGHT NOW TO THE NIGHT.
SHE GAVE AMERICA WHAT WE NEEDED.
WE NEEDED TO KNOW.
CAN WE TRUST YOU?
DO WE FEEL COMFORTABLE HAVING ACCESS TO THE NUCLEAR CODES?
TO WE HAVE WE FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT YOU CAN GET IN THE ROOM AND BE A LEADER.
AND I THINK THAT SHOWED US TONIGHT THAT SHE IS SHE'S UP TO THE JOB REPRESENT.
WE HEARD TONIGHT FROM FORMER ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN ADAM KINZINGER OVER THIS WEEK.
AS AS NICK WAS JUST REPORTING, WE'VE HEARD FROM SEVERAL REPUBLICANS FORMER REPUBLICANS EVEN TONIGHT HERE IN OR SAY THE PARTY IS NO LONGER CONSERVATIVE.
IT IS THE PARTY OF TRUMP.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF WELL, PEOPLE CHANGE PARTIES.
IT'S NOT UNCOMMON.
ADAM KINZINGER WENT FROM THE RIGHT TO LEFT ACTUALLY EXPECT LATER THIS WEEK OR NEXT.
WE'LL SEE RFK COMING TO THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT.
ACTUALLY, I KNOCK ON DOORS QUITE A BIT CAMPAIGNING FOR OTHER FOLKS.
AND I I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE AT DOORS THAT ARE USED TO BE DEMOCRATS AND ARE NOW REPUBLICANS AND THEY SAY I WANT TO PARTY THAT IS NOT GOING TO MAKE MY GAS EXPENSE OF PARTY.
THAT CARES ABOUT MY GROCERIES.
I WANT A PARTY THAT INVEST IN AMERICAN CITIZENS RATHER THAN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
AND SO ADAM KINZINGER IS ONE PERSON THAT WE LOST IN REPUBLICAN PARTY.
BUT WHAT I'VE SEEN MORE BROADLY AS INDEPENDENTS AND PEOPLE FROM THE LEFT ARE SEEN THE REASONS THAT WE CAN BE SUCCESSFUL TOGETHER, CONSERVATIVE VALUES AND EAT IT.
BUT I THINK IT'S SHOWING THAT WE'RE ALL SO MUCH MORE NUANCED IN OUR POLITICS.
PEOPLE ARE NOT HARD-LEFT HARD RIGHT?
PEOPLE REALLY WANT SOME ANSWERS.
INFLATION HAS BEATEN EVERYBODY UP MORE AND MORE AMERICANS CANNOT PEOPLE TO COLLEGE WHO CAN IMAGINE THAT.
THE UNIVERSITY CHICAGO'S $100,000 A YEAR UNDER GRADUATE.
THAT IS JUST ENTIRELY TOO EXPENSIVE.
HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE GROCERY STORE LATELY?
YOU CAN SPEND $100 AND NOT GET A SLICE OF BUT KAMALA SAYS THAT ON DAY ONE, SHE'S GOING TO FIX INFLATION.
WHY NOT YESTERDAY?
WELL, I KNOW ONE OF THE LAST 3 YEARS.
I THINK WHAT YOU DO IS YOU PUT POLICIES IN PLACE AND YOU THEY WILL.
I WILL GO TO AND I THINK WE HAVE TO GIVE IT TIME TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE HAD TO GET THEY TOOK TIME FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP TO ROLL OUT POLICIES TOO.
AND THEN WHEN YOU BECOME WHEN YOU START GOVERNING.
THOSE PHOTOS, POLICIES CHANGE BECAUSE YOU HAVE OTHER REALITIES DEAL WITH.
I'M NOT GIVING YOU PUSH BACK.
I'M JUST SAYING THAT TONIGHT.
SHE GAVE US WHAT YOU GIVE US.
TYPICALLY ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS YEAR.
BUT
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