NBC's Ann Curry to DNC Chair: What More Can You Do to Keep Democrats in Charge?
With less than two weeks to go before the midterm elections, NBC's Ann Curry on Wednesday's Today show, invited on DNC Chairman Tim Kaine to make his case and seemingly pleaded "What are you going to do, over the next 13 days...to convince voters to keep Democrats in charge?" Curry even questioned Kaine why Barack Obama hadn't energized his base earlier, specifically the youth vote, as she pressed: "If these young voters are so important...was it a mistake not to woo them sooner?" Curry then went on to quote former George W. Bush adviser Karl Rove, who pointed out the Tea Party was still maturing as a movement, as she asked the former governor of Virginia "If the Tea party is not sophisticated, then why is it so difficult for your party, to convince voters otherwise?"
The following is the full interview with Tim Kaine as it was aired on the October 20 Today show:
[7:09am]
ANN CURRY: Former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine is the chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Governor Kaine, good morning.
[On screen headline: "13 Days Until Midterms, Can Democrats Keep Control Of Congress?"]
TIM KAINE: Hey Ann, good to be back with you.
CURRY: Well great. Well if 59 percent of Americans are saying that this country is on the wrong track with Democrats in charge, what are you going to do, over the next 13 days that you haven't done already, to convince voters to keep Democrats in charge?
KAINE: Well it's important for us to continue to talk to Democrats and the American public about the achievements of the administration. We are not where we want to be yet, but Ann, after a decade of losing jobs and losing family income, the American economy is growing again and for nine straight months private sector has added jobs. We see in the NBC/Wall Street journal poll, that among registered voters, Democrats now have an edge over Republicans. We still have a gap to close among likely voters, but the President's numbers are also improving and we think we, with the President out on the trail, we think we got a real good case to make here over the next two weeks.
CURRY: Well let's take a look at how the President is trying to close that gap. He's been, basically, turning to college students. We've got him campaigning in Ohio State, earlier this week. He's also campaigned at the University of Wisconsin. He's appeared at an MTV town hall, and now he's about to appear on The Daily Show, which also boasts a young audience. This has a feeling of being sort of a last ditch, last minute effort. If these young voters are so important, this midterm elections, was it a mistake not to woo them sooner? 
KAINE: No, no, no. This is a, it's important, you have an easier time getting young voters once college is back in, because you have a lot of folks together. And the message to young voters is pretty simple. You turned out in record numbers in 2008 and guess what? We have done the largest expansion of the student loan program in American history without spending an additional penny. We took it away from banks, who didn't need it. We've done a health care reform that allows youngsters to stay on their family insurance policy until age 26. And we've done important credit card reform that has helped young voters. So we have their attention, they're together. And we're reaching out, not just to young voters, but all of our voters, but they are a very important constituency.
CURRY: Well let's talk about what you're really up against because, you know, this, this swell of enthusiasm around the Tea Party. Karl Rove recently said that members of the Tea Party are amazing, but as an organization it is not sophisticated. So if this is true, if the Tea party is not sophisticated, then why is it so difficult for your party, the Democratic Party to, to convince voters otherwise?
KAINE: Well I don't think - I mean we're not trying to convince voters whether or not the Tea Party is sophisticated or not. We're trying to convince them that we can win.
CURRY: But why does it-
KAINE: I'm talking...
CURRY: What, what I'm trying to ask you, though is why-
KAINE: Yeah?
CURRY: -does the Tea Party have the Democratic Party on the ropes, if in fact, this is true, that the Tea Party is not sophisticated?
KAINE: Yeah. That's, that's not the way I look at it, Ann. The, the, it's a tough climate because the economy is hard and when people are hurting it's always going to be tough. And American history has shown that. But I'm talking here from Iowa today. I've been doing events in congressional districts in Iowa where the polls have been moving in the Democratic candidate's favor and early voting results thus far, show that Democrats are doing quite well in early voting. We've seen the governor's race here in Iowa go from a double-digit race down, our candidate Governor Culver was down to a single digit race. And all over the country, whether it's Pennsylvania, Florida, California, Colorado, Washington state, we're seeing polls move in Democrats' favor. We've got a lot of work to do, I'm glad we still have two more weeks, but you want to hit Election Day on an up-cycle and we believe that we are.
CURRY: Alright. Okay DNC Chairman Tim Kaine. Thank you so much for joining us this morning.
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How about take the remaining
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Wed, 10/20/2010 - 1:12pm.
stimulus money and bribing voters? It seems in line with how these thieves operate.
yes, it's always been
Submitted by jkwtrading on Wed, 10/20/2010 - 6:08pm.
yes, it's always been effective in the past...so they give this a whirl, with the new slant..use tax money to bribe.
Which really means
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Wed, 10/20/2010 - 9:17pm.
Bribe you with your own money.Stupid Liberal JournOList
Submitted by Van Halen on Wed, 10/20/2010 - 1:13pm.
Stupid Liberal JournOList tools. Notice Ann's lip quivering slightly because she's getting ready to bawl and sob over the impending political disaster brought on by CHICAGO MESSIAH.
Actually, Curry had a slip of the tongue
Submitted by motherbelt on Wed, 10/20/2010 - 8:04pm.
She meant to ask "What more can WE do....?"
what a liberal bafoon
Submitted by Iron Tigers Vet on Wed, 10/20/2010 - 1:24pm.
lets see here...
before Kaine left va. as the governor - $1.8 billion deficit -
"The, the, it's a tough climate because the economy is hard and when people are hurting it's always going to be tough."
Now that we have a "common sense" governor who is really more conservative than republican... wait for it... not even a year in office having a surplus of $220 million.
Kaine is useless. Another liberal joke trolling his assbackwards liberal ideology throughout the country when he should be sitting on the porch with his piehole shut.
To the MSM cheerleaders for the DNC: Shut up!
Submitted by Mary Louise Turner on Wed, 10/20/2010 - 1:31pm.
I have had enough of these elitist DNC cheerleaders morphing their bogus "news" shows into DNC pep rallies. It's a wonder they're not bringing pom-poms and megaphones with that stupid new D logo to their studios! Oh, I forgot - these "journalists" are alleged "professionals". To them I say: Get off your high horse, shut your yappers and report news!
Get our your liberalese translator.
Submitted by samhermanmd on Wed, 10/20/2010 - 1:34pm.
"What are you going to do....to convince voters to keep Democrats in charge?" translates as "What more can we do at NBC (and affiliates) to provide more free propaganda for you?"
Not unforeseen, given the network conglomerate does employ such self-described luminaries as Olby and Ed.
What more can they do?
Submitted by SickofLibs on Wed, 10/20/2010 - 1:56pm.
Hmmm, let's see...
How about hand delivering ballots to prisoners while delaying/hindering military ballots?
Or maybe bribing HS students to vote with a ride to the polls and free ice cream?
Feel free to jump in with any other suggestions, Curry.
being enslaved instead of free
Submitted by jon_torlin on Wed, 10/20/2010 - 1:59pm.
Like I said in a previous thread with this same dingbat, these people really have a desire to be enslaved, which is what we'll have with the democrats in charge.
So in essence, she's trying to convince voters that it's better to be shackled rather than free.
After all, who wants to have more money if people weren't taxed to death(literally too)? Who wants less government intrusion, after all, we need the government to take care of all our needs, right?
Idiot.
-Jon
The guy leading the campaign,
Submitted by jkwtrading on Wed, 10/20/2010 - 2:02pm.
The guy leading the campaign, Obama, does not have a clue exactly what he is doing. 3 year olds have more common sense than Obama.
why would anyone even ask the question, it is quite obvious Obama is an idiot.
Obama did something I enjoy immensely. He did a video urging all to come out and vote..this video is his mandate of acceptance or his rejection..either his people vote or they don't..he laid it all on the line.
he now has 2 weeks to make it all happen, as he set his own time table for success or defeat..I love it when politicians do this..
do or die time for Obama.
An Honest Answer would be...
Submitted by mattm on Wed, 10/20/2010 - 2:44pm.
"Well now, let's see. We're already screwing up the military vote, hiring ballot box stuffers and polling place-hoppers, and re-registering dead people and people who have moved out of their district. I think we still have opportunities in expanding underage, and illegal alien voting, and in spoiling ballots cast for republican candidates. And of course we are always exploring any avenues for gaining and maintaining our rightful hold on political power." - DNC Chair
Hey Anne...
Submitted by holeinthehull on Wed, 10/20/2010 - 4:41pm.
Hey Anne-why don't you just quit your damn job and join the DNC.
You have proven time and time again that you are not a journalist nor a reporter but a water carrier for the Dems downtown.
www.holeinthehull.com
Well, there is always the Democrat 'fallback' position in...
Submitted by jawebster1 on Wed, 10/20/2010 - 7:58pm.
close elections. It's called 'voter fraud'!
Just one more reason not to watch NBC. Oh, you say nobody's watching? It's no wonder. They should comply with 'truth in advertising' laws and change their name from NBC to the DNC Channel.
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