On her Wednesday show, MSNBC Live host Stephanie Ruhle lamented to Delaware Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester that people will still vote for President Trump despite him being a liar and Joe Biden being a much more decent person.
Ruhle began by asking Blunt Rochester if the Democrats' communication strategy is effective. "Many of the speakers last night focused on Joe Biden as a good, humble and decent man. Does that kind of thing get people excited to go to the polls?" Rochester talked about how the Bidens are "humble public servants," but Ruhle worried out loud that in the privacy of the polls, greedhead voters will stick with Trump now that the stock market is recovering.
STEPHANIE RUHLE: You'll be hard-pressed to find almost anybody who will argue that president Trump is a more decent human being than Joe Biden, but here is the thing, people vote in private and there are folks out there who will forgive President Trump for almost anything because the stock market is doing so well. Just yesterday the S&P 500 hit a record high. Trump is going to argue that all of those gains will be lost without him. We know that is not true, but how do you convince Americans to make a change and potentially risk those economic gains?
In addition to confusing her own economic predictions with objective truth, Ruhle made it seem as if Biden's supporters won't forgive him "for almost anything" because he's not Trump.
As for Blunt Rochester answer, she gave the standard Democratic line about government benefits matter more than anything: "While the S&P might do well and some individuals who have a lot of resources might do well, the average person is saying, are you fighting for me to make sure I have that expanded unemployment insurance, or those SNAP benefits while I'm going through this economic hardship?"
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Here is a transcript for the August 19 show:
MSNBC
MSNBC with Stephanie Ruhle
9:06 AM ET
STEPHANIE RUHLE: Many of the speakers last night focused on Joe Biden as a good, humble and decent man. Does that kind of thing get people excited to go to the polls?
LISA BLUNT ROCHESTER: Well, first of all, good morning, Stephanie. I know I am excited, and watching last night, I think people got a chance to see a glimpse of the real Joe Biden as well as Jill Biden, and just that they are humble public servants who care about people and who care about family and their faith. And I think America -- you could hear a lot of people, there was a sigh of relief that they could breathe and they could actually envision a time where we would not feel this angst and this sadness. And that's what I really focused on in my speech, was about that classroom in the future where kids will be thinking about this moment and what we did. So I'm so proud people got a chance to see the Joe Biden, and the Jill Biden that we know here in Delaware and Jill's speech was actually given from the school where my two children graduated from, Brandywine High School.
RUHLE: You'll be hard-pressed to find almost anybody who will argue that president Trump is a more decent human being than Joe Biden, but here is the thing, people vote in private and there are folks out there who will forgive President Trump for almost anything because the stock market is doing so well. Just yesterday the S&P 500 hit a record high. Trump is going to argue that all of those gains will be lost without him. We know that is not true, but how do you convince Americans to make a change and potentially risk those economic gains?
BLUNT ROCHESTER: Well, the reality is, as you said, you know, people are concerned about their own well-being, their life, and their livelihood. I think that's what our folks are focused on. While the S&P might do well and some individuals who have a lot of resources might do well, the average person is saying, are you fighting for me to make sure I have that expanded unemployment insurance, or those SNAP benefits while I'm going through this economic hardship? So they're looking for a champion. They're looking for a fighter. I think that's what they see in Joe Biden, somebody who is going to care not just about, you know, the most but those who are struggling and those who have needs. And so I think that's what -- people are going to say, am I better off and right now, people are not better off., they're hurting. So, that's what's going to, I think, drive people to the polls. Also, I think what people want to see is a vision for the future. How are we going to build back out of this? And that's why I think that's also going to attract voters. And then the last thing I will say is on that vision, I think we have to deal with these issues of race and justice. And that's something that we're really not hearing from a President Trump. But you are hearing it from Joe Biden about uniting this country. That's what people -- they just want to be the United States of America again.
