C (5:32)

Clip her opponent, not so much. Mikey's opponent has now run for governor three times in a row. I mean, I believe in persistence, but at a certain point. So three times in a row. Other two times he lost. So this time his strategy is to suck up to the Republicans in Washington. So Donald Trump called Mikey's opponent 100% MAGA. Ah, not a great endorsement. When he was asked to give the Trump administration a grade, Mike, his opponents said they deserved an A. Don't boo. I mean, I know there's been great inflation, but really, an A. This is the best we could do. I mean, these are the same folks who put secret war plans in a group chat. You don't think there's anything they could be doing better? No room for improvement. Jersey. We don't need a governor who puts party and ideology ahead of the people that elected that governor. You deserve a governor who's going to think for herself and work for you. A governor who will create jobs and not cut them. A governor who will lower costs and not raise them. A governor who will bring people together and not divide them. A governor who will do right for the people of New Jersey no matter what anybody in Washington thinks. You deserve a governor like Mikey Sherrill.

B (7:35)

More from former President Barack Obama. Energizing this PAC New Jersey crowd rallying support for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikey Sherrill, just days before the election. Let's play it inspiration.

C (7:50)

Because let's face it, our country and our politics are in a pretty dark place right now. It's hard to know where to start, because every day this White House offers up a fresh batch of lawlessness and carelessness and mean spiritedness and just plain old craziness. We've got a president who thinks it's okay to use the Justice System Department, just for example, to use the Justice Department to go after his political opponents. Wait, wait, wait. Here. Here's a rule. You can't boo. You gotta vote. They won't hear you if you're booing, but they'll hear your vote. So you've got a president who replaces career prosecutors with loyalists who will do his bidding. And now he's telling them to hand over millions of taxpayer dollars that he had to pay in expenses for previously violating the law. We've got a commander in chief who has fired decorated military officers because he thinks they might be more loyal to the Constitution than they are to him. Now, don't move. He's deployed the National Guard in American cities and claimed to be stopping crime waves that don't actually exist. We got masked ICE agents pulling in unmarked vans and grabbing people off the streets, including US Citizens Don't Vote Vote rubbing them on the suspicion that they don't look like real Americans. We've got Health and Human Services secretary who opposes proven science and then pedals quack medicine. We've got a top White House aide who calls Democrats the whole Democratic Party domestic extremists. And then we've got some poor labor economists who got fired for accurately reporting bad job numbers that Trump didn't like. It's like every day is Halloween, except it's all tricks and no treats ever.

D (10:56)

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B (12:18)

More from Obama Right here. Let's play this clip right here.

C (12:23)

I love you but hold on. I heard you girl. Just, just settle down. I'm here to talk to everybody, not just you. I mean you look cute, but I am married. Michelle's fine too.

B (12:54)

Another great clip from Obama. Let's play it.

C (12:57)

We are being tested and what is remarkable about America is that it gives us the power as citizens to change this country. We all have more power than we sometimes imagine. We just got to use it. So if you believe in that better story of America, you cannot sit this one out. As citizens, you have to vote for Leaders like Mikey who believe in that story too. Leaders who care about your freedom, leaders who will fight for your rights, leaders who will go work every day to make your life a little bit better. Go get your friends, grab your family members, tell them to go out and vote. Because if you do that, New Jersey, if you meet this moment, if you believe change can happen, you will not just elect Mikey Sherrill, your next governor. You will not just put New Jersey on a path to a brighter future. You will set a glorious example for this nation. Let's get to work. Thank you, Newark. God bless.

B (14:30)

I've got one more clip from Obama I want to share with you. Let's play it.

C (14:33)

I don't know many people who started their careers as a Navy helicopter pilot, then went to law school, then became a federal prosecutor, keeping communities safe. And she's doing this while raising four kids. And then, because apparently that was a little bit too easy, she decides to run for Congress. I get tired just thinking about it. But. But I do know that it makes her the kind of leader who understands the mission, who knows who she is supposed to serve, who doesn't have a lot of time for excuses. And that is exactly what New Jersey needs right now. Mikey doesn't just say the right thing as your governor, she will do the right thing.

B (15:54)

Now here is Mikey Cheryl, congresswoman, helicopter pilot, prosecutor. Here's what she has to say on day one. She's focusing on affordability and declaring a state of emergency on utility hikes. Here, play this clip.

E (16:13)

So here's what I'll do on day one. I'm declaring a state of emergency on utility hikes. I'll freeze those rate hikes to lower your family's bills. New Jersey. I am not playing. I am not writing a strongly worded letter. I am not starting up a working group. I'm not doing a 10 year study. I am declaring a state of emergency.

B (16:46)

More from Mikey Cheryl right here to tell you who she is fighting for and compare that to Jack Chitterelli who's like, what does ever. Whatever Donald Trump tells me to do, I'm going to do. Here's what. I'm not even sure what that accent was supposed to be. Um, here's what Mikey Sheryl has to say. Here, play this clip.

E (17:06)

So I'm fighting. I'm fighting for Chuck, a small business owner in Gloucester getting crushed by tariffs. I'm fighting for Karina, a single mom here in Newark who isn't sure if she can afford to stay and raise her son in New Jersey. I'M fighting for Bob, a lot of us. I'm fighting for Bob, a veteran in Kate May who's worried about his data privacy. I'm fighting for Regina in Trenton who lost her son Trayvon to gun violence. And I'm fighting for Sequoia in Jersey city who pays 70% of her income and rent and can't get ahead. That's why I'm going to work every day as your governor to make sure you can afford to stay right here in New Jersey.

B (17:46)

And just to remind you, this is where Jack Chitterelli, the MAGA Republican who ran for governor three times, he's like just he keeps running over and over and over again. When he was asked, what do you give Donald Trump so far? This was, by the way, this debate was three weeks ago. So just so you know, Cittarelli says I give Donald Trump an A. If I could give him an A plus, I'd one here, watch for yourself. Here, play this clip.

E (18:10)

What grade would you give President Trump for a second term?

F (18:13)

Right now? I'd certainly give the president A. I think he's right about everything that he's doing.

B (18:17)

More from Cittarelli right here when he was asked on Fox so what are you going to do with all these things that Donald Trump's doing to destroy the state? Here's what Cittarelli says. Let's play this clip.

E (18:28)

But last night he said on that telerally call he will be out campaigning for Jack. Do you expect to have the president and your state in these last few days?

F (18:38)

We're looking to work with him in any way we can to help deliver a win here. I know he's very, very busy. We appreciate the teletown hall last night on which there were thousands. He's doing some robocalls for us. He's certainly posting on social media. All those things contribute.

B (18:51)

And then Cittarelli still as of this past week in denial that Donald Trump is screwing New Jersey over and terminating the Gateway Tunnel project and just costing tens of thousands of jobs and just gutting the economy of New Jersey. Let's play this clip right here.

E (19:09)

So when President Trump says it's terminated, do you think that's not true?

F (19:12)

I think he's playing hardball negotiations. But as governor of New Jersey, I'm due right by the state. And by the way, it's important for the governor of New Jersey to have a relationship with the president. I do. We'll get things done for New Jersey.

E (19:23)

Have you talked to him about this project yet?

C (19:24)

I have.

E (19:25)

And what did what was that conversation? How did that go?

F (19:28)

He understands it's important to the region.

E (19:30)

And did he commit to the federal government's part in it?

F (19:35)

He understands it's important to the region.

E (19:38)

What does that mean?

F (19:39)

He understands it's a very important project to the region.

E (19:42)

Did you get a commitment?

F (19:44)

How you doing, Laura?

E (19:45)

You're not going to tell me about your conversation with the president? That's okay. If the federal government did not come through on that, what do you do then?

F (19:53)

I don't anticipate the federal government not coming through on that project. It's the quintessential federal infrastructure project. It's critically important to the region. It's critically important to the region's economy. And this region's economy is critically important to the national economy. That project's gonna get done.

B (20:07)

And by the way, you take a look at the neighbor right there in New York City. New York voter registration is soaring for the Democrats. You take a look at the change from February right there. 146,000 more people have registered for the Democrats. I think you can call that the Mom Donnie effect. You could also just call it the fact that I think the public is seeing the suffering that Donald Trump is inflicting on we the people. I just want to show you this as well. Catherine Ramples, the first to post it. How the United States Department of Agriculture just sent an email to grocery stores telling them that they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse. And she's aware of multiple stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then had to withdraw it because the usda, the United States government, said that they would attack these grocery stores if you helped out the SNAP beneficiary. So there's everything that's going on. Let me know what you think. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million subscribers. We appreciate you, as always.

D (21:16)

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