Would the Lincoln Project have supported Bernie Sanders?

If Bernie Sanders had become the Democratic presidential nominee, would the anti-Trump group have supported his candidacy? cbsn.ws/3nGMGAL
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[@clamourincessant6974]

The fears of Bernie greatly changing the US government and its society were vastly overrated. He wouldn't have. If he could have had everything he wanted, he'd be like a second FDR, and people loved that guy.

[@espn2harry1]

I love Bernie he’s my president

[@bobs182]

Wealthy people own congress and the six major news outlets which have convinced us that helping rich people helps everyone while distracting us with guns, abortion, racism, militarism, welfare, immigration, religion, calling healthcare socialism etc.

[@honeysucklecat]

Bernie’s record on accomplishing his goals is pretty bad.

[@Maddie9185]

It’s the misinformation and the fear mongering. But people in this country are so uninformed that they will let anyone tell them anything and they just accept it as the truth. Unfortunately it is nothing new the misinformation and fear mongering has been spread since the country was founded but it’s now getting worse.

[@bobs182]

@@Maddie9185 Trump tells people what they want to hear. He uses his rallies to see what his base responds to and to reinforce his control over them.

[@quakermusic]

I wish this had been part of the original broadcast. Everyone should see this.

[@regret81]

I completely agree. IMO, there is no good excuse for the exclusion of this clip from the televised broadcast.

[@mrstreama2220]

@@regret81 arh... agree too, but there is for the powers that be....Editor hand... the Bernie blackout continues by design and purpose!

[@mrstreama2220]

@Karen Byrd But it didn't make the main show did it? and there is a whole audience that doesn't access YT which is entitle to a fair coverage of Bernie i should say was entitled too. yep the horse has bolted. 60minutes is guilty as all MSM and has not been honest with fair coverage of Bernie though out the whole year. YT is a different beast and it's the scraps that's thrown out to justify an argument against claim of bias from them, so your point is my point too! As i said, editors hand and not impartial journalism. Editor know where there bread is buttered.

[@towritemichelle210]

Bernie or not this segment should have made the main piece

[@blainetanner5531]

Yuppp

[@ld4974]

"Patriotism means support for the country. It does not mean support for the president". - Teddy Roosevelt The Lincoln project gets it.

[@ld4974]

@@kennethsnodgrass2607 So where was "the Lincoln statue" that "Bidens supporters" supposedly took down?

[@thesaw9988]

L D yeah. Weirdly enough, those guys seem smarter than both republicans and democrats. I don't agree with them on several issues but... they tell the truth.

[@R6-J4]

Back when Republicans were actually progressive instead of their current regressive ways.

[@RAGEAGAINST808]

@@peterjohnson9291 This waste of space just repeats the same crap on every post. If he's not a bot he sure sounds like one and needs to get out of his moms basement for some vitamin D.

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

@@peterjohnson9291 like he did in 2016 by losing over 3+ million votes? Considering how many didn't vote in 2016 and the record turn out this year, I'd say Trump support is even more in the minority than it was four years ago.

[@attheranch873]

Yes, Bernie Sanders has integrity.

[@DaveE99]

It’s really hard to find anything bad about him, joe rogan was like “ I like him, because he has been consistent for over 35 years”

[@greggray3741]

I like Bernie because he tells you what he actually believes. However, his policies would destroy America & make us weaker & poorer. I’m not surprised he went to Russia for his honeymoon.

[@greggray3741]

@ozgamer no, I do like Bernie. He doesn’t hide all of his nutty policy positions. He’s honest about what he believes, which I respect. I mean, the man has never actually held a real job before in his life so it kinda makes sense. He wouldn’t know what it’s like to sign a check, only what it’s like to cash one. He doesn’t hide his crazy so I respect him for that.

[@user-ok9my2ih7e]

@@greggray3741 You have no idea what you’re talking about. How original.

[@greggray3741]

@@user-ok9my2ih7e www.toptradeguru.com/news/dems-in-absolute-panic-as-early-data-shatters-narrative-in-key-states/

[@catkatt2855]

This should have been included in the 60min broadcast as it explains exactly why the Lincoln Project exists to bring down DJT.

[@thecancelling2870]

They really exist to gift cash from ladies in pink hats. Trump may be distasteful. So are they

[@lm8499]

To protect Democracy. You forgot that part.

[@L._Diaz]

Good

[@TheCdiacono]

@@thecancelling2870 Oh, because "ladies in pink hats" are the worst?....:))

[@thecancelling2870]

@@TheCdiacono no. Definitely not. I happen to know a few! Their fathers are the worst!...No, nobody is the worst. I want our republic to survive, no matter who wins. Greatest country the world has known, warts and all. Best wishes.

[@Kim-lc3fv]

They put their finger right on the problem in that clip.

[@solarnaut]

this seemed like a hard question, but instead was a revelatory answer.

[@etherspin]

I remember hearing Rick talking about Bernie a year ago and he said that as a former GOP strategist Bernie was a dream come true *for people in his old job* because he is so easy for Trump to oppose - all the problems he had with Bernie were unrelated to personality and came down to the fact he thought trump had a chance of beating Bernie by comparing him to failed socialist states

[@gugy68]

@@etherspin Bernie would demolish Trump. Most independents, youth, working people, latinos would rally behind him. There is absolutely no excitement behind Biden, the only thing he’s offering is taking Trump out. No policies.

[@Raydensheraj]

@@gugy68 No policies🙄🤣 His policies are his biggest strenght you political scientist.

[@Raydensheraj]

@@jonjonr4788 I think you misunderstood my comment. Biden's main strength as candidate are his proposed policies he promises to put in effect when elected. It is irrelevant how much he is liked or not - he runs on policies that are at least "theoretically" better then whatever Trump is running on...since he has no plan or policies for the next four years...

[@TWFydGlu]

@@gugy68 That’s great if you want to win the popular vote. That’s not how US elections work though.

[@julieaylward6178]

As a loyal Vermont supporter of both Bernie Sanders and the Lincoln Project, I am overwhelmed and the tears are running down my cheeks. Thank you, Steve and Rick - Julie Conquest Aylward

[@redhiker7528]

Hey you Biden supporters you need to step back for a moment and bear in mind that is your candidate has not denied the authenticity of the damning emails in Hunter’s laptop! It is your responsibility to not be willfully ignorant. kzbin.info/www/bejne/haLYh4KtnLxsras The mainstream media is doing everything that it can to demonize president Trump while at the same time protecting the Democratic candidate by refusing to circulate stories about the Biden family corruption that was revealed in Hunter Biden's abandoned laptop. Ever since Joe Biden became vice-president the net worth of the Biden family went from zero to millions! How does a politician manage to amass a fortune while living on a civil servant salary? Bribes and kickbacks, that’s how! The Bidens now live in million dollar mansions, they have domestic servants, they are members of the most exclusive country clubs, they travel in private planes. Whenever Joe Biden traveled to a foreign country in the role of vice-president he would bring along one of his brothers or sons who acted as “bag men” for the bribe/kickback money that he would receive so that the money could not be traced directly to him. Hunter Biden, for example, got a payoff of three million dollars and a seat on the board of Burisma even though he has no experience or knowledge about the energy industry or even speak the Ukranian language! Yet, in spite of all of the evidence contained in his abandoned laptop the mainstream media has remained silent about it. The left is now the American Taliban. Despite claiming to be morally superior, anti-racist, and anti-sexist, they are completely intolerant, vengeful, and hateful of any infidel or apostate who dares to say or do anything that criticizes Joe Biden or that does not support their fundamentalist Marxist narrative. Of course, they do this out of a profound sense of enlightened, virtue signaling, compassion. Total hypocrites. "To find out who is ruling over you, find out who you are not allowed to criticize" -- Voltaire. Cato I advised our founding fathers “Vote the measure and not the man” so you all need to vote Republican and throw the Democrat rascals out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6aWh6WqmpWkh5o

[@openyourmind3763]

@@redhiker7528 Yes, no duh both sides are corrupt. We need a new system. Biden is the lesser of two evils. The current admin will continue to destroy America. America was too stupid and brainwashed to vote for Sanders or Warren, the realPatriots, so this is the best we have.,

[@maureenchandlerreid7916]

This should have been part of original broadcast.

[@atheistchristpuncher]

MSM would never allow the normalization of their imminent death.

[@Kim-lc3fv]

Definitely!

[@brianwhiting3280]

Good point Maureen. But I'm confident we'll take back our republic even so. Make sure and vote. Remember, when we have a large turnout, America always speaks loud and clear for freedom, justice and truth.

[@etherspin]

Yep. It's interesting to see that Rick Wilson beneath his coarse, smart assed exterior is actually deeply faithful to the concepts of decency, democracy,honesty etc. I don't think he and the more wordy Steve Schmidt are so different after all, same core fire 🔥 that keeps them going

[@brianwhiting3280]

@@etherspin I hope they use the former head of NSA. I forget his name, but he pointed out that even though he disagreed on several policies with Biden, that he was a good human being and that Trump was not.

[@catenystrom6506]

110% correct. If Trump somehow manages to stay in office...this democracy is finished.

[@isaaclosh8082]

If trump "manages to stay in office" it is b/c he won the election according to the constitution, which means that would be the most democratic result possible. do your ears actually hear the utterly idiotic bile coming out of your mouths?

[@laurab3876]

@@isaaclosh8082 you obviously do not get it but let's try. Trump is a cult leader, followers are pretty much brainwashed into believing he is for the people, the simple people. He knows how to play the system, and if he were to win a second turn, he would turn his back completely to any democratic principles, he would pretty much do whatever he wants regardless of what the constitution says. The only reason he is loosely and kind of playing by rules is because that would be the only way to win. Dictators everywhere normally get elected at first and then, refuse to leave power and the brainshawed ones support the new dictator.

[@cockoffgewgle4993]

@@laurab3876 Lol. Amazing how you can spin being anti-democracy to being pro-democracy. Just call the person who won democratically a threat to democracy! Not Orwellian at all.

[@laurab3876]

@@cockoffgewgle4993 that's how dictators normally get to power. Just saying...

[@cockoffgewgle4993]

@@laurab3876 No it isn't. Hitler wasn't elected. Stalin wasn't elected, Mussolini was elected with extreme political violence and intimidation, after an attempted coup and murdering the opposition shortly after. Any comparison to Trump is quite ridiculous. What dictators and fascists certainly do is attempt to invalidate democracy for their own ends.

[@kriskay6]

This clip was far more important than the official one.

[@maxwellschmidt235]

Seriously... when even these guys can see Sanders as a mainstream American, the media needs to really reevaluate how they talk about candidates.

[@DrexelGregory]

Kristina and Maxwell, are you related to Steve Schmidt?

[@maxwellschmidt235]

@@DrexelGregory I am related to neither Schmidt (at least not that I know of). Nor Michael Schmidt of the New York Times. Nor the former Baseball player.

[@greggray3741]

nypost.com/2020/07/27/lincoln-project-co-founder-met-with-trump-for-campaign-role/ All about the $. Trump said no to him & that’s when he turned on Trump. Why would an outsider candidate like Trump want to hire an insider to lead his campaign? An insider who was a bad track record of getting his tail whipped in elections.

[@robertgadson]

@@maxwellschmidt235 base ball player was great go Giants!

[@clarissagafoor5222]

When one hears this one understands how serious this is!

[@dianafromcalifornia5127]

We are Here to Disagree. I love that! Thank you! Democracy

[@GoddessPallasAthena]

And I like that they ADMIT that there WILL be arguments going forth. They pointed out the aspects of Trump that they find dangerous for our country. They aren't pretending to give up being conservative. I'm totally a Dem, and progressive but appreciate their efforts. We can go back to (hopefully, civilly) arguing next year. This year, we need to get together to put out the fire. Otherwise we won't have a house to argue IN.

[@MossyMozart]

@@GoddessPallasAthena - I know! I truly appreciate that this group came to be out ally. Maybe they do eventually want to resuscitate the Republican Party, but if/when they do, that new Republican brand will be logical and gown-up. Having an opposition party that is responsible is not necessarily a bad thing. I will continue to be a progressive myself and to argue my case.

[@hopeemch8511]

Yes, hearing that they would support Bernie Sanders gives me more security in feeling that whatever they do post Trump will not just be in the interest of resurrecting the Republican Party as it existed Pre-Trump but in working to make sure the entire political process is revamped to work for the American people instead of the wealthy for a change.

[@ChibiHoshiDragon]

Yeah, I get the sense they would have supported Bernie with no qualms about him and just emphasized a red House and Senate to keep him in check. Proper Checks and Balances.

[@rotties-rules]

@@ChibiHoshiDragon you had the red house and Senate with Obama it didn't turn out so well.

[@AlexDragonfire96]

@Ellie B #FDR endorses Bernie FDR >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Sanders

[@yellowonesdontstop]

I think "working to make sure the entire political process is revamped to work for the American people instead of the wealthy" is going a bit far. Considering the Lincoln Project is funded by donations, I highly doubt they would do much regarding campaign finance reform. HoshiReed's comment is on the money in the sense that it would be easy for them to support Bernie because they know they don't much to have much to worry about regarding Bernie's policy agenda even if he were elected.* Call me cynical, but I'm not sure how effective the Lincoln Project is aside from tapping into the Democratic grassroots donors that were pouring millions of dollars into even hopeless cause races like Amy McGrath's against Mitch McConnell. However, I do support efforts to purge the GOP of the demagogues, fear mongerers, and peddlers of misinformation. I just don't think the Lincoln Project is it. The Senate run-off in Georgia was proof that the most effective way to change our politics is for individuals to do the hard work on the ground to convince people to get off the sidelines. *Bernie is a traditionalist who dismisses calls for eliminating the filibuster- among other things. I think the only thing I agree with Ann Coulter on is that Bernie isn't worrisome for Republicans since he'd never get anything done, but Elizabeth Warren on the other hand...😉

[@dk7613]

Now these are some Republicans I can agree with!

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

Plenty more of them over at Repulican Voters Against Trump.

[@PyroJohn19]

These guys laid the foundation for Trump. He's a terrible symptom, not the disease

[@user-iw4gz7vh4w]

Neocons who put party over country? You can keep them

[@davematt2002]

Lol war cheerleaders? Ok 🤮

[@johnnyd6715]

@@user-iw4gz7vh4w RINO's who put the swamp over their principles! Sell-outs to the highest bidder.

[@kelleysakata-moon1903]

Gentlemen-I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you are doing!

[@kwoylee5617]

When Steve Schmidt gets on a roll, no one is better at articulating Trump's theat to democracy and the social fabric of America. This should be mandatory viewing for US voters.

[@terrancedactielle5460]

@KZbin Moderator ....... and your still waiting for likes

[@Raydensheraj]

@@DaveSchultzXXL Never Trumper= Any Human being with sense. Scientific American are Never Trumpers that they broke 175 Years history to endorse Joe Biden. New England Medical Journal broke 200 Year history of staying out of Politics. DAMN WAKE UP. Your being bullsh##ed by a Con Man.

[@outdoorsguy]

@@DaveSchultzXXL A Never-Trumper is a patriot, not a nationalist. A Never-Trumper is loyal to this country and the Constitution, not a man. They pledge their allegiance to the flag, and the country for which it stands, not their cult leader. Trump has hijacked the Republican party and turned it into a cult of yes-men and sycophants. And now he's trying to hijack this country. Wake up.

[@rieyuki]

@@outdoorsguy Very nicely said

[@blixerie9317]

@@outdoorsguythat’s why the demoncraps want to get rid of the constitution???

[@np0804]

they are right

[@ដេវីត-ថ2ខ]

I give those men of the Lincoln Project my Nobel Prize of Patriotism!

[@DaveBoswell-lz3kc]

Yeah the entire worse of the worst warhawkish neocons😂😂😂😂 True Patriots!!!! You can keep them.

[@TheFeldhamster]

This question reveals how much many Americans, like the reporter, are used to think in teams and "my team, right or wrong". She's astounded that the Lincoln project guys think in principles instead which shows how rare this way of thinking is. That's really bad. While being loyal to your team is important, being loyal to your principles should always come first. If you're not, it always leads to trouble because you start denying or hushing up problems with your team. Instead of calling them out (to get your team back on the right track). Look how Trump spins every criticism of anything in the US as "Democrats tell people to hate this country". How would you expect the US to keep getting better if you're not allowed to point out things that need improvement? That's why so many people say the US is the best country on earth when it's clearly not by almost all metrics - denial.

[@mkfd4571]

It’s not that she’s astounded. She’s a smart lady. She’s doing her job by asking these questions because this is what other people are thinking.

[@fortniteguy6490]

Thank you Lincoln Project!

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

This election isn’t liberalism vs conservatism it’s liberalism and conservatism vs trumpism

[@kimsy520]

Exactly. I’m a lifelong liberal, but these are the conservatives I like. I like peaceful disagreements on governance, not having to fight for my humanity as a black American, or for putting up with woefully unprofessional conduct from a supposed world leader.

[@pattycarey222]

It's the USA v Trump, that's all

[@kimsy520]

@WingsOfTruth 😂😂😂

[@ThePacha3]

WingsOfTruth 😂😂😂

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

@@peterjohnson9291 in your dreams

[@xaviert7839]

I don’t agree everything with Bernie Sanders as well. But he is faaaar more better than Trump. Bernie has been working his whole life for the working class people. He just wants to make sure every student get their education and everyone has their healthcare so that we have an educated and healthy society. Trump is all about himself and his business.

[@benrosner_]

Exactly. Bernie's heart is in the right place, I just don't really agree with his implementation of his ideals.

[@abelgonzales3695]

Nope.

[@openyourmind3763]

Agreed, I recently finished 20 years paying off 42 gran in student loan debt for my master's degree in mental health. My younger coworker just told me she is making progess, down to 72 gran on hers. This made me so sad. Never imagined I would consider college might not make sense for my own kid. It used to be the ticket to elevate as descendants of immigrants, not so anymore. Don't even get me started on the 5 gran a year I pay for employer health insurance premiums but I have no actual healthcare and missing teeth. Thanks to the GOP, meanwhile 14 billion spent on election campaign. Sick.

[@PoliticalKhanhNguyen]

He would lose if he run with Trump

[@adamr55]

For conservative operatives who may not agree with Senator Sanders, they acknowledge him as he believes in Democracy ideals. I'm impressed and I don't say that lightly. 😀

[@aspensareprettyneat4002]

@Ellie B #FDR was a Bernie Bro but the key thing here is they may not like Bernie, but they would choose Bernie over Trump. Considering the positions the Lincoln Project co-founders have had in Republican politics, that's a pretty big deal. The men and women that have played significant roles in Reoublican politics are willing to not just cross the aisle to avoid Trump, but go a step further and support policies they completely disagree with just to avoid Trump.

[@stasikapetanos1395]

To bad they're lying

[@panaderiatecnica5922]

They are rhinos

[@jasonarokiaraj9817]

See, that proves that if Biden had run in 2016, Bernie would be our vice president right now.

[@colinfun]

I am from Vermont and have said this to several of my out of state relatives, I might disagree with Bernie on many issues, but I do respect him. When he says he believes in something, you know that it is what he believes, it is sadly becoming a rare trait in politics today.

[@chillplayer1234]

Do you disagree with him on the minimum wage? C’mon now, the wage should be higher and private prisons shouldn’t be a thing.

[@ElHolyBoy]

Succinct, eloquent -- accurate. Mad respect.

[@ElHolyBoy]

@Andrea Mendenhall ok.

[@martinweihrauch2379]

Their work and courage can not be overestimated for the US democracy!!

[@etherspin]

They get loads of crap from Trump supporters and a good deal from the nastier set amongst progressives too, especially those who illustrate their own supposed worth by how indignant they are about the purity of others. I have no doubt these guys have been swimming in death threats too

[@gingerhamilton8009]

Steve, you hit the nail on the head; my objection to trump from before he was elected.

[@BestLaddOgama]

@Karen Byrd he knows Bernie cares, he knows Bernie will help Americans rather than benefit himself, his whole economic plan is very excessive but I Believe if he was the Nominee in 2016 and got elected everyone would be in a better situation, specifically meaning Trump would never get rid the pandemic prevention program.

[@BestLaddOgama]

@Karen Byrd now that I think about it Bernie would of absolutely killed Trump in the debates

[@RAGEAGAINST808]

@@peterjohnson9291 Keep em' rolling Comrade Peter. Vladimir commends you!

[@ryanpb16]

Well, they forced Clinton and Biden down our throats. Still voting for Biden even though I’m a loyal Sanders supporter.

[@Hun_Uinaq]

I hate to say it, but Bernie helped. How did he help? He didn’t go after them hard enough. He was too nice. With Clinton, he was too buddy buddy in the beginning. He should’ve attacked and attacked hard and dirty. They could’ve kissed and made up later but, presidential campaign is war. And, all is fair in love and war. With Biden, he was too busy remembering how he was friends with the guy. He didn’t go after him properly. He should’ve pulled out all the stops. He could learn a thing or two from these guys. When they go after somebody, they know they’ve been kissed.

[@AlexDragonfire96]

Nobody forced anybody down our throats. It's democracy. Cope with it

[@sunnyfl3431]

Bernie is an old geezer sell-out. F** Sanders, another useless loser behind Biden.

[@lauraholzler1417]

I can not believe how much I agree with this segment. 100% with TLP on this issue. DT and his enablers are the single biggest threat to our democracy in my lifetime.

[@grantdole]

Such a refreshing perspective. I often don't know how to make my voice heard when I have friends on both sides. This position that not only is it good for us to be able to disagree civilly... it is the bedrock of how politics should function.

[@RAGEAGAINST808]

@Karen Byrd Ron Paul's original wing of the "Tea Party" were good folks, until it got hijacked.

[@whathappenedwhen7456]

This segment should have been included in the show aired on Sunday night. Why? Because what they express in this video is what it takes to HEAL this country -- ie, that even though they disagree with Bernie, they know that Bernie wants the best for this country, whereas Trump wants the best for Trump and only for Trump!

[@stasikapetanos1395]

Is that why the Democrats rigged the primary against him?

[@whathappenedwhen7456]

@@stasikapetanos1395 Yes they did, both in 2016 and in 2020. Hillary blames Bernie for her loss in 2016, but she has only herself to blame for being a lousy candidate, & running a lousy campaign, & for assuming the presidency was hers for the taking. (I decided to reply even though you sound like a Russian bot.)

[@stasikapetanos1395]

@@whathappenedwhen7456 This Russian bot stuff is mostly just an unhealthy coping mechanism for Democrats and Never Trump Republicans to explain why they lost 4 years ago. Even if you beat Trump today, his disgusting politics will come back tomorrow and beat you again unless you change your tune. Trumpers and anti-Trumpers alike dismissing everything they dont like as Russia, China, the deep state, sexists, Soros, etc. will take the world down a very dark road.

[@whathappenedwhen7456]

@@stasikapetanos1395 I disagree with you that "this Russian bot stuff is mostly just an unhealthy coping mechanism..." but I will concede that we have problems to fix in our own house that are not caused by Russia, China, etc. They are just taking advantage of our some of our weak spots. I do agree with you on pretty much everything else you said. People think (or want to think that Trump is an aberration, or a one-off), but there are plenty more Trumps waiting in the wings. I think it is sad for this country that we have been forced to chose between Trump and Biden. We are not a democracy any longer. We are either an oligarchy, or a plutocracy, that is being sold as a democracy.

[@LMR72]

@@whathappenedwhen7456 She can also blame Comey and the liberal media

[@BobKirksey]

From a lifetime Democratic voter, when I see these guys now I feel like my old buddies are representing me. It doesn't matter what the labels are, there are few things that separate us as dedicated Americans.

[@ccharles848]

Wow! Those are some powerful statements!

[@amykeanewright]

Congrats, Lincoln Project! Good story on 60 Minutes and it certainly brought the Trump Trolls to your KZbin video chat. They’re bumping up your numbers and giving us (the rational voters) the opportunity to try to change their votes.

[@trer04]

Good lord these gentlemen are so well-spoken...and true patriots.

[@Cyranowan]

Trevor Schrock I have to disagree. I understand what you are saying but the fomented this situation or atmosphere that created trumps rise. I’m glad they realized their error and trying to correct it but they opened Pandora’s box. We still have hope left.

[@Sunne2day]

Lincoln Project needs to remind people of the Trump tax cuts. Most for the 1% and corporations and permanent. For everyone else, crumbs from the table and due to expire.

[@MostlyElectrolytes]

It's not just that it benefited the rich, but that it added several trillions dollars to the debt that those of us that pay more than $750/year will be on the hook for. Of course the answer from the right isn't to take advantage of the "greatest economy of all time" and get serious about responsible spending, but to fully fund the government at pre-sequestration levels, get nothing to show for it and when a democrat is in office again they will focus on cutting social programs "because they're fiscally responsible." And look, I fell for their pitch about how they are the "conservative ones" and responsible...if you look at the debt going back to Reagan there is one common theme...the debt explodes under Republican Presidents, the tax cuts never create jobs or "trickle down", the wage gap has grown nearly 40 fold and under Democratic Presidents we've done well...especially when you consider that they typically take over a poor economy with massive debt. The numbers don't lie.

[@ag-cs4gd]

The problem is, Lincoln Project guys probably support such tax cuts.

[@danielscott2839]

@@MostlyElectrolytes very well said!

[@sunnyfl3431]

nothing wrong with keeping more of my money for myself. don't steal my money and waste it.

[@sunnyfl3431]

@Ellie B #FDR endorses Bernie wow, how did you know? i'm not poor. i work for my money. i don't live off the govt like you people do while playing video games all day. where in the f*** in the constitution says that men have to pay more taxes than the rest of you dumb skanks?

[@winterlongmire501]

Finally intelligence brought back to politics

[@stasikapetanos1395]

It ain't staying

[@Xsetsu]

Makes you really miss bipartisanship. Disagree or not why can't we work together to move America forward.

[@Xsetsu]

@Comeonuseyourbrain I don't care for Trump, but I don't really know how much better or worse another president would have handled it.

[@SevenFootPelican]

There hasn't been a glimpse of bipartisanship in Washington since probably 1993.

[@sublimez5385]

“Even in the family, we argue...We are the most disputatious people in the world...”! How true.... My kids start disputing much early on than I did... I was raised in another country. Spot on, guys!

[@andybaldman]

*This is what real patriots look like.*

[@TheEvilChipmunk]

No. This is what Dr. Frankenstein looks like, when he realizes that the peasants are looking for their torches and pitchforks, and considers that it's time to pretend that he was never, ever, "for" monster-creation, and that he "always thought that putting that particular psychopath's brain into the monster, was a bad idea... honest."

[@andybaldman]

@@TheEvilChipmunk I'm not sure how you get to that conclusion. These men have changed their view, based on what they've experienced, and I commend them for that. Some humans are capable of learning and change. But most aren't.

[@aidanmazagonwalla5304]

@@andybaldman They haven't changed any views. They care about enriching themselves and gaining power. Trump kicked them out so now they want to gut what was left of the democratic party, and we will let them.

[@andybaldman]

@@aidanmazagonwalla5304 There are a lot of Republicans who are voting for Biden, because of these videos. Read through the comments of a lot of the Lincoln Project vids.

[@stasikapetanos1395]

These fuckers destroyed Iraq and caused all this

[@liesbethdevries4986]

Bernie Sanders is the politician the US don't deserve. Greetings from the social democratic state republic of Germany

[@kimsy520]

I agree. He really is. I voted Biden but I wanted Bernie in both primaries.

[@AlexH-nt1gg]

Kind of hard to compete with rising powers like China and Vietnam with policies that campagin for higher wages and benefits.

[@thesaw9988]

or any civilized country. Bernie should have been a European prime minister or president. We need a guy like him. Even if we are Dutch and we pretend to be German...

[@kimsy520]

@Karen Byrd Possibly. He appealed to me, a black voter, but I’m not Southern. Maybe AOC can carry the next torch for him in 4-8 years.

[@liesbethdevries4986]

@Near Yetfar Nope. She's two faced.

[@ivycrockron840]

Preach Steve!!

[@shannonblack3513]

When this abortion of an administration is finally over, I hope The Lincoln Project are recognised for the work they have done. Few have landed shots on Trump like this crew. These are Republicans I remember. Men of honor.

[@carenharris863]

They are fearless! The Lincoln Project.

[@stasikapetanos1395]

Half of these clowns are just as racist and bloodthirsty as Trump of not more so, this is a facade

[@askthepizzaguy]

I'm a liberal Democratic Bernie supporter. I owe a debt to these folks and all the moderates, independents, greens, libertarians, conservatives, democrats, republicans... everyone who stood up against tyranny. We needed all their votes. Liberalism and conservatism and moderation prevail over Trumpism forever!

[@stasikapetanos1395]

@@askthepizzaguy You seem like a nice decent person and I'm happy for your victory over Trump. However, don't let these neocon racist fools from the Lincoln Project trick you into thinking they are mom and pop conservatives and republicans, they are not, they are just the Trumpsters that didn't get accepted into the club. I don't think Trumpism is going anywhere and liberalism, conservatism and moderation led to Trump, they cannot defeat him, if anything they only strengthen him. Good luck!

[@turisteandoentexas]

The secret formula for POSITIVISM is love as a principal, order as a foundation and progress as a goal! And love is what this world needs so STAY POSITIVE! We will overcome these times!!! 💞

[@scottmacdonald3438]

4 years ago I would have said that I can't stand the 4 man in this interview. But I the only good thing that has come out of this thing called Trump is that even super conservative Republicans have a soul.

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

I honestly think once Trump is gone a lot of the tension between thr Right and Left will disolve. Not in every case, but lets take it a step at a time getting back to a civil divergence of politics.

[@mathgod]

Not a fan of these guys, but they do support America.

[@MossyMozart]

@mathgod - I have seen them speak often on MSNBC - they are all highly intelligent and truly horrified at what Trump has done to our nation. I find them to be trusted allies.

[@theodoresweger4948]

this makes me remember when I could discuss opinions with my republican friends without the personal attacks an d when politics was not about lying and spreading disinformation deliberately information.

[@DinamoDeet101]

Bravo guys!!!

[@romanturzak1088]

As a Texas Republican: there literally millions of us that think this way. We never have and, never will, entertain a dictatorship in this country. Ain't gonna happen.

[@richardpierpoint3006]

Can I just ask why you're a Republican? I mean, the Democrats just seem to be better, more honest, more genuine, nicer people - look at what happened when your State froze-over: Wittle Fled Cruz BUGGERED-OFF TO MEXICO, while Alexandria The Great came to a state where she couldn't get elected dog-catcher statewide and raised over five-million dollars for those in need, then volunteered at local charities to help ensure that the money she brought in actually went to the people who needed it. Just saying!

[@hamentaschen]

My cat, who is dead, would make a better president than Benedict Donald.

[@thewolfdoctor761]

Pick any random American and there is a 99.9% chance he or she would make a better president than trump. Heck, the average homeless person would do a better job.

[@AlexH-nt1gg]

@@thewolfdoctor761 Pretty much, the 00.1% are either in mental institutions or prisions.

[@andrewsheets2760]

RIP your cat, sorry to hear that

[@hamentaschen]

@@andrewsheets2760 Yeah it sucks. Its only been a few weeks and the pain won't subside. He did have a kickass life though. He hated me 13 of his 14 years. This last year he turned into sweet-kitty. Even my daughter thought is was not becoming of him. But he was true. He had values and stood up for them. He was principled. And disciplined. As much as he resented most humans, or most things, he would have made an infinitely better president. Thanks for your kind words.

[@nicolelawrence7722]

Pluck a hair from your head. I'd vote for that hair before I'd vote for this man.

[@shaynaletter5589]

I love these pirates. Here in Israel, we have a real political Pirate Party. Thank you, patriotic pirates.

[@johnmcandrew852]

Excellent answers. I love how they all laugh and nod when Steve says argument is the point of America.

[@mmpw5775]

They are talking about “advanced citizenship”. Being able to hold disagreements as a fundamental part of out process and success is the highest calling.

[@tjwilson1591]

You guys ARE GREAT!!!, Thank you!!!

[@OhNoNotAgain42]

Steve Schmidt is my new hero. They should make action figures of these guys for Christmas

[@sideshowbob]

As a Fat Old White Guy I can dress like them for Halloween without even trying lmfao.

[@thecancelling2870]

Really? That guy?! John McCain's Iraq war cheerleader. Pass.

[@brianwalsh1401]

I think I agree with him as of late on some things but I believe he might have pick Sarah Palin for vp but definitely kudos for all these guys spending time to stand for principles and democracy. True patriotic Americans.

[@thecancelling2870]

@@jonjonr4788 money, money, money, money - money!

[@carolnovak207]

I'm grateful for the Lincoln Project. They are expressing my views. Life long Democrat that cares about truth no matter which side it comes from.

[@derry667dingo]

Thank you, Steve Schmidt!

[@nancymorrison9978]

The Lincoln Project... Thank you all for your continued service to our country.✌🇺🇸

[@ptys.]

Great journalism Lesley, think we all needed to hear this perspective 👏👏

[@MTskyblupk]

But yet, she and producers edited out this very important segment. This realization would help to bring around those who think that Bernie is un-American and a socialist. This is the language and idea that could help bring progressives, Democrats and real Republicans together, country and democracy over party.

[@jonahwoolley4465]

The Lincoln Project has restored my faith in American politics. They're proof that there are still people who can cross the political aisle, and recognize their own party's failures, to do the right thing. We can all, liberal or conservative, learn a lot from what they've done.

[@ronniegunter9648]

WELL SAID, LINCOLN PROJECT!!!!!

[@FritzSchober]

This is amazing - Bush Republicans prefer the social democratic Bernie Sanders over Donald Trump. Do you know how bad is has to be, that Bush fans would have preferred Mr. Sanders over Trump? This is crazy mind boggling!

[@brianwalsh1401]

Not really. Any decent intelligent human being sees how dangerous trump is to this country regardless of their party affiliation. They're doing what any decent human being who loves this country should do and for which I see more and more decent republicans doing is speaking out against this disaster of a president.

[@younglord00]

@@brianwalsh1401 the bush admin was 1000x more harmful than trump, as bas as he is

[@libertyann439]

Bernie is consistent. You can play 40 years of Bernie. He doesn't shift in the wind.

[@noelbrian55]

Patriots

[@CatskillsGrrl]

The best commentary on Trump I’ve heard throughout has been from the Lincoln Project and Steve Schmidt, in particular.

[@titusp9488]

True patriots put country before party! Not only to the GOP but all you dems and indies

[@davematt2002]

Haha coming from “these” grifters? 😅

[@titusp9488]

@@davematt2002 you must be one of those ...white non college educated ones ... :) "THIS GRIFTERS" hahahah :)

[@davematt2002]

@@titusp9488 haha *these* and yes they are still grifters. 😉😂 Btw, I’m not white and I’m Latino 😂

[@titusp9488]

@@davematt2002 ok .. you are not white ... so you did not go to college ? SO not a surprise.

[@davematt2002]

@@titusp9488 I have a bachelors degree, thanks for asking ☺️☺️

[@lindamaag3541]

Again, thank you Lincoln Project

[@RebeccaW]

Country over party 🎉 Biden-Harris 2020🎉🇺🇸🎉🇺🇸

[@jordandenny6875]

Mad respect

[@marthas8108]

This is the single best expression of the danger of Trump's presidency that I've ever seen. As a 3rd-generation veteran and amateur historian I have been more afraid of Trump's attack on Democracy then of any policy he might put into place. Policies come and go. Our liberty must never be allowed to disappear.

[@twstf8905]

Omg I couldn't agree MORE! VERY well said, Steve Schmidt. 👍 🇺🇸

[@KCNwokoye]

You guys are the true heroes in this election. You must all receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom for your work. Thank you and God bless you!

[@FAMUCHOLLY]

These guys are TRUE patriots....

[@sharathin]

4 white straight republicans are the saviours of the left. Lol 😂

[@overflow1789]

Literally commenting for the algorithm now - more people need to watch this, I hope it's not too late

[@edalvarez9020]

Everything they say is 100% true. What does that say about those who support Trump?

[@maxcovfefe]

My parents are Trump supporters. They're also rather suddenly racist, much to me and my siblings' dismay. There's no setting them straight. They didn't raise us this way, so...??? It's been a little like some Lovecraftian horror where the humans turn into unfathomable monstrosities. I wish I could explain it. These aren't the same people who raised me.

[@maxcovfefe]

@Brown N' Proud Dothead Proof of my parents? WTF are you talking about?

[@maxcovfefe]

@Brown N' Proud Dothead What exact type of proof do you want, internet stranger? Do you need to meet my parents to believe me? LOL

[@maxcovfefe]

@Brown N' Proud Dothead What kinda proof you need, videos? Signed affidavits? I don't KNOW how it happened, but it did. How did YOU get so miserably paranoid of your fellow Americans telling the truth?

[@sunnyfl3431]

im a trump supporter and i was a never trumper so i say never say never. it's better than senile biden and the hoe in the WH. trump mades promises he has kept while biden is a do-nothing politician whose only job he ever created was for his son hunter.

[@tlk2348]

I am a long time Sanders supporter. For me it was healthcare. My mom had cancer and we could not get healthcare because she was too high a risk, before obamacare. It's terrifying to wake up and realize if the cancer comes back you could lose everything. I appreciate the Lincoln Project. I appreciate your words about Bernie. You tell the truth about Trump. Let's stick together and vote trump out. Your advertisements are the best!

[@rken27]

God bless these true Americans.

[@tinarustman5256]

Well said Steve!!!!

[@dawnoceanside7300]

Boy the california weed is soooo good, I just thought I heard 4 GOPers say they would have supported Bernie. Feel the 🔥

[@immachanguropinin1110]

No

[@AdamSno]

I'm a long time Bernie supporter, and it is so refreshing to hear reasonable, logical Republicans talk about the man

[@BigCityPalooka]

Extraordinary, honorable people.

[@paulinbrooklyn]

To all of the commenters who write “these aren’t Republicans” or “they’re just a bunch of grifters”, I can assure you without knowing any of the four men interviewed that you’re dead wrong. As a lifelong progressive Democrat, I will be enthusiastically casting my vote for Biden-Harris in the upcoming General Election. Biden wasn’t my top pick or even in my top five, but his positions on the issues, his record and his character easily match my own preferences. In contrast, if Sanders were the nominee, I’d have put a clothespin on my nose and done my duty to vote for him but, in reality, that would be a vote against Trump and nothing more. These men regard Biden and Sanders as completely fungible candidates. That’s not my view, but it’s a view I now understand from watching this video and it’s a view I respect.

[@tc2006driver]

Shoulda been Bernie.

[@bradparris7651]

Even though these people may disagree with a lot of things that I think about you gotta respect them for being non partisan

[@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat]

I don't believe anyone in the lincoln project would ever have supported Sanders for a minute...

[@arthurpeters7412]

Sanders would've been the best president this country has had since FDR.

[@Lulu-kt6gr]

Thank you guys!!! You have integrity and that’s a rare thing to see these days!!

[@Thisworldthisweek]

‘Even’ Bernie Sanders. How she framed it. Bernie is Europe would be a middle of the road politician.

[@cdjhyoung]

richard bloor: Isn't that the truth. The right wing, both republican and Democrat rail against Bernie Sanders as if he was some Marxist clown, The reality is, if this were 1960, Bernie would be viewed as an out of touch moderate Democrat of no distinction. Since Regan, the middle of American political debate has moved so far to the right that traditional Democratic Party ideas have been lost. Where is the actual defense of the front line working man? Where is the defensed of labor's right to organize into unions? Actual challenge to the incarceration of so much of our population. I'm not radical, but my politics are to the left of most of Bernie's stated stands on issues. My real problem with Bernie Sanders is that he is really an unskilled politician. Anyone can bray about a recognized problem: very few can see the problem and build a collision to create a way to fix the problem. As unoriginal a thinker as Biden is, with how milk toast his 'liberalism' is, he is still a likeable guy, and has shown an ability to move enough people in power to accomplish some positive acts of legislation. It is a valuable skill, one we are really going to need during his term in office.

[@4yellowwolf]

I s appreciate the Lincoln Project and it’s members! Thank you for loving America more!!

[@popculture70]

They remind me a lot of ex-scientologists.

[@HungNguyen-db6js]

Thank you 60 Minutes for showing this.

[@troubleis5747]

Nobody sums up trump like Steve Schmidt.

[@maartenhappel9014]

Not often do I hear Conservatives speak this clearly and truthfully. "Petje af" as we say in the Netherlands

[@MultiTiti10]

Like King Léopold of Belgium in the 20th century, who thought that the Democratic Republic of Congo was his garden to use as much as he wants, Donald Trump thinks the USA are his property and he can do whatever he wants with the land and its people, and that they owe him.

[@loceordonez5619]

The Democrats think that the USA is for sale.

[@loantran-thanh7795]

Loce Ordonez for sale? To whom ? the USA have already sold their soul to King Me-Trump 4 years ago. At least 40% of the landowners did. I’d rather think Democrats are trying to purchase their land back

[@loceordonez5619]

@@loantran-thanh7795 King Me Trump is a good King😛😂😂😂✌🏼🇺🇸

[@reneegosford4849]

@@loceordonez5619 Having a stroke, MAGAt? Or just reverting to the language you evolutionary throwbacks understand- pointless flag emojis.

[@jenniferjohnston6022]

I'm a liberal and I agree with these guys when it comes to Donald Trump !!

[@TheDiamondSea]

This is nice -- too bad these guys orchestrated the Iraq War!

[@michaelhoerig5920]

These men have just articulated exactly why I despise Donald Trump. He's fundamentally un-American! We are a DEMOCRACY, not an fascist dictatorship!