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Kristen Welker: “More than 40% say it's their top priority.”

Name: Rahm Emanuel says Democrats must ‘prove we can bring change’ amid ‘brand problem’: Full interview
Uploaded: 2026-10-04T00:00:00+00:00
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Description: Rahm Emanuel says Democrats must ‘prove we can bring change’ amid ‘brand problem’: Full interview

Featuring: Kristen Welker, Host of Meet the Press | National

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Rahm Emanuel says Democrats must ‘prove we can bring change’ amid ‘brand problem’: Full interview

Published October 4, 2026

But Mr. Ambassador, a new Wall Street Journal poll shows that close to 60% of voters want Medicare for All and More than 40% say it's their top priority. So should Democrats put Medicare for all up for a vote if they win back Congress? Yeah. Well, they, they can. (06:27–06:31)

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Asserts that over 40% of voters consider Medicare for All their top priority.

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“Latino voters now view the Democratic Party slightly more negatively than positively by a single percentage point.”
Asserts that Latino voters' view of the Democratic Party has shifted to slightly negative.00:18-00:27
“In 2018, Latino voters viewed Democrats more positively by 26 points.”
Asserts that in 2018, Latino voters had a significantly more positive view of Democrats.00:27-00:34
“A new Wall Street Journal poll shows that close to 60% of voters want Medicare for All.”
Asserts that a significant majority of voters support Medicare for All according to a poll.06:21-06:28
“Some as you know, are calling to impeach President Trump for a third time.”
Asserts that there are calls within the Democratic Party to impeach President Trump again.04:57-05:03
“One branch of the Democratic Party that wants Medicare for all, Democratic Socialists, they have won a string of primaries this year.”
Asserts that Democratic Socialists have won several primaries this year.08:05-08:13
“You said just this week, quote, I don't believe that Democratic socialists are Democrats.”
Asserts that [the Other Speaker] stated Democratic Socialists are not Democrats.08:14-08:19
“You've even said they should form their own party.”
Asserts that [the Other Speaker] suggested Democratic Socialists should form their own party.08:18-08:23
“Senator John Fetterman, as you know, angered many Democrats by repeatedly breaking with his party.”
Asserts that Senator John Fetterman angered many Democrats by breaking with his party.10:44-10:51
“He evenly appeared at the Republican midterm convention despite having skipped his own convention two years ago.”
Asserts that John Fetterman appeared at a Republican convention but skipped his own party's convention.10:50-10:57
“You visited Louisiana, which has improved their math and reading scores significantly since the COVID pandemic.”
Asserts that Louisiana has significantly improved math and reading scores since the COVID pandemic.16:03-16:12