Democalypse 2014 - Winning the Lady Vote

October 8, 2014 - Leon Panetta 10/08/2014 Views: 316,724

Women will likely determine the outcome of the midterm elections, and Kristen Schaal reports on the GOP's outreach campaign to woo the prized demographic. (6:41)

>> Jon: WELCOME BACK.

NOW THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS -- THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS, AND I

KNOW YOU'RE ALL REALLY EXCITED -- ARE ONLY A MONTH

AWAY.

AND THEIR OUTCOME WILL BE IN THEHANDS OF ONE CONSTITUENCY.

>> WOMEN ARE GONNA DECIDE THE ELECTION.

>> THE IMPORTANCE OFWINNING OVER WOMEN.

>> WOMEN ARE GOING TO BE THEONES WHO DECIDE WHO CONTROLS

THE SENATE.

[ APPLAUSE ]>> Jon: SEEMED AWFULLY,

SEEMED AWFULLY HIGH PITCHED.

WOMEN ARE THE TOP INTEREST GROUP IN 2014, AND IN LAST PLACE

ONCE AGAIN -- MERMAN LAWYERS.OH, I'M SO SORRY.

NOW USUALLY WOMEN ARE A SURETHING FOR DEMOCRATS,

BUT THIS YEAR THE GOP ISLAUNCHING A BIG REBRANDING

EFFORT TO CHANGE THAT. ANDYOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

>> REPUBLICANS ARE TRYING TO LEVERAGE THE WOMEN'S VOTE.

>> THIS BIG REBRANDING EFFORT.

>> THE NATIONAL COLLEGEREPUBLICANS, THEY RAN AN AD --

>> WITH THE IDEA OF ATTRACTINGYOUNGER WOMEN INTO VOTING

REPUBLICAN.

>> THE BARRAGE OF TVADVERTISEMENTS SPONSORED BY A

WELL FUNDED CONSERVATIVE GROUPFEATURING WOMEN.

>> A NEARLY $1 MILLION CAMPAIGN AD TO DRAW YOUNG

FEMALE VOTERS TO THE GOP.

>> I'LL GIVE YOU $1 MILLION TO SPEND JUST FIVE MINUTES IN THE

VOTERS BOOTH WITH YOURDEMOGRAPHIC.

FOR MORE WE TURN TO SENIORWOMENS ISSUES CORRESPONDENT,

KRISTEN SCHAAL. KRISTEN.

>> HELLO! I'M GOOD, I'M GOOD.HELLO.

>> Jon: NICE TO SEE YOU. I'M SOGLAD YOU'RE FEELING BETTER.

>> I AM TOO -- WELL, I'M ALWAYS--

[ APPLAUSE ]

>> Jon: THIS REPUBLICAN AD CAMPAIGN

OUTREACH TO WOMEN GOING?

>> IT'S SO GREAT, JON.

REPUBLICANS HAVE FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHAT'S MOST

IMPORTANT TO WOMEN.

MEN FOLK.

WOMEN DON'T SEE CANDIDATES ASPOTENTIAL LEADERS.

WE SEE THEM AS POSSIBLE SOULMATES.

REPUBLICANS ARE FINALLYRUNNING ADS TO REFLECT THAT.

>> WELCOME TO THE CANDIDATE.BACHELORETTE ASHLEY NOW MUST

MAKE HER FINAL DECISION.MARK'S ALWAYS INVADING MY SPACE,

SPYING ON MY MESSAGES, READINGMY EMAILS.

>> WE'LL ASHLEY SEND MARK, THEDEMOCRATS PACKING?

WILL SHE FINALLY CHOOSE RICK,THE REPUBLICAN WHO

WILL WORK FOR HER FUTURE.

>> OH MY GOD, RICK'S SO DREAMY.I HOPE SHE DOESN'T CHOOSE MARK.

HE'S A MESS.

>> Jon: SO FAR THE GOP GOES,WOMEN THINK ELECTIONS ARE

JUST ABOUT GETTING INTO RELATIONSHIPS?

>> NO, NO.

THAT'S INSULTING AND REDUCTIVE.

WOMEN DON'T JUST THINK ABOUT GETTING INTO RELATIONSHIPS, WE

ALSO THINK ABOUT GETTING OUT OF THEM.

LIKE THE ONE WE'RE IN WITH OBAMA.

>> IN 2008 I FELL IN LOVE.

HIS ONLINE PROFILE MADE HIM SEEMSO PERFECT.

BUT BY 2012, OUR RELATIONSHIPWAS

[ LAUGHTER ]

>> LET IT OUT, GIRL. LET ITOUT. WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE.

>> HE'S IN MY EMAILS AND TEXTMESSAGES, SPYING ON ME BUT

IGNORING REAL THREATS.

HE THINKS THE THING I CARE ABOUT IS FREE BIRTH CONTROL,

BUT HE WON'T EVEN LET ME KEEP MYOWN DOCTOR.

>> SHE'S RIGHT. WE GAVE OBAMAOUR HEART AND ALL WE GOT IN

RETURN WAS THISFREE BIRTH CONTROL?

[ APPLAUSE ]>> Jon: KRISTEN, ISN'T THAT,

ISN'T THAT REALLY TOO MANY?

>> NOT FOR DEMOCRATS.

[APPLAUSE]

SO RECKLESS!

[APPLAUSE ]>> Jon: YOU KNOW THIS WHOLE

CAMPAIGN --[ LAUGHTER ]

I'M REALLY HOPING THOSE FELL OFFYOUR LAP.

>> INSTEAD OF WHAT?

>> Jon: I JUST SAW SOMETHING UNDER THE TABLE MOVE, AND THEN

I HEARD THEM HIT THE FLOOR.

I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHATHAPPENED.

THIS WHOLE ANGLE THAT THEREPUBLICANS CAME UP WITH,

IT FEELS LIKE, YOU REMEMBER WHENTHEY WANTED MORE GIRLS TO PLAY

PACMAN SO THEN THEY JUSTSLAPPED LIP STICK AND A BOW ON

PACMAN AND THEN CALLED IT MS.PACMAN?

>> YEAH. JON, MS. PACMAN IS AFEMINIST HERO.

SHE DOESN'T SUBSCRIBE TO YOURPATRIARCHAL IDEA OF WHAT A

WOMAN'S BODY SHOULD LOOK LIKE.SHE ATE WHATEVER SHE WANTED.

PINEAPPLES, PRETZELS, GHOSTS.

[ LAUGHTER ]>> Jon: I DIDN'T KNOW HER

COURAGE.

>> I DON'T FORGIVE YOU, JON.

FACE IT, REPUBLICANSFINALLY FIGURED OUT

HOW WOMEN'S BRAINS WORK.SCIENCE SHOWS THAT THIS PART

RIGHT HERE IS DEVOTED TOTHINKING ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS,

AND THE SMALL PART HERE ISBITCHINESS.

[ LAUGHTER ]>> Jon: WERE THOSE SCIENTISTS

MEN, BY ANY CHANCE?

>> YEAH.

THEY WERE SCIENTISTS.

WOMEN SCIENTISTS?

WHOO HOO. PEW PEW!

THEY'VE EVEN DESIGNED AN AD FOR WHEN YOU MEET THE PERFECT

CANDIDATE, AND YOU KNOW RIGHTAWAY HE'S THE ONE, AND THEN

IT'S TIME FOR EVERY LITTLEGIRL'S WET DREAM,

FINDING A WEDDING DRESS.

>> THE TOM CORBETT IS PERFECT.

>> I LIKE THE TOM WOLF.

IT'S OVERPRICED AND A LITTLE OUTDATED, BUT I KNOW

BEST.

AND DON'T FORGET THE TOM WOLFCOMES WITH ADDITIONAL COSTS.

THERE'S INCREASED TAXES.

>> MOM, THIS IS MY DECISION.

I SEE A BETTER FUTURE WITH TOM CORBETT.

>> IT ALL WORKED OUT IN THEEND BECAUSE BRITTNEY

SAID YES TO TOM CORBETT.

>> OH, I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOUBRITNEY.

I MEAN, I'M A LITTLEJEALOUS BECAUSE THAT DRESS

WOULD HAVE LOOKED SO MUCH BETTERON ME, BUT YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

CONGRATULATIONS.

>> Jon: KRISTEN, THIS ISOUTRAGEOUS.

AND WHY DON'T MEN GET THESEKINDS OF ADS?

>> OH DON'T WORRY, REPUBLICANSALSO HAVE ADS TARGETING MEN

IN THE EXACT SAME INSULTING WAY.

>> YOU KNOW THE SAYING, (BLEEP)HER RIGHT IN THE (BLEEP)

I'M THE GUY WHO CAME UP WITHTHAT.

AND I VOTE REPUBLICAN. YOU WANTTO GET YOU (BLEEP) WET?

THEN YOU'VE GOT TO GET KICKMARY LEONARD TO THE CURB.

A CENTRIST DEMOCRAT?

WHAT IS THAT EVEN?

IT'S SO CONFUSING, JUST LIKECHICKS RIGHT?

VOTE REPUBLICAN, IF YOU WANT TO ROCK!

VOTE REPUBLICAN, IF YOU'VE GOTTHE NADS.

[ LAUGHTER ]>> WHO WAS THAT, WHO WAS

THAT GUY? BECAUSE I WANT TO VOTEFOR THAT GUY.

>> I WANNA (BLEEP) THAT GUYRIGHT IN THE (BLEEP).

>> Jon: KRISTEN SCHALL,EVERYBODY. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.