Biden Campaign Co-Chair Discusses Strategy Moving Forward

CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR: Let me begin by asking you how in the age of coronavirus, do you even run a campaign and then we’ll even get to the general election.

REP. LISA BLUNT ROCHESTER (D-DE), CO-CHAIR, JOE BIDEN’S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN: Well, first of all, thank you so much for having me. And I begin by reaching out on behalf of Vice President Biden to all of those individuals who are experiencing the impact of the coronavirus, as well as those who are on the front lines working, whether it is a person who is in health care or whether they’re delivering our groceries, we know that you are on the front lines and our hearts go out to you and we want you to know that the vice president is working very hard on this issue. Your question was a good one. How do deal in an environment such as this? How do you campaign? And first and foremost, for the vice president (INAUDIBLE) health and safety of those individuals who might — health and safety of his staff, to make sure that they are working remotely and are able to really be able to still reduce the outcomes that we want, which is winning in November. Health and safety are number one. Number two, I think, like most of us, you know, you’re trying to figure out how to navigate. I mean, even the fact that we’re teleconferencing to have this interview is a new way of operating. So, in the beginning, I think many of us had to work out some of the kinks of being able to actually work this way. But he is doing television shows, he has doing podcasts, he is doing all kinds of interviews, as well as engaging with experts on the coronavirus, both health care experts and economic experts. And so, for him, the campaign has not stopped. As a matter of fact, what we know is in a time of crisis, that’s when leadership really counts. And so, he is demonstrating that leadership.