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Points to hillary clinton. how does she manage this, get her message out when as mark said theres congressional testimony, benghazi, all these things that are now in front of her still. shes going to have to grapple with all while running a presidential campaign? >> shes got to develop a clear, coherent message and purpose for being president. two, she has to be willing to come on this show, other shows and lay these ideas out and answer some of the tough questions. honest questions that journal...

You didnt have to give them a name. you didnt know who did it. >> and if id have done that, where would i be now? >> i dont know. >> yeah, you do. you work here. you know what would have happened if id done that. >> anything else you want to add to your statement? >> no. no. its not doing me any good. >> based on that case file, i am going to find you guilty of battery, give you a year. 9-22-08 to 9-21-09. take 180 days. i will give you an appeal form so that you can appeal that. >> assigned to ...

I think the vice president is sensitive to that. hes aware of that as well. he also has wanted this office for his entire political career. and so it should be interesting. >> its been in reach over the last eight years, watching it through the eyes, susan, of president obamas leadership. but joe biden has been there along the way. you made the statement before about how this would divide the white house. certainly president obama would be conflicted. but the talent behind the scenes might be co...

Infrastructure has to be put together before you make a run. i think hillarys operation was in place after 08. there was a skeletal operation that was gearing up for 2016. i mean, there were people she brought back together. i think the vice president will have a tougher time because he has not had those folks lined up or offstage ready to go for him if he decided to run. >> obviously, everybody wants to have a robust debate as we go through the primary season and get to the general. there are c...

Panel, patti, former campaign manager or hillary clinton in 2008. sanders is up 41% to clintons 32% in new hampshire. clinton is still ahead in iowa by 11 points but she is falling quite a bit. sanders 37 to clintons 48. is she nervous? should she be nervous? >> i dont know if nervous is the right word for it but this has clearly become a very competitive race for her. i think competitive is good. shes always better when shes fighting for it. shes better when shes fighting for the middle class, ...

Numbers? >> well, i think mark murray -- hi, mark. who disagrees? its the e-mails. what else do you hear about in the campaign right now? its very hard for them to get above it. i know theyre trying. and its only going to get a little worse, again, when congress comes back. >> right. >> and theres even more law measuring makers to put a shine on it. a lot of smart people are working in brooklyn. they have to -- i think figuring out a way to address this but here is what we know about hillary cli...

Panel. former campaign manager for 2008. sanders is up 41% in new hampshire. clinton is ahead by 11% in iowa, but she is falling. sanders has 37 to clintons 48. should she be nervous? >> i dont know if nervous is the right word. its a threat to her. competitors are always better when she is fighting for it. she is better when she fights for the middle class and fighting for her own candidacy. she proved that in 08 and became a better candidate and at that point when she turned it around, its not...

Liberal on the tables front and center saying not only am i looking for racial justice but liberal economic justice. then a party that has been built into this multiethnic coalition is only running mcgovernite white old school liberal, essentially, over 60. its amazing. >> and, in fact, as you trace in the book, part of it is about the issues but its also if we trace shirley chisholm then jesse jackson 84, jesse jackson 88, they change the rules of how we choose a democratic nominee. the rules t...

Roy reid has a new book that comes out on tuesday called "fracture: barack obama, the clintons and the racial device." joy is my friend so im thrilled to say the following -- joining me now, joy reid, msnbc correspondent and author of the forthcoming book "fracture." i have read the book and you can know this because i put a blurb along the back along with chris matthew, charles ogletree, and i said "if you plan to vote in 2016, read this book." you walk us through a history thats so easy for us...

Going back to the first news conference of the united nations have been knocked down. its going to be sorted out by the fbis criminal investigation. all of this from a political standpoint clearly weighing on her candidacy. new "washington post"-abc news poll out tonight finds her favorability continues to plummet. 45% have a favorable view, 53% have an unfavorable view. 53% have an unfavorable view. and people close to clinton point out the same poll didnt have favorable numbers for some of the...