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Getting him ready. you guys were all getting ready for a night like tomorrow night. what do you think is going on behind the scenes and how high do you think they view the stakes? >> i think this debate is one of the most important primary debates that we have seen. people havent anticipated a debate like this ever. even when you look back to 07 and 08 when president obama was running there will be moments that happened along the way where people would want to see how the candidates respond in t...

Is the same crop theyve seen before in 12 and 08. we look for opportunities but we are interested to watch tonight to see how they do perform, because one day we think you know one candidate is stronger than the other and its early. we do know whoever emerges is going to be very strong, right? its going to be hard for them to make it through big field and in the mine field of a lot of different states participating and were just interested to see. im excited to watch and see how they all perform...

This woman from becoming president. >> you feel bad? >> bernie sanders and joe biden are older now than john mccain was in 08 and nobody is asking the age question. >> its because of botox now. what do you say about biden? i know you lived with him in the 70s. >> he hasnt hired a single staffer for this 2016 run which makes me think he may have forgotten or maybe he is cocky. >> he hasnt announced. >> i am tired of the novelty aspect of this election. this is a serious time. we are treating it l...

Eroding in the key battleground states and hypothetical general election match up. that is a huge concern for the campaign. the clinton campaign is on the defensive and that is a terrible posture. >> sticking with you, for the moment, shaun. is that enough. is here campaign off of the rails? >> i dont know if it is off of the rails, but democrats are clearly concerned and more concerned looking at the general election. when you look at her path through the democratic nomination. despite the rise...

This woman from becoming president. >> you feel bad? >> bernie sanders and joe biden are older now than john mccain was in 08 and nobody is asking the age question. >> its because of botox now. what do you say about biden? i know you lived with him in the 70s. >> he hasnt hired a single staffer for this 2016 run which makes me think he may have forgotten or maybe he is cocky. >> he hasnt announced. >> i am tired of the novelty aspect of this election. this is a serious time. we are treating it l...

You think he can go all the way back? >> i think that number two spot is a sweet spot for bush right now. it gives him cover. it gives him opportunity on the ground to continue to build out his base. >> where does all the anger go? >> the anger, we have anger in 08. >> ive got my hands up like trump. where is the -- where did the anger go? >> at he end of the day, the base understands. >> they take it again from the rich guys, were not going to run another bush. >> this is guy with the lead they...

>> if you go back to 08, all of the candidates were on one stage. but mike huckabee was considered hardly one of the front runners way back in the pack. but he distinguished himself in the debates and he catapulted into the the top tier. so it can be done. of course its different when you have two separate debates. but i would look for fiorina, shes extremely articulate. shes not that well-known. she had a real uphill struggle to make the ten. she doesnt have the name recognition. she could dist...

Concern as ed mentioned about hillary clinton being upside down on the honest and trustworthy numbers across the country. theres concern youre seeing a surge from bernie sanders in new hampshire. some polls trailing by a few points. and i think that there is concern that there wont be a vigorous fight in the democratic party that they feel they need to have. so i do think that the going consensus here in washington is that biden gets in. >> i think your job as a debate moderator is a difficult o...

It gives him cover. it gives him opportunity on the ground to continue to build out his base. >> where does all the anger go? >> the anger, we have anger in 08. >> ive got my hands up like trump. where is the -- where does did ang -- the anger go? >> at tend of the day, the base understand understands. >> they take it again from the rich guys, were not going to run another bush. >> this is guy with the lead they consider to be one of them. >> the debates not about playing against -- >> okay. joa...

Movement. calling, soliciting supporters and soliciting money. i made a commitment today to a substantial contribution to the draft biden effort. so there is an effort going on. i do think joe biden ought to run if he can put, look the loss of him, he lost two children, the loss of this child, this recently, is something he has got to decide whether he can put that aside and run for president. i mean he has a very been through a very very traumatic process and period. so that is a decision he a ...