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Campaign and i think could this have been different and could he have gone about this better? you read this and he was always going to be who he is and things unfold the way they unfolded. >> he is who he is. he mentioned arsenio hall and a tragic example of a celebrity who loses the luster. he asked about it and he was reluctant to be. this was interesting. i dont like to an myself myself because i might not like what i see. he is not interested in the past. interested in the present. and the f...

So they are having the luxury here of expanding into red states. but some of this is bluster, some of it is not. well find out in the coming days which is which here. theyre still counting on a strong debate performance on wednesday to put her over the top. but anderson, the reason it matters now, colorado, other states are starting vote by mail. all the ballots went out today. the clinton campaign trying to freeze this race in place, get all those ballots in case something should shake out, lik...

But some of this is bluster, some of it is not. well find out in the coming days which is which here. theyre still counting on a strong debate performance on wednesday to put her over the top. but anderson, the reason it matters now, colorado, other states are starting vote by mail. all the ballots went out today. the clinton campaign trying to freeze this race in place, get all those ballots in case something should shake out, like all those controversies still hanging over her head. >> jeff ze...

Did donald trump put forward last night that wasnt more of the same in relation to the folks that support him. >> thats been my complaint. my complaint about donald trump and tax code and everything else and donald trump not paying taxes for 15 years, i think the biggest scandal is not that donald trump hasnt paid taxes for 15 years, we have a tax code that allows it and you have two candidates, two candidates that are going to do nothing to change that. donald trump wont do anything to change i...

Trump for writing that he wasnt as rich as he claimed he was -- a suit that was dismissed by the way -- how much does something like that actually bother him? >> i think it bothers him immensely. for all his bluster and bullying and bragging, hes immensely insecure about some very fundamental things. and one of them is his sense of himself. and he -- his net worth and how rich he is, and where he figures on the pecking order is much more important to him than it is to anyone else. no one cares a...

Under audit. they could release the letter from the irs showing that to be the case and they havent. secondly even if there were an audit, and they havent made that clear, that wouldnt prevent him if releasing anything. its just not -- all the audit stuff is a red herring. >> "forbes" magazine put net worth less than what he claims. somebody sued by trump for writing hes not as rich as he says, dismissed by the way, how much does that bother him? >> i think it bothers him immensely for all of do...

Shot that haley has no clue about americas heritage. joining me now, robert costa, reporter for the washington post and msnbc political analyst. robert, for all the bluster, for all the talk about donald trump, i saw this rich lowry tweet today that sinks up with things ive been hearing, which is this. from my conversations, gop establishment moved from loathing to rationalization. i.e., he would run better than cruz and slam hillary. are you hearing the same? >> many in the republican establi...

When hes in middle america. it doesnt seem like a smart line of attack. ive got to say thats one of the best answers donald trump give the entire campaign. got probably 17 million people cheering for him in that answer. >> i think ted cruz and his team thought they had a good hit on donald trump with that line. i think overlooked with the bluster and show of donald trump is how good he is at this. you know he doesnt have a big team of people. they didnt poll test that answer. they came back and ...

I dont know he would be that different from what he is now in negotiating with vladimir putin. >> you think thats a good thing or a bad thing? >> i dont think its a good thing. you know, we need people who in the presidency that understand how the world works, understands that theres a time for bluster and theres a time for reason. >> has the trump campaign reached out to you at all for possible support to touch base, anything like that? >> no. again. hes campaigning in arkansas. i had a good vi...

In donald trumps favor when it comes to his base. they like the way he confronts them, treats them, you know, tells them to go away, tells them to get thrown out. i think its part of his persona, part of his bluster and part of his showmanship. >> lets go back to ted cruz because donald trump has been attacking ted cruz. ted cruz has not been attacking donald trump strongly. he just says all of this is freaking out the establishment, trump and cruz. thats all to show -- thats to prove a point, l...