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Issue because you have so many candidates staking out a very pure position on medicare for all and anything seen as not truly pled care for all, youre copping out. but i think that the danger here is to act like the aca is perfect. and is in no need of any improvements. i dont think any democrat would say that thats true even democrats that support the aca. i think that while this is effective, i think he should at least allow there to be an opening to say look, the aca was a giant leap in the r...

Youre going to have seniority, they decide what your path to leadership is. and so, you know, thats the problem. if i could persuade six or eight of my colleagues and say we can take this place over, but then they would be endangering their role and ability to get anything done. so its a tough job. what ive tried to do is work with people on individual issues, student loans, immigration, and be a kind of bridge-builder. occasionally ive been able to do that. but its hard to do it in a place wher...

Know, aptly positioned himself to where you dont think of that when you see bernie sanders. >> he calls himself a socialist. >> he calls himself a socialist. >> and he has never really worked with people. they tried to change that. they just had the ranking of people who worked across the aisle. he was like number, you know, he was like at the end. 47 out of 50. >> which is what makes biden for him such a perfect foil. the issue is not that theyre both in the senate, biden prides himself on bein...

Country, his policy ideas, his platforms, can he send up those fights from the left and the right, mostly from the left, of course, this debate. he was actually a pretty good debater back in the democratic primary in the 2008 campaign. thats one big reason why barack obama picked him for his ticket. hess candidacy didnt catch fire. but he did a pretty good job. so well see if his skills are -- >> it help itself whether he will be defensive. on the campaign trail, he has been extremely defensive....

Nobody in the senate, outside the senate is better connected than joe biden. they know him and trust him. thats another thing we need. at the core, he is a decent, good, human being as well. >> do you believe that you and senator coons represent the establishment of the democratic wing? when there are so many progressive dems saying its their turn, what do you say to them? >> its big. if you look at the polling data, among the people who identify as democrats, a number of folks are progressive. ...

Actually think to secretary just the right person to do so his speech in the u.s. congress was very very skillful and he said of was very nuanced and he is the one who listens he can do compromise this is a bridge builder and he shows a tremendous leadership thats sort of a different kind of soft power in a very military security related environment that can lead to new types of dialogue ok berg is part of the dialogue was was in washington a head of that speech talking to president trump for hi...

Day develop. he started in mccomb county, they are one of the swingiest counties in the country. and he opened up with a story about things he got done when he was in the minority of the u.s. house working with republicans trying to show himself as a bridge builder, someone that can unite people. this is part of the message he is trying to deliver has he moves across the midwest. they take questions at every event. were in a stop in detroit. he is a man of prif ledprivileg. a lot tof is about li...

He would get a republican primary challenge. period, full stop. thats why it is symbolic. it doesnt mean there is a veto-proof majority. the fact 12 republicans, most in safe seats, some of them -- a couple of them in seats where it helps them like susan collins was up for re-election in maine. its note-worthy and a moment in the trump presidency. >> he put the f in flip-flop. >> will the president pay any political price for the veto now that these republicans have come forward to say he should...

Enough its time for that. i think better to look -- were all in this together. we have to remember, we are in this together. our divided nation will beapart. >> how do you build the bridge? i want you both to hear this. thomas friedman covers the middle east for the new york times. listen to what he says. >> she was perfectly poised to be a bridge builder, between muslims and jews. and rather than come to washington, and be a bridge builder, shes come to be a bridge destroyer. >> dean, do you ag...

Before this. i hope she could be a bridge builder, i hope she can still raise this issue that she wants. also, a bigger issue, in this time of trump, muslims and jews, ive never been involved in more interfaith organizations, we both feel under the gun in the time of donald trump i dont want to see us work together closer. >> its an important point. the congressman is going to need to recognize her role now. she has a pivotal moment in time. her words have a big impact. >> you wanted to run for ...