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Because this is a florida candidate with some base of support. some popularity, and hes going to split up whatever vote that ron desantis has, but one thing i will counsel everybody on is, you know, we had 17 candidates in 2015, 2016, were not there yet, but were getting closer. were now at 10 if he gets in the race. by the time, before the first caucus vote was cast, half the field had dropped out, and so i think a lot of these folks are getting in, see if theyre getting reaction, theyll probab...

One other big split among of democrats and that is whether or not to allow medicare to negotiate lower prices so you can expand medicare benefits. you had a number of the more moderate members of your caucus vote against that. how are you going to resolve that? >> well, i know that at least two of them have said they actually want negotiation with medicare to take place. they just didnt like the mechanism that was in the energy and commerce legislation. so there are ideas coming out of the senat...

One other big split among of democrats and that is whether or not to allow medicare to negotiate lower prices so you can expand medicare benefits. you had a number of the more moderate members of your caucus vote against that. how are you going to resolve that? >> well, i know that at least two of them have said they actually want negotiation with medicare to take place. they just didnt like the mechanism that was in the energy and commerce legislation. so there are ideas coming out of the senat...

On to the numbers. >> hes not getting any attacks for real. elizabeth warren is getting it from the left, right and center. shes -- everyone is hitting here, buttigieg and not bernie himself but the online supporters and the biden camp. so shes taking incoming and he is not. and ill say that he seems lighter on the campaign trail after his heart attack. i dont know what hes doing for -- to keep himself healthy but he seems like a happier person. and i think that is working. but i will say about ...

Were not hearing people talk about it in my circle. at all. i think everyone pretty much knows where everyone else stands. and you know, theyre just not interested. they dont have the time to try to follow it. >> it is a complicated story. do you think that its too complicated for people to follow? theres a lot of ins and outs. no? >> i think its fairly straightforward. i think a lot of people see it more as an infomercial politically. and its very different than like looking back on the nixon i...

Innocent. >> i dont think this is shaking the pillars of democracy such that it warrants impeachment. >> the nbc news county to county project. voters in grand rapids, michigan, talk about how impeachment is or is not impacting their vote for president. >> also, boris johnsons landslide victory. >> we did it. we did it. we pummed it off, didnt we. >> are there warning signs in labours crushing defeat in britain for democrats in america in 2020? joining me for insight and analysis are peter baker...

Fourth time in american history, a president of the united states is facing impeachment. and our national response has been whatever. everything thats happened, the house announcing two articles of impeachment against president trump. the president attacking the fbi, joined by his attorney general, even after the bureau was cleared of political bias in the launching of the russia investigation. president trump that same day meeting with russias foreign minister, finally, the house judiciary comm...

Pretty striking act of dangling military aid over a vulnerable ally to try to get out dirt on his strongest political opponent. and whether or not one or two members of the house caucus vote against it, i think it will come out of the house with an overwhelming vote. >> let me ask you this, though. do you think its an odd picture to paint if youre impeaching the president of the united states, you believe hes an existential threat to the republic, to the constitution. and then literally, the nex...

>> no. we reached out for comment and they havent said anything. it just came out a short time ago and we should note the white house was expecting this. democrats signaled as much just a few days ago essentially saying they were sending a warning shot to the white house that they werent messing around in this impeachment inquiry that they were pursuing and people back here at the white house have a different view of that. theyve been arguing that not only are they going to keep their distance a...

Accurately stated, couldnt care less about. im sure this guy doesnt care about your latest background check proposal. so can we all just like focus on the cops on the tactics now? getting people out of there safely. and, by the way, the residents jesse. there are still people who live around there. before we are tweeting our stupid electoral plans to catch another caucus vote in iowa -- i mean, how insensitive. how unbelievable, very believable, but unbelievably insensitive. >> jesse: kamala har...