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Do you think this changes his fate? >> politically, it is baked in the cake. thats an argument that clintons people trodded out. >> no question. the standard is different with this guy and his base. >> his popularity is low enough he cant afford to start having his numbers erode. >> they have chosen that over the old character argument. >> the more this becomes a legally sticky issue the less likely it is to go away. the more people have to listen to it, the more it becomes -- if there is a viol...

>> and i think the race is significant and this is a state that donald trump won by a whopping 28 points and gone republican for decades. we have a razor thin margin with a democrat within striking distance of winning this seat is significant. i think ultimately there are several things that doug jones will have to capitalize on to move forward. he is going to have to continue making the character argument that is helping him run up the score with the more moderate voters and thats why he peeled...

>> jen, t means democrats will start making a picy argument against trump, not a character argument anymore? >> i think what you have to do is both of them. what we found in the campaign was what most concerned people actually was making a character argument but now that -- i mean i think if you look at where this week started where we thought what was supposed to happen this week the house is supposed to pass their repeal and replace bill on health care. they were supposed to have a budget well...

Back to donald trumps character. and away from renewed scrutiny over her e-mails. so what will energize voters in the next six days? lets bring in cnn political commentator and former donald trump campaign manager corey lewandowski, and national spokesperson for moveon.org. a hillary clinton supporter. nice to see both of you. karine, let me start with you. as we heard on the trail yesterday, hillary clinton has gone back to talking about donald trumps character, the offensive things that he has...

Making. the character argument is one where she can gain traction. ultimately it will not just help her with republican women but potentially some independent men as well in the swing states. >> what do you think of this ad? >> it goes back to the group she needs most, college-educated white women who traditionally vote republican and have gone her way. she needs to remind them why they were against donald trump from the start. this is not the close hillary clinton wanted. they were looking to...

Donald trump, for instance, has said about women. listen to this ad. >> grab by the [ bleep ]. >> when youre a star, they let you do it. you can do anything. >> more accusers coming forward to say they were sexual assaulted by donald trump. >> ill go back-stage before a show. everyone is getting dressed. >> donald trump walked into the dressing room while contestants, some as young as 15, were changing. >> i assume were going to be seeing a lot of that ad if you watch tv in the next week. what...

Offense. and instead of talking about this specific issue, defending hillary clintons explanations, which could be problematic, they want to go on the attack mode against donald trump. >> they do. they want to play offense. they also want to make sure that the subject changes. two different things. stop talking about the e-mails, and then find something that has worked for them in the past, which is no doubt donald trumps relationship to women and the accusations against him. alicia machado intr...

That was part of the reason his hand was forced. it wasnt about the policy, but is this a man who said what he means and can we trust he is speaking the truth to us. that was really the important piece here. in that way, i do agree with steve when it comes to it in the fall, because he exhibited courage, thats what this underscores. its still tough. this was a courageous decision and that character argument is i think what the real contrast with mitt romney is. >> iowa is a tough state for the p...

>> we have seen chris christie. that was part of the reason his hand was forced. it wasnt about the policy, but is this a man who said what he means and can we trust he is speaking the truth to us. that was really the important piece here. in that way, i do agree with steve when it comes to it in the fall, because he exhibited courage, thats what this underscores. its still tough. this was a courageous decision and that character argument is i think what the real contrast with mitt romney is. >>...

Hes for transgenders going into your little girls bathrooms. boys pretending like theyre girls going into the bathrooms with your children at school. >> so, dave, there you have dean young claiming that doug jones is for full-term abortion, which hes not, talking about transgender rights. what does it say about the moore campaign that theyre going down this road? >> its clear that they are politically desperate. we know that theyre willing to lie on several other issues, so why not lie about dou...