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Learn openly and freely, and now theyre watching people attack their families and their identity, you know. and whether this bill passes or not, its important to point out that trauma has already started. they see us talking about it. they see their identity up for debate right now. >> chasten buttigieg, thank you very, very much for coming back to "the sunday show." >> thanks, jonathan. good to see you. >> be sure to tune in to "politics nation" when reverend al sharpton has pete buttigieg and ...

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Importance of this dinner. who made an impression? >> well, as always in politics and certainly out here in iowa, its about expectations, the expectations game. who met, exceeded or didnt live up to them? tonight very clearly, elizabeth warren met expectations, well organized. the speech that we expected. she also laid out her plan for paying for her plan, which i think was a strategically smart move to do today to defend against the attacks she might get tonight. pete buttigieg really exceeded ...

>> and if talking about hope and belonging sounds optimistic to you for a time like this, fine. call it optimistic but do not call it naive because i believe these things not based on my age but based on my experience. the purpose of the presidency is not the glorification of the president. it is the unification of the american people. >> reporter: so buttigieg talked about unifying the country on the day after he says he hopes president trump leaves office. also one of the only candidates so fa...

Democratic presidential hopefuls making their pitches in one of the biggest moments so far in the 2020 race. 13 of the 17 candidates giving speeches at an iowa dinner known for making or breaking campaigns. cnns jeff zeleny is in des moines. jeff, good evening to you. good to see you. its a big dinner that could have huge implications for the race going forward. who has gotten the biggest reaction from the audience? >> reporter: don, good evening. theres no question that with about 13,000 or so ...

Supporters and people who would likely under circumstances support biden just dont feel his campaign is comi together, taking off. i think those are a lot of the people that are coming to pete buttigieg. so they want an alternative to kind of the left progressive wing, the biden/warren wing, and pete buttigieg just might be it. ill tell you that others are getting a lot of buzz too. amy klobuchar, who is from next door, shes familiar, she knows these issues and apparently from what we hear on th...

>> all right. if we need you, well call on you. thank you very much. lets bring in joe trippi and mark mckinnon. gentlemen, good evening. i love the chapeau, love the hat, mark. im going to start with you. we cant underplay the importance of this dinner. who made an impression? >> well, as always in politics and certainly out here in iowa, its about expectations, the expectations game. who met, exceeded or didnt live up to them? tonight very clearly, elizabeth warren met expectations, well org...

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President. it is the unification of the american people. >> reporter: so buttigieg talked about unifying the country on the day after he says he hopes president trump leaves office. also one of the only candidates so far to quote scripture, at the same time talking about his faith as well as his husband, chaston buttigieg. he is on a rising moment here. a lot of people are comparing his campaign at least to barack obama. of course the burden now is on him to prove that in the next three months o...

When mondale held first, but gary hart, who was at 4% on the night of the j.j. dinner -- >> thanks for the history lesson. i got to get mark in. mark, listen, pete buttigieg is surging in the new iowa poll. hes in the top tier with elizabeth warren, bernie sanders, and joe biden. what does that tell you about his candidacy and where the party is as a matter of fact? >> well, i think it means that the party is looking for a pragmatic, clear centrist vote. i think theyre looking for an alternative...