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Process were acting in good faith. i believe that everyone he wanted to do as much as they thought necessary to get this done. but all of the resources at the state level and at city and municipal, county level, have been stretched to their limits. and this is one of those times when a cat 4 hurricane is going to require a cat 4 response. this is a category 4 response that we need. and im calling upon the federal government to do more. they just have to do more. >> let me just ask you about that...

>> i believe for seven years they were about the rhetoric of just repeal obamacare and werent thinking through substantively how actually do that. when we passed the affordable care act, it was a very difficult undertaking to get both sides of any party, both extremes ends of any party to agree to something thats going to be wholesale reform of the health care system. and there wasnt much thought over the past seven years given to what the details of that would really look like and how it would ...

To ski council people, county level, marching in the streets big picture makes you look good, does not win elections. >> heres what i said to one of my friends that took part in the womens march. theyre great, youre shouting in the street, youre chanting and youre singing with people who agree with you. so going out and knocking on doors, as you talked about, gets you listening. and were seeing the same problem that weve seen all along, the same problem we saw when we had the second in command o...

Wayside, and the 50-state strategy for organizing at the state level, local level, county level, that was essentially ignored. you can see, there are a lot more republicans located at the state level and local level, than democrats in the last eight years. we cant focus on the white house. weve got mid-terms coming up. there are about six red states that are vulnerable. you have to pick a president, in four years to take on donald trump. youve got to get organized and give resources and monies t...

Americans. theyre voting for it. our job is to make sure that people know the democratic party is the party that is going to deliver that for them. that means strengthi inening grass-roots, local, county level, making sure we are channelled on massive turnout. >> bill clinton was the signer of nafta. you look in the rust belt, it was something donald trump reminded the voters of. hillary clinton didnt spend a lot of time in rural america in particular. i guess two questions for you. do you think...

Grass-roots, local, county level, making sure we are channelled on massive turnout. >> you think that the clinton brand actually hurt in that bill clinton is the signer of nafta and coif you are looking at the rust belt, it is something that donald trump reminded the voters a lot of, and hillary clinton did not spend a lot of time in rural america, and two questions, did the clinton brand itself was too tainted with the big donation, and big money, and nafta going back there and second, do you t...

And in the end it really means that hes doing everything other than trying to really hear the voice of the people. hes trying to drown the voice of the people by outside dollars and coordination that is inappropriate, illegal based on our laws here. so i would suggest that people might want to listen to what weve been saying, you know, since way back in 2011. whats your anticipation, senator of republicans? are they ready to stand, do you think, with scott walker? >> oh, theyve been standing wit...

Theyre outnumbered. you have hundreds of kids. >> i dont know if thats at the state level, county level, they need more assistance, they need something needs to be done, so that these kids are protected. and are not doing things illegally. >> let me go back to the other point. you brought it up against the 100 milers. theyre talking about robbing, rapes, gun violence. that in other words, there are people that are preying on the kids that are drunk, using drugs, selling drugs, there is a whole c...

Christie, because i am a follower, believer, and supporter of democratic principles, okay? simple as that. >> i didnt support governor christie, because at least me, this city, i seek no other higher political office. im born and raised in fort lee, only ever wanted to serve in a leadership capacity to try to help the people i grew up with, so ive been blessed with the privilege to serve as its mayor, this is not a stepping stone for me, if i was looking at this as a stepping stone, maybe id thi...

Christie, because at least me, this city, i seek no other higher political office. im born and raised in fort lee, only ever wanted to serve in a leadership capacity to try to help the people i grew up with, so ive been blessed with the privilege to serve as its mayor, this is not a stepping stone for me, if i was looking at this as a stepping stone, maybe id think of other ways to do it, not me, im loyal to the democratic party, proud of what weve accomplished on a county level, state level, im...