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senate nomination is one of the most extensive of this election cycle. it is at the moment of three-wa tossup. >> and endorsement from former president trump seemed to put doctor oz in the driver seat. >> each candidate making their closing argument in the race they could be decided by the smallest of margins. >> on the old boys, president trump called out that we need t have the washington, d.c. to represent our pennsylvania values for it to get the media is smearing my name. there is...

Everywhere he goes. the challenge for bernie sanders is how do you recruit new people who were with you in 2016? when i talk to bernie sanders fans, theyre committed. you rarely hear people say id like to vote for bernie sanders. they are people who volunteer for him, they are part of his cause. but he also comes into this, as well as joe biden, as one of the most well-known candidates. he has high name recognition. he ran for president once before. so he doesnt necessarily benefit from the curi...

Factored into the revival. the political divide in the country is obviously working for her. >> obviously. a lot of people must have tuned in in part for the curiosity factor to see how the show would deal with the political divide because rosary in -- roseanne in real life is a trump supporter, and dealing with her sister jack whoa is anti-trump. i think that is part of why the show did so well in the ratings. people tuned in to see how they were treated. note that hollywood does not have many ...

>> so how is hollywood reacting? although theres a difference in opinion, 18.2 million viewers is something that lets say the other networks might want to get a little bit up. >> yeah. definitely. i think other networks would really like that. i think nbc and cbs are probably also very happy about this rating because it shows that, you know, this rating was the highest episode of the year aside from "this is us" right after the super bowl. and the show was just picked up for another season, "ros...

Saying that any person who attacks him even if those accusations might be very real accusations of harassment. >> don, can i say something? >> its interesting. i dont see where this has anything to do with partisan or politics. go on. >> this is about gender. this about is american values. what i hear from people all the time is oh, theyre not going to fire him. he makes about $200 million a year for the network. hes a revenue machine. his ratings have gone up. clearly for the curiosity factor. ...

Sexual harassment. >> don, can i just -- >> i dont see where this has anything to do with partisan or politics. >> this is about gender and this is about american values. what i hear is he makes almost $2 million a year for the network. his ratings have gone up because of the curiosity factor they want to know whether hes going to address this and they havent pulled their advertising dollars. are they waiting for the heat to die down to come back? the values we need think about and talk about is...

Is the minute she got there she slipped back. she barely made it back onto the main stage in this one by half a point. one theory would be if you put a huckabee, if you put a christie at this second-tier debate maybe that brings up the stature of the debate a little bit, maybe there will be more eyeballs on it, maybe people will take it more seriously. but its hard to argue with it, especially now that were into the third and fourth debate here, when you get this far into it, i think theres less...

Place to be in the sense that she had a good performance there in the first kids table back in august. it vaulted her to the main table. of course the flip side of that is the minute she got there she slipped back. she barely made it back onto the main stage in this one by half a point. one theory would be if you put a huckabee, if you put a christie at this second-tier debate maybe that brings up the stature of the debate a little bit, maybe there will be more eyeballs on it, maybe people will ...

And they pulled off a great upset once, so i wear this with pride. >> every thursday night. i know you always do. i want to start with this debate news. it seems like incredibly devastating news that christie and huckabee are off the main stage. theyre not out entirely, though. is it possible the kids table debate is not a bad place for them to be? >> well, carly fiorina would tell you its not the worst place to be in the sense that she had a good performance there in the first kids table back i...

Moines tonight is probably more impactful than having 40,000 people in alabama. >> interesting. katie, let me ask you, donald trump is generating enthuse. . i bet jeb bush would do it in hawaii or alaska to get 42,000. >> i sure he can fill that stadium. but everybody shows up when the carnival comes to town and thats what donald trump is. he shows up and hes a celebrity. he had a massively popular television program. so i think theres a lot of people that will come out because of the curiosity ...