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>> now, erin, sean spicer is telling us the president did not sign off on that. he said the president did not know that he was going to ask his staff members to look at text messages and those encrypted apps, erin, multiple sources tell us he did in fact know about this. he approved of this. the reality here is bottom line, i am told it was intended to send ape message more than anything else. not specifically looking after text messages to send a message across the government he is serious abou...

The potus signed off on this. doesnt matter whose decision it is. it is a little bit much to get to the point. we are not talking drip here, drip there. a steady flow of confidential information leaving the administration. and, when we have that type of information drastic times call for drastic measures. thats what happened here. while this is unusual and not something that we often see very much. this has to be stopped. and look there a lot of people in many administration whose want to gain f...

That, you know, that the new hampshire poll, and every other poll that has bernie sanders surge. lets keep in mind that still today, hillary clinton has the the highest favorability of any candidate republican or democrat. she still beats every single republican candidate in an average of polls across the country and in all of these states. her fundamentals are absolutely solid. she has raised record amount of her own money that she can control not super pac money. and she has, she is building i...

Clinton. tie with bernie sanders. if there are warning signs on trust and empathy. >> talk more about implications of our panel of democratic professionals, former obama adviser, dan pfifer, maria cardona, and democratic strategist, hillary rosen. iowa looking good for the cl clinton campaign. not part of the plan to trail bernie sanders in new hampshire. the whole idea she is looking for ward to a spirited primary, not this spirited right? >> clearly not this spirited. though i do think they ex...

Candidates. hillary clinton and bernie sanders seem to have locked up most of the support for people who have decided. both of the polls show a majority undecide. for bernie sanders supporters, are really kind of kicking the tires. who is this guy? he seems kind of interesting, fiery and we look him. and he has been poely tlite to hillary clinton. the democratic primary here is much more civil, much more about idea, much more about issues, and i think you are seeing that, you know, issues orient...

Of hillary clinton. >> what about trustworthiness? >> a warning sign for hillary clinton. if you look at this. 28%, democrats find her honest and trustworthy. watch the numbers as the e-mail investigation continues at the justice department and on capitol hill. a warning sign. only 40%, empathy question -- does she understand problems facing people look me? 40% give that to hillary clinton. tie with bernie sanders. if there are warning signs on trust and empathy. >> talk more about implications ...

Overreach, they overreact, but you cannot raise children to believe that the police are your enemy and then expect them not to have conflicts that end in horrible, horrible disasters like this. weve got to raise people to understand that there is law, theres order and there has to be respect for authority. if you want to argue with a cop you dont do it in the street. you do it in a courtroom once you have that established. this is horrible and totally unnecessary. >> i was hoping to just talk ab...

About the vice president. but like most things in politics they also arent entirely unrelated. this whole biden discussion might not be happening at all if some democrats didnt perceive an opening and vulnerabilities for clinton. now these ads, $2 million, in iowa and new hampshire, are designed to soften her image and remind voters of why she is running for president. anderson. >> jeff thank you very much. want to bring in cnn commentator, dan pfifer former campaign manager for hillary clinton ...

Her numbers were incredible. were very high. so when you put yourself. >> whats going wrong now? >> she is running for president. she inserted herself into the political arena being attacked. and her numbers logically fall. i think if joe biden got in the race, his numbers would fall too. thats just thats just life in politics. >> dan, as a campaigner she has come under criticism. there are people who say she gets better as campaigns go along. perhaps even the entrance of a joe biden would actua...

Take a look at dan pfifer said about this nomination. >> i think its incumbent on democratic leaders and democratic voices to be honest and forthright about expectations here. were likely to lose this battle. i think we should fight like hell anyway. >> yeah. >> its important to let -- as democrats, we need to make people believe in the importance of these court appointments more than anything else. >> dana: im trying to understand their thinking on that. fighting like hell even though youre goi...