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You get to everyone else. seven of the low tier democrats met tonights debate criteria, but raising money gets more and more and more difficult if they cant claim some sort of debate breakup. and momentum swings do happen. kamala harris, for example, had a boost after her debate fireworks with joe biden. he had a spark early on but he, too, is a polling flatliner as of late. pete buttigieg now struggles. theres time, yes, 144 days until the first votes in iowa, but -- and its the but -- it does ...

Hes built a pretty good organization so far and hes proven hes got the fund-raising resources. where is his play? where is his play for who am i in this race and can he -- hes in the top five. this has been a five-candidate race, even though theres 24, 20 qualified for the debates. the leader, weve had a consistent five at the top of the polls, hes at the bought president obama of those five. hes plateaued. he needs a moment. what will it be? >> the debate fireworks may depend on which candidate...

Mayor buttigieg in the sense that he was the early surprise of this field. he was the guy who shot up. he blocked beto orourke from the new interesting next generational face lane. the guy from middle america, hes plateaued. hes had the police shooting issue back home. hes raised a ton of money. hes built a pretty good organization so far and hes proven hes got the fund-raising resources. where is his play? where is his play for who am i in this race and can he -- hes in the top five. this has b...

>> surprising news across the pond today. wait until you hear who won the peace prize. plus, debate fireworks. folks, it wasnt here in danville. it was a member race against a member race that actually almost became a brawl. you think we use boxing brawls too much in a debate? who was the last chief justice nominated to the supreme court by a democrat? tweet me the answer @chucktodd and @dailyrundown. the answer is coming up. well be right back.

>> thursdays debate can best be described in one word, spirited. gloves were off last night . eight contenders trying to knock out for the good sound bite. conspondant steve brown as the blow by bloww. [applause] >>reporter: less than two days before the iowa straw poll bachmann and pawlenty went at it. >> it is an unkiss putable fact in congress her record of accomplishments and results are nonexistent. >> when you were governor in minnesota you implemented cap and trade. >> she fought for less...

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