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Candidates now going up to the debate, how does this help him gain some advantage on the debate platform? >> you see a range of candidates, senator sanders is one today, that are working on a policy. youre seeing a range of candidates, governor ainsley has another proposal on climate, putting forward ideas that they definitely want to highlight. this week in the debates. i think these are policies that we should -- well hear about today. maybe some new ones tomorrow and youll definitely hear abo...

In a second. we have a number of viewers who write in, communicate with us. i have one who said you know what? im angry. i like donald trump and i like bernie sanders. anger is generalized and people are looking for anti-systemic candidates. these are two people talking sense directly to the american people. >> anger drives people to the polls. leapt me ask you. lets talk about how republicans are viewing donald trump. depending on how his fellow republicans treat him he said he would switch gea...

In a second. we have a number of viewers who write in, communicate with us. i have one who said you know what? im angry. i like donald trump and i like bernie sanders. anger is generalized and people are looking for anti-systemic candidates. these are two people talking sense directly to the american people. >> anger drives people to the polls. leapt me ask you. lets talk about how republicans are viewing donald trump. depending on how his fellow republicans treat him he said he would switch gea...

Aircraft carriers stint that -- isnt that on water? how do you think people at home reacted? >>pat: when he mentioned the economy, the dials went up, but it was unconscionable not to address libya. to take a dive on libya. it is like in october of 1972, sitting on a debate platform with nixon and mcgovern --. >>neil: but they did not debate. >>pat: smart. >>neil: this is all about what will happen in two weeks. did this change anything in >>pat: no. if this was the first debate the selection ove...

Fire, the last thing you should say -- even if you slip it you correct t where is his instanbts, where is he going to be on a debate platform with barack obama if he cant think on his feet when he is the only one talking? imagine if he is fatesing somebody? >> it was a very clumsy statement. this is an unforgiving business, you dont get to turn the ball over like that too many times in a presidential campaign until you lose. if in the category of i voted for it before i voted against it, it is i...

Is, tell me, mr. candidate, who gives how much money to your campaign, and what do you think they expect to get for it should you get elected? thats a very important question in that money is almost overwhelming american politics. were talking about a $3 billion presidential campaign. so thats one line of questioning. another line of questioning might very well be, listen, every one of you up there in that debate platform, you supported president george w. bush. tell us where you think that admi...

>> well, the questions have to be direct and tough. i want to make clear here that i know most of the people who have been conducting these debates, and almost without exception, theyre good journalists, some of them great journalists. but everybodys a little bit afraid to ask, you know, direct questions. for example, one direct question is, tell me, mr. candidate, who gives how much money to your campaign, and a what do you think they expect to get for it should you get elected? thats a very im...

I want to make clear here that i know most of the people have been conducting these debates and almost without exception, they are good journalists, some of them great journalists, but everybody is a little bit afraid to ask, you know, direct questions. for example, one direct question is, tell me, mr. candidate, who gives how much money to your campaign, and what do you think they expect to get for it should you get elected? thats a very important question in that money is almost overwhelming a...

pennsylvania. sara, people think that excuse is pretty flimsy. >> reporter: yeah, don, what happened yesterday at the announcement for the new head football coach, the one that will replace interim coach tom bradley, who replaced joe paterno when he was fired just a few days after the jerry sandusky scandal began to unfold, so rodney erickson was asked this question by reporters at an intimate question-and-answer session after the announcement. he was asked the question, how could penn...

>> we have 18 individuals who were shot. >> one year ago, congresswoman gabby giffords shot but lives. six others die. her progress, lessons learned and a nation remembers. tick tock. the first presidential primary just two days away. did mitt romneys debate rivals make a dent in his armor? well show you just how contentious it got. daring dan. legendary anchorman dan rather is in new hampshire. true to form, hes got some choice words for the gop hopefuls. and hes sharing them with...