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> we mentioned that idea of joe biden losing iowa, losing new hampshire, then trying to win the nomination from there. how about somebody not even contesting. all four of the first states and then trying to win the nomination. thats what michael bloomberg, the former new york city mayor is trying to do. speaking of spending, $135 million so far. that is what bloomberg has plopped down on this campaign. $119 million in tv. more than $15 million in digital ads. that is so far at this pace "the n...

From there. how about the idea of somebody not even contesting iowa, new hampshire, nevada, and south carolina, all four of the first states and then trying to win the nomination. thats what michael bloomberg is trying to do. throw some numbers at folks, here. speaking of spending. $135 million so far. that is what bloomberg has plopped down on this campaign. $119 million in tv. more than $15 million in digital ads. that is, so far, at this pace, the "new york post" reports, that would be $357 m...

That you see there because he has that national strategy. tom steyers not doing as well nationally. but if you look at the state polling, hes, for example, in the top five when you look at south carolina. >> so when you look at skipping the primaries, the first few are small states. they -- they -- they arent important to the delegate count. but they used to signal that if you could do well in iowa, that you can do well elsewhere. if you can do well in new hampshire, you can do well elsewhere. i...

It is also a lot of these southern states that come afterward, california. a lot of the state that is come later on in the process require you to appeal to black and hispanic voters and for that reason alone even if joe biden loses in iowa and loses in new hampshire, the delegate count is what matters and he has a major advantage because of his strength with minority voters. >> durability and the recognizability. biden has not proven here to fore to be a great candidate. he hasnt. elizabeth warr...

Figuring that out. because it is not just south carolina. its also a lot of these southern states that come afterward. its california. a lot of the states that come later on in the process require you to appeal to black and hispanic voters. and for that reason alone, even if joe biden loses in iowa and loses in new hampshire, the delegate count is what matters. and he has a major advantage because of his strength with minority voters. >> and the durability and recognizability. you know, joe bide...

>> they told me there werent any democrats in idaho. but i didnt believe them. >> since the 1960s, the democrats had catered to this white moderate middle. but obama decides to appeal to a new generation of young folks and to usually alienated communities of color. he was able to change the democratic map and really open it up again. >> turnout is off the charts heavy, 10,000 voters in one county the first day, ten times the turnout in the last presidential election. obamas campaign also harness...

Still very, very, very small number of delegates youre talking about. when you get into super tuesday, i think what youre going to see is maybe three or four people stay at the top probably through june. i think this is going all the way to june. you need about 1800 to really win this thing. i think the delegate count is going to be among the top three and four. the people polling at least 15% in those states. i dont think someone at 3% like a bloomberg is going to show up on super tuesday and t...

Blocks the iranian southern route to having a land bridge. those of the three things we are going to do in the months ahead. and they are all essential. it will not take a lot of our forces to accomplish something this significant. >> harris: general jack keane, thank you very much for your expertise and your time. for the 20 democratic candidates have their eyes on california and perhaps for good reason. the golden states primary was moved up to super tuesday, marc. californias delegate count i...

She is a prosecutor, she has a few issues, but i felt like she really leaned in on race on a way that. >> her slogan is for the people. my record until now, im going this for us, for us collectively as a you noited country. im not just saying im going to be the progressive in the race, she is trying to bring all of these things together. >> being a black woman matters and it is her path to victory. all of us, black girls rock if you look at the primary, right? and were just doing a delegate coun...

What is this guy doing here, referring to paul manafort? i was in the same camp you are. i think hes a bad guy and everybody who knew his history at that moment -- >> why didnt you say something then? >> i did. >> i was listening. >> i was exiled at that point from there campaign because i criticized him. the whole reason is manafort pitched the president a good pitch. >> did everybody hear that? that you were exed out of the campaign -- >> for sure. thats a tough part of the campaign. he was ou...