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>> i dont know if its smart or not. i dont know if its strategic or not. its my city. i have a relationship with everybody in the city who looks to the city to keep them safe. >> brett: i dont know. is it me does he not come off looking good. >> i will not use the word disqualifying. when you have a candidate about questions are relatedded to readiness, toughness. hes 37 years old. he has a spectacular resume for a 37-year-old mayor of 103rd largest city in the united states. thats not what the ...

Buttigiegs had sort of the advantage here because south bend, notre dame, the guy from parks and recreation? a nice city in indiana and hes the mayor and its fine? the reality is south bend can be a tough town. its a rustbelt town on the far periphery of chicago that has a history. the reality for buttigieg is that he has not been attending at home. hes been running for president 24 of the day, seven days a week. there is upset they are in the fact that he could not control that meeting and that...

Probably not a good idea given whats going on with racial tensions in this country. there are plenty of other examples. lets use another one. i just dont think its disqualifying. the underlying point he was trying to make is you have to be able to work with the other side even if you disagree with them. if you look at whats happening today, a lot of people -- when you poll voters, they want bipartisan ship. they want congress to get things done. and this retreating to each others corners in trib...

That hes not ready? i mean, again, there had been a number of mis-steps and it hasnt, you know, he hasnt been making that many appearances, frankly. >> right. but, again, are the missteps really something that are disqualifying? i dont think so. do i think that he should have used a different example? yes. and if i were advising him i would have said, mr. vice president, probably not a good idea given whats going on with racial tensions in this country. there are plenty of other examples. lets u...

It doesnt make it more palatable to hear. it doesnt make it more endering to hear. the fact is when people are offended by it and when a major swath of the democratic electorate in the country may be offended by it, thats something where you have to pause. so i would take issue with this notion that were trying -- anybody is trying to kneecap him. there are many people who certainly support him and have a lot of affection for him. this isnt an ordination. when you make statements like this publi...

Positive civility with someone who did that much harm. by the way, that status quo that eastland was a pillar of, that biden joined into at that time. that status quo has caused so much pain to this day. joe biden needs to apologize. its incredible to me that hes kind of puffing up his chest and doubling down and saying i have nothing to apologize for. its not about who joe biden is as a person. i think hes a good person. its that he has to recognize hes caused a lot of pain and hes caused a lot...

Conversations and he opened the door to t costill win, be the democratic nominee but these last two things showed where you the danger lies for joe biden in a pretty vivid way. >> i want to ask you the question we came in on because i have reason to believe hes giving advice and apologizing to some guests not to apologize and theres some analysis around him what the democrats are looking for is someone who can go toe to toe with donald trump is someone who stays connected to the voters in a way ...

Determinative like the sort of objective macro economic conditions to michaels point, the polling data suggests they are becoming increasingly strained through a sort of partisan lens. the president is, you know, polling at 40, 41, 42% with the economy where its at. maybe the economy doesnt matter the same way it used to. >> and yet at the same time his strong economic ratings provide a pathway for him to maybe get to the 46% that he needs by disqualifying and absolutely going nuclear on the eve...

Conditions to michaels point, the polling data suggests they are becoming increasingly strained through a sort of partisan lens. the president is, you know, polling at 40, 41, 42% with the economy where its at. maybe the economy doesnt matter the same way it used to. >> and yet at the same time his strong economic ratings provide a pathway for him to maybe get to the 46% that he needs by disqualifying and absolutely going nuclear on the eventual democratic nominee, which is an expert at what hes...

That other people followed and that people believed was the appropriate way to handle the issues. >> do you think as chairman he is responsible for the way they were conducted? >> as chairman, i believe every chairman of any committee really is responsible for how a hearing is conducted. thats why we put people in leadership position and we hold them accountable. >> do you think that is disqualifying that he should not be the democratic nominee? >> i dont think it has disqualified him. ive said ...