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To do it, is he going to do it, is he going to do it. at that point it became clear to me that draft biden needed to have a lot more -- a much larger grassroots network, and i could go there and help them kind of build that. by lending it some -- you know, some credibility and some seal of approval almost. >> the first democratic debate, i believe, is the second week of october. >> yep, las vegas. >> one would think that -- i mean the decision seems like it should be -- its got to be pretty soon...

Room for many, many decisions. for the last six and a half years hes been thinking about his day job, and i think what draft biden is doing is preparing the way for him should he decide to run. >> draft biden is an organization that was, i think fair to say, moribund in this sense. that without any kind of indications from the man at the center of it that this was a real thing, its hard to raise money. whos going to write you a check -- >> the money was one thing but what they were able to do wi...

President talk about the economy, i mean he was the man who championed the recovery and reinvestment act. he was out there at bridge constructions. he was out there in front of buildings that were being built and talking about the importance of reinvesting back in america and putting people back to work. >> how close are you to the world of biden donors? i know you not only were political advisor to beau but had worked for actually the vice president in earlier political jobs? >> i was an assist...

Joined the draft biden super pac. draft biden is working to lay the groundwork for a run and the vice president is doing some work of his own. hes not calling people asking if he should run but saying i am thinking about it but im also thinking about beau. and there is some evidence of an opening against front runner hillary clinton. the same poll that found bernie sanders leading hillary in new hampshire, 44% to clintons 37%, also found 46% of likely democratic voters in the state, plurality, t...

>> tonight, why the conservative fight for the hawkeye state will be more brutal than ever before. then, major joe biden news. >> this is a big deal. >> is a run for the white house imminent? the man behind draft biden joins me live. plus disruption politics arrives on the doorstep of the republican party. >> black lives matter! black lives matter! >> and why conservatives are beginning to turn on a republican front runner not named trump. >> were going to help the milwaukee bucks pay their ...

>> yep, las vegas. >> one would think that -- i mean the decision seems like it should be -- its got to be pretty soon, right? >> ill leave the decision-making up to the people who make those decisions. what i know is that over the next four to six weeks with an eye towards this debate, theres some really good work that draft biden could do that we will do. >> can you look me in the eye here and say youre not talking to the vice president and the vice presidents people? >> i can definitely tell ...

Political advisor to beau but had worked for actually the vice president in earlier political jobs? >> i was an assistant to the finance director on that first presidential campaign so as low as you can go. >> not assistant finance director, assistant to the finance director. >> right. >> how much are you in conversation with his people, i guess is what i would say, and how enthusiastic are they? >> that was part of the reason i think i joined draft biden was i was hearing from the donors that b...

Ran in 1987, he ran in 2007. hes been thinking about this for a while. think back to the last six and a half years. hes been the presidents closest advisor. hes been the last guy in the room for many, many decisions. for the last six and a half years hes been thinking about his day job, and i think what draft biden is doing is preparing the way for him should he decide to run. >> draft biden is an organization that was, i think fair to say, moribund in this sense. that without any kind of indica...

Me that draft biden needed to have a lot more -- a much larger grassroots network, and i could go there and help them kind of build that. by lending it some -- you know, some credibility and some seal of approval almost. >> the first democratic debate, i believe, is the second week of october. >> yep, las vegas. >> one would think that -- i mean the decision seems like it should be -- its got to be pretty soon, right? >> ill leave the decision-making up to the people who make those decisions. wh...

Draft biden is doing is preparing the way for him should he decide to run. >> draft biden is an organization that was, i think fair to say, moribund in this sense. that without any kind of indications from the man at the center of it that this was a real thing, its hard to raise money. whos going to write you a check -- >> the money was one thing but what they were able to do with limited resources is build an actual grassroots e-mail list. when i started last week, we had 150,000 names. its ove...