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Can relate to people and certainly youngkin did and the lieutenant governor candidate was wonderful in terms of relating to people but then youve got policy, policy was such a driving issue here, not only school choice but as you were talking about the suburban women i got to tell you there are a lot of military families in virginia and afghanistan could not have gone worse. my guess is tens of thousands of women were directly affected, had a relative who served in afghanistan who were totally o...

Point out that he did get redistricted in that illinois kind of reshaping of the maps that also contributed to this. but i think this is a long time coming. you have those ten republicans who voted for impeachment that donald trump has his eye trained on, but even more so than that. you have a base that is simply unwilling to emit the truth about what happened on january 6th to admit the truth about the results of the 2020 election, and has created a litmus test within their own party for wantin...

The issue of health care which is the number one driving issue in 2018 and i believe in 2020. >> dana: i will give you the last word on her campaign as it stands. >> i couldnt agree more. it is interesting, she said she cosponsors a bill and then she attacks it and she says i want to keep a role for private health insurance, yet still keep everybody on a government plan but there will still be a rule for private insurance and the only two services that she can describe as being governed by priva...

The case you cant drop this in 40 years later and joe bidens position in the 70s. what do you think about this? >> kamala harris was looking for a moment in the debates and she found it. but a moment in the debates is different than an ongoing conversation without a time limit on it. i think thats the reality that shes facing now. joe biden talks about how he wants to talk about the issues of the present, not the issues of the past. but of course even if busing is not going to be a driving issue...

Economy, and senator warner and i have a bill that allows states to get the three years of 100% reimbursement. people are concerned about where the affordable care is. the president and the republicans are trying to dismantle. we have the lawsuit pending in texas. people with preexisting conditions in alabama and thats probably close to 1 million people under the age of 65 are very concerned about whats going to happen with the aca is ruled unconstitutional. health care and the ability to have r...

Or immigration in general, but, of course, the trade tariffs get tied up in the topics which makes it a little more complicated. at what point do you think there might be other decisions that might come into play as political as 2020 looms? >> i dont think anything is made in a vacuum without some consideration toward the politics of it. lets be fair about that. i do think the presidents first driving issue is really to stop this immigration overflow of illegal immigrants. >> dana: right. >> we ...

Center. the radical middle. what do you hear them talking about and are there any declared candidates that might appeal to the radical middle? >> i think any of them can appeal to that radical middle. what we need to be looking at is the same thing we kind of ran on and that is the kitchen table issues. you can debate tweaking the affordable care act. the debate, the discussion about health care is i think a driving issue for all morning and thats where i think thats going to be a really big iss...

Momentum. its faded. hes calling for the national legalization of marijuana. cory booker also pushing legalization. why? is that a driving issue in this cycle? >> i think its very important, the more -- i mean, im -- im honestly very for the legalization of marijuana. its helped my health, it helps people deal with all sorts of mental health issues, instead of opioids. a >> but there are democratic voters that are not particularly excited about that. >> its true, there are. i dont think any one ...

The president is overjoyed. an obama court ruling is more of a headache than a victory. a judge ruled the individual mandate is unconstitutional. the landmark health care law cannot stand. heres the presidents take on twitter. we have a chance with the democrats to deliver great health care. a supreme court decision will lead to great health care results for americans. the presidents tweet implies it could make its way to the supreme court. nothing changes immediately, but it was republican who ...

Charismatic bernie sanders? >> hes very charismatic. >> okay. >> when barack obama -- >> a lot of fans. >> in the barack/hillary race, there was the iraq war vote. an important issue. >> which is why they need issues -- whether its -- constitution. but there needs to be a driving issue. >> you have three billionaires, steyer, schultz, bloomberg, who are all looking to get in. >> oprah. >> yeah, billionaires. billionaires dont necessarily take direction very well. i think theyre staying in rega r...