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The top of the list often, is that really the biden message out there? hey, democrats, trust me, i can beat this guy? >> well, it might not be what the bidens explicit message is but thats what iowa voters are picking up. i was in iowa last weekend and i talked to more than three dozen iowa democrats after events, and they, to a tee, told me that the main draw they had for joe biden wasnt his chairman of the judiciary committee, chairman of senate foreign relations, his role in the nomination, a...

Biden continues to lead trump. >> naturally. were going to get down to the battle ground states as it becomes a much tighter ball game, and its not entirely clear joe biden can deliver the obama coalition as basically his electability argument contends. hes handled the biden issue tentatively. hunter biden comes out and says im sorry for what i did. however, theres nothing to substantiate the claim, and it is basically insinuation from the trump campaign that anything beyond sordid nepotism occu...

70% said white and male, and thats been consistent through this. there was a new cbs poll just two weeks ago in the super tuesday states. black voters, 60% of black voters said a white candidate has a better chance at beating donald trump than a black candidate. when i listen to people who call my show and what i feel, too, is this urgency to defeat donald trump. and for some, that electability argument is someone whos a white male. i might not subscribe to that. i actually dont. but some do, be...

You see that near the top of the list, at the top of the list often. is that really the biden message out there? hey, democrats, trust me, i can beat this guy? >> well, it might not be what bidens explicit message is, but thats what iowa voters are picking up. i was out in iowa last weekend and talked to more than three dozen iowa democrats after events, and they to a "t" told me the main draw they had for joe biden wasnt his chairman of judiciary committee, chairman of senate foreign relations,...

He certainly has the energy of a 40-year-old. where does you see him? but if youre a trump supporters, are you someone who says, yes, please, bernie sanders? >> first of all, i didnt have that kind of energy at 40 and im looking forward to my first heart attack if thats what it takes. i teach a class in tufts. at the beginning of every class i make the students fill out a secret ballot, predict if trump wins and who wins iowa. at the end of the semester, i tallied it up. none of them picked bern...

Elizabeth warren was calling democratic insiders to say dont worry about me, and you heard barack obama sort of speaking in not loving tones but more supporting tones of her candidacy. so i think some of that still exists, but going to a point earlier, when you talk about the stock market, for example, and who it is benefitting and that its not benefitting the majority of americans or a slight minority of americans, that lends credibility to bernie sanders argument that the economy is not workin...

In new hampshire that hasnt gotten as much attention as iowa has. and she is spending a lot of time there trying to boost her chances for that primary when that happens. where were really seeing democrats focus on this electability argument, which we have talked about forever and ever, but we are hearing them talk about it in a way that they are uniquely qualified to beat donald trump. because at the end of the day they are fighting against each other, but they know that the general election arg...

A new cnn poll shows the lead democrats have over trump is narrowing. arlette saenz joins me now. former vice president joe biden still holds the lead nationally among democratic candidates, but what do recent polls mean for his electability argument? >> reporter: well, fred, electability has been at the center of joe bidens argument throughout this campaign, that he views himself as the person best able to take on and beat president trump. you saw in polls released earlier this week that not on...

Ive shown in new jersey, winning in a very diverse state but where blacks are a small minority, that i can get record black and brown turnouts, and inspire suburban voters and other key members of our demographic. ive got the best electability argument of anybody in this field because i know i can resurrect the coalitions we need to win big in november. >> brand-new cnn poll out this morning. we asked voters about the economy. 76% of voters that we talked to said the economic conditions in the c...

>> would you be willing to sacrifice some of that growth even though it could display thousands, hundreds of thousands of blue-collar workers in the interests of transitioning to the green economy? >> the answer is yes. rob: is that the best message across the rustbelt in the midst of a booming economy? lets talk about that. i want to start with the you. what did you make of joe bidens soundbite? >> it is a risky play. he is looking at the democratic primary and a need to convey a commitment to ...