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Electability argument. he is seeing it with biden and warren. you have to win those independents to win in the election. at this point the three major candidate are basically breaking even with donald trump and michael bloomberg is saying, ill tell you on it. >> when you look at where, bloomberg was popular enough here that they changed the city charter to get happy third material. he did not do that great with the minority communities here. thats the strong hold not just for biden but you have ...

The electability argument that all of these candidates are trying to make now as it relates to president trump, some more than others like elizabeth warren are trying to make the case about their vision for the country. talk through the big weekend in iowa and what you heard from senator warren and others while you were there. >> reporter: hallie, were exactly three months away from the iowa caucus now and you had the conversation about electability. here in the iowa caucus folks could show up o...

On donald trump, and in a year when democratic voters are looking at this broad field of democratic candidates that they want someone who can take on and win against president trump in 2020, and if thats the calculus, the campaign says that joe biden is their person to do that. so those are the numbers theyre happy to see, and that electability argument, fred, is one we continue to hear from this campaign over and over again. >> jessica dean, abby phillip, thanks to both of the you. im joined ...

Worried? >> fred, when you talk to the biden campaign, theyre pleased with these polls and there is a couple reasons why, theyll say. theyll say, number one, this is reinforcing an argument theyve been making for months now, that biden is the one candidate that can create this diverse coalition of voters, democratic voters, that can get behind joe biden and propel him to a victory if hes the nominee in 2020. theyre talking about african-american support, hispanic support, independents, working c...

Has mayor pete surging, but the guys also outspending joe biden by five to one in that state. iowa caucus goers are very serious about their politics, so 58% of them are saying they want new leadership while 28% say they want somebody with longevity of government history but an overwhelming 75% say they need a candidate who inspires them. so in the actual caucuses you see a lessening of the electability argument and encouragement of the lets pick a candidate who can inspire me argument instead. ...

4%, 5%, shes someone else. >> should joe biden be worried? >> i would absolutely think so. he started out in the lead in iowa, now hes at best in 20%. in this poll hes only at 17%. i would say hed be worried. i think one of the most difficult things to recognize is sometimes momentum forwards or backwards, it doesnt necessarily keep on occurring. theres no such thing in my mind as momentum in politics. it could be possible that he repounds into the 20s and based upon how many candidates that may...

Around the state. theyre pitching themselves to likely voters there trying to make some head way. >> yeah, but its mayor pete buttigieg who is making a lot of news after his speech last night. cnns jeff zeleny is joining us from des moines. late night, early morning for you, jeff. give us the headlines. >> reporter: hey, good morning, victor and christy. it was a late night but there were a lot of iowa democrats who were so interested in hearing what the parade of candidates had to say. of cours...

Youve got biden and warren center stage. theyve both been rising in the polls. so two questions, your advice to them. one, what can biden do to stop warren having the big m.o. and what can warren do to show folks she could be a credible general election candidate and not just popular with the progressive base? >> you know whats interesting, despite the intense interest in these debates so far, the needle hasnt really moved as to where they stand. the race has not been shaken up thus far although...

A radio station. a new fox poll shows that joe biden seems to be doing okay in the latest poll come up ten points on elizabeth warren. further on bernie sanders. if you asked the question, what about your second choice? its tied between elizabeth warren and joe biden. are you surprised? >> im a little surprised because there has been so much of the press about how warren is charging. if i was joe bidens campaign i would be very pleased with this result because -- its general consent to my consen...

She will have to make the electability argument. somebody who believes or favors mandatory medicare for all dee decriminalizing legal border crossings win a general election? >> bret: we will be at the debate next week in ohio. thank you, panel. when we come back, kindred spirits here in the white house. ♪ house. seeing what people left behind in the attic. well, saving on homeowners insurance with geicos help was pretty fun too. ahhhh, its a tiny dancer. they left a ton of stuff up here. welp...