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Disaster when the party goes too left? >> my sense of it is its about caution, its a strategic sort of thing. i sense thats what it is. the electability argument is going to play with 50-plus more than its going to play with 18 to 49. hes at 6% with democratic voters under 50 years old. >> i think we have one hire. i think you are, too. let me ask you this -- >> i think thats problematic. >> i like the guy. im a moderate -- moderate left. i thienk hes been running as te designated driver. i can ...

Particular? >> you know, there are a bunch of attractive people kamala harris had her moment, mayor pete has probably raised the most in the second quarter, andrew yang appeals to those interested in technology and guarantied annual income, so i think we have a number of attractive candidates, but if you ask the ultimate question, paul, do i think at this point anyone other than joe biden could beat donald trump, my answer would be no. paul: wow, interesting, all right, we will see how it plays ...

The electability argument is fast becoming -- voters, especially democrats, need to be inspired s and we see when they vote with their head, its catastrophic. weve seen that with gore, dukakis and kerry. and here as this campaign falters, there are others clearly waiting in the wings that can inspire. and i think that, you know, the head of the monmouth polling institute which just released a poll which still proves that hes leading in the polls in iowa said ive not yet met one biden voter that ...

Stumbling performance in the first debate will take him down and yet there he is, chugging on, steady joe, third of the vote, do i think that the electability argument can be overplayed and i think -- but i think it resinates with people if they make it concrete and positive way so his wife jill biden was essentially saying this week, democrats you may like him candidate but you have to swallow doubt and vote for joe because he can win, that doesnt good in bumper sticker. paul: on the other hand...

The electability argument is fast becoming -- voters, especially democrats, need to be inspired s and we see when they vote with their head, its catastrophic. weve seen that with gore, dukakis and kerry. and here as this campaign falters, there are others clearly waiting in the wings that can inspire. and i think that, you know, the head of the monmouth polling institute which just released a poll which still proves that hes leading in the polls in iowa said ive not yet met one biden voter that ...

Businessman, anybody in particular? >> you know, there are a bunch of attractive people kamala harris had her moment, mayor pete has probably raised the most in the second quarter, andrew yang appeals to those interested in technology and guarantied annual income, so i think we have a number of attractive candidates, but if you ask the ultimate question, paul, do i think at this point anyone other than joe biden could beat donald trump, my answer would be no. paul: wow, interesting, all right, w...

Cant last, that when his stumbling performance in the first debate will take him down and yet there he is, chugging on, steady joe, third of the vote, do i think that the electability argument can be overplayed and i think -- but i think it resinates with people if they make it concrete and positive way so his wife jill biden was essentially saying this week, democrats you may like him candidate but you have to swallow doubt and vote for joe because he can win, that doesnt good in bumper sticker...

In georgia and iowa. you use the electability argument. it is still over the fact of a presidential race when always seem to talk about who can beat donald trump. >> andrew, on ed markey, he actually reigns through the u.s. senate back in 1994. he was the race then. he backed out and john kerry ended up winning the seat there and markey wait to massachusetts. these openings does not come around often. that may be the calculation that you are hearing. joe kennedy, if you are a fan, you dont get m...

It is not about ideology and you are seeing candidates in those races along with potential races in georgia and iowa. you use the electability argument. it is still over the fact of a presidential race when always seem to talk about who can beat donald trump. >> andrew, on ed markey, he actually reigns through the u.s. senate back in 1994. he was the race then. he backed out and john kerry ended up winning the seat there and markey wait to massachusetts. these openings does not come around often...

Of spread out. >> and were talking about 2016, im talking and i think immediately about the less than 50% of latinas that did not vote, right when they were given the options, when they were given two ideas -- >> youre saying the general election. >> still these are people in nevada, in texas, in california. these are the real voters. when we gave them that option, 50% of them did not show up. so thats why we need to -- >> passion, and enthusiasm. >> a genuine vision where they see themselves no...