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He brings two advantages. one is perception of electability, the other is connection he has, service for eight years as barack obamas vice president. were at a point in the campaign as we head to fall where the biden campaign feels like it wants to put hits foots accelerator. we talked about that connection with obama, how it manifested itself so far in the campaign. lets talk about electability argument. dr. biden was bluntly making the point on electability say you may like another candidate m...

Electability argument because it reinforces their own narrative. >> yeah, but to the point you say, maybe you dont like his positions as much as you like somebody elses? thats what some people sat up about. >> heres part of the challenge. if you look at past primaries, and if those are an example of what can happen, the electability argument is kind of a double-edged sword. for example, we saw, you know, in 2008, hillary clinton, then senator clinton played the, im the more electable candidate. ...

As much as she had hoepltd into some of these numbers. >> it is one of my favorite colleges to have visited in recent years. such a beautiful place. what elizabeth warren is doing is shes a serious and substantive campaign. and it is very slow and steady. it takes a minute to warm up but slow and steady through the race. in terms of biden, i think he is a placeholder in this moment. i may be completely wrong and regret saying that later. many of the same indicators that were true of hillary clin...

And i think thats kind of the challenge for the biden campaign. you can play the electability argument all you want but you still have to make an empassioned argument beyond trump, beyond that as to why you are the stronger and the better candidate to be president. >> lets talk a little more, joel, about this poll because elizabeth warren is hanging tough against bernie sanders. in fact, she had her biggest crowd ever last night in minnesota. a monday night, the campaign estimates 12,000 people ...

In front nationally. and proof that all the fundraising he has been doing can be put to good use. the thing about that ad it is making a very explicit argument about electability. that has been joe bidens hallmark all through the campaign and yesterday his wife campaigning in new hampshire laid it out on the table, this electability argument joe biden has been making. its worth a listen. check it out. >> i know not all of you are committed to my husband. and i respect that. but i want you to thi...

Crime bill, not able to make that argument consistently. that is the argument they wanted to make from the word go. set up high stakes and it is not your average presidential contest. when the stakes are that high, they feel the electability argument and if the soul of the nation is at stake, you cant play around with a candidate that you are not sure can beat donald trump or not. >> thousands of folks attended this campaign event for senator warren last night in st. paul, minnesota. theres a lo...

The president which is he keeps injecteding uncertainty into whats happening. even in the case where he temporarily delayed the tariff imposition in september. the problem is that doesnt affect uncertainty. uncertainty is a killer for investment. and thats the source of the slowdown. its not consumption. consumers are still spending a fair amount. whats happening is that businesses have decided we dont want to engage in significant amounts of investment. >> dan drezner, thank you very much for t...

Fears as tara was talking about, about electability? >> well, i think she has a good case. shes run i think one of the best campaigns of the candidates out there. she started from the bottom down. >> can we put that poll back up? sorry. go on. >> she started from the bottom. she started early and people kind of dismissed her because of all the attacks donald trump was making against her. shes actually been very steady and making movement. but, you know, heres the thing. i dont buy this electabil...

But, you know, heres the thing. i dont buy this electability argument about elizabeth warren. hillary clinton ran for president. she got 3 million more votes than donald trump did. shes a white woman just like elizabeth warren. and elizabeth warren doesnt have all the 20, 30 years of baggage hillary clinton does. that gives her an advantage. plus elizabeth warren also has the capacity to build on what hillary clinton did and get the progressive voters who didnt turnout in 2016. remember, hillary...

For warren and sanders, one of them has to successfully make an electability argument to ultimately become the progressive champion? >> not only do i believe that is the case, i believe that thats where this thing is going. i dont think youre going to see bernie sanders and elizabeth warren attacking each other. i do think that their strategy will come into play with heavy-duty message on electability who can win. i expect that you may see that rare ad. it doesnt happy very often in politics but...