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Reporting that ron desantis is getting a congressional endorsement, even though he hasnt even said hes running yet? >> yeah, i love when my twobea s actually collide and on the one hand you have reaction from desantis downplaying whats happening in ukraine. and its important to small "d," democratic values but others to notch the congressional endorsements specifically from texas congressman chip roy who just sent out an email to supporters on his campaign site saying he thinks desantis is the f...

What it means to be left out and left behind who are on that stage speaking to the voters who are standing on the sidelines right now saying, theres a ton of candidates in the race, its hard for me to tell the difference between all these folks, and im not seeing myself up there. and so, i may not be interested in turning out in november or in july. >> well, you know when we were kids, we would watch the beauty contests as a kid. and my mom would be like, im going to watch, but as soon as all th...

New cnn poll shows him regaining his double-digit lead over his closest rivals. cnn political reporter arlette saenz reports from iowa. >> tonight, joe biden expanding his edge on his democratic rivals. and claiming hes the best candidate to take on president trump. >> donald trump inherited a growing economy from the obama/biden administration. just like he inherited everything in his life. now hes squandering it, just like he squandered everything he inherited in hilife. >> bidens electability...

Democratic electorate. among self-declared liberals its a three-way tie. biden surprisingly perhaps making a run for these voters. sanders and warren, they all have an equal share of self-declared liberal voters. the biden advantage comes from moderate conservative democrats. hes at 34% compared to 9% and 7% for sanders and warren. we also asked aboutt electability factor. are you looking for a candidate who can beat trump or share yourpics on issues. 54% say they want somebody with a strong cha...

Bolstering his campaign line of the week which said hes the strongest candidate to beat president trump and his wife jill biden who largely stays out of the fray out with a similar new blunt message to voters as arlette saenz reports, there is one reason to back her husband and it is not about the issues. >> reporter: joe biden back on the campaign trail in iowa, holding on to his status at the democratic front-runner. his electability factor at the center of the pitch. in the first tv ad of the...

The electability factor. theres a brand-new tv ad making exactly that case. and so did his wife jill. surprisingly blunt at a roundtable discussion with voters. >> you know, your candidate may be better on, i dont know, health care than joe is, but youve got to look at who is going to win this election. maybe you have to swallow a little bit and say, i personally like so and so better but your bottom line has to be that we have to beat trump. >> joining me, democratic strategist joel payne and d...

Talking about impeachment. >> amy, what do you have, girl? what are you working on? >> we talked about joe biden earlier and how its a do or die moment for him coming up in the debate. but im hearing from sources that a lot of democratic donors are beginning to coalesce around him. hes out there right now, hes fundraising. hes raising a lot of money. they were on the sidelines until now, and now theyre beginning to feel like he is the only real candidate who wins the electability factor. >> cot ...

Home state of california. that said, i have tremendous respect for senator warren. i think shes offering great ideas. and i actually think this race may come down, like 1968, where you had two progressives, robert kennedy and gene mccarthy, competing until unfortunately senator kennedy was assassinated. you may have two progressives, bernie sanders and elizabeth warren, ultimately competing for the nomination. >> what about you say you may have two progressives ultimately competing. doesnt sound...