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Easier to run against an opponent than to run against yourself. what we dont know is beyond the mueller report what kinds of things might happen between now and november of 2020. listening to the michael cohen testimony, and some of the stories that emanated from it, you wonder whats going to happen in the southern district of new york that might complicate the presidents re-election. so you know, i dont think democrats should take for granted that donald trumps going to lose, even though he los...

He did a huge transportation funding bill. those are important things to democrats and voters nationwide. so if he is going to focus solely on climate change, it will be interesting to see how that resonates beyond the progressive base and as a reporter said, this is a crowded field. there are other candidates with records on supporting tough climate change measures. >> and you point out as you are talking about him being governor and the executive experience, its long forever the governors mans...

Pitch. thank you so much. joining me now for perspective on this is cnn political analyst. what do you think? is it a gamble to run on a single issue in the democratic primary? >> certainly it is particularly on something like climate change. while it is important to democratic voters no doubt about that, it still ranks behind things like the economy, health care, for example. >> he is going to try to link -- take issues like economy and health care and link it all back to climate change. >> but...

Usually governors are the ones who step up and say i have led this state, now let me lead the country. but as we have seen, senators, most of the senate it feels like has raised their hands. >> and if you look what the pedigree or the resume of a president has been changed. its completely blown up in the last cycle. i am hearing more and more people talk about the need for executive experience on the democratic side. >> could that end up being a running mate rather than the top of the ticket? we...

Gubernatorial candidates as chair of the dga this year. where i fit in is i would say that i have a unique position of having a vision and willingness to say that climate change and our mission to defeat it has to be the number one priority for the next administration. this has to be the organizing principle of the united states so we can make clean energy and build the millions of jobs and i would have the person with the executive experience that has actually got that job done. americas ready ...

The overwhelming majority of the democratic party believe in and we got to bring people together around that agenda. >> one more question about 2016 and about your campaign because you were mayor of burlington, vermont. so you have some executive experience. but that campaign was a large enterprise you were managing. theres been some complaints, its been well reported, i know you met with some folks from the campaign-b the culture and atmosphere in that campaign particularly as it pertains to se...

When you govern a city that has the population not even a quarter of staten island? >> that question is fair game. i would say a mayor of a city at any level has the kind of executive experience that is most relevant to that job. when youre a mayor, especially in a strong mayor system like ours where we dont have a city manager, for example, you get the call. it could be anything about a multi-million dollar in an industrial park or deciding whether to operate the emergency management system for...

>> so right now, you have a blessing, lets call it a plus-minus coming into this race. in a day and age where politicians are carrying tons of baggage all the time, youre not. at the same time, you have two out or three people say castro, maybe i heard the name but i dont know much about him. youre in the phase of teaching people who you are and what youre about. this field is going to be crowded. so that word unsure is certainly and surely going to apply to your party. why should castro stand o...

Executive experience. i was a mayor. thats all about getting things done. i was a cabinet secretary in the obama administration. i got things done. i have a compelling vision for this countrys future to make sure that in this 21st century the kinds of opportunities that were around for me and so many others are there for our children and grandchildren. that we become the smartest, the healthiest, the fairest and the most prosperous nation on earth. other than that, chris, its my charming persona...

He is the only senator, cory booker is making the point to have been a mayor previously. also the only senator that lives in an inner-city. he says these experiences, executive experience as mayor, experience he has living in an i am p-- impof rishd community wil help him. this is his first official visit. many people are hearing his story the first time, their first impression of cory booker. much like his campaign for mayor and city council in newark, he is trying to meet as many people as pos...