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Comfortable using twitter to indachger the careers of transmilitary members today. >> youre on the stage, standing about 10 feet from donald trump. i want you to tell him to his face, as if he were there, why you should be president and not him. >> the one thing i have to say to the president is its not buts you. its about people in communities like south bend who are looking for real answers and real results. i have more experience in government than the current president. more executive experi...

Experience than this president. the experience of mayor in america of a city of any size is highly relevant to executive leadership. hundreds of millions of dollars a year, over a thousand employees, it is a leap, and it is considerably larger, you could be a very senior senator and have never in your life managed as many people as a mayor of a relatively small community. were talking about executive leadership. i have more years of government service than the president and i have more years of ...

To and that is involving economic growth. its health, reducing asthma. this touches everything in every part of america. we just need a visionary candidate who will say that. >> if you run, is being an executive, a governor a big part of your appeal. it would distinguish you from the current field. >> i have served in congress. i understand the importance of speech making but when it comes to governing, having executive experience is very important. obviously you know what we have done in our st...

Absolutely transform what this race is looking like for several reasons. number one, not just because hes an african-american male. two, hes the only person whos joined the race who has true executive experience as a mayor. he can point to places where he initiated policy and actually made a difference one way or another. he also has the opportunity to sort of play up the fact that hes worked with republicans and made sort of huge and dynamic performances in senate judiciary hearings. i think he...

Of it. he may not be the person to wage that fight. hes going to have to retool himself. im not talking about a fictional warrior called spartacus but actually be a warrior that the democrats are looking for. >> it seemed so rehearse and the danger with cory booker does he start listening to his own rhetoric and the feet leave the ground. what was strong about his executive experience as mayor, he had responsibility and had some very good numbers. not a perfect record. perfect doesnt exist on th...

Taking my vote for granted just because of who i am. and thats an important reminder too is were seeing that courting is important, but people are people and they wont more, they dont want just a one dimensional candidate. >> of course. its time as a country we have this incredibly diverse field of the folks already running, the straight white guys think there theres one candidate right now. that speaks to the evolution of american politics and the democratic party. but it speaks about the need ...

Politically as mayor. thats executive experience no other democratic has. hes going to iowa and south carolina next week. these are two of the states that will be key for him. south carolina, of course, with a majority of african-americans comprising the democratic electorate in the primary process. hell do an interview later today on "the view" showing how important women voters will be for cory booker, especially when you have so many women candidates running in this field. so his work cut out...

Where do you see him on the spectrum of democratic candidates? >> hes another corporate democrat. hes not on the left. he has pharmaceutical money coming out of every orifice, and lots of people have had problems with booker about that and harris and some of the other candidates on those issues. booker stands out with two things. hes one of the only democrats running with executive experience. regardless of where he may stand on the litmus test, hes been a mayor. he said the buck stopped with me...

Reasons. number one, not just because hes an african-american male. two, hes the only person whos joined the race who has true executive experience as a mayor. he can point to places where he initiated policy and actually made a difference one way or another. he also has the opportunity to play on the fact that hes worked for republicans and hes made huge and dynamic performances in senate judiciary hearings. i think hell be a formidable candidate. i dont know that hell be the nominee, time will...

>> hes been talking a lot today. hell be on the view later this morning talking through where he stands on some of the positions. its his first on camera appearance since his announcement early this morning. >> i think what people underestimate about cory booker is not only as jason pointed out his executive experience. his real heft in public service. he went to stan ford and yale and is smart. he has a magic charm. his plan to come in, compete for african american voters with harris is somewhe...