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Were still not sure what type of president-elect or president donald trump will be. anderson? >> and president obama also spoke to some of the challenges of the oval office. >> reporter: he did, indeed. he said that, look, campaigning is one thing, governing is a totally different thing. and he speaks from personal experience there. he, too, came into the office without much executive experience. donald trump has executive experience, but of a different kind, of course. but he said, look, realit...

Transition to the white house replacing chris christie. lets bring in joe watkins. thanks for being with us. lets talk about the transition team and what is the significance of pence being given this expanded role? >> i think it absolutely is. mike pence was in leadership when he served as a congressman from indiana. he has executive experience. he is very close to speaker ryan and he knows how to take policy. i suspect that the cabinet and the senior people that get appointed will be people tha...

Something different than what we have. theyre sick and tired of politics as usual, theyre tired of the corruptions and scandals and theys all theyve seen and they know theyll get that if they vote for hillary clinton. thats one of the reasons donald trump has done so well but particularly over the last ten days we have seen the scandal and corruption and conflict -- >> what about experience? experience is very important. i want a candidate who -- a president who walks in there and doesnt have to...

Obama when he ascended. she has executive experience. she is well positioned to get something done. "the post" also concludes, this year, eloquence and charm may matter less than policy chops and persistence. you know, like most people who live in this city, im fascinated were getting something done. its often more important than ideology. and you point out that hillary clinton doesnt have pizazz, she does have the wonks ability to cut and have the chops to decide where the opportunity -- like a...

Would a second-place finish in your heart of hearts, be okay with you in new hampshire? is that good enough to move on and say face donald trump in south carolina? >> willie, since in september you have the "new york times" calling for me to drop out of the race. you had me in ninth place. yeah, i think that would be just fine. and the fact is that were going to work real hard here in new hampshire over the next four weeks and in iowa the next three. well be heading to iowa right after the debat...

Conservative voter flinch when they see the picture of chris christie hugging barack obama. >> but of all the senators running, marco rubio sponsored more legislation with democrats and chris christies executive experience but extremely unpopular. hes experienced but hasnt done well. these are great talking points but flaws in all of them. >> one of the things i thought that rubio could be the bill clinton of the republicans, bill clinton 92 of the republican party. bring more people in, inject ...

>> do you fear the criticism often made of president obama coming into office first term senator with relatively little experience at all and certainly no executive experience? >> >> he has been in seven offices now. other than president clinton and president bush he is the most qualified person on the planet if you used that metric to be president. he has had seven years as president. is he worse now than he was when he started. so its clearly not about experience in the white house. yes, marco...

The benghazi committee. the most high profile closed-door meetings with former secretary of defense leon panetta and former cia director david petraeus this week. governor chris christie is counting his executive experience on the campaign trail in new hampshire. when talking about his meetings with the president of mexico he took a not so veiled jab at a fellow candidate. >> hes a very nice guy, seems to be a bright guy to me, i guarantee you one thing, i dont care who asks him, he aint payin...

About things that already the voters are uncomfortable about with rubio, like, why isnt he campaigning harder in they want to see the candidates in their states, that theyre trying. rubio doesnt seem to be trying very hard. and his rivals are pushing on the notion that rubio is kind of lazy and just wants it because hes the next big thing. the early state voters want people who really care and really try. >> and chris christie from his standpoint, hes betting it all on new hampshire. so hes goin...

Try nexium 24hr, now the #1 selling brand for frequent heartburn. get complete protection with the new leader in frequent heartburn. thats nexium level protection. welcome back. santa is making a list and checking it twice. which names in the world of politics are naughty or nice? joining us is senior editor at "the federalist" molly hemming way. nice to see you. >> great to be here. >> merry christmas. these folks will start off on this list. bobby jindal, paul ryan, marco rubio. naughty or n...