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>> reporter: good morning, carol. first some news off the top. former u.s. senator and former presidential candidate bob dole is endorsing jeb bush this morning. hes calling him the most qualified candidate, the one with the proven leadership skills and executive experience to fix the problems facing the country. this is, of course, coming on veterans day. bob dole himself is a world war ii veteran. and hell be serving as bushs national veterans chairman. but when it comes to the debate, ive spo...

And only one of us actually has 15 years of executive experience. not just talking about progressive things, but actually get being progressive things done. >> i believe we have got to be extremely aggressive. now for me as opposed to maybe some other unnamed candidates, the issue of keystone was kind of a no-brainer. it never made sense to me from day one as to why you would extract and transport some of the dirtiest fuel on this planet. >> with me now, msnbc political report reporter, alex, th...

County chairs, vice chairs, state reps, state senators and thats how you win the iowa caucuses. >> hillary clinton, you have questioned her stance on social securi security, on the death penalty and wall street. tell us the difference between you and mrs. clinton on some of the areas that progressives are concerned about. >> let me talk about a few of them. one of the main issues we have to confront in the course of the election and years ahead is criminal justice reform. i put out a criminal ju...

Omalley. >> i believe that we are actually on course, and in fact, this race is now narrowed to three people, and the only one of us that actually has 15 years of executive experience and not just talking about the progressive things, but getting the progressive things done. >> so, you know, she is putting the best face on what has been very poor poll numbers for him. he is 1% nationally, and 2% here in south carolina. but he has had a couple of good bits of news in the last couple of days. draf...

Arguably should have the death penalty. >> and this move for for-profit prisons in our country is immoral and wrong. >> and omalley who has yet to break out of the the single digits in polling a had th ingp response about the viability of his campaign. >> and only one of us has 15 years of executive experience and not just talking about the progressive thing, but actually getting the progressive things done. >> and joining me now from orangeburg, south carolina, is msnbcs alex siteswald, and is ...

They are doing the undercard. who is missing from that? george pataki and lindsey graham. he did very well. we will not be invited. it is due to the polling. they looked at the last four polls. you had to register at least 1% to get the undercard. why not have six people instead of four there? it is not a numbers game there. >> really interesting to watch the numbers. people who are sitting senators and sitting governors who have all of the executive experience who are trying hard. >> and lindse...

Like like to watch gop debate. it is both appalled and amused. >> address real problems americans face. how do we make college more affordable. how do we have debt kids built up down so they can get on with their lives. reporter: sanders hinted clintons policy reversals are part of character issues voters should consider. the question is how tough will the democratic rivals get in the forum. bill: what is the pitch of the other candidates? reporter: before shifting focus first in the south prima...

Theyre very respectful and they love their father. theyre very respectful of their father. that tells me everything i need to know about whether or not he has the moral authority. now, did i hurt myself as a candidate because i recognized the qualities of another? i dont think so. i dont think america wants to elect a president because he can say horrible things about other republicans. i think they want to elect one because hes got the kind of executive experience and because hes got the toughn...

With his adult children. theyve all turned out to be very successful. theyre very respectful and they love their father. theyre very respectful of their father. that tells me everything i need to know about whether or not he has the moral authority. now, did i hurt myself as a candidate because i recognized the qualities of another? i dont think so. i dont think america wants to elect a president because he can say horrible things about other republicans. i think they want to elect one because h...

Rick santorum. i think hes got a very strong appeal to evangelical conservatives who admire him as a good man, with a strong christian faith, and who are not necessarily into the usual metrics of executive experience, or having won office as evidenced by some of the other people theyve backed in the past. pat robertson being an example. michele bachmann being an example. i dont know if thats the kind of resume that can get you to the finish line of the nomination, but its certainly possible to h...