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Conversation about substance. they have supporters that say we want medicare for all. go for it completely. >> there was a split on stage. im sure you heard the discussion for willie talking about members of the obama administration taking to task some progressives who suggested that obamacare was somehow too conservative, didnt go far enough. i dont know about you but i remember what it was like around washington in 2009. that was a pitched battle. barack obama pushed washington, pushed congres...

Hillary clinton. it must be interesting for barack obama and everybody who fought so hard for obamacare over the first two years of his administration to hear suddenly that their position is a republican sellout position, and that it just doesnt go far enough. i guess that does talk about how far the democratic party has come in a few years, but from when you go out and you interview people, do people want obamacare to be mended and not ended or do you see a lot of democrats in the base really w...

Hes not a policy wonk but he could put some poe sal some prot there, fix obamacare, he could talk about how he wants to finalize the china deal if its not done by then. of course, he kind of walks into the trap there, well, why werent you able to get china deal done. paul: the other theme, kyle, the president really struck me with, hes saying to the voters democrats are going to take you off the cliff, theyre so extreme now. socialists and so on, that you just cant afford to go there. but thats ...

Health care. i think the president surprised a lot of republicans or this weekend interview with george stephanopoulos where he said theyll unveil a plan in two months. we have no idea whats going to be in this. phenomenal, less expensive than obamacare and much better. how dangerous is this to republicans? >> very dangerous. they dont want to talk about it. they want to get through the election without mentioning health care. he wants to neutralize democrats. democrats are medicare for all. i h...

So, charlie dent, is it enough for these candidates to just simply acknowledge that these are problems that need addressing or do -- how do they need to come to the table with some answers to really resonate with these voters? >> well, clearly black voters are concerned, just as white voters are, on economic issues. that black economic survey that you just presented in a previous segment made clear that black voters were concerned about high health care costs, hi child care costs, student debt, ...

That is where biden can push back, that is a reason hes leading by 15.5 percentage points because he looks like the best person right now to take on the kind of soviet duo of bernie sanders and elizabeth warren and take on president trump at the same time. shouldnt we expect something on healthcare from vice president biden? that is the number one issue that people want the government to fix, based on this recent nbc "wall street journal" poll. >> you know im moderate in the democratic party, ki...

I think, if you talk about fdr, and the safety net in this country, the hospital trust fund in medicare as exists today is going broke in about seven years, in 2026, and it will be, cover about 89 cents on the dollar of benefits. why not fix that first before you try and basically create government healthcare for everybody? >> well, what i mention was, i think the best option. would be to say, were going to lower premiums on obamacare. we need to fix obamacare, that is what i would do. obamacare...

So obsessed with them, how that is -- like why is he so obsessed with me? i dont know how that plays long term with voters who are kind of sick of the sniping back and forth and name calling. >> or how it plays with somebody who is worried about the future of the economy in their town or how much is the "green new deal" going to cost and should it be medicare for all or fix obamacare. it does blow out the other candidates. the other democrats are trying to find some way to get attention. the may...

Medicare for all, but fix obamacare. >> now what democrats are saying is if you like your insurance, were going to take it away from you from 180 million people that get their insurance from their employer and like it. or 20 million americans who are on medicare advantage and love it. that seems like a bad opening offer for me. >> and senator, im well aware that you believe that look, you were in favor of obamacare but it was not your first choice. i know that. as you know theres a lot of voters...

Premium increases that are hurting west virginia families and so were focused on that. but joe manchin wants to divert attention in a topic where there is no difference between the candidates. lets focus on getting rid of obamacares ridiculous premium increases. we got rid of the mandate in the tax bill that joe manchin voted against. it is time we make changes to help hard working men and women in west virginia give them the kind of healthcare choices that they deserve. >> eric: youre an attorn...