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Watch whats going to happen here. im going to turn my dial. it will track men and women moment by moment. im the yellow line as a female. so if i like something, now watch on the computer. i turn it up, because i may like what a candidate says at that moment. you see the yellow line going up. we dont have any men playing with us so the blue line is staying static. if our viewers dont like something in the focus group it goes back down. so all of these people had to answer some questions before h...

With "ellen." and we have been stringing together i think a lot of big moments in rallies across this country. and opportunities to talk to people that bernie has taken advantage of through the press. so its -- if he can let people know more about him, what he wants to do for this country, his plans for america, it will be a great night for us. >> let me play for you, you know, there have been some focus groups that have been taking place, democratic consultant in the name of chris cafenis. here...

>> might have been a random group but werent around randy. what do you think of focus groups? >> you can learn things from them. >> majority opinion? >> i dont know that you can tell majority opinion but a sense of words people associate with different candidates. one thing i found striking was they thought the vice president wasnt experienced enough. >> how many years will it take? >> the age of 29. >> who do they think has more experience? >> vice president for almost eight years. one thing i ...

Kinder, gentler donald trump. >> really? i didnt hear this story. >> amazing. hes like the nicest guy. >> really? >> we love him and hes nice to us but sometimes hes not nice to other candidates. >> well, he might be now. >> i cant wait to hear this story. >> well have that coming up. yesterday we heard from democrats in iowa and new hampshire but mark has something for us this morning. hes back with republican focus groups and heres what they said when they were asked to reflect about donald tr...

Yesterday celebrated his 63rd birthday with a little game of ice hockey. putin teamed up with nhl stars including pavel bure in a game against old friends, russian officials and businessmen. the game took place in the arena used in the 2014 winter olympics. putin was unstoppable on the offensive end, scoring seven goals and leading his team to a 15-10 victory. what a surprise there. jonathan, he seems to always win. >> oh, yeah. always. always. and that does it for me and "way too early." coming...

>> welcome back to morning joe. >> so mean. hes a nice guy from california. >> still with us we have bloomberg politics mark, former communications director, josh green, the huffington post. >> steve is obviously a supporter of hillary clinton. hes not been here because hes been advising kevin mccarthy and what to say when he goes on fox news. i want to quickly before we go, the remarkable focus groups well have, you suggested off air that kevin mccarthys blender may have been one of the worst i...

True teller who can be offensive and rude. right. >> trump hasnt seen our focus groups before yesterday. we saw we talked about he was very polite to john kasich and jeb bush. trump realizes being a truth teller and polite as carson is whats fuelling the carson rise and the great appreciation for him in both focus groups. >> carson has been on many programs on fox news every night for six months. the country has gotten to know him. not the whole country but the fox news country. he, you know, wh...

Experienced, sincere, a man of the people. sure, there are some folks saying he doesnt have the back bone to be president. >> might have been a random group but werent around randy. what do you think of focus groups? >> you can learn things from them. >> majority opinion? >> i dont know that you can tell majority opinion but a sense of words people associate with different candidates. one thing i found striking was they thought the vice president wasnt experienced enough. >> how many years will ...

And i saw a focus group for bloomberg and said this is starting to remind me of what i heard republicans, my fellow republicans tell me when i went to des moines in late 2007 when i said i think im going to vote for this obama guy. talk about, if you will, weve had these talks with elizabeth, about how there is a lot of cross over and whether its republicans distrust of trade deals and whether its republicans just as angry at wall streets and bail outs as progressives. >> i think thats exactly r...

A long operation is incorrect. hes been branded and paid a price for not punching back. >> jeremy peters, chocolate milk, talk to me. >> i think before joe loses his faith, one of the things we should remember here about focus groups is that theyre really imperfect in gauging how elec r electors feel. people start repeating each other and afraid to speak up when they deliver. theres also, when you talk about ben carson, just because he says things in an unflappable way doesnt mean what hes sayin...