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>> medicare for all is a good example of the socialists. >> most are talking about an option. only two democrats raised their hand out of about 20. most are for public option. >> im going to bring in an expert later on that crunches these numbers. well hit that later. finally, lauren, de-speights what i think is an amazing economy, president trumps numbers, people say the economy is great, americans are not in the polls giving him the credit. how do you explain that? >> i think president trump -...

Those kitchen table issues. >> before we begin, 20 candidates qualified for 24 first debate. well hear from 10:00 tonight. the breakdown for each was selected at random. the candidates will have 60 seconds to answer and 30 seconds for any follow-ups. >> because of this large field, not every person will be able to comment on every topic. but over the course of the next two hours, we will hear from everyone. wed also like to ask the audience to keep the reactions to a minimum. were not going to b...

>> roy moore deciding to run again. good or bad for you? >> we have been focused on the job at hand, the kitchen table issues that we talked about and i really mean that. we have not worried or even thought about that much about who might be the republican nominee. i knew the minute i was elected that every republican in alabama would see stars in their eyes. now theyre starting to line up. well see how it goes. its going to be a long, hot summer for those guys, its going to be a long fall for t...

Gump experience. youve got low country oyster. you got to talk about grouper and flounder. youve got to have all the vernacular down, and cheesy grits wont cut it. so wont polenta by the way. >> im just saying thats my experience. since i started being in this job, i became a connoisseur of barbecue. i traveled around this country so much, you learn what food means to people where you are. for instance, with italians up here in the northeast, theres a huge divide between people who call red sauc...

Saying, like, no ones paying attention to these bills. thats not where the energy is. i was like, yeah, no kidding. >> so heres my thesis about the election, how this is going to work. if we are talking about trump four months before the election, trumps going to win. the idea is we need to dismiss trump. yeah, we dont have to put up with all his silliness. we can just say -- we can do what klobuchar did when she announced. do you think donalds hair would look like this in a snowstorm? then we n...

In "the washington post" that that message is not breaking through. the chair of the dccc was sort of briefing fellow house leaders saying, like, no ones paying attention to these bills. thats not where the energy is. i was like, yeah, no kidding. >> so heres my thesis about the election, how this is going to work. if we are talking about trump four months before the election, trumps going to win. the idea is we need to dismiss trump. yeah, we dont have to put up with all his silliness. we can j...

Theres always going to be controversy. >> so you underscore the diversity of the city and look at the field of democratic candidates, the most diverse ever. >> yes. >> but how can you ascertain what it is that voters want? how did they place value on that diversity in selecting their nominee? >> i think thats a great question and it reflects all of america. heres what ive been able to do is form really broad coalitions. thats how i got to become mayor, thats how i was re-elected, thats how i gov...

Distracted by issues that appeal to primary voters? >> well, i think you can disqualify donald trump at the same time you stay focused like a laser on what i call kitchen table issues. the price of insulin, the price of prescription drugs, the price of day care. the lack of support for -- you know, he says, but we want everyone to work. well, say that to the single mom whos got three jobs and cant afford day care. so thats the kind of issues that really -- the smart candidate is going to start f...

They proceed in this and the shadow of a presidential election and polling showing that this is not the top priority for the american people when looking or many americans when looking at their prior lists and want to focus on health care and the economy and i think democrats are walking a narrow tight rope on whether they want to follow up on this mueller investigation or focus on those kitchen table issues. >> many of our road warriors out there on the road for several months say they dont car...

Opponent, you beat him in a deep red state, some people thought that couldnt happen. so now hes considering running again and president trump has tweeted this, i will read a portion of it, republicans cannot allow themselves to again lose the senate seat in the great state of alabama this time it will be for six years not just two. i have nothing against roy moore and like many other republican leaders wanted him to win but he didnt and probably wont. you have said you find this amusing. >> i th...