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Electorate and its maybe something that they cant really fix. is the mood of the electorate is for something new, something different, and were seeing that in the kind of support that ben carson and donald trump are getting. i do think ultimately it will be a nominee that doesnt come from those ranks in particular but it will be somebody that represents a change and something new for the republican party. i dont think a lot of republicans look at somebody with the last name bush that way. >> so,...

Very interesting question to ask about whats going on here, which is this. how much does the perception that he is politically dead affect the reality of whether or not he really is? is that an insurmountable perception? joining us now is mark caputo, senior writer for politico who before that was a long-time "miami herald" political writer. mr. caputo, its really nice to have you here. thanks for being here. >> thanks. i thought my dad is here. hes mr. caputo. >> fair enough. you can call me an...

His salvos the crowd applauded. and theres that added optical or audio element to the fact rubio scored, which is the support of the crowd. and jeb didnt have it, and marco did. youre also seeing that now in the polling as well. >> it does feel wills nobody rooting for him whos not paid to be rooting for him at least in public which can hurt. mark caputo, writer for politico, long-time political reporter, its great to have you here. thanks for being with us. >> thank you for having me. i appreci...

Blah, blah, as the governor would say, now there is this very interesting question to ask about whats going on here, which is this. how much does the perception that he is politically dead affect the reality of whether or not he really is? is that an insurmountable perception? joining us now is mark caputo, senior writer for politico who before that was a long-time "miami herald" political writer. mr. caputo, its really nice to have you here. thanks for being here. >> thanks. i thought my dad is...

Jackie kucinich and politicos mark caputo. ben carson is rising but the rest of the candidates are falling off a cliff. whats going on? >> ben carson is kind -- his kind of quiet confidence is really catching on particularly with evangelical voters. theyve known him for a long time and the more they hear about him the more they like him. maybe the donald trump phenomena is starting to wear on this republican primary electorate. well have to see. but this debate is going to showcase ben carson an...

What he wants to protect. >> mark, talk about downplaying, the pentagon seemed to downplay this-year-old, saying. >> reporter: jose, theres no doubt the obama administration is deeply disappointed with this huge military buildup the russians are engaged in in syria. when you peel away the onion, the problem about the refugee crisis, the terrible calamity in human catastrophe lies at the puppet regime that assad represents and the russians are backing up. putin is trying to portray this arms buil...

Hillary clinton is taking her republican rivals head on over the firestorm surrounding the controversial term ankle babies. many people find that offense as its used to describe children born in the united states to undocumented immigrants. donald trump has defended the use of the term. now jeb bush is following suit. reporters pressed the former florida governor on the use of the term thursday. >> do you think the term anchor baby is offensive? >> no, if theres another term i could come up with...

Sunshine state. of course, whoever wins the democratic nomination could be running against a big florida name, either senator marco rubio whos already in the race former governor jeb bush expected to run. joining me now, two reporters who know these campaigns well. msnbc political reporter and politicos florida reporter mark caputo on set with me here in miami. youve covered these races closely. what name fares better with floridians, clinton or bush. >> they say this will be her race to lose hi...

Yesterday, clinton commented on those e-mails saying she wants them publicized as soon as possible, but in the meantime jeb bush campaigning today, even though he is not officially a candidate yet, he says. with me now is ann gearrin of the washington post and here in miami, mark caputo. thank you both for being with me. talk about this pending slow rollout of the e-mails. is it going to be good or bad for hillary clinton? >> i actually dont think its great news for her. as she said yesterday, s...

Nominee, having one of them as a vice presidential candidate probably would be a must if the early polling were seeing is accurate, which is that rubio and jeb are the ones with the best shot at beating hillary clinton in florida. if hillary clinton wins florida, its basically check mate for the republican party unless the presidential candidate, whoever he is is able to pull magic off in the midwest where they win states they havent won in a long time. >> mark caputo and anne gearen thank you f...