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People. we cant get rid of private insurance. it was like she was trying to find the heartbeat of progressives and straddle that line, and she never quite found herself over the months of this campaign. >> claire, can you and me, you as a true blue democrat, me as -- >> something else. >> -- a retired republican. can we come together in this moment and just help the remaining democrats in the field? if youre not bernie and you havent been fighting this or believing this your whole life or youre ...

Politically. makes the most sense economically. i just dont understand this lurch to the left that is going to have devastating political -- hey, if you live on twitter. >> yeah. >> then maybe you actually think this is a good idea. i just ask if you live on twitter, stay away from blenders and other household appliances because you are a danger to yourself when you step into the real world. this is the worst political idea i have ever heard in my 56 years on the earth pushed for by a major poli...

>> so, jim, what doesnt make sense to me, it is political malpractice to push for something like this that is going -- again, its going to devastate democratic support in the general election when you have the opportunity of saying, you know what? im really proud of what barack obama did, im really proud that he fought the republicans. im really proud that he passed obamacare. and ive been really mad that donald trump has done everything that donald trump could do to take away those guarantees. ...

The key states that theyre going to need to win if theyre going to defeat donald trump? >> democrats have to speak the language of these voters. in kentucky, that meant defending obamacare. and that was a winning message for andy beshear that shouldnt be lost on democrats who are fighting for the nomination in 2020. it was the message that won democrats the house back in 2018. it wasnt kind of the base politics mess thing thage that hearing on impeachment. it was about pocketbook issues and demo...

Nobody was able to recover his body until the nigerians found him 48 hours later. so this new information that an unarmed contractor plane went in to try and help and, in fact, evacuate some of the dead and wounded adds to the puzzle, adds to the questions being asked. what we know is that defense secretary james mattis is pressing very hard for answers about all of this. what was the intelligence? how could the 12-man team led by green berets walk into an isis ambush and perhaps most importantl...

Continue those conversations to talk about how best the federal government can help aid state and local governments and help in the rebuilding and recovery efforts. >> thank you, sarah. fed chair search, the president said he considers himself to be a low interest rate guy. does he still consider himself to be a low interest rate guy? will that have any bearing on who he selects to run the fed? >> as the president said yesterday, number of very qualified individuals have been interviewed. hell m...

Kelly died, john kelly was very plain about he didnt want the news media to focus on this. he didnt think that it had to be noteworthy that his son died anymore than the son of a plumber, the son, you know, of a mechanic. so he very much didnt want his sons death to be, you know, specifically highlighted because of who his father was. so then you had donald trump bringing his son into this debate, i think polite sizing it is an accurate way to describe the way president trump was trying to use j...

Has become a political argument. >> i know hes spoken to general kelly several times yesterday and today. >> did he know he would be -- >> im not sure if he knew of that specific comment, but they had certainly spoken about it and hes aware and theyve spoken several times since then. >> can you explain how general kelly feels about it? >> i think that general kelly is disgusted by the way that this has been politicized and that the focus has become on the process and not the fact that american l...

Briana, but the question is what and could it possibly pass? >> i think we know by now there are not 50 republican votes for any form that has been presented over repeal and replace of obamacare. i think weve learned that lesson. now the question is, is there a way to mend the insurance markets, mend obamacare for the near term, a band aid, to -- until they try to repeal and replace again? thats what we thought the bill they were putting forward might do. the truth of the matter with the preside...