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Connected with people would have real anxiety and if the democrats would be better serving themselves if they spent time talking about the economic anxiety that people in this country have -- >> but wait a minute. i dont want to do -- i want to get out of the boilerplate here, michael. you talk about constitutional principles here. and is the electors and the idea they might reexamib the whole idea about whether or not they support trump, is that exercising constitutional principles. >> sure but...

Electoral college has the right to exercise some discretion to see whether or not this person is properly qualified. but i think what you are revealing michael is an anxiety that somehow because trump did not win the popular vote, lost about by 3 million, that people would delegitimize. that is what you and karl are saying. delegitimize. >> im focusing on the policy achievements that will happen. >> let me assure you, it is over. donald trump -- >> oh, please. [ overlapping speakers ] >> im sayi...

Which they could project their power. by a consistent series. yes, if we acted earlier hillary clinton was right in 2009, 10 and 11, if we had backed up the words of the president it was not a republican. it was a democrat. >> 30 seconds and we are out of time. >> tland are a loft hypotheticals. whats happening now is a disaster what i think is great for people who are so open to criticism of barack obama. he said they going avenue isis. i wish michael, you wour as critical of president trumps p...

The russians. he has argued that the russians are actually going after terrorists. i think that is a -- i think that is disconcerting that the president-elect would be making these kind of arguments that are pro-russian and frankly in the interest of iran in syria as well. >> speaking of the interest of iran, michael, how much do you think the presidents policy or nonpolicy in syria was driven by his desire to do nothing to interfere with making a nuclear deal with iran? >> a ton. and we see the...

Tank, the center for american progress neera tanden and michael needham. and neara, this is personal for you in because in the leek of the podesta e-mails, some of yours came out. >> yeah. a lot of mine came out. and it was covered -- it was covered often. and i think the truth of this is weve learned a lot over the last week. weve learned that the cia found that this was not just to undo democracy or hurt america but was designed for the trump campaign. the cia has also indicated that putin was...

The russians. he has argued that the russians are actually going after terrorists. i think that is a -- i think that is disconcerting that the president-elect would be making these kind of arguments that are pro-russian and frankly in the interest of iran in syria as well. >> speaking of the interest of iran, michael, how much do you think the presidents policy or nonpolicy in syria was driven by his desire to do nothing to interfere with making a nuclear deal with iran? >> a ton. and we see the...

Power. by a consistent series. yes, if we acted earlier hillary clinton was right in 2009, 10 and 11, if we had backed up the words of the president it was not a republican. it was a democrat. >> 30 seconds and we are out of time. >> tland are a loft hypotheticals. whats happening now is a disaster what i think is great for people who are so open to criticism of barack obama. he said they going avenue isis. i wish michael, you wour as critical of president trumps policies which are helping russi...

Progress neera tanden and michael needham. and neara, this is personal for you in because in the leek of the podesta e-mails, some of yours came out. >> yeah. a lot of mine came out. and it was covered -- it was covered often. and i think the truth of this is weve learned a lot over the last week. weve learned that the cia found that this was not just to undo democracy or hurt america but was designed for the trump campaign. the cia has also indicated that putin was involved and then over the we...

Connected with people would have real anxiety and if the democrats would be better serving themselves if they spent time talking about the economic anxiety that people in this country have -- >> but wait a minute. i dont want to do -- i want to get out of the boilerplate here, michael. you talk about constitutional principles here. and is the electors and the idea they might reexamib the whole idea about whether or not they support trump, is that exercising constitutional principles. >> sure but...

Electoral college has the right to exercise some discretion to see whether or not this person is properly qualified. but i think what you are revealing michael is an anxiety that somehow because trump did not win the popular vote, lost about by 3 million, that people would delegitimize. that is what you and karl are saying. delegitimize. >> im focusing on the policy achievements that will happen. >> let me assure you, it is over. donald trump -- >> oh, please. [ overlapping speakers ] >> im sayi...