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What is the governor supposed to do? he is dealing with a serious problem. we have failed and george bush has failed. do i think this is the best thing for any governor to do? no. >> and chris, that was such a pivotal moment in that campaign. it reinforced a lot of the negative perceptions people had about her. when you look at the hillary clinton whos running for president, do you see someone who would handle that situation better? >> well, timothy russert was like an irish cop there. i mean, h...

Committee, doug thornnow. great to have you all with us. hillary clinton is preparing and getting ready. this is a really important moment because theres downside for her. shes the front-runner. >> i suspect thats why there are only six debates because they want to limit the risk there. but i would say this, having been involved where the candidate was doing debates against her, 25 debates in 2008 -- >> 25 debates? >> 25 debates. >> shes a very proficient debater. i wrote a piece for cnn earlier...

To an extended time with bernie sanders. so what do you think he needs to do to woo voters, especially about those hearing socialist along with sanders? >> well, i think to some extent he has to introduce himself. he has energy among the progressive base but to a lot of rank and file democrats, around the country, they dont know a lot about him so he has to i think articulate his message and vision and to some extent also address the perceptions or misperception about him. i think hes got a bit ...

Disaster that occurred in benghazi. >> so, ryan, listen to mercedes and listen to lanny, has the damage already been done regardless of what the truth is here, ryan? >> you know, i think when it comes to hillary clinton or any politician that has been around in the public eye, i think its very, very hard to give voters any new information about her that will change their minds. frankly, voters perceptions of her are set in stone. you either love her or hate her. i will say theres a certain -- yo...

Went from double digits to single digits. what do you think changed? >> first of all, i never considered myself a front-runner. i knew i had to overcome perceptions related to people who dont know me. if youre in new hampshire and theres a television on, hopefully you see an ad that weve put up in the right to rise put ads up as well. talking about my record. so as i get to talk about how i cut taxes, reduce the size of government, create the most ambitious school in the country, turn the whole ...

Become a political foe. can jeb bush turn it around? cnns chief political correspondent dana bash joins us live from new hampshire you had a sitdown with bush. interesting im sure. >> reporter: very interesting, mccale lkaye la. he did a town hall, hes the outsider that voters on the republican side are looking for. listen to our conversation. you entered this race as a front-runner. and in just three months, youve more than 50% of your support. you went from double digits to dingle digits. what...

Different ideas and a lot of different people. >> we saw her, you know, coming escalate ter with you. are we going to see more of her on the campaign trail with you? >> i think so. shes very much into the women health issues. i think shes going to be amazing. and i think ivank a is going to be amazing. >> she was asked about the president being a muslim and about muslims being a problem in this country and i asked him, if that would come up again in a situation, would he handle it differently? y...

Hes not -- thats a good thing for the primary. >> does this convince you more hes serious about being a republican about the fact he proposed something thats not that dissimilar to what you proposed? >> well, its dramatically different as it relates to i think our plan of simplifying the code and reducing corporate rates and simplifying for personal rates without blowing a gigantic hole in the deficit is a much better plan for high sustained economic growth. were going to have a chance to focus ...

Homily how god is present in the city, the god is present in the many ways that the church ministers but tonight god is in the mass, in the eucharist. >> erin, catholics typically do not applaud when the priest gives a homily. but tonight when the pope said, god continues to walk in the streets of the city because god is in the city, these new yorkers, who are often, i think, a little sensitive to perceptions that cities in general -- and lets face it, new york in particular is seen as kind of a...

Heres one thing i learned. flying on the papal plane is in many ways not a very fun experience. the seats are uncomfortable, the food is mediocre. ill give it this, the in-flight entertainment is spectacular. >> because its the pope. >> because its the pope engaging in these free wheeling no holds barred with the press. today he was asked about perceptions in the united states that hes a leftist. the reference was, of course, to the recent "newsweek" cover is the pope still catholic? about which...