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>> when you talk about clean energy, its reminiscent of course of a senator who is in new hampshire who saying he will not run around and, hell wait till the end of the year to make the decision. he has been a perpetual thorn in the side of a slim majority for democrats. although he has support in west virginia and he is not alone in his decision to buck the system in some respects. do you think that senator joe manchin is serious about actually contemplating a run for the presidency, or is this...

And passion about policy issues. and then there is just a team of people going along with. when this new york times story pointed out the fact that what we saw in areas of the trump turn, what weve seen in the campaign so far is people who are following along to get along, going along to get along. they are not going to stop him from abusing power, from expanding power, from using the fcc to manipulate help companies, hurt others, et cetera. >> hold it right there. you brought up something i wan...

For democrats. although he has support in west virginia and he is not alone in his decision to buck the system in some respects. do you think that senator joe manchin is serious about actually contemplating a run for the presidency, or is this about the policy issues in the forefront? >> or is this about getting attention? i think thats why we are talking about it tonight. look, i know joe manchin. hes a colleague in the congress. i know where his position is, i know where his constituency is. a...

And they get crushed. >> heres where i think sometimes we lose the threat. trump is not running because he cares about policy. he is running because he wants to prevent himself from going to jail and pardoning himself, potentially. hes also running to maybe pad his pockets. that is why he is running, it seems. hes not deeply steeped in policy. he is not showing a real desire and passion about policy issues. and then there is just a team of people going along with. when this new york times story ...

As the guy who has the best shot of taking on trump. but now, the doubts are coming from inside the house from outside of the house. and a lot of it has to do with what seems to me to be the campaign coming out of the gate, viewing themselves as the front-runner. saying we dont have to talk to reporters. we dont have to answer questions, we dont have to broaden our appeal -- thats changing. >> thats right. >> and what youre seeing is some minor shedding of campaign staff, but also a move towards...

Ways. >> other issues -- put the politics aside -- that you care about as human beings, that you watch and you worry about progress being made are not being made on? >> i feel like each of us, every citizen is a special interest group of one, and so look. crawford house, whats important to us? healthcare is important obviously. schools. our kids go to public school. education. public schools are a big issue but now it is guns. our childrens safety and i think the superseding issue for me persona...

We are in a business where we are so quick to dismiss. >> as you reflect on what you have learned here from talking to these legislators, either different ways youre going to talk about issues like gun violence and the need for gun safety measures or abortion rights? is there a messaging and language issue, or is it more -- you say the same thing to everybody and there are more people with you then you think? >> the one thing i heard from everybody today is that theyre so upset about desantis an...

Like to see them do more? >> it is a good first step, but they can and should do more. i had student loans growing up. i was fortunate to be able to pay them back, over hundred thousand. i dont think they should be forgiving loans for people like me who have done well, but we are talking about folks who are largely from working-class and middle-class families. under the highest education act, they should at least stop the interest payments. people who were promised this relief should not be havi...

In places like arizona, nevada, michigan. i feel really good about where we are going, and our effort to make sure we get joe biden and kamala harris elected and win races up and down the valley. >> one of the issues that comes up a lot is this issue of third- party candidates on the ballot. we are seeing outside beds seeking the green party nomination. we are seeing the potential are rumors that some might decide to run as third-party candidates. what is the dnc strategy to counter that threat ...