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He wants to speak more about his religious faith as part of the democratic primary. he wants to promote that and talk more about religion. youre hearing more about this from democrats including cory booker, kamala harris and bernie sanders. going to churches, talking about faith and the 2020 election as a battle for the soul of america. it gives them an opportunity to draw a contrast with president trump who gets a lot of support from specifically white evangelical voters but does not sort of pe...

Up. i have felt personally that he hasnt built up a lot of buzz around his campaign, whether its his policy platform, the strategies hes employing for connecting with voters. the biggest story about cory booker has been his personal relationship. that might speak to the fact that some people think his personal life has been mysterious since hes been in office. i guess it matters in the sense that when people are looking for the next presidential nominee or person they want to support to be the n...

That have actually done the running. >> at the end of the day a lot of people say i agree and well decide. it is good to have a person that could govern responsibly. >> he seems crazy. >> he had at least the policy platform. >> he is not a socialist. its not a native. >> breaking news from the hill. the house judiciary committee telling that the former acting attorney general did not deny talking with trump about the cohen probe. thats ahead. stay with us. why are you so goo? had a coach in high...

Her people have been reaching out to all of the other candidates putting their names out there to talk about various policy issues, try to unite the party. they realize the party has shifted further to the progressive wing as well, and theyre trying to get a strategy to reach out to as many democrats. theres going to be a free for all between now and the primaries and getting to the convention. it will be interesting to see how bernie crafts himself, if he is one person not taking phone calls, n...

Right now is to stop a global catastrophe that is happening now. >> i agree. but heather, shes got legislation shes working on. >> its not going to solve the problem. >> is the new green deal going to solve the problem? >> absolutely. the policy platform, if you look at the think tanks that have gone behind it. >> i agree with the hopes. >> its not a question of hopes. is there going to be reality for our children and their childrens children. its the planet. >> this is the pull of the 2020 demo...

Better lives. i lived in africa and i can assure you that without energy life is brutal and short. >> thats played include so many nonclimate related proposals, the hardships and higher costs it would propose. >> guaranteed jobs for everyone that includes health insurance and a living wage. theres universal health care. theres free education. >> basically a progressive manifesto masquerading as a policy platform. speak with the most older americans these ideas are preposterous because of the ast...

>> it lift people out of poverty, brings longer and better lives. i lived in africa and i can assure you without energy, life was short. >> reporter: sinex argue that is why it includes many non-climate related proposals. the hardships entire costs it would impose would require a vast expansion of the governments safety net. >> guaranteed jobs for everyone that include guaranteed benefits, health insurance and a living wage, universal healthcare. there is free education. >> a progressive manifes...

>> basically a progressive manifesto reading is a policy platform. >> to most older americans, these ideas are preposterous because of the astronomical costs, but socialism is not only regaining a foothold in the u.s. some polls suggest is more popular among millennials than capitalism. bret? >> bert: tomorrow, doug looks at the green new deal, climate change, and all the facts and figures surrounding it. the actor who claimed he was the victim of a hate crime is now a criminal suspect. well get...

Policy platform. on page two -- >> melissa: you found that born? [laughter] >> jon: on page two it says, " "we condemn seizing the power of the purse from elective representative." and thats exactly what this president is doing right now. the reality is he is actually dragging this out. its going to be a long court proceeding, as we talked about. >> melissa: i think thats what hes doing it. >> jon: that is -- >> melissa: if you listen, john roberts has been doing some fantastic reporting on this...

Of where mainstream voters are in this country around issues like guns and other issues, and that people dont understand that a lot of people are more toward the center in terms of their political views and they may have been 15, 20 years ago. >> absolutely. if you had said even six years ago that a person like me running on guns as a policy platform for this seat would even be elected, i would say to you, thats virtually impossible. there are several of us that used guns and gun violence preven...