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That she has. so there is a wealth of policies that are particularly addressing systemic discrimination and i think that it is a little too early to tell whether or not that will play with voters. they send to say that they like policy specifics, but when itvo. >> yeah, it becomes all personality. profession or, y profession or, you think this may be a strategy that pays offer for the senator? >> i do.or, you think this may be a strategy that pays offer for the senator? >> i do. we know joe bide...

So he recognizes that the base built in 2016 is not necessarily the same base especially since we have 22 other candidates in the race right now. >> right now, exactly. professor, thanks. a fascinating read, adam. you spent some time with professor warren -- senator, excuse me. how is she being received by audiences of color specifically? >> so on the trail one of the things that her staff loves to say is that this is a -- you know, is this a candidate that she says i have a plan for everything ...

Concerned by the poll results. >> none of them really bother me. and they havent started to tear each other yet. i think biden looks tired. i dont think he has the energy to fight this president. >> pete buttigieg finds himself in the middle of that pack in an effort to combat criticism of his lack of being policy specific, he created a new issues page on his website focusing on three key themes that are central to his campaign, freedom, security and democracy. his new position on gun control. >...

That become dangerous for him? when running against ted cruz thats easy. maybe when running against donald trump you can do that too. while hes running against 12 other potentially more democrats, does he not have to get policy specific fairly soon? >> i think all of them have to be concrete on the largest issues of the day. im a lawyer. so this is kind of my area. to ask any politician to come to terms on the fly with an issue like court packing or, you know, do you increase the number of justi...

You? any reaction to his policy speech? >> none of the people i talked to here actually saw the policy speech since they were rushing to get in line. in talking with them, many say they do want to hear a positive vision for america. that second half of the speech, very policy specific. thats what they want to hear. lets talk to a couple of them which we just met in line. we have rosa, amica. talk to us about what you want donald trump to focus on during these next 16 days? >> probably focus on t...

Candidates that are actually doing very well in the polls, you see people like donald trump and ted cruz its resonating and working. some wants to hear a voice because i think there has been a rhetoric in leadership vacuum as it relates to the message and the tone that the president has set. >> president obama has tried to draw this very specific line of not alienating our muslim allies. of not giving the islamic state what it wants in its fight ground troops from reports people on the ground. t...

>> so what did you learn for the next 118 days? >> i think i could be perhaps a little bit -- i can watch my words and maybe be a little more politically correct. one of the reasons i am doing well is because being politically correct takes a lot of time. it takes a lot of effort. i can be more politically correct than anybody that you have ever interviewed but it takes a lot of time to do it and you are going around in different circles and you are never getting there. we dont have time for it ...

He said he is going to watch his words ahead. >> so what did you learn for the next 118 days? >> i think i could be perhaps a little bit -- i can watch my words and maybe be a little more politically correct. one of the reasons i am doing well is because being politically correct takes a lot of time. it takes a lot of effort. i can be more politically correct than anybody that you have ever interviewed but it takes a lot of time to do it and you are going around in different circles and you are ...

That camera. i think, you know some of the others are going to have a problem with it. maybe not governor huckabee who has been. but for the rest it could be a problem. >> bill, at the outset of the campaign you were giving trump the benefit of the doubt. you have since soured on him. it is fair to say. do you think we are going to see a kinder, gentler, policy specific donald trump. is there a more policy specific donald trump. >> i dont know about policy specific. he is capable of being affabl...

Donald trump. >> i dont know about policy specific. he is capable of being affable, entertaining he can say tough things and go over the line. i was annoyed what he said about john mccain. i think he is capable of booingeing some what charming. we have underestimated the power of a certain kind of celeb ri team. the main thing is avoiding the political class mistakes. you said earlier, all the other campaigns are talking about their strategy and you lead the cnn report scott walker will spend a ...