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The most progressive -- has the pro progressive record of anybody running. julian, how does that -- i mean, just square up to his actual record? because analysis shows he is quite moderate. >> yeah. he doesnt. there is many issues where he is going to face a lot of criticism from the left. his record on crime legislation, his record on race relations, his record with anita hill and clarence thomas. he is progressive on certain economic issues but looking at the field, he is not elizabeth warren,...

Entry, senator gillibrand. she was exploring. now shes officially into the race. whats her lane? >> i think shes running as a very woman first candidate. shes really embraced this mantel of -- shes made dealing with sexual assault. the first one to call for alen frankens ousting. shes going to put women front and center. and women helped the party win the midterms. there was a record number of female candidates, female campaign managers, women were the volunteers. the argument is she wants to ta...

Announcement last night. >> so was the form earl vice presidents slip just the biggest hit yet he is actually going to run in 2020? you be the judge here. here is arlet signs. >> reporter: joe biden walked up to the edge almost announcing a presidential bid here in his home state of delaware. you heard those other delaware democrats who were urging him he should enter the 2020 race. take a listen to what he had to tell the crowd when he almost let it slip that he is going to jump in the 2020 rac...

And there was a slight gaffe what called kinsey gaffe, named after journalist michael ki kinsley, you say something obvious and true that is the gaffe, joe biden spoke as if he were running. >> lets play that for the viewer, joe biden speaking last night. >> i have the most pr gres of record -- progressive record of anyone running for the u-- anyone who would run. anybody who would run. >> most progressive record of anybody running for the u-- then he cut himself off.

New name. robert francis of work. its a good name! chris: so they mostly with one notable exception. take a look. >> and most progressive record of anybody running. anybody that would run. chris: that was last night. he then tried to correct himself. how certain are you that joe biden is going to run and how do you assess his strengths and his potential weaknesses if he does? >> first will how certain, 95 percent. but is joe biden. five percent is still not zero percent. i things very likely it ...

While speaking at the first state democratic dinner bind was talking about his critics within his own party when he seemed to begin to announce his candidacy and walked it back. >> i have the most of progressive record of anybody running or anybody who would run. folks, we have to bring this country back together again. >> elsewhere, former texas congressman beto orourke is campaigning in wisconsin. amy klobuchar, and senator warn is in tennessee. you only get one chance to launch. arthel: eric?...

Especially with moderates moving forward. >> something he wanted to get off his chest, perhaps. talk about joe biden. claiming he has "the most pro progressive record as anyone who would run." is that true? >> compared to bernie sanders, elizabeth warren, hard to say the most progressive but he was vice president, helped move the obama agenda, clearly has progressive credentials. interesting to see moving forward 2020 on how that will play with the other candidates. >> daniel, your political col...

Attention? would for example, sunbelt, georgia, arizona be the places we should be looking at even more closely? >> im not so sure. i think going back to hickenlooper, he does have a bit of progressive record that can translate to states like that. with increasing funding -- >> sounds like we have a couple hickenlooper fans here. >> expanding medicare and things people in those states would like to see and hes also a champion of oil and gas. which is not necessarily where the far left -- >> and ...

Here is the thing. i have never found, jake, any difference between the progressive views i have -- and i challenge anybody to have a more progressive record than i have on race, women, lgbt, whatever, and union halls. i go do these events in youngstown. i would stand up there. you may have covered some of them. i would say, we need equal pay for women. theyd all cheer because, guess what, their wives work. their wives work. they know their standard of living is diminished. i would say, look, we...

Martin omalley from the other two. martin omalley is, on paper, a legitimate contender for the democratic nomination. he looks the part. he is very good. he has a great progressive record as governor of maryland. hes the first person ive seen, the more they campaigned for president, their name recognition has gone down. >> why is that? >> donald trump sucked up a huge portion of the oxygen here in political coverage generally. bernie sanders has done an amazing job consolidating the anti-clinton...