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>> the president attending the g7 and visiting el paso after those mass shootings. is this type of video typical at the end of the summer or from time to time? >> well, in one sense its an indication of trying too hard, knowing that it was a bit of a lost summer. it was a reaction to a really good "washington post" story that talked about internally in the white house, how they seemed lost. it is also a reflection of the times where with the growth of the internet, with twitter, with social medi...

To be able to, you know, puncture that a little bit and say, we need to do more than that. we need to have a progressive agenda or we need to do whatever the candidates are saying. but its not surprising that, you know, the non-front-runners are attacking the front-runners. thats politics 101. >> i want to show you guys this video. its kind of fun. presidential candidate andrew yang crowd surfing with his supporters. there you have it. boy, politics these days have changed, havent they? it certa...

[ bleep ]? >> were averaging about 300 mass shootings a year. no other country comes close. so, yes, this is [ bleep ] up. >> just this week, politico ran this story: can the f-bomb save beto, weighing the pros and cons of his use of profanity. but orourke is hardly the only candidate to let loose in that manner. in fact, were hearing foul language more and more from a number of 2020 contenders. >> republicans need to quite frankly get their [ bleep ] together. >> theyve been laughing their [ bl...

Make a presidential candidate seem more authentic, more passionate maybe, or does it seem contrived? >> i think if it comes off as authentic, it helps you break out of the pack. and i think for beto in particular, who was having trouble getting traction and is still in the lower tier of the candidates, this was something that hit close to home, and it was authentic when it came out. im not sure hell continue doing this. but weve had a general coarsening of our politics. remember, the president h...