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Can take from this which is fascinating compared to where we were about three or four months ago, you know, when the democratic priinary really started to get legs there was a conversation around elect nlt. was joe biden the only candidate that can beat trump. i think what were seeing right now is any one of these democratic candidates that emerge can beat the president of the united states. that includes someone whos considered very progressive like elizabeth warren or bernie sanders. and i thi...

People are inclined to put a ideological lens on these hinges. forgetting the current president doesnt have an ideology. its not a matter of finding his ideological opposite. although its important to have more progressive leader than we have now right now. its also somebody who can deliver a different style of leadership than we have. and that stuff matters. >> i mentioned at the top that you raised quite a bit of money, almost $25 million in a quarter which was phenomenal. in this book you -- ...

Coming out and explaining that hes concerned about the american people wanting to be informed if there is a thumb on the scales. if hes concerned about that he should be looking at himself in the mirror. >> how about the russian thumb on the scales. this kind of stuff matters. i know its hard to keep track of, but it matters and we have another election coming up. thank you all very much. today treasury secretary steve mnuchin is expected to miss another deadline, imagine that, to turn over co...

As you know, bret, that stuff matters. there is a way to go and we feel like we are in a good spot. >> you mentioned the debates. the first the democrats decided you can get into coways. one is in the top tier of the candidates, the other is you have six to five individual youve got this debate challenge that for every $1 that someone contributes to your campaign you will donate to the organization charity of their choice. to help you get on the debate stage but what you say to people who look a...

Trump is not a man of the people. but donald trumps voters wisely did not care about that. anti-trump voters didnt care about it. no one voted against donald trump because he uses a fork to eat a bucket of fried chicken. but the news media will continue to pretend that this stuff matters. it is a habit they just cannot kick. matthew matthew iglesias of fox, with whom i cannot remember last time i disagreed, observed this is more seriously with democratic candidates than republican nominees. ever...

Trump is not a man of the people. but donald trumps voters wisely did not care about that. anti-trump voters didnt care about it. no one voted against donald trump because he uses a fork to eat a bucket of fried chicken. but the news media will continue to pretend that this stuff matters. it is a habit they just cannot kick. matthew iglesias of fox, with whom i cannot remember last time i disagreed, observed this is more seriously with democratic candidates than republican nominees. every democr...

President talking about relations with russia with the interests of the united states at heart or was he trying to cultivate vladimir putin to get a business deal in moscow? what was the presidents motivation? is he doing the peoples business or his own personal business? that, i think, is a very profound question. it is legitimate for the congress to investigate that. it just shows why this stuff matters. its not just political points-scoring. its about whether the president of the united state...

So i dont know really what this is all about. is it a to say this is a wink and the nod vote for impeachment when there isnt real possibility that will occur. i have no idea what the letter is all about. >> allen simpson hes not a conservative. say it with your hand up. >> i voted against him. when i got to the united states senate. >> john warner? >> i didnt think he was a conservative. yeah. ill say it to his face. he said similar things to mine. >> you have to check your definition. i didnt t...

For their service. its an airing of grievances, i have to get this off my chest is really, is really unfortunate. now, i do think its important to say for men and women in the armed service, the ceremonial stuff matters less than are they being funded? are their missions being funded? you have to point out that this president, this republican congress funded the pentagon with, as big a budget as it has ever seen and on time budget for the first time since 2008. that stuff matters, i think more. ...

To know what he would say in writing, its sort of meaningless to them, or more likely they want to ask him that face to face to see how he responds to follow-up questions, to see body language and tone. all of that stuff matters. and so thats why i dont think you see those questions. the obstruction of justice piece here. >> chuck, i also wonder, you know, we see donald trumps -- we hear his voice through his tweets all day, every day, unfortunately, for us as a country. im guessing his legal an...