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>> it was interesting, the question, a good question that one of our colleagues at cnn asked over the weekend here. what sets you apart from the rest of the field. she said, well, i announced in a blizzard. she said it shows the grit and determination i have. i think they aural determine ea candidates. i wonder if you can elaborate on her voting record. shes won by an average of 26 points in minnesota each election there. is that indicative of the country or unique to minnesota? >> i would say i...

Upbeat, optimistic, calm, cool, and collected. and i think, actually, the style is maybe a great contrast to the chaos and corruption we have in the white house. so shes right there with the rest of the field in terms of core democratic values. you look at her voting record, shes a true progressive. but her orientation is as a problem solver. so i think that distinguishes her some. and that very well could be what democrats are looking for right now as an antidote to the current president. >> an...

Cartwright a member of the apoepgss committee. sir, good morning to you. >> good morning, kristi, we made it to the weekend. >> yes, all righty. so i want to ask you, first of all, since we are talking about border security here, your position on this you had acknowledged in a fox news interview recently that walls do work. when we look at your voting record, we noted that you did vote against key immigration border bills if 2018 against the border security immigration reform act. the securing a...

Ideological arguments. >> its working for doug jones. >> well see how long that voting record hangs up. >> i spend the weekend talking to a lot of the abrams campaign team and how this speech was being put together. the thing that everybody knew and what she delivered tonight, pelosi picked he err in part because shes like, i need somebody people will listen to. okay, its a democrat. no, they want to hear the story. >> well, she knows how to talk. >> she knows how to talk to regular people. even...

I think she should run for governor again. everybodys talking about the senate. the trouble with the is in et is ideological. >> right. >> if you represent a purple or more conservative state, even a red state, you end up conflicting with the people. you can be a really good executive and run a state like that without a lot of ideological arguments. >> its working for doug jones. >> well see how long that voting record hangs up. >> i spend the weekend talking to a lot of the abrams campaign team...

With some of more progressive ideas or stick to a pragmatic agenda. so thats what i think we can really watch for is how many segments of a democratic party that is left of center or and how many will be going towards a more centrist position with an idea that history has shown that centrist positions have sometimes more success in general elections. >> this is the lesson of barack obamas legacy you can do both. >> absolutely. you can do progressive, and by the way amy is a good example. frankly...

Frankly, my voting record was pretty darn good on the environment and on all the issues that the congresswoman likes to talk about. but its what you emphasize and what you lead with and whether or not you talk about what we can get done as opposed to lets go with the ultimate at the beginning, like free college as opposed to lets figure out a way to make college more affordable for most families. >> manner and tone, i think, are very important. we watched all three in the senate judiciary commit...

Millions of reasonable, persuadable citizens left to choose between two unpalatable alternatives. he says there is a new class of forgotten men and women. that is how he described them. what do you think? >> lets distinguish between civics, which is the overarming american stuff and the -- overaverageing american stuff and the policy fight. im the second or third more conservative senator by voting record but i dont think either of the political parties have a long-term plan. we should talk not ...

Actually shows that will save money. >> where does he fit idealogically in a field where you have elizabeth warren populism, kamala harris stressing this as well, although hers will come into play in california. where does cory booker fit? >> hes interesting because i think he is viewed in the democratic party as actually being a little bit more of a moderate, but he actually has quite a liberal voting record. hes talking about medicare for all, which is becoming kind of a litmus test for democr...

Steve: not for him. he is dug in. >> what we have all said, many of us, and a lot of us who come together about this and have a voting record on this, we want tough borders to stop terrorists, criminals, drug, you know, drug dealers. gang members, keep them out of our country. im also for listening to what the experts tell us is needed where. and that the combination of solutions. and i also wanting to make sure we dont waste a nickel of taxpayer dollars. those are my requirements for whatever b...