howa howard dean. thanks for being with us this morning. >> thanks for having me on. >> people are concerned that no one is scared about jumping into this race. there's not a democrat who is saying you know what? i want win. talk to me about the sides ze o this field. >> we knew it was going to be big. and the democrats who had no bench and were embarrassed although i'm sure they're not. these are great candidates and i think it's going to be a lively season. they've anticipated this by scheduling early debates and multiple debates so you don't have the spec tackal of 17 people on one stage. >> of those 17, who are you keeping an eye on? who has intrigued you? >> as i said publicly, the people that i am most interested in are the young ones. i think it's time that young people took over the party. they pretty much did in the last election. we gained a third of our legislative seat losses back in