would come up. was this planned by the senator, based on all the rehearsal the team you spent getting recalled for this event? >> absolutely not. clearly, we knew there was going to be an e-mail question coming up. this was purely bernie sanders being bernie sanders, he was responding to the question, he was in the moment. he has consistently said he doesn't like politics covered as a football game or a baseball game or a soap opera. he doesn't like the personal petty attacks. he doesn't do them himself. he really does want to talk about what he views are the important issues facing america. a ricked economy and a kruptd political system. >> it could be a political mistake to come to her defense. >> absolutely. look, he's more important to him to solve the real problems facing america than it is to get cheap political points against secretary clinton. >> for democrats, he scored points, bernie sanders, in that exchange. >> without question. it was completely unscripped.