The total count. Unsurprisingly, the memes out of iowa abounded. It was called the iowa carcass. It was likened to a dumpster fire. Bring in the count, they joked. Or maybe rock, paper scissors would have netted better results. How could this have happened . Sharpies, coin tosses, tech nick lal glitches and reporting inconsistencies resulted in one of the most chaotic and confounding caucus night, but then i repeat myself in modern history. Adding to the confusion, Trump Supporters reportedly encouraged prank calls into the iowa caucus hotline. Hilarious, guys. But look, this is no laughing matter. Were busy people. If youre like me, you multitask like a pro. Right now as i do this live show im also texting with a source, ordering dinner with my family, dming a sweater and knitting a sweater under the desk. Modern technology has simplified even the most complicated of decisions and tanks including voting or so we thought. For all those reasons its easy to forget that what we are doing right now, casting our first ballots for the next president of the United States, was envisioned by the Founding Fathers as one of our most singularly important duties and rights. The founders knew that everything in an experimental wouldbe democracy would hinge on this very thing. The ability of its citizens to determine their own fates through the radical act of voting. Samuel adams, yes, he of the great boston lager said in 1781 said that he is not making a present or a compliment to please an individual or at least that he ought not so to do, but that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in Human Society for which he is accountable to god and his country. And alexander hamilton, yes, he of the awardwinning Broadway Musical wrote just a few years later in 1784, a share in the sovereignty of the state which is exercised by the citizens at large and voting at elections is one of the most important rights of the subject and in a republic, ought to stand foremost in the estimation of the law. And nearly a hundred years later james garfield, him not of the jim davis comic strip, wrote now more than ever the people are responsible for the character of their congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness and corruption. Indeed. So here we are. Trying to make one of the most important decisions a citizenry can make, and were being asked to do so in the midst of an absolute cacophony of crazy, and its not just the failures in iowa putting undue pressure in all of us and the process. Every election usually has a surprise, maybe two, that throws a wrench into the system. This ones already had the mother lode. Think about it. During this election cycle, the sitting president of the United States was impeached and acquitted. We came to the brink of war with a run just a month ago. The dow has hit record highs, unemployment record lows. A total of 29 candidates entered the democratic primary including to who got in just over two months ago and 11 are still in it. Weve already had an Election Integrity scandal in the first contest. Likewise, we know that at least three separate Foreign Countries are trying to influence the 2020 elections and thats according to our own intelligence officials. In short, were a gary hart monkey business, a bushgore hanging chad, a george w. Bush dui and a Mccain Campaign suspension all at the same time and its only february. How can you be expected to make a decision about who should run the country with all of this detroitus flying around in the air . So heres the deal, how are you doing . 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[ applause ] okay. I like bernie just fine. And this is what passed for taking each other on last on. Mayor buttigieg is a great guy and a real patriot. Hes the mayor of a small city who has done some good things, but has not demonstrated he has the ability to and well soon find out, to get a broad scope of support across the spectrum including africanamericans and latinos. We need a perspective right now that will allow us to leave the politics of the past in the past, turn the page and bring change to washington before its too late. We have a newcomer in the white house and look where it got us. I think having some experience is a good thing. Ooh sick burn, guys. You guys do know this is a competition, right . And theres one winner. In the immortal words of the rell world its time to stop being polite and start getting real. So how does iowa in this lukewarm debate preview what could happen in New Hampshire on tuesday . Joining me to figure it out is former press secretary for the Kamala Harris campaign ian sands and executive director ian beck. Last nights debate for me was not full contact. It was powder puff and it had me longing for Kamala Harris and her stealth moves. In that debate moment where she sparred with joe biden, she looked like she wanted to win and i didnt see anyone last night that looked like they wanted to win. What did you think . You and me both. You and me both. I wish she was still in this race and was still competing, as well, but look, the nature of these campaigns is theyre long and challenging and what we saw last night the reason people are playing relatively nice for one another is that this field is broadly united on the fact that when we have a nominee, we need to come together behind them and not risk any interparty mess hurting our ability to defeat donald trump in november and in the sense for the candidates to go fullthroatedly at each other because of a fear that maybe it could affect our general election prospects in damaging them too much. Theyre playing nice while trying to distinguish themselves positively. Isnt the goal to make distinctions for voters and they were all saying how much they liked each other and you had tom steyer putting a button on it by saying we all agree on everything. How does that help voters . Yeah. I completely agree with you. I think this has been a relatively tame primary with not a lot of contrast and distinction. You saw last night was one memorable moment for me is Vice President biden did take on sanders with his weak history y see it happen in the debate and why have they not engaged each other more directly, and i do think theres fear and concern about alienating each others supporters, but as this race gets tighter and tighter you will see more and more direct conflict. Just today Vice President biden has gone after mayor buttigieg with the digital ad. As things get hotter and more contests get under our belt you will see more distinction. So, neil, you were at the debate and in the room. People say that Amy Klobuchar had a good night and she raised 2 million overnight. Did it feel like her night inside the room where you were . Definitely. I think that she got pretty good ratings out of what happened last night, but youre right. The gloves really didnt come off. I would say if anyone did go on attack or go on contrast it was Amy Klobuchar and there seems to be with all of these debates, there seems to be that theyre not too interested in taking each other on thinking that at some point in time theyll need some persons support and their supporters. The thing is weve hosted these debates for a long time. Four years ago we hosted a debate with donald trump on the stage with 13 republicans and if any of these democrats believe that theyre going to be able to have that same approach on a stage next fall theyre wrong. This is a this is a fight that they need to show and they need to show it to democratic voters. Just as an asterisk, i have been saying for months i dont think donald trump will show up to debate anyone, but i take your point. This has not been a preparation for facing off with donald trump, and the biden camp is now sort of downplaying the significance of New Hampshire and biden himself basically conceded defeat last night already. Take a listen. I took a hit in iowa and ill probably take it here. Traditionally bernie won by 20 points last time and usually its the neighboring senators that do well. Ill probably take a hit here. Neil, thats a strategy, i guess. That was the most amazing moment in the debate. Here you have the former Vice President of the United States and hes lagging in the polls. He didnt get a trophy out of iowa, and now hes already, before the so the voting has started conceding to the fact that hes going to lose and he gives it away to the fact that bernie lives in a neighboring state which is a maying to me. Its almost as if he wasnt Vice President for eight years getting all of that earned media and all of that focus on him. So i think that thats just an amazing thing, and if you add that to the point that he had this big change up in his own Campaign Management at the same time, he changed what he was doing now with New Hampshire. Hes gone on an attack with Pete Buttigieg. It is a very strange situation. Ian, todays just to add to what he said. Yeah. Go ahead. Go ahead. I just want to say one thing about this, the Biden Campaign is trying to reframe everyones thinking into iowa and New Hampshire doesnt really matter too much for them and their strategy is always focused on South Carolina and super tuesday. Theyre kind of going above and beyond to really emphasize that they expect to do badly here, and i dont im not sure that thats the wisest tact. Today i was at a forum put on by demand justice in concord, New Hampshire, and all of the top candidates were there besides joe biden and he was doing an otr stop, an unscheduled stop in the community and it doesnt seem a good signal if youre not present and fighting with all youve got between now and tuesday. I dont think New Hampshire will be central to their strategy and start thinking about nevada, South Carolina and super tuesday. Yeah. I heard one of bidens Campaign People the other day say we really look at the first four contests as a package, and i thought what . What does that even mean . You have to spin it in your favor New Hampshire voters, i grew up in neighboring massachusetts and i am a mass hole and massachusetts voters are very different from New Hampshire voters and vermont voters are very different, but for warren and for bernie, how do each of you expect them to do in New Hampshire, real quick . Neil, well start with you. I disagree with the idea that someones from a neighboring state and therefore theyll do well. Yeah. I think democrats are focused on beating donald trump and theyll pick the best candidate and buttigieg is evidence to that. To add on to what neil said, you look at the numbers over the last week and we had the daily tracking polls coming out of New Hampshire and its Pete Buttigieg who is rising and at this point in his trajectory, hell win on tuesday and the Bernie Sanders does have an advantage in this state and having won it so significantly, and i know i was in hillarys campaign and we lost big here, and i think he had an advantage coming in, but Pete Buttigieg has erased it and theres palpable excitement around Pete Buttigiegs candacy and well find out tuesday if hes able to pull a big surprise and it will mess up the way we look at bigger states and we thought there was no way mayor pete would be successful in a state like nevada and super tuesday. If he can win states they might start changing their mind and giving him a third look. Ian neil, thank you so much if the Granite State tonight for your insight. I appreciate it. Okay. 11 democrats are left standing and i want to focus one in particular next. The one with the best chance of winning the nomination and that according to the latest polling and the president s direct appeal to africanamerican vote se ers is laughable to some, but should democrats be concerned . Lysol kills over 100 illness causing germs and viruses. Even those that may cause runny noses. Lysol, what it takes to protect. sensei a live bookkeeper quickbooks for me. Tomize live bookkeeper okay, youre all set up. sensei thanks that was my business gi, this ones casual. vo get set up right with a live bookkeeper with intuit quickbooks. Mucinex cold flu allinone. Fights. Oh no. Nonono. Did you really need the caps lock . Mucinex cold and flu allinone. The tweet was straightforward and concise. We are the strongest campaign to defeat donald trump. That was the bold declaration from Bernie Sanders yesterday making the case for his lktability lk electability, a clear second place finish in iowa beating trump in headtohead general matchups and perhaps most convincingly, money. Lots of it. Sanders raised a whopping 25 million in january, more than his fundraising numbers in the first and second quarters of 2019 combined. Contrast that to joe biden who is hemorrhaging money or Elizabeth Warren who is hemorrhaging staff in key states like nevada. Sanders is in an enviable position and he has the resources to go as long as he want, but can he still win it all . With me is matt bennett, the cofounder of third way, a think tank promoting sent rift ideas along with host of the resistance abroad nayra hoch. It seems like sanders has sort of cleared