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The 2020 democratic presidential primary is shaping up to be the baskin robbins of democratic contenders. you can pick a different candidate every day of the month and still have several to sample. too many is its own unique set of problems. during the republican 2016 campaign, other operatives and i bemoaned this rivaled tinder and it wasn't the best path to a quality nominee as we see now. perhaps a winning candidate just has the it factor from the beginning. despite all the other candidates, donald trump managed to decimate and dominate the 2016 republican primary from the moment he rhodes ...

Her. >> beto, he's got that agility where, in the time of trump, he defends himself without getting in the gutter, and andrew gillum has it, too. do you think they displayed enough it factor to be serious contenders? >> someone reminded me yesterday evening that, you know, lincoln lost a senate race -- >> yeah, someone told me that, that beto was lincoln. >> beto is following that path. >> right. you know what he has is that -- he came within a point and a half of cruz in texas. >> right. >> this is -- this is -- he didn't win the race, but that's amazing. and he has the x-factor that connects...

Dynamics. that's probably only a little bit true. there's something that happened, both partisans come home election day new year's. there's something about his optimism, and there's something that reminds me of president obama, george w. bush before he was running nationally. there's something about the it factor he possesses. >> there are a few lessons to learn from his campaign. be yourself, don't be the politician political consultants tell you to be. authenticity is the most important thing. >> that's a progressive guy in texas. >> that's exactly right. the second thing is engage with the...

To see donald trump defend ted cruz after the spat that they had in 2016. >> matt miller, i want to ask you a question about how you take what beto also seems to be doing is he's not buying the narrative that things are so bleak for democrats. there is this resignation setting in among democrats. i see it on camera, off camera. they're slumped. they feel defeated. the midterms are 18 days away. they think that kavanaugh getting on the supreme court changed the dynamics. that's probably only a little bit true. i mean, there's something that happens, both partisans come home as election day near...

>> matt mueller, i want to ask you a question about how you take what beto seems to be doing. he's not buying the narrative that things are so bleak for democrats. there's this resignation setting in among democrats on camera and off camera. they slump. they feel defeated. the midterms are 18 days away. they think that kavanaugh getting on the supreme court changed the dynamics. that's probably only a little true. there's something that happens. both partisans come home as election day nears. there's something about his optimism and something that reminds me of president obama, of george w. bu...