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Whoever the new leadership is, i think we'll be in good hands, but we have to be able to paint the picture of who we are as democrats. why folks should support the party and candidates and what we're going to do for the american people. >> and simone, minnesota congressman keith ellison is a leading contender. bernie sanders, who you have been working with for many months now leading up to the 2016 race, sanders has been backing ellison. why do you suppose that has? what is it about him that makes an appeal iing candidate for progressive, particularly? >> i think they have support behind him b...

Democratic party. you look at who was backing ellison, it's interesting. ellison is basically bernie sanders. and then if you come to perez, it's obama and clinton. but then if you go to pete buttigieg, the mayor of south bend, indiana, our dean and former chairs are backing him. it's between ellison and going forward with what perez wants to do but don't forget the hispanic vote is our growing influence within the party and i think a lot a lot of people feel pressure to consider that and ellison, unfortunately for him, i'm not sure -- because he's muslim and the business about anti-semitism. ...