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The president always says, he's the brother of a labor -- he loses a guy here who actually was a union worker. >> yeah, you know, it's interesting there was a moment earlier in the administration when we actually expected there to be a flood of departures. we never saw that coming. that never actually happened. and now, i think, we're at a moment of transition, where after the state of the union, we will get more announcements like this. i think there are two factors for why we haven't seen this moment come yet. one is just that the administration and the white house has really been on a winni...

Interview with charlie crist, and the last question was do you want joe biden to come campaign for you? and the answer was -- >> emphatic yes. >> yeah, i mean, look, i think so many races, especially midterms, are about getting the base excited. it is not going to do a lot of good for some of the candidates to openly snub joe biden and i also think they really need -- his answer to you, i thought, was interesting, he's talking about african american voters, for example. there are some factors in florida, if val demings is running against marco rubio gets black turnout through the roof, that po...

>> we are awaiting the first results out of virginia in the red hot governor's race, the main event on this election night. right now an early read of what the voters are thinking about as they continue to cast their ballots. david chalian is tracking the exit polls. what are you learning? what are they saying? >> well, jake, we should note these are preliminary votes and these are survey whether you voted early or by mail, and so this is going to be a exit poll that encompasses all of the methods of voting. looking at the biden factor, and looking at the president's approval vote, and 23% str...

Interact with anybody? i think now he realizes that's over. that he is the front runner. that the democrats who he's competing against will come after him on all kinds of issues that are generational, that are ideological. so he's got to be ready. so the obvious thing to look for is can he square off against kamala harris and do a better job? i think elizabeth warren as has been said would be an interesting contrast. all of them pose important tests. but the biden factor, his ability to rebound is number one. i also look for, you know, a candidate like puth buttigieg who i thought did very wel...

Trying to do the spin, must be relieved that maybe it will be a woman and maybe that can make up for hillary clinton. >> right. two competing narratives here with the democratic party. it's moving left, young, more diverse. but then on the other hand, there's been the faction of the party that says hey, we need to nominate somebody that represents this section of the party where the energy is. on the other hand, you have the more cautious side being like this is about who can beat president trump and the general election. that was the biden factor there. >> charles: we'll see. they're convergi...