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Welcome back to "weekends with alex witt." to politics now, the new polls out of iowa with slipping numbers for hillary clinton. a poll of likely democratic caucusgoers has bernie sanders within seven points of the front-runner. clinton's support has fallen 20 points since may, putting her below 50% for the first time in a bloomberg-des moines register poll. the wild card in all of this still remains to be vice president joe biden. joining me now, former new mexico governor, u.n. ambassador to president bill clinton, bill richardson. mr. ambassador, i understand you're joining us on the phone....

2012 election, the main policy proposal that that report made was that the republican support comprehensive immigration reform and that republicans be more welcoming in the rhetoric they used to talk about hispanic immigrants. donald trump has forced basically all the republican presidential candidates to do the opposite. even though nationally he polls among the republican primary voters, his disapproval ratings among spanish voters is sky-high. >> interesting with the polling in terms much the democrats, curtis. some would suggest that it's feeling a little bit like 2008 for hillary clinton,...

On this approach? >> i think the biggest takeaway right now, given the new bloomberg poll, is underqualification is now qualification. ben carson is in second place. he's the most competitive with trump by far in iowa. he also has the same level of experience in electoral politics, which is to say zero. if you have experience making policy, and running executive branches, or getting elected, it's kind of a problem at this point in the race. i think that also helps sanders. sanders has been able to successfully position himself as an outsider as far as establishment leaders. i think that's what...

What happened was i did it in a very visible way during a super bowl that president clinton came to see me. i shouldn't have done it so visibly, the endorsement of obama. i should have been more careful. i don't regret it, because i think he's been a very good president. >> it sounds like more the way you did it than what you did. >> that's right. >> it is what it is. all right. let's go to the poll this week which asked the voters for the first word that came to mind. liar, dishonest, untruthworthy, and experienced and strong. you've been in public life. how hard is that for a candidate to he...

Effectively moderates are going equally for trump as they are for bush. >> it is absolutely remarkable f. you look at the new bloomberg poll, not only does trump have a huge lead, but a tremendously powerful appeal to every segment of the republican party. i agree with john. i think the reason is trump has become a vessel from the maximal expression of rage and outrage at not only republican leaders and president obama, but pretty much the whole political institution, the whole political world including shows like this one and people like me and you, and trump more effectively conveys that ang...