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And now 2020 candidate deval patrick had this warning to your fellow democrats. watch. >> i don't think you have to hate republicans to be a good democrat. i don't think you should hate conservatives to be a good progressive. to be a good social justice warrior. >> harris: what is your reaction? >> i think that's exactly right. i've said that from the very beginning. you can be pro-business. you can be pro-america. you can work with republicans. that's -- compromising is a good thing. we remember the republicans of the past. john mccain, however. we were about working, democrats on the republi...

Our candidate pool is expressing the right ideas. democrats need to be tough. doesn't mean we got to get into the dirt with donald trump on a daily basis. we got to be strategic in how we use that. but we've got to be prepared to fight. to be tough. >> joining me how hanna trudeau, with the daily beast and political reporter with nbc news. to the pointer i can holder just made, if we seen 2020 democrats increasingly promise policies they may struggle to deliver on? how problematic is that as we get closer to 2020? >> one notable thing i think that i didn't hear from former attorney general e...

>> you say you aren't entirely comfortable with the decision. why? >> because i thought i could do the job. i thought i had a world view that would be good for this nation at this time. i thought i had the necessary experience. i thought i would make a good candidate and be a good president. and it was hard for me to pull back from those conclusions. >> do you think there is something missing in the field? there are quite a few candidates out there. are there things that you wish they had, qualities, arguments that are not being made? >> no. i think, you know, viewed in its entirety i think ou...

>> kevin baron, always appreciate your insight. thanks for joining us. that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." andrea will be back tomorrow. follow the show online on facebook and twitter @mitchellreports. here is ali velshi from new york. >> that was an astute question you asked kevin baron about if the taliban is resurge ent what does that actually mean? the taliban set the stage for the entry of terrorists basically. an interesting question i'll pursue as well. coming up this hour on "velshi and ruhle" the candidate pool in the race for the white house just got smaller...

Go. not being aggressive enough. do you see that changes or does that need to chang or does it work for him? >> fellow democrats were pulling out their hair in the first debate saying come on, go at ont . think there given opinion that going to do that more ak if i have attackhe is going to stick to this bass who know that candidate pool that we're seeing in the democratic national convention being sight right now. >> jake, how did the members of congress who served with beto feeling about him as a presidential candidate? what's the vibe?