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And i think what democrats need to do is continue doing what thai doing, which is keep going for the facts, keep laying it out for the american public, and that is what is at their constitutional duty is what's at stake, and that's what they need to be doing. >> now let's get to kamala harris dropping out of the race yesterday. was this a surprise to insiders? >> yeah, it was. it was shocking to insiders. most people were very, very surprised by her dropping out, even though we had seen stories and articles about the disarray in her campaign. we have to remember almost a year ago now kamala ha...

To have a hold on the imaginations of the youngest voters. >> and rachael, some of the younger candidates, beto o'rourke dropping out, an early front-runner, not so much now. kamala harris also seeing some lagging in her polling numbers, having to shut some offices both in new hampshire. >> yeah, we're getting closer to iowa and clearly we're seeing the candidates who are starting to sort of peter out. with beto, there was so much potential early on with his senate run and, you know, he did so well in texas, raised a lot of money and a lot of people thought he would be an early star. but that ...

4%, 5%, she's someone else. >> should joe biden be worried? >> i would absolutely think so. he started out in the lead in iowa, now he's at best in 20%. in this poll he's only at 17%. i would say he'd be worried. i think one of the most difficult things to recognize is sometimes momentum forwards or backwards, it doesn't necessarily keep on occurring. there's no such thing in my mind as momentum in politics. it could be possible that he repounds into the 20s and based upon how many candidates that may be good enough. >> he is winning the electability argument. i also want to ask about beto o'r...

Dinner. just a couple hours later. joining me now from cedar rapids, iowa is nbc's vaughn hilliard. i know you were there in des moines yesterday, but beto's announcement. how is that playing amongst supporters right there on the ground in iowa? >> reporter: kendis, beto o'rourke, in fact, his father supposed to here. we're in cedar rapids, two hours east of des moines where the announcement was made yesterday. eight candidates are here at this fish fry here. cory booker, the new jersey senator, up onstage now. beto o'rourke was supposed to attend this event as well as an naacp forum in des mo...

Of campaigning. so being there actually makes a difference. certainly remember that we've got debates coming up. we've got one per month. that's another opportunity to get exposure to a national audience. you know, there can always be a gaffe that is unrecoverable. you never know what can happen. so absolutely there is the potential to move. and, you know, i'm also one who believes that just because, you know -- let's say you place third or fourth in iowa. you can still, i think, given the way the calendar is scheduled at this point, that doesn't mean you're not going to win the nomination. >>...