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Elizabeth warren was calling democratic insiders to say don't worry about me, and you heard barack obama sort of speaking in not loving tones but more supporting tones of her candidacy. so i think some of that still exists, but going to a point earlier, when you talk about the stock market, for example, and who it is benefitting and that it's not benefitting the majority of americans or a slight minority of americans, that lends credibility to bernie sanders' argument that the economy is not working for everybody. that the system is rigged. and when you look at his supporters, that's right. th...

In new hampshire that hasn't gotten as much attention as iowa has. and she is spending a lot of time there trying to boost her chances for that primary when that happens. where we're really seeing democrats focus on this electability argument, which we have talked about forever and ever, but we are hearing them talk about it in a way that they are uniquely qualified to beat donald trump. because at the end of the day they are fighting against each other, but they know that the general election argument is beating donald trump. >> rev, do you think that democratic strategists is being hyperboli...

A new cnn poll shows the lead democrats have over trump is narrowing. arlette saenz joins me now. former vice president joe biden still holds the lead nationally among democratic candidates, but what do recent polls mean for his electability argument? >> reporter: well, fred, electability has been at the center of joe biden's argument throughout this campaign, that he views himself as the person best able to take on and beat president trump. you saw in polls released earlier this week that not only is joe biden leading nationally among democrats, he is also leading trump in head-to-head matchu...

I've shown in new jersey, winning in a very diverse state but where blacks are a small minority, that i can get record black and brown turnouts, and inspire suburban voters and other key members of our demographic. i've got the best electability argument of anybody in this field because i know i can resurrect the coalitions we need to win big in november. >> brand-new cnn poll out this morning. we asked voters about the economy. 76% of voters that we talked to said the economic conditions in the country today are good. that is as high of a number as we have seen in years. last night this was t...

>> would you be willing to sacrifice some of that growth even though it could display thousands, hundreds of thousands of blue-collar workers in the interests of transitioning to the green economy? >> the answer is yes. rob: is that the best message across the rustbelt in the midst of a booming economy? let's talk about that. i want to start with the you. what did you make of joe biden's soundbite? >> it is a risky play. he is looking at the democratic primary and a need to convey a commitment to a green economy, climate change, the core issues democratic voters are considering especially as t...