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Voters in iowa still saying they're open to changing their pick for president. i think that's a unique thing to the iowa caucus. >> i think that suggests some dissatisfaction with the field. i think because this field is so robust and there are a lot of different alternatives, if you're a progressive, a moderate, or somewhere in the middle, you have a lot of different options. i don't think it's dissatisfaction. i think it's the fact that democrats have an abundance of choices and a lot of democrats, frankly, are splitting hairs between, well, bernie or elizabeth, buttigieg or biden, klobuchar...

Numbers. i do think there's an electability issue there. >> as i say, she was surging until she put out this -- officially put out the poll for medicare for all. karine, so joe biden, again, after another perceived poor performance at a debate holding on, yes, had is a national poll. no, the election is not a national referendum. he's holding steady at the top there. >> yeah, he's holding steady, and he has been for the last couple of months. a lot of it is the name i.d., people know joe biden. they like joe biden. you have older african-americans who are really holding those numbers pretty st...

Strategy, though, we'll have to wait and see. >> she's trying to stay close to him even though he's sort of pushing back on the differences in their health care plans. leyla santiago, thank you for that reporting. let's take another look at the top tier candidates based on the newest poll, biden, warren and sanders. just briefly what do you each say as each of their vulnerabilities? and sarah, i'll start with you. >> obviously with joe biden what we've seen is that he's vulnerable to a series of attacks both within the democratic primary but also from republicans. and he's then unable i think ...

Foreign policy, on the economy, it's having-jerome-bettis- on-your-flag-football-team easy. then what i don't understand about joe biden is why doesn't go get 'em, bus! he talk about the economy? ohhhh! the economy is -- joe biden can [laughing] make a very credible case that the trajectory of the economy c'mon bus, c'mon! hey, wait, wait, wait! started in 2009 with barack hey man, i got your flag! i got your flag, man! i got your flag! obama. it has risen steadily, not huge, it's geico easy. with licensed agents available 24/7. but it's risen steadily. >> and starting from the deepest 49 - no...

Independents and moderate republicans who deserted our party in 2016 for donald trump. you make the case to them, add to an ignited democratic base, and win big and win back the u.s. senate. that's the recipe to getting all of these things done on climate change and immigration reform. >> why do voters who perhaps share your view of this electability issue right now view joe biden as that electable candidate? >> they know him. vice president biden has been in leadership for many, many years. they don't know me as well. that's why this -- >> do you think you would be stronger than him? >> i thi...