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Losing pennsylvania, michigan, wisconsin, to trump. it wouldn't have happened. >> a youth movement? >> it's partly youth and party will fact he has a connection with some voters who used to vote democratic who don't vote democratic anymore. we have to bring the coalition, the f.d.r. coalition back together. >> dana: is there a coalition without bernie sanders and is he running in 2020? >> he has not decided if he is running in 2020. the democratic bench actually is amazingly strong for the presidential race. whether bernie sanders is in or not. we'll see if he is in. they can put it together. ...

But our next guest says reagan was mistaken and god knows the gop needs help now. let's bring in historian and senior fellow henry olsen. and also withes us pulitzer prize column u.s. and associate editor for "the washington post," eugene robinson. reagan connected with working class americans, it changed everything as far as the fdr coalition. what do you say that reagan could teach republicans now? >> he could teach republicans how to do all over again, that what you need to do is reach out to the sons and daughters of the fdr coalition and present a vision of government that includes an act...

They are frustrated. they feel like they haven't gotten the benefit out of the significant increase in productivity and wealth in this country in recent years. they see the economy and they see our country moving past them. they're wondering who is going to stand up and fight for them. i agree with joe that democrats are the natural allies of the working class in america and that, going back to the fdr coalition, we have had the ideas and initiatives and solutions that have met their real needs and problems day in and day out. we may have gotten away from that in recent years and it's somethin...

That is a good thing for the party. how does this translate in to votes for the sanders campaign? they have a lot of grassroots momentum? how do you harness that and get the votes in the caucuses, and the primary. >> jeff weaver, what's your answer to democratic voters who say i like everything he's saying. i don't think he can win the presidency. >> well, i think governor dean can speak a little bit to this. bernie sanders, uniquely in american politics, in some ways, has been able to unite not just democratic base voters but also speak to rural voters. he has a very good relationship with ve...

Is hispanic, african-american and that's usually been how a bradley didn't get there, gary hart didn't get there. what made barack obama unique? he fused that coalition together. i don't know if the fdr coalition exists anymore in the democratic party. >> we will leave it there. thank you all for joining us tonight. coming up, alex wagner asks lindsey graham a question he cannot answer. hint -- it's about ted cruz. you wouldn't order szechuan without checking the spice level. it really opens the passages.