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Former vice president joe biden is the front-runner but can the admitted gaffe machine keep that front-runner status with some of his rivals surging? let's discuss now with former democratic senator from wisconsin, russ feingold. senator, i'm so happy to have you on. thank you so much. >> it's a pleasure to be on. thanks for asking me. >> the 2020 democratic field is a battleground right now. how do you see the state of play now? >> it's strange. i watched those debates last week, and i had a good feeling afterward. you know, i felt like there were 20 people who in very different ways, in very...

Make sure donald trump is limited to four years? and if joe biden doesn't seem in many ways to be as energetic he was when he was making the gaffes before, the new gaffe machine goes at a slower pace, i think voters will worry about that. >>st there also a question of a gaffe versus a lapse. i mean this seriously. a gaffe is one thing. clearly misspeaking and doing it repeatedly, that's a different question. >> that's the point of concern. the other slipup that you referenced where he said, you know, poor kids versus white kids. and he immediately sort of -- you know, that's a fumble. that's n...

Take your advice on that. no offense to you, just saying the reality of where we are right now. >> i understand. >> thank you so much, congressman, for being here. i really appreciate it. >> thank you again. >> still ahead for us, joe biden has called himself, he has said himself that he's a gaffe machine in the past. but is that now turning from a joke to a real problem as the democratic field descends on iowa? ief... what?! i'm here to steal your car because, well, that's my job. what? what?? what?! (laughing) what?? what?! what?! [crash] what?! haha, it happens. and if you've got cut-rate c...

>> here's the thing. biden was not vice president any longer when the parkland tragedy happened in 2018 and it likely won't be the last gaffe. when do those gaffes become a problem with voters, especially when running against a president like donald trump? political director david chalian and cnn's chief political correspondent dana bash and. >> late last year, biden said himself i am a gaffe machine, but my god, what a wonderful thing compared to a guy who can't tell the truth. you spent the weekend in iowa. what are you hearing from iowa voters? these moments stand out, but what do they mean...

>> same thing the president said the nra was onboard with, we haven't heard that from the nra. >> it feels it's a hot potato from the highest ranks of leadership. the president doesn't want to own it, mitch mcconnell doesn't want it to own it and mitch mcconnell doesn't trust this president. he's been burned several times before by this president and pulling the rug from under him on important legislative initiatives. >> michael steele, always appreciate your time. thank you, sir. and up next the return of the joe biden gaffe machine, but will that matter in a potential race against donald t...