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And for our future. >> reporter: so a fiery debate, but perhaps failing to engage with a large section of the french electorate. you know, guys, commentators here talking with that this is not a hope election, that people are very cynical here at this point because of the war in ukraine, because of the issues of inflation and the pressures on people's pocketbooks. and many people will be voting without much enthusiasm for who they're voting for. >> nbc's keir simmonds. thank you very much for your reporting. ed luce, what are your thoughts on the french election as it stands right now? >> i ...

Audience. i don't think it's going to be anti-trump election, it's got to be a pro hope election. >> quickly, why is oprah not going to do it? >> i've got to ask her. we'll find out. >> van, thank you for the preview. watch "the van jones show" airing this sunday, 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. how about a little "good stuff" next. dark magic told in the time it takes to brew your cup. first, we head to vermont. and go to our coffee shop. and meet dave. hey. why is dark magic so spell-bindingly good, he asks? let me show you. let's go. so we climb. hike. see a bear. woah. reach the top...

and this is "starting point." ♪ take me to new york i'd love to see l.a. ♪ >> that's a good way to start your morning. good morning, everybody. that on not on my play list. our panel this morning, ron brownste brownstein's with us, he's a cnn senior political analyst, editorial director at "national journal," will cain is with us, he's a columnist for the blaze.com and ben jones joins us this morning former obama white house special adviser has written a new book called "rebuild the dream." how is that for promoting your book? >> getting it out early. >> happy to help. happy to h...

Course, the first time we got together in 2008, it was a hope election. we were coming together because we thought we could move forward. both parties now, it's going to be a fear election. the right is we're afraid of the socialist, muslim atheist communist president. >> a lot of adjectives. >> how can you be an atheist and muslim? you've got that and we're also afraid of what a tea party presidency would mean. it is unfortunate that the three years after that big moment of hope in many 2008, both sides are now running -- going to have to run fear elections but the right wing is giving us a l...