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Manipulate the perceptions of their public and so, again, mr. trump is doing everything possible to burnish his image and continue to play to that core constituency, his base. and by doing that, he is corrupting the u.s. government's reputation around the world which i think is very, very damaging and i think is going to have some lasting affects because people looking at if the president of the united states can do these things and get away with it for so long, what's to say that the next administrations are not going to have similar traits that cause concern to so many? >> former director br...

David is here to explain how this will work. of all the issues, it's the climate crisis in which we at cnn have received the most questions from folks like you. >> 17,000 questions have been submitted over the course of our brief time of making it available to send in question ideas. this is an animating issue in the democratic base. and specifically, a key core constituency if democrats are going to actually energize their troops and defeat donald trump. young voters will be a key part of that issue. democrats more broadly, we see it in poll after poll, and you'll recall there's been a lot of...

Intensity of the power of the gun lobby. and i think what republicans tell themselves is look, this is part of our core constituency. in 2020 we can't afford to have any part of our base not aroused and any part of our base be demoralized so we cannot be perceived to be weak on this. the nra is sbeet beset by scand weakened. donald trump probably could bring republicans along if he switched. but bottom line, donald trump feels, and a lot of republicans feel, that he won in pennsylvania, in ohio and michigan and wisconsin on the back of this gun issue. not because it's overwhelmingly popular bu...

Lagging with farmers, ranchers and among the base. i picked up from his camp they're worried about that. this is playing to the base. this is going to his core constituency in states in the midwest and further west that he needs to win part of his base. that's what this was about. >> dana: it's interesting. i just spent a week in the mountain west. i spent time. i come from a ranching family. one of the things that was interesting i was talking to folks, you go to a restaurant in manhattan and a steak will cost you $50. the ranchers aren't seeing that. i understand there's a lot of things that...

Courage to change your view and lead from there. that is what i have done for the past ten years. so i know my record is strong. and i think we deserve a president who is strong enough and courageous enough to recognize when you're wrong and then lead. and that's such a difference between trump. trump is so arrogant, so self-centered. he would never admit if he's wrong -- ever. and he would never have the humility to change his view and grow and learn and listen. and that's why he's such a -- weak president. >> who comprises the gillibrand constituency now? i'm curious how much that's evolved ...