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Lighting rod. i think that the problem that president obama is going to have is he's going to talk about trying to be reasonable, we need to be serious and the hard left of the democrat party has gone off the rails. i mean, they are talking about impeachment, they are talking about -- you look at the kavanaugh hearings, the average american voter look at the democrats and say do we really want to give them power. i mean, that's going to be very motivational not only for republicans but for swing voters who are saying, do we really want to turn this over to democrats who are on this complete pa...

Lurching left ward. are democrats bracing for a coup from the progressive left? depends on who you ask. >> i think the democrats are going hard left. if you look at presidential primary, voters in 2020 seems to me that 35% or 40% were self identified socialists so it is a general election problems. >> don't get carried away as an expert on demographics. >> reporter: the dynamics of the race are reminiscent of the 2016 presidential race where a certain other establishment democrat faced a more extreme democratic socialist competitor who also drew say passionate and populous following. [ chantin...

Steve, this numbers game, it's interesting. it seems like if you want democrats to vote for a majority position, a compromise position, look to those not running for president because the democratic party begins its process of picking a president in a way that helps progressives. you go to iowa. you know how it starts. you get in through nevada. there are some exceptions but basically -- and if you get to california soon enough now you're better off seeing on that left ward part of the track position that on the more centrist part, does that explain why all the candidates for president with th...

Nations. i'm shocked the president isn't started from a more left ward position. which is to say you have the house progressive budget which is infin atly more progressive as one who think than the senate democrats budget. the white house budget is to the right. we're told that senate democrat budget will look more progressive. why not go left if you have to got center anyway. >> great question. one, i think they are substance live committed to something that looks like what they are actually putting forth. now that, i mean, i think they don't actually believe in the -- in the progressive budg...