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Roy blunt to a toomey cast of characters which now includes dr. oz. there are a lot of dynamics here. it will be interesting to watch. >> it also opens up the question about whether any of those three key states that will control the senate, whether those republicans can win. missouri is a bit different, obviously, than pennsylvania, which is more of a blue state. that has been -- was -- mitch mcconnell's big challenge back in 2010 and 2012, that he had these republicans elected or nominated who couldn't win s statewise. dr. oz is different for a host of reasons, we'll see if he wins the preli...

Is he really going to run? >> did you say you didn't watch the god father? >> i also haven't seen the wizard of oz. the list is long. >> i don't know how i can have this conversation anymore, but okay. back to bloomberg. >> the list is long. >> look, bloomberg, there's a lot of good things to say about michael bloomberg. he's a household name. most people know him. most say he was a successful mayor of the largest city, most diverse city, new york city. he's incredibly smart. he is got policy chops. he has the political instincts of a gnat and here's why i say that. because they knew this dead...

Pocket and swing electoral states to turn out. so that's the platform you're seeing. i think this was a great week for democrats. i just want to give a shot in the arm to my democratic frichbds who are a little upset this week, they thought it was too rough. i was here the day after the election in '18. my democratic friends were worried it wasn't a great night. you won the house. this was great. we saw a lot of qualified candidates -- frankly, i think we saw more candidates this week that the country knows with take on donald trump than we were in the field going into this week. what i mean b...

Feelings and also her own policy chops, i think she's going to continue to do that? >> what about former newark mayor, cory booker this is the first time he's shared a stage with both former vice president and senator harris, what -- knowing him, what's his sweet spot and what's his challenge in. >> his sweet pot is, he is genuine. he deeply cares about what he talks about. and the more he can speak about who he is and what he cares about the stronger he will be he is someone who does not need talking points or one liners. when he is his genuineself, he is expelling, and i think that's what he...

Mayor buttigieg, $25 million in the second quarter. we'll get other numbers. that is not bad either. so you know, that shows the financial following that we'll see result in more voters following. what do you think? >> it was no surprise that the buttigieg campaign was the first to release their second quarter numbers because that $24 million that you just mentioned that is triple his fund-raising haul from earlier in the year. the message coming out of their campaign right now, this is not just a small town mayor. this is a guy that has policy chops, he can raise the money. after that strong ...