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Hey, hey. >> hi, hi. >> with me paul butler, alexi mccammond, a political reporter, kevin cirilli, and josh lederman. josh, let me start with you and help us understand the import of this event. a lot of people say this event draws a more progressive brand of democrats. but they're all there to speak to give their policy platforms. why is it so important and how given the change to the primary system is it taken on new importance. >> first of all, just the fact that california plays such a pivotal role for the democratic base. so many democrats that are located in california, but also the shif...

Wondering what's that about? >> yeah. well, part of it, you know, first time putin was president was flushed are oil revenues and could stay in power by spreading money around. the second time, he didn't have that. russia was on its back foot. what did he do? reach for a brand of politics rooted in tribalism, racism, nativism, make russia great again, look at the soviet union, riding around with a shirt off, and obama did not have the patience for that posturing, and thought in the long view all putin was doing was hurting russia, but, obviously, he's caused damage in the short term. >> what d...

Book is president obama's reaction to the election night of the election of donald trump. there was interpretation of what your book has to say and the quotes of president obama reflecting, wondering how this happened, wondering what he might have misread about the american voter, about the american public. do you wanto set any straight? are you heang ppl misinterpreting what you've reported the president to have said? >> just one thing. i think what paints a picture of him going through the same process of a lot of us. called me on election night and said, well, that happened. over the course...