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Saying that approach of keeping a list of democrats who vote with republicans that's not good for the party, not good for governing so there is this sort of battle for the party still going on. >> there is but it's much like with the republicans went through in 2015 what kind of party are we going to be and when you've got this many different candidates that are running it, that's exactly what it is. it is a battle for who they are and who they want to be and is it going to be the party of the far left? i'm not sure. is it going to be the party of the past? we'll see if joe biden will resonate...

Gaining all of the attention but the actual party when they do polls, democrat party want to be more con -- centrist, on the media, everybody is behind, she's a big star. neil: does the markets worry about that message? >> i don't think so because there's no path to go anywhere. i mean, socialism isn't going to take off with lowest unemployment rate and the market is hot, no one wants to rock a boat that severely. that said, it might have helped because it would get you through primary but lose general election because it's not moderate enough. the party that's getting a lot of attention, puri...

The noise. i think people in this world that we live in with immediate gratification, news constantly 24/7 you have to step back and tune that out and say i'm going to stick with the fundamentals. neil: well how do the fundamentals apply now you had nine straight weeks of dow advances up a very strong start to the year nine times out of 10 means the rest of the year will be strong so a lot of people just say i'm going to follow that. they get in love with being in a market that's getting all this buzz and attention what do you tell them? >> well right now if you invest in nasdac and you see wh...

This. i think dan's point is the key one which is bernie sanders is in a very different position. he unquestionably has influenced this field. you have so many people running on ideas that he espoused first on a national level. but he is going to have to change how he relates to democrats in his field, and i don't know that he's there yet. >> the he's not a democrat part, that's fair, he is an independent. he traveled on the road saying he had an important role in a one-on-one race last time, and now -- you get that. >> i think it will be interesting to see how warren differentiates herself fr...

Castro, saying they would support race-based reparations. how significant is that? >> i think it's important in that they are indicating that they are appreciating and acknowledging the importance of race and a legacy of racism on their constituents and on the electorate. so i don't think that reparations is going to become the democratic purity test for african-american voters or other voters of color. i think that what voters want to hear is anni acknowledgement of racial unjust is and hear acknowledgement of the growing racial wealth divide and the impact race has on the economic trajectory...