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Republic. the plan i have put down, the douglas plan, is as ambitious as the marshall plan to rebuild europe. but this time right here at home and it's for the purpose of tearing down systemic racism. >> because he's gay? >> well, that's a generational issue. i know of a lot of people my age who feel that way. but i will say this, dana. my own grandson who is 20 -- i think he is 25 years old. that guy is a big buttigieg guy. and of course he does it because he believes in the guy, not because he's gay. >> are you saying for older african-americans, it is an issue? >> yes, it is, there is no qu...

Really looking forward to the debate. >> while biden has gone up, others have gone up, too. so, keith, what kind of position, however, would south carolina representative clyburn and particularly other congressional black caucus members be in with these discussions within their ranks about biden's track record on civil rights-related issues and legislation versus the recent handling, you know, of past segregationist conversations and who should apologize, whether it be cory or biden? how much is this clouding the view of democrats? >> well, i think it's really early in the whole race right now...

Said that moore has denied these allegations. when you take the president's comments, especially in combination with what kelly anne conway said the day before, i think message from the president is pretty clear. it's, i need roy moore in the united states senate. >> dana: so, jessica, i am assuming you probably would take issue with that, but i do want to point out representative clyburn when he was talking about john conyers, he said you can't jump to conclusions with these types of things. for all i know, all of this could be made up. what do you think? >> i disagree with representative cly...

Going to happen here? >> i have a very hard time imagining that scenario at all. i will tell you amongst the democrats that voted for this. and many of them are my friends. i talked to them and i think that representative clyburn had it right on the money when he said that people are insulating themselves. i have to say one thing. this is my third year, the slogan was repeat and replace. i've been waiting three years, they've had nothing to replace the affordable care act. although we're having difficult times. i don't think that the public is looking at the republicans as providing a solution...

Was a spontaneous reaction to what just transpired in cairo in response to the video. people gathered outside the embassy and it grew very violent. alan, the word incompetent is a racially coded word? >> as a white guy i don't think it's my place to tell james coburn ... gregg: clyburn ... >> say something one is lazy and associating that word with african-american. furthermore, republicans are making a mistake. the first thing they do after the election is start attacking an african-american woman without any cause. this had nothing to do with