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Truman-show-like quality. it was true on the campaign, other people were doing rope lines, taking questions at town halls, never, never, never interacts with the majority of the country that does not like him. >> right. this is not exactly a one-to-one situation. he's in a sky box and there's a stadiumf stadium full of people. yeah i mean, i think it was pretty healthy. i mean, you know, this is obviously an organic thing. this is not a situation where, you know, nancy pelosi is standing in front of the crowd on the field saying, you know, trying to whip up -- >> right. >> i mean, because that...

The game, so donald trump had last night an unscripted moment in front of the approximately 55% of the country that is not a fan. [ crowd chanting "lock him up" ] >> joining me now to discuss the president's relationship to the majority of the country that disapproves of him, washington correspondent for "new york" magazine, olivia nuzzi. a great story titled "the zombie campaign" out this week. sam seder. hosts the majority report and an msnbc contributor. since you're here, sam, let me start with you. it's striking. all politicians have managed events. >> right. >> part of being a politician...

Polls over the past 48 hours. one of them bringing into question whether it was wise to make an electability argument as a cornerstone of his campaign. nbc road warrior mike has been tracking the campaign throughout but he's on capitol hill right now. mike, first let's start with this new ad because we have heard joe biden tell these stories before. he told them actually at one of the debates so far. but why this ad? why now? >> reporter: yeah, chris. we've seen a lot of discussion in the last few days about these big crowds that we're seeing, elizabeth warren, bernie sanders, drawing on the c...

Might not have? which joe biden is it? >> well, i think you heard joe biden in that interview saying you can't exactly explain some of these positions in 30 seconds. he took i think when i looked down at the interview time a little over 4 minutes in and he was still discussing the intricacies of his busing policies. i think it's going to be interesting to watch. is biden going to continue to do these one-on-one interviews where he does get to continue to talk more in-depth where he is. we've seen there's a been a bit more accessibility when it comes to talking to reporters along the rope lines...

>> look, it was -- it's hard to respond in 30 seconds. >> thanks, guys. >> do you need to prepare more next time? >> no. i just have to -- we'll see next time. >> ann, i wonder what you make of that. that question he knew was coming at some point. >> right. it actually sort of reinforces a lot of the questions people have had coming out of the debate, which is he should have seen the debate question coming, too, and he seemed defensive an not quite ready for it in the debate. i think the interpretation many will have of that answer he just gave will also fall into defensive and not quite ready...