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And i think that is the underlying conflict. last night was all about this ideological struggle within the democratic party and tonight is about leadership. who is the front-runner when we leave detroit. >> how tough will the former vice president be on medicare for all? >> i think that is going to be the key policy to see him make a point on. you've seen him sharpen his attacks on kamala harris and her positions on health care and his advisers say that health care is the one issue that he is really going to drill into. he has experience as the former vice president. he was there when the affo...

And talk about, yes we can and right now he's sort of aligning himself with the more corporate-friendly party and in places like detroit. we have to go against bad trade deals and go up against wall street and sort of the power structures that have been halting progress in places like here for so long. so if we want to win in places like the midwest, you do have to go big because that is the only type of solutions that will radically lift people up. >> and make sure as president obama said you don't turn into a circular firing squad where you kill off your best people with discrete issues and ...

Attacking president trump than the other democrats. >> for a reason. i'm surprised president trump's name was not invoked more last night and i think that changes tonight and i think joe biden who will do it and he'll constantly be be on the defensive and quickly pivot and reference president trump. why? because he wants to transcend this, not the opponent of cory booker or kamala harris, he wants to reinforce the idea he's the one. he's the front-runner. he will be the opponent of donald trump. that is what has worked well for him thus far. the reason he's leading in the polls because of the ...

Joining us now, democratic senator and biden supporter chris coons of delaware. thank you for coming in. >> great to be with you. >> you're smiling. you spent time with the former vice president today. is he ready because he did have an uneven performance in miami at the first debate. >> absolutely. joe is joe bidened to be in detroit. this is motor city and he has a strong connection to. as we were talking about, one of the things joe did as vice president was fight really hard to save america's automobile industry. the revival, the revitalization here in detroit is in no small part of that a...

Couple of folks swinging for the fences, trying to make their viral moment. but joe is someone who wasn't looking for a debate where democrats tear each other down. his message from the time he got into this race was we need to focus on our common shared goals. replacing donald trump as president, protecting and expanding health care and dealing with the opioid crisis, making our society more just and more secure and restoring our place on the world stage. he can do all of those and he's got very strong plans for accomplishing that. >> he's standing between two you have your democratic colleag...