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Amendment gives flexibility to states. let's face it, the difference between ohio and california are massive differences. this gives governors the opportunity to really develop their health care program, their medicaid program and some of the systems within the health care based on the state. >> agreed. so since it gives governors that latitude, how can you be so certain this morning that pre-existing conditions will be covered? what if governors say, no, i can't afford that or i don't want to do that. >> first off i look at it, it's best to push this down to state levels anyway. i believe gov...

It's hard for us to get policy through but i think on state levels, you have a big governor's race in new jersey. i think democrats will be put in place there. chris christie is stepping down. in georgia i'm hoping a democrat wins to replace tom price. i think we're going to sandra great message next year. i think we're going to take the 24 seats and take the house. >> quickly, alice, how vulnerable are republicans? >> i think we're in a good spot. dean's right. there's a lot of enthusiasm amongst liberals and democrats. we saw that with the women's marches and protests shortly after the presi...

It seemed like she failed to listen during this election. >> she sure did. pete: failed to connect with voters this time. how old would she be at this point? >> 73, 74. clayton: you really think that's going to happen? >> i think she thinks it's going to happen. do i think it's going to happen? no. pete: last book didn't sell. why would this one sell? >> that and also she is not in good health. she is really the old guard. huge, tremendous desire within the party for new faces, youth. a new start. but she is not giving up. abby: the american people have spoken a few times now about her running...

Even bother to vote. maybe now they're getting the connection that the local races are as important if not in this case more important than the president. >> that's such a deeper point that goes beyond folks who are superinto politics. the old saying used to be if you don't vote, you don't get to complain. i always thought that was totally ridiculous. there are many ways to engage. not everyone is up on every election. sometimes you with wake up and realize, oh, that's the superintendent of public schools, oh, that's where they're building the garbage dump and now you want to get involved, tha...

So many good candidates for chairman of the dnc, why pick someone who is going to make me quit the democratic party, stop contributions from -- and alienate so many of the base of the democratic party. ruin it and turn into corbin's labor party and push it so far to the left. >> the hate to break the news but the democratic party is hemorrhaging membership. base of the party has been lost for over a decade. the question here, democrats that are voting members have nowhere to go. new generation, where are they going? literally no leadership at state levels. lowest point since 1920 and we're hav...