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Super tuesday races. joining me now, politics at her for the national journal, josh kraushaar. it's getting heated! what's happening for the democrats? >> you've got a new candidate, but it's important to remember -- >> harris: not official yet! their they are panicking and has newa. >> money can't buy you votes. i think -- he played amy klobuchar and bernie sanders. they couldn't be more ideologically apart, but they both attacked bloomberg for the same reason, that he thinks he can swoop in and to spend a lot of money and have an impact. it's really, really hard for any democratic candidate ...

President. the former new york mayor has filed paperwork to get on alabama's democratic primary ballot. however, bloomberg's advisor tells cnn that the candidate does not plan on running in the first four early contests. lynn sweet and david swerdlick are back with me. so, lynn, you first. what do you make of this timing of bloomberg's decision to at least file for the paperwork in alabama, but then his office saying he's not competing in the early state primaries? >> well, some of this is just -- has to do with the timing of the state of alabama where you have to file your papers now in order...

Anyone who wants to know more about how the process work is serve as a poll worker. it's a great way to be part of the process. most jurisdictions need more people to sign up. gillian: anyone can do it? >> you need be a rebelling officeredderrer. there -- registered voter. there's some exceptions in some jurisdictions. we're about a year away from the election. it's a great time to sign up so you can participate in the primary, the presidential primary, state primaries and then ultimately the general election in november. but election officials really appreciate if people sign up in advance so...

Decision making. >> first of all, it is really hard. you've committed yourself to something so big that absorbs every ounce of you. you are attracting a lot of support. even though beto's campaign carried a lot of traction. you didn't have a number of people supporting him. to disappoint those people as candidate is hard to do. ultimately you look and see you are not raising money and getting traction in the national polls or in the early state primaries either. you ultimately just decide you can't continue. it is a hard decision. if he throws his weight in behind the rest of his process behin...

The early state primaries next year, the twhous will have a better argument to say, look, this is purely political. this is partisan. this is simply an attempt to undo the last election. why don't we wait a few more months and have the next electi election. >> to that point, what do democrats have to do to not fall in that trap or that narrative that jonathan lemire is saying they would like to, which is to be able to make the political argument that this is politically motivated and drive that to voters to get them to remain on the sidelines about this and not feel that they have to take a si...