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also joining us, john avlon and out political commentators. john, let's start with that. path and math. >> i love what haley campaign is all about open primaries. i published an op-ed about this. this is fundamental. when phil was wrestling with the wall over there -- >> so mad. >> -- the key data to focus on is haley winning more than two-thirds because they could participate. a better gauge to who is in position to win a general election. obviously trump was decidedly ahead with republicans and with conservatives. but i think that it is premature to call her out. and i think that she has time on her side. she may not have the math in terms of shear delegates count, but time is unlikely to be kind to donald trump's campaign as the court cases keep going on, as people realize that donald trump the guy who tried to destroy our democracy on the basis of a lie could actually very well be the nominee. that won't help with general election match-up numbers. >> and the other side of the time issue, c casey," you know campaigns end when they run out of money. haley campaign has
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joining us to discuss it all, errol lewis, lee carter, john avlon and zach . and you were in the courtroom yesterday. some of what he was saying was struck down by the judge. what was it like? >> before he even took the stand, there was about ten minutes where the judge and trump's attorney were going back and forth talking about the ground rules for trump's testimony, things that could be asked and what could not be asked given the fact so many of the issues has already been skied. and when that happened, we saw the energy level in the room really change. trump when he had walked into the courtroom in the morning wasn't making a whole lot of audible comments. maybe whispering to his lawyers a little bit. but otherwise just watching the proceedings and the witnesses before him. but then when we got to talking about the conditions of trump's testimony, all of a sudden he started speaking up, talking to his lawyer saying he had never met carroll again claiming that and espousing many of the claims that we've seen him do on the campaign trail and in public. so th
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back with us to discuss is john avlon and erroll lewis.y think through when biden was talking about democracy and the lead up to the midterms. he had two major speeches. democrats were mad. nobody wants to talk about this. and then you looked at the cross tabs after the midterms, and it mattered in the exit. it mattered in the exits. does it matter now? >> it does matter. it matters now to more people than it did before. the problem, i think, that joe biden has is it matters to republicans in a different way it matters tos democracies. you look at it just some nu numbers. 72% of democrats say democracy is at stake if trump wins. 5 a 5% of republicans say democracy is the at stake if biden wins. when your making the democracy argument, it actually could help the other side. now i'm not sure when joe biden is talking about this, it could galvanize the base, but it could upset people on the other side. republicans look at the threat to democracy that he poses as people saying you must agree with me. my freedom of speech is not being allowed.
back with us to discuss is john avlon and erroll lewis.y think through when biden was talking about democracy and the lead up to the midterms. he had two major speeches. democrats were mad. nobody wants to talk about this. and then you looked at the cross tabs after the midterms, and it mattered in the exit. it mattered in the exits. does it matter now? >> it does matter. it matters now to more people than it did before. the problem, i think, that joe biden has is it matters to...
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joining us john avlon, alice stuart and jeff duncan. given all of your experience with the last three folks to win in iowa, what does an actual win look like? not only for trump polling at 54%, and nikki haley, the polling got a bit better. >> lessons learned pr prfrom prs campaigns. o o overplaying your expectations gives you the momentum heading into new hampshire. what she has the benefit of that i don't think desantis has is she has a ground game outside of iowa. we have been talking about iowa for so long. it is the first in the nation caucus but it is not reflective of the nation. people in iowa, they're white, more evangelical, they're more faith-based. you go into new hampshire, it's a different demographic. it's a different focus, same going into south carolina as well as nevada. nikki haley will resonate in these other states whereas ron desantis doesn't have that benefit. he's skipping new hampshire, going right to south carolina. so she benefits from having a more general election type of message moving forward out of iowa.
joining us john avlon, alice stuart and jeff duncan. given all of your experience with the last three folks to win in iowa, what does an actual win look like? not only for trump polling at 54%, and nikki haley, the polling got a bit better. >> lessons learned pr prfrom prs campaigns. o o overplaying your expectations gives you the momentum heading into new hampshire. what she has the benefit of that i don't think desantis has is she has a ground game outside of iowa. we have been talking...
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. >> let's bring in cnn political analyst, lee carter, and cnn political analyst and anchor, john avlon. they're iowans, do we really think the weather is going to have some massive effect? >> the coldest i have ever been in my life and the hottest i have been in my life are both covering the campaigns in iowa. they're used to it. but it's a gauge of intensity. if you're not really interesting to caucus, they'll stay home. >> it's fascinating, this race for second place, how much of an impact this well worn message from donald trump will have at this point. i mean, i've lost count of the number of times, we talk about the grievances and witch hunt, yet here we are again. >> it was spot on to say the sfr piece center piece of the campaign, this is a witch hunt against me, everybody look at me. it's actually a smart strategy for republicans because that is what donald trump's base likes. it's what motivates them. we know that the trumps who have been campaigning in iowa, even though it doesn't look like they have been campaigning, donald trump has not been in iowa, but his sons have been
. >> let's bring in cnn political analyst, lee carter, and cnn political analyst and anchor, john avlon. they're iowans, do we really think the weather is going to have some massive effect? >> the coldest i have ever been in my life and the hottest i have been in my life are both covering the campaigns in iowa. they're used to it. but it's a gauge of intensity. if you're not really interesting to caucus, they'll stay home. >> it's fascinating, this race for second place, how...
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let's bring in to discuss john av avlon, and cnn commentator jamal simmons.eah, i want to start with you because i have a lot of thoughts about a lot of this. very personal thoughts on some of them, but what i'm more interested in at this moment in time, is you have a weekend where donald trump on the anniversary of january 6th is playing all the things we played, he's attacking john mccain again and mocking the injuries he suffered while a p.o.w. this caused suburban voters to turn sharply away from him in 2020. >> yes. >> i understand where the republican primary electorate is and it's not going to change. my question right now is, will people start seeing this stuff and say, oh, i remember? >> yeah. i absolutely think so, and when you look at the independent voter, they turned away from donald trump for this very reason. they couldn't deal with the rhetoric. they couldn't deal with all of the things that we're seeing right now, and joe biden is reminding those independent voters of how bad it can be and what's at stake, and i think that is joe biden's stra
let's bring in to discuss john av avlon, and cnn commentator jamal simmons.eah, i want to start with you because i have a lot of thoughts about a lot of this. very personal thoughts on some of them, but what i'm more interested in at this moment in time, is you have a weekend where donald trump on the anniversary of january 6th is playing all the things we played, he's attacking john mccain again and mocking the injuries he suffered while a p.o.w. this caused suburban voters to turn sharply...
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. >>> joining us now for more, john avlon. and also errol lewis host of the you decide podcast. let's start with what omar was ending with. what do you think of the statement and the cleanup from nikki haley and also what you heard from ron desantis, what does it say about where the campaigns are? >> what it says about the campaigns is that they are a part of a long tradition and unfortunate tradition of using evasion and euphemism and frankly imaginary facts to try to make a certain kind of american feel okay but a really ugly past that they would not mention if they can get away with it. so you have this odd sort of side talk. it runs contrary frankly to nikki haley's own family history. her father was a ph.d. in biology. and could only find a job at a place called voorhees college in south carolina, historically black college. only place that they would hire hill. her mother was trained in law in india, but ended up starting a closing shop in south care carry because other professional opportunities were not available to her. so they will do what they think they have to do to
. >>> joining us now for more, john avlon. and also errol lewis host of the you decide podcast. let's start with what omar was ending with. what do you think of the statement and the cleanup from nikki haley and also what you heard from ron desantis, what does it say about where the campaigns are? >> what it says about the campaigns is that they are a part of a long tradition and unfortunate tradition of using evasion and euphemism and frankly imaginary facts to try to make a...
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. >>> joining us now is political analyst and anchor john avlon. >> good morning. >> you heard that wenow that iowa doesn't necessarily pick the president if you look at past but it's an important role. it's crunch time. trump promising to win big. is there anything you see that might change caucus goer's minds. >> yes. it's a process. it's interesting. in 2016 when donald trump lost to ted cruz, trump was ahead in the polls. >> not this big ahead. >> right. but there are a lot of undecided voters our reporters are talking to. particularly between desantis and haley. ron desantis is all in, he has the governor's endorsement, the evangelical, a ground game. if he can't make it a second i think he's toast. nikki haley has momentum nationally. and trump has been mia. i heard ron desantis say, his debate and campaign could be seen as an insult to iowa voters. we know voters in iowa and new hampshire are going to have an impact on the direction of the republican party and the republic the next few weeks. >> we don't know what's going to happen in iowa we never do. we know what happens to th
. >>> joining us now is political analyst and anchor john avlon. >> good morning. >> you heard that wenow that iowa doesn't necessarily pick the president if you look at past but it's an important role. it's crunch time. trump promising to win big. is there anything you see that might change caucus goer's minds. >> yes. it's a process. it's interesting. in 2016 when donald trump lost to ted cruz, trump was ahead in the polls. >> not this big ahead. >>...
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. >>> with us now, analyst john avlon, jamal simmons and also polster lee carter. one of the other republican talking points across the sunday shows yesterday was biden already has this authority, why isn't he doing it, why isn't he closing the border. kristi noem was on with cghan b dana bash, talking about do something now. avoiding the real issue of what the republicans are getting in this deal, why do you think that is? >> i think republicans are saying this is biden's problem. so they are saying he has the authority do this, a law that is in place, their argument is that the immigrants must be detained until they are processed so why does it even have to be, why does there have to be a number that we allow in per day. and it wasn't this bad under trump is what they are trying to say. we don't nthneed to do anything else and tied it to ukraine. so for them , that is enough. i think from a voter sentiment perspective, that is what they are doing, saying it would be better under republicans. >> and there are powers that this would apparently -- what we know of it
. >>> with us now, analyst john avlon, jamal simmons and also polster lee carter. one of the other republican talking points across the sunday shows yesterday was biden already has this authority, why isn't he doing it, why isn't he closing the border. kristi noem was on with cghan b dana bash, talking about do something now. avoiding the real issue of what the republicans are getting in this deal, why do you think that is? >> i think republicans are saying this is biden's...
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joining us now, senior political analyst, john anchor -- and anchor john avlon, republican strategistr, lee carter. john, you were just nodding your head through all of those numbers. yes, they are weaknesses for trump. are they an achilles heel for him? >> absolutely. elections are won by the candidate who appeals to independent voters and moderate voters. it's not simply a play to the base exercise. that's general election. and i think trump's weaknesses were revealed or heightened last night, in new hampshire, in a state which is predisposed to do that, the fact that they are open primaries and there are more independents than republicans. and i think president biden's strength with the write-in vote is an enormous sign of strength that hadn't been anticipated. but donald trump's fundamental weakness, it underlines everything. he is kryptonite to the center of the electorate and that's who you need to win ultimately. >> lee, one of the striking comments that nikki haley made last night, i'm not surprised she's staying in and going to fight, heading to south carolina, but more impor
joining us now, senior political analyst, john anchor -- and anchor john avlon, republican strategistr, lee carter. john, you were just nodding your head through all of those numbers. yes, they are weaknesses for trump. are they an achilles heel for him? >> absolutely. elections are won by the candidate who appeals to independent voters and moderate voters. it's not simply a play to the base exercise. that's general election. and i think trump's weaknesses were revealed or heightened last...
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. >> jon: -- john avlon, s.e. cupp.he threat, scorched earth from trump, which is telegraphed, the idea, the truth, is that what we call it, truth bomb, yes, that's the proper terminology, anybody that makes a contribution to bird brain from this moment forth will be barred from the maga camp. hardball politics is not rare. behind the scenes people say, if you donate to somebody, we're not going to help you, but this is out in the open and full blown war. >> and getting kicked out...
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so with us now, margaret hoover and also john avlon. i just wonder how you look at this in the sense of how much of what they decide here, even if trump ultimately loses on the merits or if it goes to the supreme court and he loses, how much of the times here really could shape what the election itself looks like? >> i think obviously that is donald trump's bet. he seems -- he believes that he will benefit from this attention. he will fundraise off it, he will say i'm not being prosecuted, i'm being persecuted. and rally around me. and i think the important thing to remember, this is another reminder of politics is really history. this is history stakes. this is a test in the court of where presidents have complete immunity. or whether they are ultimately held under account under the law as any other person once they leave office. and those stakes couldn't be higher for our democracy. even beyond delay attempts and attempts to profit off this politically. >> and an important point. we often think about the h minutia, this is about donal
so with us now, margaret hoover and also john avlon. i just wonder how you look at this in the sense of how much of what they decide here, even if trump ultimately loses on the merits or if it goes to the supreme court and he loses, how much of the times here really could shape what the election itself looks like? >> i think obviously that is donald trump's bet. he seems -- he believes that he will benefit from this attention. he will fundraise off it, he will say i'm not being...
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joining us is cnn senior analyst john avlon and margaret hoover. great to see you both.ill show you this on screen. we have a new poll out today, cnn poll on new hampshire. this particular poll shows the field narrowed to trump and nikki haley. i don't know if we can show that, but i can tell you what it says. it says trump, 54%. nikki haley, 41%. other, 3%. i guess we anticipate that something like this might happen. but guys, now that desantis is out of the race, trump is still very much in the driver's seat here. >> he is, jim, and governor sununu told me this week on the firing line program that i host that enthusiasm is going to be everything in the outcome, because republicans are calling for trump in this race in new hampshire, and it's unaffiliated voters of which new hampshire has 40% of the electorate. have to show up in equal numbers of more than republicans in order for nikki haley to have a prayer. and there isn't the kind of enthusiasm on the ground which was also true in iowa, that is predicted to take nikki haley over the top. so that's the final thing i
joining us is cnn senior analyst john avlon and margaret hoover. great to see you both.ill show you this on screen. we have a new poll out today, cnn poll on new hampshire. this particular poll shows the field narrowed to trump and nikki haley. i don't know if we can show that, but i can tell you what it says. it says trump, 54%. nikki haley, 41%. other, 3%. i guess we anticipate that something like this might happen. but guys, now that desantis is out of the race, trump is still very much in...
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let's discuss more with cnn political analyst john avlon and margaret hoover. guys, great to have you on. really appreciate it. >> happy new year. >> happy new year. >> john, we don't want to spend too much time talking about this boebert situation but this is yet again another situation that she's going to have to deal with. as we saw during the mid terms, it's not a lock that she returns to congress next time around. she's going to be in a tough fight. >> look, it was a razor thin margin the first time around. margaret here is from colorado, but stay classy. the number of self-inflicted face plants that lauren boebert imposes on her constituents with her behavior should be -- >> she's shifting districts being vacated by ken buck. you'd hope republicans would have some common sense to say this doesn't represent conservative values, among other things. >> yeah. and, margaret, let's turn to the iowa caucuses. we're only a week away. trump ramping up his rhetoric in all sorts of waiz. he has been going after nikki haley more. let's see what he's been saying on th
let's discuss more with cnn political analyst john avlon and margaret hoover. guys, great to have you on. really appreciate it. >> happy new year. >> happy new year. >> john, we don't want to spend too much time talking about this boebert situation but this is yet again another situation that she's going to have to deal with. as we saw during the mid terms, it's not a lock that she returns to congress next time around. she's going to be in a tough fight. >> look, it was...
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john avlon joins the table as. well i want to start, though, with this idea that nikki haley.sented first of, all trees pretty. clear she does not think that the blanket immunity. but then she says, she would definitely pardon trump. but only after he were convicted -- these kinds of qualifications for that? >> so, listen, i'm about as anti trump as you can get on the right. and i did not actually hate this answer. i think saying that let the course of the courts play, outlet him be convicted, within her point of -- just think, historically, what it would you to our country to actually put an 80 year old man behind bars, somebody had access to the most classified information, and -- with criminals, it is very unprecedented. i know some people come from before saying we should not put him behind bars if he's convicted, and we need to equally apply the rule of law. but i think that there is something to be said for, if you can pardon him, and he's out of public life and he's done, i think that would resonate with quite a few people. >> does anybody think if you pardoned him he w
john avlon joins the table as. well i want to start, though, with this idea that nikki haley.sented first of, all trees pretty. clear she does not think that the blanket immunity. but then she says, she would definitely pardon trump. but only after he were convicted -- these kinds of qualifications for that? >> so, listen, i'm about as anti trump as you can get on the right. and i did not actually hate this answer. i think saying that let the course of the courts play, outlet him be...
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and john avlon joins the table, as well.ant to start, though, with this idea that nikki haley presented. first of all, pretty clear. she doesn't think that there is blanket immunity, but then she says that she would definitely pardon trump only after he were convicted. why is she carving out these kinds of qualifications for that? >> listen, i'm about as anti-trump as you can, get but i didn't actually hit this answer. let the course of the courts play, out let him be convicted, and then historically -- to actually put an eight-year-old man behind bars. somebody who had access to the most classified information, it is very unprecedented. i know somebody bowl will come for me for saying that we shouldn't put him behind bars if he's convicted and that we need equally applied a rule of law, but i think there's something to be said for if you can pardon him, if he's out public life and he's done, i think that would resonate with quite a few people. >> does anybody think that if you pardoned him he would go away? >> that's the pr
and john avlon joins the table, as well.ant to start, though, with this idea that nikki haley presented. first of all, pretty clear. she doesn't think that there is blanket immunity, but then she says that she would definitely pardon trump only after he were convicted. why is she carving out these kinds of qualifications for that? >> listen, i'm about as anti-trump as you can, get but i didn't actually hit this answer. let the course of the courts play, out let him be convicted, and then...
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. >> john avlon, thank you. >>> we will take a look at what the main issue is driving iowans are.e continues next. coverered starts t today at fou only on cnn. my sport propels me forward. contra costa college saw potential in me that i didn't know i had. focus. determination. drive. contra costa college helped me blaze the trail. now i'm a comet, and there's no stopping me. come on, this is your shot. take it. join the team at contra costa college. start today at contracosta.edu >>> no systematic issues with caucus locations or precincts. i had up tonight caucuses. the site the weather, the show was still on. covering all of this live. let's talk about what you have been hearing from voters. would've they been telling you? >> reporter: kaitlyn, i have been back and forth the last several weeks. i can tell you a number of issues are driving them. sometimes, i am really struck by how thoughtful the questions are. some ask about returning civility to our politics. others ask about foreign-policy immigration. as we speak some of the candidates are on the campaign trail right now. sti
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