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lexi started 2024, how would you assess particulate president biden and most likely former president trump? their liabilities at this point very. >> that this is shaping up to be one of the more anti- climatic nomination processes. this lot of turbulence in the overall environment but look out for president trump is in pretty commanding position for the republican nomination as a former president. as someone who support it's only grown in the last year or so. i started up 2023 in shakier position. but he enters the new year is less than a week with the iowa caucuses with the commanding position inan iowa. he's a little weaker in new hampshire that's going to be the big story in 2020 for the primaries. nikki haley catching up to him. moderates showing their influence in the state. trump still has very, very high approval among the 60 or 70% of republican voters. on the democratic side the

question with the press about his age 81 years old will be 86 at the end of a second term you look at the polling you've talked to voters there is concern even among democrats that's one of the big challenges. so intact overcome the convincing voters and that he cann serve out. also he can drive home a message. be it is energetic inc. has the charisma to run a full-fledged campaign against donald trump is starting his campaign trail in south carolina he gave a speech about democracy, generate sixth, and the stakes of this upcoming election. >> what you think he chose those particular themes that will in this speech yesterday but the speech last friday as far as hoi he charts out the rest of the campaign is this going to be i am not donald trump or issues he wants to pursue the second term for. >> expect the biden message to be as much about donald trump of these the republican nominee as

it is about biden's own accomplishments. certainly biden wanted to talk about the economy. we heard a lot about in 2023 did not really work the public still feeling the pain from the inflation of the past couple of years. still uncertain about where the future is. the wars going on both in ukraine and in russia. between ukraine and russia and was going on in the middle east right now. and then biden understands his own job approval is fairly low for an incumbent president. they have a lot of material against former president trump are generally six is still a major issue for a lot of democratic voters. you look at the issue sets there would be a lot of questions about the economy when it comes to biden's record, what comes of border security, crime. cubs issues of democracy and trumps vulnerability of what happened and generally six, 2021 that is still in the stronger issues democrats have the

playbook. >> we have strong people video from another courtroom for president trump is going to be in today. how does that try out the time at least legal issue the time is going to spend in court compared to what he could be doing campaigning wise? >> page or where start? any oncoming coveringg the 2024 election is going to spend as much time in the courtroom arming the legal issues as much as they are in new hampshire, iowa, south carolina covering the primaries. look, the big question is going to be this a lot of legal issues trumpets facing allowable info full abilities and complained what happens its way to a four. the bigto question of the political counters what is the timing of the trial? over obstruction over the generate six obstruction charges? when does it build the prime rate this term have the nomination by then, does he get have the nomination by then? to the republican voters who stress trump will have a sibling of a former convicted president

if he has to be in jail a run or runfor president in the circumstances? the hypothetical down the road thesest are issues that confront coming up soon works are gusts coming up until 10:00 a.m. you and jill listen to issues and the events of two 202-748-8000 foror democrats. 202-748-8001 for republicans. 202-748-8002. contact sister thoughts at 2028003. with ila cox is approaching. talk about not only what president trump has to choose to all of this. those others who are running. >> asserts the challengers. we will know for this domination is headed once we had the new hampshire and we will see there's a real challenge of it lcan emerge. nikki haley seems to be zeros for metals, even though she's behind it. and i would trump is a clear favorite. ron desantis is the candidates for the most money in iowa.

please put the chips on the table hope we can win over conservative voters. he has the endorsement of governor kim reynolds in iowa of bob vander platz one of the most important religious leaders the christian conservative leaders. it has not translate into momentum he is hoping to finish a strong second the florida governor is. she can finish in second place in iowa and translate that into a near win or outright wind gives trump newag hampshire that would set up a very fascinating super tuesday in the south carolina bar. >> is a play amongst islands? >> i would feel very sensitive if they lost the first democratic caucuses. she simply playing for new hampshire. it's a primary it's an open primary which means independence

can participate even democrats can switch their affiliation and join in on the republican side it's electric that's more moderates were tailor-made towards haley. one trump if there's one state trump is weakest in is new hampshire that is a lot of money between the haley and trump canceling spent and the state of new hampshire provokes thanks for the segway the super pack supporting president trump it's nikki haley to show the folks at home the adam talk about it. >> are traffickers, rapists, poisoning our country but nikki haley refused a called eagles criminals. >> we do not need to talk about them as criminals they are not regards illegals are criminals that is what illegal means. he'll even oppose trumps wall and haley repeatedly push amnesty for illegals. >> we do not need to talk about them as criminals, they are not regards nikki haley to wheat come to a liberal to fix the border but make america great again.

courses probably plenty of those ads with the lead up what is the messaging there with the super pack aligned? >> is a hard-hitting message eight negative border security immigration is the top issue for republican voters. avon independents and democratic mayors are concerned about undocumented immigrants coming into the city's training social services per the biggest issue in new hampshire. that's an issue were trump and the super pack field haley is vulnerable. she is fighting back on the airwaves as well with her response. trumpets spent most of his' campaign focusing his fire on ron desantis. as the biggest threat to the nomination. now theat money is on nikki haly to attack ads are against nikki haley. it shows they are emerging as the most formidable challenger. >> both supported nikki haley but our gases with us we will take some calls. cara in virginia, independent

one starting off. you are almost sarcastic. good morning. >> good morning, thank you for taking my calls. my concern is how divided america is right now. whomever is chosen to be our next president opposition globally with all its gone on her around the world and our position in the global market. i just wondering where the candidate, how will they bring america back to its position prior to world war iier and whee we are now with global position brickwork that's a great question. they went to remove themselves in the world but was also the trump movement would trump was wanted to get out of nato. despite the war going on in ukrainein, on the campaign trail the democratic party has always had a pretty hefty string of

isolationism. at the very least a awareness of wars the hawkish tendency in american politics. but when you talk about nikki haley and the mainstream meddle in american politics she is trying to bring that back. talk about republican internationalism and have apu strong america per the color was suggesting that each of when these wars but have us roll it against his wordar hamas. have you cane when it's work against russia. that is the middle position the moderate position even though in recent not months on the right lot more questions about the future of funding for ukraine. a lot of it's in the larger world for. >> this is from charlie in california republican line, hi. exes is charlie. >> go on you are on go-ahead brickwork's g, and question. i am wondering if the democrats

are already putting together the first plans impeachment of trump and casey wins? i wish desantis would get his wife more involved in her campaign because she is a charmer. >> yes. will take the desantis question. one of the big frustrations among people in the desantis circle if you will, the guy started out as a formidable a challenger at the beginning of laughter to trump. showed them the connect with former press as a conservative governing record in one of the nation most important states. part of his challenge i don't it's trump attacking him and he did not respond in kind he also did not project the most charismatic is not the warmest figure on the campaign trail but he did not do the talking to voters, having the charm a lot of presidential candidates are

expected to do states like iowa and new hampshire. his wife is marin's biggest assets. i've heard her speak. she is a real ally in many ways. but the challenge with the santos is when he's done his public appearances he comes across as knowledgeable but he is a fighter. he has certainly taken from the left wing in the campaign trail and in florida. he has not been will showcase empathy connecting one on one. is there a sense after iowa if he doesn't perform as their plan to offer them him from the campaign? >> we willmp see what happens after iowa, sushi results are. his campaign is put all the eggs in the basket in iowa. he finishes in third place behind trump and nikki haley, if that happens it's hard to see how he would have the money, how he would have the resources and frankly new hampshire is up state he is pulling in fourth

place in some polls right now. does not seemed like he would have a path to be finished in first place in iowa for. >> there's an ad airing they are supported nikki haley and here's the ad. >> of all of the republicans running for president, why is donald trump only attacking nikki haley? because trump knows haley is the only one who can beat him. as governor, nikki haley cut taxes for small businesses by 40%. now she's pledging to eliminate the federal gas attacks when an 80-year-old name from the past or new generation of conservative leadership? this theme of age at which she has done several times on the stump brickwork that is the clear part of her message. new generational n leadership contrasting not that totally trump invited him are combined 160 years old a little under that.

that's a generational contrast she is trying to draw. she take hits as we saw earlier on the show about immigration issue. border security she's taking hits from a trump with her record on taxes. south carolina shooters offer her side of the story in that ad. she is responding up lingual defense for this time but he is trying to play offense on the age issue. practice is from georgia this is kevin on the democrats line hi. >> hey, how are you doing? i am a lifelong democrat. i think you're polars and your people have got things a little bit off. a lot of those, thousands of us by the way we have got brain camp reelected partly voted for him instead of stacey abrams. we will not bite for joe biden. we won't go for anybody.

there are thousands of us. take israel out of palestinian and free palestine. thank you. >> one of the worries of the biting campaign is doing within 2024 is whether some of the supporters. so the base lowers the thing congrats of letters whether the some state home. whether they vote for a third-party candidate. you almost need a scorecard to keep track of some the third-party candidates running for president. whether it's robert f kennedy jr., cornell west, joel stein, and it feels like they can make a race of binary between themselves and the nominee. challenge they could face or that they stay home or some of that litter the third party candidate most on the left and end up needing support from most of those candidates. parked in the reference collar