. >> joe mcquaid is not afraid to mix it up with presidential candidates and they endorsed chris christiehe has been in a war with words with donald trump and he joins me in manchester. you have called donald trump a crude blow hard, a con man, a school yard rich kid bully. >> in return i got low life, psycho, that is the latest. i did not know until recently i was a sleazebag, a liar and my papers got three months max to live. >> is it not uncomfortable to mix it with the presidential an state who does not like i, your paper, and you do not respect? >> it is not uncomfortable for me to tell it like it is with a presidential candidate would has in businessening a president candidate. >> you do not think he should be in the race. >> no, sir, and the media have done a terrific job, and it was said earlier by a.b. stoddard, that the media, for six months, trump, trump, trump, trump, trump. the night after iowas all three cable networks show trump lied for half an hour in new hampshire. it is all trump, all time, he said he did not have to buy advertising because he got it all for free. >> ho

. >> so you think that abc is a network was caving to pressure from donald trump because you, joe mcquaid, were criticizing him? >> yes. that's what trump said. i was shocked. abc called my editor at 3:00 on a sunday afternoon, not to discuss the issue, but to tell us we're out. that's real class. i was amazed at that. and i think they were also upset because we co-sponsored the democratic one with abc here, the months before. and they didn't like the fact that we were insisting on having new hampshire questions and new hampshire presence. i think trump was the tipping point. but abc knew that we would insist on all the major candidates. anybody but carly being on that stage. >> carly fiorina, of course. the criteria that i didn't think was fair and excluding her from last night's debate. they endorsed since 1996. pat buchanan won the primary with your paper's endorsement. but is the printed press diminished? >> greatly. fwhut a very crowded feel with this many candidates, it can make a difference bigger than it's made some time in the past. the "union leader" hasn't had a great track rec

joe mcquaid, the editor of the ," theester union leader largest newspaper in the state.y have endorsed chris christie in this primary. kathy sullivan, former cochair of the democratic party in new hampshire, with lots of roots in the state. she is a hillary clinton supporter. tom roth, the former attorney general and former everything, who is a john kasich reporter. thank you all for joining us. why new hampshire? what is the value of having the first primary here, john? tom: the answer is why not? but the involvement, the civic involvement of people. we will have 70-75% vote. these folks take this very seriously. it's not a republican or democrat thing. it is our most prized political process. nobody else will spend not just the week between iowa and new hampshire, but the time between they leave and the next one, starting the field, getting to -- studying the field, getting to know the field. it is one thing to show up the week before. six months ago they were running events in july. people were taking time out to go. it was a smart, involved, very engaged -- al: the o

joe mcquaid said you promised him on a phone call.. >> that's not true. me called me two days after the primary. i was just told you're about to endorse donald trump. i'm nol about to endorse anybody. >> you didn't say you never would endorse him? >> i said i would not endorse him then. i said, joe, it's two days after the primary. we're taking a deep breath. we haven't thought about what we're going to do next. >> during your campaign, you ran as straight-talking truth teller. you told voters to q qstion mr. trump. >> i tell everybody who goes to a dond trump event, if you get to ask a question, just ask him how? first he says he'll build a wall across the entire border between the united states andmexico. how? how is he going to make the mexicans pay for the wall? how? they are a sovereign nation. >> you're backing him now. what's the answer? >> the answer is, he will do it. >> how? question. he will. george this is february of a campaign. and let's say this. stage, um, and there have not been many more specifics from a lot of other folks on the campaig

joe mcquaid. >> i'm a sleeze bag. >> all right. this show like a boxing match. two people in the ring. but their iowa race may not be in the books quite yet. newspaper calling for an audit, whatever that means. and jeb bush, calling in the big guns, relatives, really, has his mom in and w. is that going to do it? doesn't look like that's going to do it. edible promise. the always discreet double your money back guarantee. always discreet is for bladder leaks and it's drier than poise. try it. we're so confident you'll love it, we'll give you double your money back if you don't. incredible bladder protection. double your money back guarantee. that's always discreet. won't keep you up at night.n know you have insights from professional investment strategists to help set your mind at ease. know that planning for retirement can be the least of your worries. with the guidance of a pnc investments financial advisor, know you can get help staying on track for the future you've always wanted. i use what's already inside me to reach my goals. so i liked when my doctor to

they are joe mcquaid, who is the editor, the manchester union of leaders.still the largest newspaper in the state. and they have endorsed chris christie in this primary. kathy sullivan, former co-chair of the democratic party and new hampshire with lots of roots in the state. and she isvi a hillary clinton supporter. and tim roth former -- >> let me ask you to start. what's to have the first primary here. >> why not. i think the real answer is the involvement, the involvement of people. we're going to have next tuesday, 70-75% vote. and these folks take this very seriously. it is not republic thing or democratic thing. it's probably our most prize possession. everything will spend the week between iowa and new hampshire but the four years between this one and the next one studying the field, getting to know the field. it's one thing to show upxz the week before. six months ago they were running events in july and people are taking time out to go. it's a smart, involved, very engaged. >> kathy, the old line was are you going to vote for me next tuesday, i on

joe mcquaid said you promised him on a phone call. you wouldn't endorse donald trump. >> that's not true. me called me two days after the primary. and said -- i was just told you're about to endorse donald trump. i said, that's absolutely untrue. i'm not about to endorse anybody. but that's all the conversation was. >> you didn't say you never would endorse him? >> i said i would not endorse him then. he had a new hampshire person on the ground tell him that. i said, joe, it's two days after the primary. we haven't thought about what we're going to do next in this race. as straight-talking truth teller. specific answers to america's challenges. you told voters to question mr. trump. >> i tell everybody who goes to a donald trump event, if you get to ask a question, just ask him first he says he'll build a wall the united states and mexico. how? how is he going to make the mexicans pay for the wall? how? they are a sovereign nation. what's the answer? >> the answer is, he will do it. >> how? >> the fact is, he's going to he will. georg

>> no, joe mcquaid's been called worse than that. we're fine. we're not on the ballot.t think he's qualified to be president. >> you've been around a while. how close will this end up on the republican side? >> it's going to tightenen it's going to tighten on the democratic side. donald trump has been so far ahead, anything other than a clear win would be a collapse. >> great of you to come in. >> thank you. a big issue in the minds of people in new hampshire but is it for the candidates? what are we talking about? we'll tell you, next. yet up 9 fall short in getting key nutrients from food alone. let's do more. add one a day women's gummies. complete with key nutrients we may need... ...plus it supports bone health with calcium and vitamin d. one a day vitacraves gummies. one...is all it takes...... ...to turn the tables. crest 3d white toothpaste... ...removes 5 times more stains... ...than the red box. for a smile like that, crest 3d white... is the way to whiten. ♪ light piano today i saw a giant. it had no arms, but it welcomed me. (crow cawing) it had no heart, bu

joe mcquaid publishes the state's leading new hampshire, the manchester "union leader."tip their hand. >> and nbc news special correspondent tom brokaw joins us now. i'm sorry, it is okay to be in love with a man? bob dole, "go back in your cave." love dole! >> he wouldn't talk to me for three years. he really got so angry about that exchange with president bush, we're very close now, and i helped build the world war ii memorial and working ton the eisenhower memorial. of course, he was a principle character in "the greatest generation," a book i wrote, but he was very, very angry. >> a tough guy. >> not happy. >> in most states, you can come up with two or three or four big, iconic moments that mattered. you go through and it's just one after another, mccarthy in '68, as you said, muskey going down in '72, who can't forget gary hart in '84, shocking the world. you can just keep going. buchanan in '92, hillary in 2000, hillary in 2008. what is it about new hampshire that always confounds the pundits and the political class? >> i think it's the whole cultural of the state

told mcquaid, from new hampshire, a vis ral critic of donald trump and endorsed chris christie that he would never endorse him. joe said today, he heard that the day after christie dropped out of the new hampshire primary. he is going to be called an opportunist, maybe he is going to get a good opportunity. >> charles? >> i think it is less important for the effect on christie than on trump. this is an extremely important endorsement for two reasons. number one, it legitimizes trump in a way that i think is going to be extremely crucial here. trump has not been endorsed by anybody. >> couple of congressmen. >> no one heard of outside the family. christie emerges, a guy who took the endorsement of the union leader in new hampshire, a lot of argument there, he endorses. as a.b. said, he said that at the last convention. in a sense, he gives license to other senators, congress people and governors to go ahead and endorse. i think they'll start with a trickle, but you will be the first one and accused of opportunist. the second one, short effect, the genius of trump in story and media management. this was going to be

told mcquaid, from new hampshire, a vis ral critic of donald trump and endorsed chris christie that he would never endorse him. joeaid today, he heard that the day after christie dropped out of the new hampshire primary. he is going to be called an opportunist, maybe he is going to get a good opportunity. >> charles? >> i think it is less important for the effect on christie than on trump. this is an extremely important endorsement for two reasons. number one, it legitimizes trump in a way that i think is going to be extremely crucial here. trump has not been endorsed by anybody. >> couple of congressmen. >> no one heard of outside the family. christie emerges, a guy who took the endorsement of the union leader in new hampshire, a lot of argument there, he endorses. as a.b. said, he said that at the last convention. in a sense, he gives license to other senators, congress people and governors to go ahead and endorse. i think they'll start with a trickle, but you will be the first one and accused of opportunist. the second one, short effect, the genius of trump in story and media management. this was going to be a