. >> joining us now are casey hunt, an msnbc political correspondent, and jordan reardon.o days off, no holidays, even when you are testifying to congress. for hillary clinton and her presidential campaign, today could be a help or hurt her or could have meant nothing, so what was it? >> i think it was helpful. clintons are helpful in their enemies. so when you have obvious overreach and obvious partisan politicized hearings, and it was primetime, it really elevates hillary clinton, and it allowed her to sit there and look like a president. >> casey hunt, what is the republican reaction in washington? is it easy to find republicans to tell you why this was great for them? >> lawrence, it has been pretty difficult throughout the course of the day, which tells you more than anything what democrats will say or already are saying as a presidential performance for her, and it did elevate her as joy was saying, and i am having trouble having people who are saying this helped my guy, who is returning against hillary clinton. i wouldn't go say it's radio silence, and donald trump,

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for more, we go to casey hunt in cincy. so, casey, i'm curious about the strategy of all of these candidates tomorrow night. is there a sense if any of them, specifically bernie sanders, but maybe one of the others is ready to really go after hillary clinton and if hillary clinton is ready to punch back if that happens? >> reporter: steve, you might in some ways compare this to the early republican debates back in 2012 when you had people arrayed around mitt romney. some ways, that is a similar situation here with hillary and the position of strength that she is. and i think the question is if somebody does decide to punch at her, whether they really follow through. and i think that maybe the question in particular for martin o'malley, who is somebody that has been campaigning hard but still remain far back in the polls. i think for bernie sanders, the sense that i'm getting from people that i was talking to, many whom on the plane out here, you know how the airplanes fill up with pundits, activists, all kinds of people now

msnbc's casey hunt joining us from the spin room.e thought in boulder, colorado. thanks for taking a few minutes. >> is. thank you, steve. >> joining me now, republican strategist, adolpho franco and washington bureau chief of the "huffington post", ryan grimm. adolpho, let me start with you. let's take a step back here, big picture, look at the stakes tonight, a lot of people say do-or-die night for jeb bush. do you agree with that? >> well, yes, i think governor bush really needs to step it up tonight. and i think he spent some of the weekend trying to reinvent himself, in many ways. and i think when everything else fails, he needs to do so. i really do think this is a critical night for him. i think he stands a great deal to lose if he doesn't step up, i think. i think a lot of his support might be shifting very quickly to senator rubio. the others, of course, you have mentioned them but rand paul and some of the other candidates are bombing quite poorly. you asked about making the next debate. i think he and governor christie are

operating officer leaving the campaign as bush promises to get better as a candidate explaining how to casey hunt. >> we have eight more debates and i'm going to have to do what other candidates do which is rudely interrupt and not answer the questions that are asked and hopefully the debate moderators will ask more substantive questions as well. it is going fine. >> are you having any fun? >> oh, yeah. you saw it. i had a lot of fun. >> reporter: expect to see a sharper jeb bush on the trail next week in florida. as he looks to boosts had standing to compete with donald trump and ben carson. still the front-runners on the online poll. >> thank you. >>> now a quick program note. chuck todd will have an interview with jeb bush on sunday morning on "meet the press." >>> federal investigators have begun to examine the charred sections of the jet that caught fire on the runway in florida with over 100 people on board. two remain hospitalized and we are learning about the history of the plane as the ntsb tries to figure out what happened. nbc's kerry sanders has the latest. >> reporter: aviation sourc

joining us now is msnbc political correspondent casey hunt live from las vegas. casey, great to have you with us tonight. >> good to be with you, melissa. >> all right. so hillary clinton has reportedly been going through really heavy debate prep in the past few days. bernie sanders claims to be taking a laid-back approach. how do you think that factors into the debate tomorrow night? >> well, look, i think it fundamentally underscores the differences between these two people as politicians. you think about bernie sanders' long history in the senate. he's somebody who has really held the same policy platform for many years. for a long time it didn't work. he ran several times for local office and lost. when he finally won, it stuck. he stayed. and he's very comfortable going back to those core messages he's been talking about all these life. hillary clinton on the other happen has been someone who's been a studier her whole life. if you look at how she was back when she was a student, at wellesley. this is something that comes very naturally to her. and it was som

. >>> we're fast approaching tonight's debate from las vegas and nbc casey hunt is live in the spin room guess that we're getting ready for the walk through soon, right? >> yes kate. we're expecting at some point shortly hillary clinton will do the walk through of the space. she going to be at the center tonight and on either side by sand ers and then of course jim webb and chafee rounding out the top five. it's clear that this is an understanding that it is a pivotal moment for clinton. if she performs well and does what she is finishing the preparations for, it will come across as boring. she is spb that's very into policy and obviously it's something that she has been doing for many many deck katds. she has been decades -- and something that could influence the person that we are talking about on the ground and he is not here and that's joe biden and the vice president that's deciding whether or not he is going run. i will say that there's been some discussion under the past 24 to 48 hours and it's time to make that decision or get on with it. and that's where they have come out here

casey hunt joins us live from the site of tonight's debate university of colorado in boulder. so, there was always going to be a lot of excitement going into this debate, just the dynamic alone of ben carson and donald trump. but this appearance last night in iowa, it has people talking on social media, pundits really perplexed by this strategy that donald trump, the pleading strategy, if we can call it that. >> pretty striking, tamron. you do have to be careful with iowa voters. you saw him apologize, also, for that tweet that seemed to insult iowa voters saying an intern did it. he's walking that line pretty carefully with those comments that he made last night. he also said on "morning joe" that some of these polls showing him falling back are unscientific. the challenge for trump is that a lot of his message is predicated that he is a winner. if he starts to fall back in the polls that presents a difficulty for him in a way that it might not present a difficulty for other candidates. i also think as we go into tonight, if we think about the dynamic on stage at the last deb

after the call, casey hunt cat up with him. >> look, we have eight nor debates.o what other candidates do which is rudely interrupt, not answer the questions that are asked and hopefully the debate moderators will ask more substantive questions as well. it's going fine. >> are you having any fun? >> oh, yeah. you saw it. having lots of fun. >> meantime, a new national poll shows the gop primary remains a two person race at this moment. a poll has donald trump and ben kars none carson in a tie. carson is inside the margin of error with 27%, jeb bush and marco rubio coming in a distanlt third and fourth in that polling. joining me now, former campaign adviser to senator john mccain. he also works with the rnc hispanic advisory council. thank you for joining us. we heard a little bit. there is so much focus on jeb bush. and he reportedly said in that call to donors, look, i know i need to get better. we saw what he said to kasey there. when he lays out the strategy i'm going to be rude. i won't answer the question. i'm going to look for better questions from moderat

let's bring in casey hunt with a look at how we got here. >> good morning. that testimony starts at 10:00 a.m. and expected to go potentially into the evening. to give you a sense of just how high stakes that is, that preparation she's been doing, if she really makes just one mistake in all of those hours of testimony it's leekly to be the one thing the country remembers out of this already months long saga. conservatives demand a probe to say whether the reactions are just terrorism. >> the fact is we have four dead americans because of a protest or guys out for a walk? what difference does it make? >> that line is already in conservative attack adds. it's something else that the committee discovered that's shaken clinton's campaign. >> i did it for convenience and i'm sorry this has been confusing to people. that was a mistake. i'm sorry about that. i take responsibility. >> clinton's top aids have been called in to testify behind closed doors. >> what are her numbers today? her numbers are dropping. whatever they might have thought they were doing they en

jeb can fix it n.new hampshire, with nbc's casey hunt. >> i'm going to have to do what other candidates do which is brutally interrupt, not answer the questions that are asked. it's going fine. >> reporter: are you having any fun? >> oh, yeah, you saw it. i'm having lots of fun. >> reporter: after losing altitude in the mile high debate, nbc news has learned bush is privately reassuring nervous donors, vowing to improve as a candidate and a debater, and new overnight "u.s. news" without this 112-page bush campaign internal blueprint adding that marco is a risky bet saying those who have looked into marco's background have been concerned about what they found but the rubio campaign tells nbc news it's been contacting bush donors directly trying to peel them away. cnbc proved to be good business boasting a spike in fund-raising. while front-runners donald trump and ben carson keep motoring ahead with trump even complimenting carson. >> we get along very well. laughing at each other each other and winking at each. >> we're talking about fantasy football! >> reporter: and in the wake of chr

thank you, casey hunt. exactly three points. thank you. i'm going to speak with former u.s.te he was just in tonight. later, the top vegas oddsmaker predicts winners for the nomination and the 2016 election. that's all coming tonight. don't go to bed. this is hardball's coverage of the first-ever democratic debate live from las vegas. [ screaming ] rate suckers! [ bell dinging ] your car insurance goes up because of their bad driving. people try all sorts of ways to get rid of them. [ driver panting ] if you're sick of paying more than your fair share... [ screams ] get snapshot from progressive, and see just how much your good driving could save you. >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews live on the spin room. that's what they call it, at the former governor from rhode island, lincoln chafee. thank you very much. you were talking about what's going after you for switching parties. the republican party, i think you were dead right. it is in a northeastern party any more at all. >> for the sergeants and chafee be smack and chatted and rockefellers. even eisenhower problem winn

msnbc's casey hunt, john harwood, who covers national politics for cnbc and "new york times" and ron allen covering the man many believed would be on that stage tonight, vice president joe biden. casey, let me start with you. donald trump had tweeted earlier today he's going to be watching and tweeting live for the democratic debate which he said was going to be boring. he doesn't expect it to bring the big ratings. we got a tweet from hillary's campaign and from hillary moments ago saying glad you'll be watching, it's going to be huge. so how huge are we talking here? and the expectations for the first time these five are all together? >> thomas, i think that everybody agrees the ratings are not going to be as huge for the democratic debate as they have been for some of the debates that trump has been a part of, but i do think the expectations here and the role that this moment is going to play in the race on the democratic side, it's really hard to overstate the importance of that at this point. i think especially for hillary clinton, her team knows that this is something that could

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first let's play what casey hunt caught up with him.e performance. >> you told donors today on a conference call that you were going to get better at this. what are you going to do to get better at this? >> look, we have eight more debates. i have to do what other candidates do which is rudely interrupt, not answer the questions that are asked and hopefully the debate moderators will ask more subinstantive questions. >> you are having any fun? >> oh, yeah, you saw it. i had lots of fun. >> so jeb bush is insisting everything is going fine with his campaign. now last night he had a fundraiser in washington, d.c. his brother, the former president george w. bush was the headliner at that vent. so the bush campaign going forward trying to raise money here. here's the interesting dilemma going forward though for the bush campaign. there are reports of a divide within the bush campaign as they look at these low poll numbers. do you go after marco rubio or not? "u.s. news and world report" obtained in over 100 slide presentation that the bush

joining us for the must read casey hunt and writer for the washington post and nbc contribute er. >>o i know that we're going read in a minute, but first so i am on the twitter and on the machine. >> yeah, an old machine. i am reading this thing about chris christie is kicked off out of the quiet car. everybody is going crazy and the new york orthottimes puts it upe website. then a reporter that was seated in the same car as him. they said that this person said that it was an absolute joke. that was not the case. christy was on the phone, and then he asked the guy is this a quiet car? he said yes. he closes up and people on the train say that he is polite. it's grown up in the massive. >> in fairness the quiet car is a church -- >> highly police chase. >> well, all i am saying is that for those of us -- >> i was not happy. >> here is a great thing. the woman was -- somebody actually gave her a first class ticket. >> and i sat next to her. good job. >> you can sit up in first class, she was so rude that she decide today go with it. >> she was rude to the person that i was traveling wi

joining us from las vegas, casey hunt. what are we looking for tonight?guys. we know this is a make or break moment for hillary clinton. but it could also be for the democratic party. while clinton did spend years as president obama's secretary of state, one of the overarching questions is whether this is still president barack obama's democratic party. >> like nearly everyone in the news media, the three of us are totally in the tank for senior obama. >> the last time hillary clinton was on the debate stage, then senator become approximately was such a media darling the press was mechaniced for it. >> we should ask if he needs another pillow. >> six and a half years later, he is leaving the stage and the democratic field is racing to the left. >> my trade policies will break that cycle of agreements which enrich a few at the expense of the many. >> with sanders surging, a defensive clinton started to match him and oppose the president on policy issue after policy issue. even questioning the obama administration's approach to deportations. >> i think we h

. >> thanks to casey hunt with that reporting. of the latino partnership for american's principal. his group hosted a meeting last night and they made it clear they are listening very carefully. >> you're listening. what are you hearing? >> well, you know, latino republicans and conservatives are angry. angry with the language some candidates are using. what we're saying is if trump is a g.o.p. nominee, he's not going to have our support. he's not going to get enough support to actually win the white house. if trump is the republican candidate, he's not going to win the white house. what our candidates were saying, don't embrace donald trump's red rick or his proposals. if you do, we will come after you and we will single you out. we want a conservative in the white house, we want a conservative who wants to be conservative on immigration. we want candidates to tell us how they're going to deal with undocumented immigrants. >> all right. willie. do you agree, i know you don't like donald trump's red rick. do you agree with him ill

in new hampshire with nbcs casey hunt. >> i'm going to have to do what other candidates do which is rudely interrupt and not answer the questions answered. >> are you having fun? >> oh yeah, you saw it. having lots of fun. >> nbc news learned bush is privately reassuring nervous donors. they've been contacting bush donors directly trying to peel them away. both boasting a spike in fundraising while front runners donald trump and ben carson with trump motoring ahead wieach oth. the new york times called on new jersey governor to fire back. >> if the new york times hates me, that means i'm getting some place. >> during a private event with donor, former president george w. bush tried to reassure his brother's supporters to keep the faith emphasizing this campaign is focussed on a long term strategy. jeb bush gets another opportunity to try to improve that performance. savannah it's less than two weeks away. >> new house speaker paul ryan says he's not interested in settling old political scores. he was handed the gavel thursday and this morning we're getting a closer look at his official nam

msnbc political correspondent kasie hunt and steve kornacki start our coverage. caseye watching for tonight? >> jose, good morning. we know this is going to be potentially a turning point for hillary clinton's campaign. it could also be a turning appointment for the democratic party. hillary clinton served as barack obama's secretary of state but as the campaign's evolved and she's come up against bernie sanders she's made some moves to the left. one of the questions i have for tonight is whether this is still barack obama's democratic party. >> like nearly everyone in the news media, the three of us are totally in the tank for senator obama. >> reporter: the last time hillary clinton was on the debate stage, then-senator barack obama was such a media darling, the president was mocked for it. >> maybe we should ask ba ram if he's comfortable and needs another pillow. >> reporter: six and a half years later, obama is leaving the stage and the democratic field is racing to the left. >> my trade policies will break that cycle of agreements which enrich the few at the expe