in addition to this, this new question about does david wasserman live here, or is he registered here, unfortunately, now there are more questions in my mind raised to be secured in that he is registered here to vote, that there is no conflict with him having a homeowner exemption, but also living here in san francisco, him and his colleague have raised issues of where are you registered to vote , with many tenants who are represented at hearings at the rent board commissioner. now the question of, where are you registered to vote, where do you have your homeowner exemption, those are key questions for me, and hopefully for potential city attorneys to look a bit more into. thank you. i appreciate your time. >> jordan davis again speaking for myself. the rent board, and i have been following the news around various appointments and one thing i believe about this board is you have to be above reproach and there are just too many questions about wasserman's residency, too many questions about conflict, and he will have a lot of conflicts because veritas is huge. is a as a tenant's rights

joining me now is the house editor for the cook political report david wasserman.lumnist for the daily beast. mark get ca margaret carlson. margaret, a president with these numbers under any other circumstance would be a shoo-in for re-election? >> michael, you're so right. and if history is any guide, he'll just be swept back into office. but there's a big gap in his numbers that means that might not happen. your poll has approval for his conduct of the economy. is it 56%? somewhere around there. >> 56%. >> 56%. bingo, bingo. and his overall approval below 40%, in almost all polls. and that gap suggests, while it's within his control, nonetheless, his conduct is holding him back. from enjoying the fruits of this good economy. conduct where, by the way, wanting to juice the fed by nominating two people who would have done his bidding but were completely unqualifiered and of sketchy character? even this very agree abable sen majority won't go along with it. your prior segment which i was fascinated by, i'm fascinated by "jeopardy!." what holzhauer is to "jeopardy!"

joining me now to discuss is david wasserman, the house editor of the cook political report and republicanategist elizabeth mayer. he wrote this piece for "the new york times," who speaks for the mountain west?" hey, hang, let's look at the data. we'll start with all democrats according to fox, joe biden has a commanding lead, 18 points over his nearest competitor. that would be bernie sanders, elizabeth warren, mayor pete. kamala harris. if you drill down on pennsylvania and look a biden/trump matchup, he's got an eight-point lead over the president. liz, here's the question, historically speaking, is it likely someone can enter the race, being a front-runner in a huge field and maintain that lead and winning the nomination? >> historically, it's not likely. but i think in 2016, we saw historical patterns completely become ruptured. the question is whether what we saw in 2016 has become the new normal. or in this cycle we see candidates crest or fall. and keying to getting your candidate to crest and carry them through. personally, i think we may be in a condition where joe biden would be