what about in democratic circles? >> it is an issue that is not your democratic base voter.t's something that they have decided to tick her word on this, i think, is that whatever happened was an accident. and it was that you know, she didn't know it was classified. she was given. >> so hillary clinton did try. and mayor bhoomberg that reminds me... anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea... ...gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against occasional digestive issues. with three types of good bacteria. live the regular life. phillips'. the market.redict but through good times and bad... ...at t. rowe price... ...we've helped our investors stay confident for over 75 years. call us or your advisor. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. it takes all kinds of jobs. and the best place to find the job that's right for you ♪ is on the world's number-one job site. indeed. how the world works. . >>> one of the most distressing aspects of this campaign has been the language of republican candidates, particularly the insults, the need

what about in democratic circles? >> it is an issue that is not your democratic base voter. it's something that they have decided to tick her word on think, is that whatever happened was an accident. and it was that you know, she didn't know it was classified. she was given. >> so hillary clinton did try. need to hire fast? go to ziprecruiter.com and post your job to over one hundred of the web's leading job boards with a single click. then simply select the best candidates from one easy to review list. and now you can use zip recruiter for free. go to ziprecruiter.com. . >>> one of the most distressing aspects of this campaign has been the language of republican candidates, particularly the insults, the needs, and different people. he has cast a wide net. he started with mexicans, he's ominous limbs. but i found it particularly harmful the way that he has talked about muslims, american muslims, and muslims around the world and i have called him out about that. >> that was hillary clinton using tonight's democratic town hall as an opportunity to knock the republicans and the

democrats in this week.o is they give everybody off of capitol hill into a resort setting, although that more fanfare, a little more, it's just an easier time for them to sit down in an environment that is not capitol hill and talk about strategy, messaging, what they're going to do policy wise, presidential year, big election year. it's kind of let's get out of town, take a look at the year ahead and figure out a strategy. >> host: as well as the democratic agenda, what you think is top of the list? >> guest: 2016 will be the top of the list. they know they can't bring any bills to the floor but they do know they have the power of the filibuster, senate democrats in the senate. and the president obama has the veto pen. they give leverage. nancy pelosi as leverage. the gop infighting we've seen the past couple years gives her leverage in writing a lot of these bills. it is a policy element special on big spending bills and they will talk all of those things. 90% is going to be messaging. we have an election

democrats lost that fight because in part, fellow democrats would not go along with it. joe lieberman and others blocked that type of universal health care. so i think bernie sanders, embedded in his argument are inherent critiques of the affordable care act, for people who don't like uca, i think a lot of democrats want to hang on to what they have. so for hillary clinton, the practical argument will go over better with the democrats who vote, the over 30 crowd who votes. >> and that is sort of the tightrope act that sanders has to follow here, he is arguing and hillary clinton was really trying to make it sound like you are not just arguing for single payer. you're arguing against barack obama and the legacy of the obama administration, by pursuing the payer system and pursuing your goal you are saying you want to abandon the affordable care act, abandon everything that president obama fought for. did bernie sanders make clear enough to democrats out there who like president obama, who wanted to defend his legacy, that he is not a threat to president obama's legacy? >>

down democratic party rules and do an illegal, unsanctioned debate that's off the democratic party schedule. that is totally not allowed in democratic party politics, but maybe they're going to do it any way. that's part of what made today so absolutely nuts in terms of political news. today on the republican side and democratic side candidates took steps that could blow up the primary process as i has been controlled by both parties. a lot of this is still unsettled. turns out we are right in the middle of it. it's all ahead this hour. stay with us. >>> did you hear late today that chuck todd and i are going to be moderating a newly scheduled presidential debate? i heard that today too. very exciting. also, i'm not sure what it all means. i'm not sure, at this point, if it's actually happening, which is strange because it's supposed to happen next week. strange, exciting. we've got that story ahead tonight. >>> we also have the mayor of flint, michigan joining us. stay with us. >>> we're going the hear about the latest drama, which is the late breaking news that donald trump is planning on

it is good to see you democrats. everybody is looking good not only the members but the families and those who are here and staff everybody who does such hard work. it is wonderful to be with you again. obviously to start off by thinking somebody who will go down as one of the finest democratic leaders and speakers we have ever had, and nancy pelosi. [applause] who also has adorable grandchildren. it is hard to find more photogenic and grand kids. looks like they just jumped out of the magazine. to the leadership and so many others who have worked with the white house to make a profound difference in the lives of the american people. claim looking forward to one more year of high it -- hard and selling work. i know carolina and colorado delegations may be little distracted right now. [laughter] by the super bowl and the debt is instead of the barbeque i nn but i wish you all the luck and unbelievable games. and there you go. [laughter] she is still talking about alabama. that was a couple weeks ago. [laughter] i will

what about in democratic circles? >> it is an issue that is not your democratic base voter. it's something that they have decided to tick her word on this, i think, is that whatever happened was an accident. and it was that you know, she didn't know it was classified. she was given. >> so hillary clinton did try. >> so hillary clinton did try. and mayor bhoom and i'm still struggling with my diabetes. i do my best to manage. but it's hard to keep up with it. your body and your diabetes change over time. your treatment plan may too. know your options. once-daily toujeo® is a long-acting insulin from the makers of lantus®. it releases slowly to provide consistent insulin levels for a full 24 hours. toujeo® also provides proven full 24-hour blood sugar control and significant a1c reduction. toujeo® is a long-acting, man-made insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults with diabetes. it contains 3 times as much insulin in 1 milliliter as standard insulin. don't use toujeo® to treat diabetic ketoacidosis, during episodes of low blood sugar, or if you're allergic to insulin

about 630,000 democrats registered.blican by the way and go to democratic caucus and vice versa. the ones who aren't registered with either party, they have to pick one for the evening and anybody who makes one of those switches can change back the next day. >> let's talk about the democratic side because i know that bernie sanders, key to his hopes is bringing out a large percentage of younger voter who is seem to be favoring his campaign. but the calendar this year doesn't necessarily favor him because a lot of those student have already gone back to school. correct? and if they are all kons trapted in a handful of spot where is the big universities are, doesn't there effect get diluted? >> could be. in 2008 and 2012 we had the caucuses january 3rd so, pretty much right after new year's eve. when those students would have been at home and able to caucus with their parents if they wanted to. whether it's going to increase turnout because you can mobilize more students and kind of march them or drive them off to the cau

and democrats used to be afraid of the gun issue.ly now because of the obama coalition we have been talking about tonight where voters are younger, they're more urban, and gun control is a popular issue on the presidential level now. the question i have about the democratic party is fine for hillary clinton to have this fight with bernie sanders and get to the left of him on guns but what does it do to members of congress? those democrats who are still in states that might be progun? those are the people who desserted him on the last vote. >> we do have results of a new instant poll. i want to come back to paul on this issue. he is close to the clintons, obviously. wolf, what have you learned? >> we have more on the results of the instant polls. we are seeing differences in the opinions and policies he laid out tonight compared to his record since taking office. we asked which of mr. obama's policies will move the country in the right direction? climate change was on top followed by the economy and gun policy. when we asked which of

democrats will win in november and we will have a democratic president succeeding me just in case there's any confusion about that. [applause] the reason i can say that with confidence is because we focus on the things that matter in the lives of the american people. think about the poor questions i've posed during the state of the union, how do we give everybody a fair shot at opportunity of security in this new economy? how do we harness the american spirit of innovation to solve some of our biggest challenge is? how do we keep america safe in lead the world without becoming the world's policeman? and how do we make sure that our politics reflects what is best in us, not what is worse? our party has the right answers to each of these questions. we have shown that during these past seven years. as democrats we believe everybody who works hard should have a fair shot. our policies rescued the economy from the worst crisis in generations. we have now seen the longest streak of private sector job creation in our history, more than 14 million new jobs. the best two years of job growth since

the only democrat more popular among democrats here is barack obama. >> meanwhile, on the republicanonald trump with the momentum. there are some warning signs inside the poll. >> reporter: yeah, trump has taken a beating over the last couple of weeks. negative advertising attacks from his opponents. his favorability rating, unfavorability rating is at 47% among iowa republicans. that is sky high. meanwhile, cruz and rubio are both much more higher favorability ratings. although cruz has taken a beating himself. his rating has gone down 11 points in just a few weeks. >> and there is some fluidity in the electorate right now? >> reporter: 71% of trump voters will vote for him. everybody else? 45% of iowa republicans say they could change their mind before tomorrow night. that could help marco rubio. he's the top second choice among these candidates. more iowa republicans say rubio is their second choice than any other candidate. >> thank you, jon. let's bring in the republican front-runner. donald trump joins us by phone. thank you for joining us. "the des moines register" has you in

down democratic party rules and do an illegal, unsanctioned debate that's off the democratic party schedule. that is totally not allowed in democratic party politics, but maybe they're going to do it any way. that's part of what made today so absolutely nuts in terms of political news. today on the republican side and democratic side candidates took steps that could blow up the primary process as i has been controlled by both parties. a lot of this is still unsettled. turns out we are right in the middle of it. it's all ahead this hour. stay with us. [ cough ] no matter what nasty cold symptoms you get, alka seltzer plus liquid gels rush liquid fast relief to your tough cold symptoms. and they outsell mucinex liquid gels 2 to 1. alka seltzer plus liquid gels. get fast-acting, long-lasting relief from heartburn with it neutralizes stomach acid and is the only product that forms a protective barrier that helps keep stomach acid in the stomach where it belongs. for fast-acting, long-lasting relief. try gaviscon®. for fast-acting, long-lasting relief. when you're on hold, your business is on ho

the democrats knew that position. when charily christ proposed cap and trade, i was the first person to speak out of it in a full op-ed in the miami herald. right after that there's even more. >> this gets at what sort of i think is the challenge for all of the candidates on both sides is you're basically saying, look, you got to sometimes govern with what you have, not with what you want. >> right. >> but the voters they want more than that. the voters seem angry. they're not satisfied with this idea that, you know, you're doing the you got to work with what you have in washington, not with what you want. >> you know, i don't think that's true. i think voters understand to solve problems it's going to take the ability to work with people you don't agree with on a bunch of other issues. i think people understand my higher education ideas, i think student loan debt in america is a huge problem. we're not going to have free college, but i think there's a bipartisan way to work on helping with student loan. that's why i

but to be fair there is a strong populist momentum in the democratic party. 43% of iowa caucus democratic voters said they'd side with social -- excuse me -- with bernie sanders. amazing, right? that they'd agree with democratic socialism. this is the fascinating thing happening in the democratic party. it is really the future of america. hillary if she wants to play this populist message that's a tricky area to maneuver around because she did accept money from goldman sachs to speak on their behalf. >> i really think that the american public would be a lot more comfortable with, you know what? i want to make some money but here's the truth, i never liked those people but don't tell me they want to know how tough it was to go after osama bin laden. what was tough was why didn't you take care of our men in benghazi but i'm not going there. >> it is the populism. bernie sanders has been on the ground, speaking to every day people. he has a lot of youth support just as barack obama did. he's sort of using his barack obama coalition minus one very important faction and that is the african-ame

cruz says that's only resonating with democrats?> it starts to make you think, gosh, why are hillary's strong e est supporters backing donald trump? the past couple elections we saw the democrats thrilled they got the nominee they wanted to run guest. it seems the hillary folks are eager to support donald trump and the attacks that are being tossed my direction. >> and just yesterday cruz ratcheted up his attacks not only going after trump on the citizenship question but also saying trump embodies new york values and saying in a head to head matchup against clinton clinton, cruz would be better off than trump. >> thank you for that. >> president obama delivering his final state of the union address. we saw how the crowd in the room reacted. what about americans at large? an interesting response. we'll call it unprecedented. we'll explain, next. >>> reaction pouring in this morning from candidates, analysts and pundits. what about the american people? let's go to the virtual studio to see where they agreed and disagreed with the pres

democrats to republicans, 924. democrats to republicans -- republicans to democrats, 640.emocrat, 1960. it could indicate the nailbiter between mitt romney and rick santorum. areconditions on the ground that citizens and registered voters, are they largely the same? caller: the same as 2012? it is hard to say. the field is so big. rick santorum shooting past everyone else, or mike huckabee coming out on top. ishink the general feeling that it will probably be cruz and trump. see someone rise to come close to third or fourth place. i think that is where the drama will be. days andthese closing arguments, what storylines are you following up? in cedar rapids, most of the candidates are passing through this weekend. .e are covering each candidate one thing that you look forward to is, did they say anything new or different than they have said in the past -- six months over a year? , at this point, people are ready for the caucuses. the crowd that you see -- are they excited? sometimes you can feel the energy at this point. energydon't feel the when you are a candidate, that i

the democrats -- a long republican stronghold. an opportunity to highlight the democratic vision of part -- of shaping a new south politically. and for candidates like bernie sanders, who are clinton and martin o'malley -- the matchup will provide the first true test large groups of african- american voters. that is one of the reasons reverend jesse jackson is in south carolina working with the voter education project to get more people participating in the process. today, we will focus on the upcoming democratic primary. next week, we will shift to the gop. we're looking at the democratic primary. i'm delighted to have joining me, brian. thank you again. 's as you guys are putting in all of that work in the newsroom, you are covering politics son up and until sundown. >> it is beginning to look a lot like elections -- like the saying, it is beginning to look a lot like christmas. the gop debate in charleston. the democratic debate coming up in charleston this evening. it is ratcheting up. >> it is exciting as well. one of the thi

i think as far as democrats are concerned, wolf, look. 68% of democrats are pro choice.ll, wolf, is a political issue is not great for the republican party. it has a 59% favorability rating overall among americans. and so i think that perhaps this will put that issue to rest, at least for now. >> i suspect, gloria, this could come up in the town hall tonight. >> it might come up in the town hall but when you are talking -- when you have democratic voters talking to democratic candidates, they will always defend planned parenthood. if this were a republican town hall, it would be a little bit different because i think for republicans, the issue will still be whether abortion, you know, the question of abortion and whether planned parenthood is at all at fault here regarding the use much fetal tissue. so i think that is still an issue in the republican party. >> just about two hours from that town hall. ryan, let's move on and talk about this new article you have in the "new yorker" magazine in which you say one of trump's great successes is in attracting people who are ot

host: democrat line, hi.aller: i have a question and that is, why are all the democratic congressmen and senators except for the three you mentioned supporting hillary ,ent and the most recent polls i watch the news and read and everything, they say that bernie polls isn national as aelectable and high higher poll number as far as against hillary. being able to be the republican front runner, donald trump, who horrifies me. i agree with a much earlier him to an compared early day hitler. in his speech and mannerisms and the way he divides people. such people against each other. host: what would you like our guest to address? caller: i would like him to address why the democratic are sos and congressmen -- about hillary versus bernie when the latest polls show that ernie can actually do a better trump.defeating donald guest: it is a great question and the answer is, electability, it's a question of image and there is still the sense that regardless -- if you look at bernie's policy issues, they are the same as

hearing people ask different democrats the between a twoen socialist and a democrat, and they don't seemo have an it, and i think that's kind of riling, you know. sanders, i bernie think he's telling people the truth about how he really feels don't t he thinks, and i get that from hillary. plus, i have a lot of doubts hillary's ability to run our government as far as not to decipher the things that she was putting on server was secret and above secret, and the way it looks to me, she should be in jail. host: randy from missouri, a supporter of hillary clinton, hi. caller: good morning, pedro. tell you what. i'm not so much supporting hillary clinton as i want to make sure that the gains that president obama achieved for us is maintained. and i'm looking at this from a practical standpoint. bernie sanders -- and i have nothing against bernie. ernie will not be able to get to the 270 electoral votes, no matter how much you want him to. this is not a popular vote. this comes down to the electoral vote. if bernie is the ge candidate, democratic strong hold states that are taken off the table

it was a democratic candidate debate. >> a democratic debate for democratic primary voters.e way -- just like a republican debate is for republican voters. >> and i do think that the fact that tomorrow is martin luther king day and we're in charleston, a block or two from mother emanuel and it was the congressional black caucus institute as one of the sponsors, we wanted to talk about these issues that black lives matter. >> did you feel the feelings in the room -- i felt like the room had a favorite. and it was -- >> it's hard for me to tell. >> it was interesting. >> because you were -- >> it was very interesting. i felt like the room was more open to hillary clinton than anybody else. >> well, she's got a lot of roots here. >> that's for sure. we'll check in with the clinton campaign and i'll bring in secretary clinton's campaign chair. john podesta. good to see you, sir. >> nice to be with you, chuck. >> a lot of pundits are saying this is the bernie sanders debate. our friend chris cillizza called him the winner, called you the loser. not because she did badly. but beca

the democratstheir closing arguments to iowa's voters tonight. now let's get to a reality check on what the candidates had to say. you had a lot to work with, jim. >> we did, and we had our best team in the business on this tonight, don, let's start with bernie sanders. this is one of the big issue bs in the campaign, universal health care, bernie sanders drawing a distinction with hillary clinton on this. him supporting he says, a much broader plan. so let's listen to a claim he made tonight on why he is doing this. listen. >> today is the only major country on earth that doesn't guarantee health care as a right. >> only country on earth doesn't guarantee health care as a right. we went to our fact checkers, in fact the world health organization looking at this, usa currently the only high-income company industrialized nation that does not have nearly universal health care coverage. our reality check team rates that as a true. hillary clinton, another ke issue here has been wealth disparity, hilla

i think he's done the democrats a favor.has done what republicans have done, moving the needle to the right. he has made it safe to be a strong liberal, he is unapologetic. >> i want to stick with this side of the room, any standout moments for you? >> i thought they were both good. it was like a slam dunk contest. no opponent on the field. >> they were both, they were both -- what was striking though was the content. bernie sanders almost no foreign policy. hillary clinton, dominated by foreign policy. one of the reasons they could both be so strong is they were playing in their own spots and comfort level, he's much more comfortable dealing with question of economics and class -- >> social issues. >> strong on policy. >> dealing with foreign policy, big difference. how much energy was on the by - straj. we hear about this, energy deficit in the democratic party. i'm a hillary clinton supporter, and she came out tonight. and i think she snoked it completely out of the park, but i also recognize that bernie sanders did a hel

democrats, 2008 turnout blew through the roof and through the walls of a lot of places the democrats were having caucuses. about0 democrats also 600,000, showed up. 2004 roughlyle the 125,000 and in 2000 it had been in the 60,000 or so range as best we know. obviously then it varies a lot. right now we are all wondering what it will look like. democrats do not expect to hit the 239,000 number again but i think they expect to be higher than 125,000 that came before. republicans are preparing for an increase anywhere from 10 to 20 in some counties. in some counties that might have a 50% increase. regardless, it's a nomination contest so a lot of people do not vote. that is true in primaries as well. host: matthew is an independent. go to thendents caucus and participate? they can. i'll has same-day registration web you are independent or not an eligible -- not a registered voter. just go to the precinct, register to vote right there, and pick your party. it is technically true that if you are a democrat and you want to caucus for republicans, you can do that. we registered to vote as a

obviously i'm a hillary democrat, but as a democrat none of this stuff is upsetting me. of this stuff we can run on in november 2016. >> chairman rogers, a., do you believe that? and b -- first of all, do you believe that? >> no, i don't. here's the problem i think you see brewing in the democrat party, and obviously as an elect ive -- 52% of self-identified democrats believe a socialist economic system is acceptable to them. bernie sanders is tapping into that. this is no longer an anomaly for the democratic party, this is a wing of the democrat party that is getting traction, which is a socialist democrat perspective. >> i just want to jump in with dana bash. she has a guest. >> it was actually the secretary of state john kerry walking by. i asked him the latest with the sailors who are detained in iran, which we of course has been reporting on the breaking news. he said he understanding they will be released very soon. i said, how soon? he said, very soon and had to run to go into the house chamber. that was just happening moments ago. >>> chairman rogers, what do you

so they make up a critical part of -- democratic voters. so it's a critical part of winning what could become a very critical state for her. >> katy tur has been listening to more than an hour of donald trump at liberty university in lynchburg, virginia. he also talked about the democrats as part of this long speech. we s was he also attacking ted cruz in this speech? >> reporter: i was just talking to one of the fellow reporters about that just now. he didn't actually refer to ted cruz by name during this speech but he did subtly refer to him by saying there's another candidate out there who has been essentially stealing my idea for a law. he said hold on, wait a minute, this is the idea i had but another candidate wants to build a wall, it will be much lower than my wall, much lower. he also attacked the democrats, saying hillary clinton shouldn't be running for office, questioned her legality in running at the moment with all this benghazi and e-mail stuff. he also called bernie sanders a socialist. that sort of stuff got big applause fr

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almost 40% of registered democrats showed up. the caucus turn out rate is much lower than who normally turns out for the general election. in 2008 that was almost 62% of all registered voters. now one reason people don't show up, it's not really as convenient as just dropping by a ballot box. you have to dedicate an entire night to it. and a lot of people don't really understand how it works. so for help with that, with enlisted the chairs of both the iowa democratic and republican figurines. >> sabrina: dr. andy mcguire talk to us a little bit about how the caucus process works. we have these ninjas red, yellow, green and blue ninjas. and then our army men to kind of demonstrate what the caucus process looks like. >> andy: right, well i would love to. so these ninjas are our candidates, okay? >> sabrina: mmhmm >> andy: and one of them would be able to say undecided and the other three would be our candidates. and then we have the army men are the people who go to caucus. so we have out of 40, we have 16 for the green ninja. 16 f

even though they are democrat, they are turning away from the democratic party.onder if josh has ever went out and did some studies or journalistic investigation to talk to the democrats like we are talking in texas. have you ever did anything to maybe do some investigative journalism to say how the democrats are responding to this? host: how is gun control affecting democrats in the races? guest: it's not want to be popular in a conservative state like texas. 20 years ago or 30 years ago believerge gov job bush one -- there is a shift in texas that took place earlier than in other southern states. president obama, hillary clinton, they are not worried about winning texas. they know that state is likely to vote republican in the presidential election. it is not about texas. more about the battleground states, public opinion in other parts of the country. texas is a state that is very conservative on the issue of gun regulation can't come control. an issue -- gun regulation, gun control. an issue where president obama and hillary clinton are not likely to find sup

democrats are hopeful.hey'llarger turnout, do better in the presidential year they did in the midterm election. host: augusta, georgia tommy next, democrat line. myler: thank you for taking call. guest: hi tom. caller: i say the republican of the worses one groups of presidential mydidates i ever seen in life. starting with donald trump. you. host: david yepsen, as far as the turnout is concerned, we saw back and forth especially on the republican side about issues like ethanol. does that issue turn an average just ther or is it farmer involved? how does that play out as far as caucuss for whom on night? guest: i think it is a factor caucusgoers take into consideration. i think it's a relatively minor one. important industry in iowa. there's no question about it. voters, do you think ethanol support for renewable important,rd is you'll find 60% of republicans of it's important and 70% democrats. if you start to ask them to rank and important, republican side the issue is national security. on the democratic

democrats win when voter turnout is high. i think our campaign is raising the issue about a rid the economy of corrupt campaign finance system. secretary clinton yesterday just announced, i suppose with pride, that her super pac brought in $45 million. i don't have a super pac. our average contribution is $27. >> i want to ask you about your relationship with president obama and a book you endorsed. president obama, the most popular democrat in this des moines register poll. there is a book by bill press, it's called "buyer's remorse," how obama let progressives down. your name is featured as sort of the top endorser of the book. it says bill press makes the book, in fairness to you, the dot, dot, dot doesn't have you saying anything negative about barack obama but simply signing on this book. >> chuck, what it has me saying is what i believe. in that the next president must be extremely aggressive in bringing more people into the political -- i think barack obama has done a fantastic job. >> he hasn't let down -- you don't b

same thing on the democratic side. there is a feeling because of politics we are stuck, cannot get sensible gun control legislation, the whole issue that you are any no-fly list, and other things. since congress will not move, the president thinks he needs to make a stand, it is probably partially political. the base needs to know he is doing it and is partly substantive, because my guess is he believes in it. he will not get legislation through. that is sure. he is trying the executive order route. the courts will uphold or not, i do not know. it is a tough road. strongly,eves in it he is doing what is best for him. what you would like to know is if politicians are doing things they believe in. if the president believes in this, it's not just a calculated move. it is a good thing to do. that takeisagree crews doesn't believe he's doing it either. politicians are acting on the basis of political cut late. there is going to be both in everybody's eyes. all of the stuff he has done on income inequality , i know he believ

democrats line. you're on with our guest. go ahead, please. caller: hey, how y'all doing this morning. a chance to get it out. i couldn't ld, disagree with you more unless i was looking through your eyes. the gaul to with talk about this president and what he has accomplished and he hasn't accomplished, when you've done absolutely nothing, not one try to help him or your party. facts t's get some straight. when this man took over, you remember what he took over -- from? host: do. t: i caller: and what he had to try to accomplish to get the country was your party? guest: president obama had two complete control with the democrat house under nancy pelosi and a democratic senate. frank, which makes it next to impossible to get a loan. has passed obamacare which run up the price of insurance and deductibles for a whole lot of people. caller: that's incorrect. my insurance have not went up cent.ed as a matter of fact, my to get i pay for my wife on blue cross and blue shield, office, my n in insurance hav

the impact on the democratic party of the move for a center democrat.in the first two years of his administration, he moved left which impaired his ability to function. when he moved center with a republican takeover of congress, he became more effective. the story of the conservative movement -- i think steve point set out, but there is that factor that says where are we most comfortable. adrian: i think there has been a search for the center and the democratic party. i think that center has been moving right, where america is comfortable, moving right. there is an extinct parallel between the 1960's with the democrats -- a distinct parallel between the 1960's with the democrats and what is happening with republicans. they moved too far to the left, stirring up a backlash. the question now is whether the republicans have moved too far to the right, stirring up a backlash against policies that will allow for an natural readjustment, back towards the center. where i see the failure of a parallel is the 1960's, uniting around central propositions, traditi

host: john in oregon, a democrat. the attempt since of kicking the soviets out of afghanistan and aligning with the same organizations that are basically leading to every are today, it has been a consistent policy that has been used and well -- he ishas not a senator anymore, but he has come out and he has given an extremely detailed policy to deal with it using other nations to get involved. and he has broadcast that one time. second one anda i only saw that one time. the real question here, i don't think it has been a consistent policy. there has been a real difference under the george bush policy to the obama policy but the bottom line to you and others is to ask -- are we being successful? do we feel more comfortable and confident that america and the west in other parts of the world are more secure today them what they were four years ago, eight years ago or 12 years ago? and i think the answer is no. we are at greater risk than what we have been since 2001. that has been a result of ineffective policies over the

so an independent lead is virtually democratic as a real democrat. but a point jen made a few moments ago, i'm i'm sure chris matthews would not want to say this now but they used to say with predictable overstatement, we have two parties in this country, we have a mommy party and a daddy party. the party. the mommy party is a caring, nurturing party that is concerned about education, daycare, touchy-feely stuff. the daddy party is tough on defense, tough on crime. now obviously it is a gross exaggeration but the thing is there some underlying proof there that there are things in each party that are very real. so it is perfectly natural for republicans to want to rattle cages a little bit on the republican side or on the defense i. i think the other thing though is there is now a view among conservatives a most republicans that anything that president obama touches or thought about touching is evil, wrong, destructive, dangerous. even if he had not thought about it yet, even if you did they'll be evil too. again. again, it is a populist stick existen

to 82 republican and democratic congress. and how would happens watch c-span. host: we will talk about the work of congress in session with mike lowlands. >> talk of the work of con congress a senior reporter good morning. to the congress work battle this week? make the house did this and is said we are out. last week they said nothing on monday there waiting to see how the storm developed now will cancel though it's all because. not much of a change they wouldn'tpe vote anyway. they were going to go anywhere. but the democrats will go on their annual issues retreats to baltimore and the republicans did this two weeks ago. so they try to get everybody of to capitol hill but it is an easier time for them to sit down to talk about strategy and what they will do policy lies. so that is though let's get out of town and figure out a strategy. >> is part of the democratic agenda are there other issues. >> and though they can bring any bills to the floor. and president obama has the veto pen. giv with their g.o.p. infighting gives leverage.ills there is a policy eleme

o'malley could be axed from democratic debate. o'malley in danger of missing democratic debate. part of the reason you know these are bad news headlines, that i ran these very sad pictures of martin o'malley. look at how sad he looks. he's a very handsome man. these pictures make him look like he's 107 years old and recovering from a bad case of the itch. he doesn't look like that. those are terrible pictures. it turns out those are kind of terrible headlines about martin o'malley too. in the sense i don't think the stories are right or the headlines are fair to him. what the headlines are getting at is the fact the next democratic debate, which is next weekend which will be hosted by nbc, the qualifying criteria for that democratic debate were published by nbc. i should tell you, even though nbc and msnbc are connected as news organizations, i want you to know i have no access to inside information about these criteria. they wouldn't even give me more of a quote on the record than they would give to any other reporter about the criteria. i don't have any special information bec

appeal to democrats. in michael bloomberg. >> i want to lay the trap for you, we know what jeannie zano stands on the republican race, how confident are you about the outcome a week from tonight on the democratic side in iowa? >> how confident am i? i don't think biden is going to run. i don't think o'malley's going to win. here is what i do think. i think david because of the organization that hillary clinton has in iowa and i hate to say this to bernie people who are so passionate and so involved. i think hillary clinton is actually going to do very well in iowa and i if we're going to have to make one of these bold predictions i'm going to say she'll win iowa by double digits. >> double digits. are you willing to back that up with jeannie zano insurance of public humiliation, you come on and say i'm going to sing an apology to david schuster and jeannie zano. >> by double digits i have to do that? do i have to apologize to jeannie too? i guess i'll do it. >> expheur michaemichael shure, hillary clinton

about how to democratic caucuses.but what if you're not a registered democrat and want to vote in the upcoming caucuses? party leaders say it's not a problem if you're a registered

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