elizabeth warren says the system is tacked against you.at rings with a certain proportion of american voters, doesn't it, dan? >> if it did, they wouldn't have done as poorly as they did in the ee lek two weeks ago. >> in a presidential election this would perform a lot better? >> it's class warfare, stuart. >> that is a failing -- >> elizabeth warren's policies left of president obama's more damaging and dangerous. she wants more spending to forgive student debt. she's let the regulatory state run wide. who does it appeal to? it will appeal to some part of the population that wants -- >> has eight years of president obama dragged the country sufficiently to the left where a leftist appeal is a winning appeal? >> no. >> the answer to your question most recent wall street journal poll, yes, most americans do believe the deck is stacked against them. our political or economic system, this is surged. it was only about a third of americans 12 years ago. now most people are saying it's stacked against them. but then when you dig into why, i thi

>> look, i think elizabeth warren has a very strong voice.he senate democrats decided they want to include her in the circle so that voice was heard. they meet for lunch with all senators included. in our own party, we have a very diverse leadership as you know in the house leadership right now. nancy pelosi, first woman speaker in history, jim clyburn, assistant leader, african-american, former chairman of the black caucus. who have yar about a certificate a, we have progressive, moderate voices, the spectrum of the party represented in leadership now. i think voices are being heard and we'll move forward with that. >> congressman steny hoyer, always a pleasure to have you on. >> thank you, tamron. >>> why we are seeing a vote on the keystone xl pipeline. what this has to do with the runoff election in louisiana. a live report from capitol hill is next. >>> plus our first look at the new white house campaign to fight sexual assault on college campuses. up next, i talk with a white house senior adviser valerie jarrett about the powerful new a

elizabeth warren is further to the left. hillary clinton will be dragged to the left in the primaries. what about there being a group within the democratic party disent rest? >> i think barack obama has really remade the dem gratic de bill clinton led in the '90s. i think he were to face and beat hillary clinton if they were to face-off. they basically pushed the private economy out of the room. so you're left with the hard-core activists. and i think warren probably gives them a much more compelling message. >> how strong is that political appeal? elizabeth warren says the debt is stacked against you. and that rings with a certain proportion of american voters, doesn't it, dan? >> if it did. they wouldn't have done as poorly as they did in the election two weeks ago. >> in the presidential election they would perform a lot better. >> but it's class warfare, stewart. she doesn't just want the raise minimum wage but more spending to forgive the debt. she's let the regulatory state run wild. who does it appeal to? some populat

to elizabeth warren. it is really a thrill for her to be in their. she was the most popular campaigner for democrats in 2014. that is because her economic expanding social security benefits, making more affordable, reforming wall street, is popular among everyone. they saw her ability to fill beyond their wildest dreams, aand they want that was represented in the room. >> do think part of the reason is given that position is because democrats were not selling that message before -- during the election.? >> yes, absolutely. been -- d, there has this election somewhat filled in -- with somewhat filled in with nothing. there was not an economic agenda that was worth the voters while. their ability to have control if they went to the polls. you cannot motivate people with nothing. elizabeth warren is out there with big ideas. her colleagues recognize that, aand they want her to help the situation. >> so the list of big ideas -- what is on top of that list? >> well, look, we have the republican congress right

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what do you think of elizabeth warren?e a lot of people who do feel like she could potentially give her some trouble. >> please give us elizabeth warren. [laughter] please, god, let us have elizabeth warren. i think she's a passionate person, and i respect her because she has the courage to speak her convictions. but i do respect the fact that she comes out and says something and he's not so handled and scripted. that's refreshing. having said that, i think her views are so far to the left that it would be a disaster for the democratic party on the george mcgovern scale if, in fact, she got the nomination. >> yeah. youyou know, speaking of some of the things she's said that were unscripted, i'm thinking of the fact that the gaffe-to-matic may not be working for her. it's starting to resonate with people and really sink in as to something they don't want to be a part of. out of touch with what broke really means. i term it it's funny, but sooner or later people wake up. they start to let that stuff sink in. i wonder that's

we want elizabeth warren's image.we'll be talking about victory at the polls. >> a couple tweets to give you -- for all hear, who pays these programs that you talk about? >> let's start with the last one. right now, big oil companies get $4 billion in subsidies per year. corporations that ship jobs overseas and have tax incentives to go overseas pretty much rabbit treasury of of dollars -- rob the treasury of millions of dollars every year. the loophole is how we pay for these programs. it is not a question of, do we pay for something? the question is, who side are you on, and where are you distribute in your budget? on the agenda for, this is a really interesting question. it is one of the greats we have with the democratic party, and taking bad republican ideas -- not fretting about them -- instead just into a rating them larger bill, stuttering over the ideas between the different parties and the different ideologies, and then tell the voters, hey, this is a democratic bill. who wanted to help insurance mandates? t

one voice is different elizabeth warren.he spoke to the post, along with the capital and the rest of the democratic team. >> i believe in what the democrats are fighting for. wall street is doing well. ceo's are doing millions more and families across the country are struggling. we have to make this government work for the american people. that is what we are here for. i'm grateful to the leaders, to the caucus for giving me a chance to be part of that fight. >> senator and eclipse chart -- amy klobuchar is also part of the leadership team. the rest of the leadership team is back as it was before. our elizabeth warren and amy klobuchar enough to cure what ails the democratic party in the senate? next the democratic caucus is largely -- >> the democratic caucus is largely liberal now because of polarization. elizabeth warren campaigned for a lot of losing candidates, too, in addition to hillary clinton doing the same. they're both very able. but the fact that they are just putting their leaders back in, it's surprising. >> wh

elizabeth warren doesn't want to work with anybody. >> the. we're going to tip back to the speaker be takenning questions. >> -- entertaining questions. >> the president is threatening to take action on immigration, even though in the past he has made clear he didn't believe he had the constitutional responsibility or authority to do that. and i just say this. we're going fight the president tooth and nail if he continues down this path. this is the wrong way to govern. this is exactly what the american people said on election day they didn't want. and so all the options are on the table. we're having discussions with our members members and no decis have been made how we will fight this if he proceeds. >> the funding bill could have strict language. >> all options are on the table. >> you said the government shutdown should be off the table. government shutdown is not go for the party or the country -- >> our goal here is to stop the president from violating his own oath of office and violating the constitution. it's not to shut down the gove

we're here with senator elizabeth warren. the consumer financial protection bureau. the c-p, c-f -- it's not a great name. [ laughter ] >> four random initials. >> seth: yes, four random initials. >> that's right. it was named by the republicans. [ laughter ] >> seth: oh, you think they gave it a bad name? >> you know, the truth is, i would never say this publicly. yes, i actually do think they gave it a bad name. we have better names out there. so i just call it the consumer agency. it works. >> seth: i like the idea that the republicans say you can have your consumer advocacy group, but you have to call it the jerk squad. >> yeah, exactly. >> seth: and then, you can just say, "the jerk squad is here to help you." but that's what you have to live with. >> yeah, no more cheating banks is what i wanted to name it. this was actually -- i have a great example of how hard this name is to remember. dis you see you were a question on "jeopardy!"? >> oh, i did. >> seth: let's take a look. "miss warren is chairman of creation and was

>> well, again, he should get his direction from elizabeth warren and the elizabeth warren wing of the party or frankly just the american people. mean this is not rocket science. it's not a 50/50 nation. these are 10% to 50% issues with 10% undecided. it's not real hard. is he going to look for d.c. bipartisanship or mainstream by partisan ship. it's the direction we need to go and it will set them up for success in 2016. >> they have the power, they never liked the new deal. get ready for a budget fight, folks. they're going to try to privatize everything they can get their hanldss on. we'd better be all hands on deck and engaged. adam green, michael eric dyson, great to have you with us tonight. appreciate your time. remember to answer your question at the bottom of the screen. share your thoughts on twitter and on facebook. we certainly want to know what you think. >>> coming up, rand paul took to social media to blast hillary clinton. can she gain momentum going into the 2016 presidential race after what happened last night? >>> plus big wins last night for rampant republican gover

we want elizabeth warren's image.we'll be talking about victory at the polls. >> a couple tweets to give you -- for all hear, who pays these programs that you talk about? >> let's start with the last one. right now, big oil companies get $4 billion in subsidies per year. corporations that ship jobs overseas and have tax incentives to go overseas pretty much rabbit treasury of of dollars -- rob the treasury of millions of dollars every year. the loophole is how we pay for these programs. it is not a question of, do we pay for something? the question is, who side are you on, and where are you distribute in your budget? on the agenda for, this is a really interesting question. it is one of the greats we have with the democratic party, and taking bad republican ideas -- not fretting about them -- instead just into a rating them larger bill, stuttering over the ideas between the different parties and the different ideologies, and then tell the voters, hey, this is a democratic bill. who wanted to help insurance mandates? t

senator elizabeth warren being eyed for a spot on the senate democrat's leadership team.eeds to rebound from midterm losses? >>> two window washers stuck 70 floors above the ground. but they are save d by firefighters at new york city's freedom tower. >>> and democratic senator mark begich refusing to concede after the race is called for his challenger and wait until you hear stephen colbert's take after another gop win. this is "way too early." ♪ all i do is win, win, win ♪ and every time i step up in the and everybody's hands ♪ >>> it's thursday, welcome to "way too early." the show that doesn't do windows for a good reason. that story is amaze pg. >>> in just a few hours, capitol hill lawmakers will vote on party leaders for the next session of congress. there could be one high profile addition. harry reid is reportedly holding talks with senator elizabeth warren about joining leadership. politico reporting that reid is creating a special role for her. senate leadership is expected to remain the same with senators dick durbin, patty murray and chuck schumer as deputies

hillae clinton and at an event in massachusetts with elizabeth warren just before the mid-terms. >> and i am so pleased to be here with your senior senator, the passionate champion for working people and middle class families, elizabeth warren! >> finally, overseas in aust youtralia, members of parliament have been treated to a video produced by staffers that incorporates staffers from the television show "seinfeld". >> you say you can vote liberal or labor and you will get exactly the same amount funding for your school. >> you are pushing your luck little man. come back one year. >> the suit nan australia, amazing. >>> just ahead on "power politics". >> we regret very much the embarrassment that's been caused you and i would like to tell you what the story is from our end out here. >> private phone calls between former president ronald reagan and margaret thatcher have been made public. possible political kickbacks and a scandal involving the president of mexico's nearly $7 million home. >>> this week a piece of presidential history was made public: audio from a telephone conversation

i expect her to be elizabeth warren. we have to take a few questions. >> what message do you believe voters [indiscernible] >> i believe that if we look at voter patterns and what we saw in this incredibly difficult election is the people that should have voted that didn't vote, are people who needed a reason to vote. we have to create an atmosphere where the middle class feels we are fighting for them. we had a number of brilliant statements in our caucus. a number who talked about how important it was that we do something to let those people out there know we work for them. >> some say some of your members didn't have much of a record to run on. looking back, do you think you should have managed the senate a little bit differently? >> we tried on many separate occasions to have a vote. the minority refused to let us have a vote. we try to have a vote, remember? energy efficiency, not once, but twice. the republicans said this is the time to do something. we haven't done anything in energy in a long time. first time, ne

elizabeth warren is there. as hear reid said, i want elizabeth warren to help remind us that we've got to talk about the economic issues. what? >> that i can then ignore? >> that's the point. it's just a platform and not much will happen. but it was also an acknowledgment by him after nearly a four-hour cathartic meeting with democratic senators that they have to make some changes. gwen: i do want to ask about the democratic senators. a couple of them peeled off and didn't support harry reid. not jon tester, but joe mansion. >> claire mccaskill. >> people from red states, essentially. >> it speaks to a broader frustration we see right now in democrats. it's not so much that democrats don't like harry reid for nancy pelosi, but there's a lot of ambition in the next level of the democratic party and there's some people that think that there could be time for a hange, some catharsis to the conference. he knows that they want new generation ideas and they know that the base did not show up last tuesday. democrats a

. >> schieffer: elizabeth warren, the fiery opinion pew last from massachusetts has now been part of- voted in as part of the leadership. how do you feel about that. another woman in leadership. but is this going to leave the impression that the party is moving to the left when lot of people think only way that you can get anything done is if both parties move toward the center? >> i think leadership team hopefully may expand even more with more moderates in it. by the way the same day that elizabeth warren was elected, a flat top farmer from montana who 'bout who is moderate through and through and so his voice is going to be in that room along with elizabeth warren. >> schieffer: thank you so much. we'll be right back. we'll talk to more republicans in a minute. kid: hey dad, who was that man? dad: he's our broker. he helps looks after all our money. kid: do you pay him? dad: of course. kid: how much? dad: i don't know exactly. kid: what if you're not happy? does he have to pay you back? dad: nope. kid: why not? dad: it doesn't work that way. kid: why not? vo: are you asking enough

>> it sounds like they created the post for elizabeth warren. she is going to be working with the groups and have a seat at the table. it's a new role and she will be focused largely on policy issues, creating policy. i think if you look at this with a broad lens, this is a way to bring elizabeth warren into the fold a little bit more. heading into 2016 and democrats probably face issues with the populous wing of their party versus the more established wing represented by hillary clinton, this is a way to bring elizabeth warren closer. >> i wonder what hillary clinton thinks about all of this. >> you and i both. >> a big week on capitol hill and for climate policy with the upcoming votes in congress on the keystone pipeline and the new deal with china on global warming and climate change. changes are perhaps in the air, but republican leaders are slamming the china deal. thank you very much, administrator for being with us. i wanted to ask you about keystone. i know you have no jurisdiction over it. there is an assumption everywhere in town and

>> what is this about elizabeth warren being given a leadership post? >> this is an outreach to the liberal base. >> picking up big issues like the keystone pop line. >> there are a lot of democrats who don't want this to go through. >> democratic senator mary landrieu and republican congressman bill cassidy, both candidates for the louisiana state runoff brought the issue to the top of the agenda. landrieu angered both republicans and democrats in doing this. even if president obama may veto any action the congress may take. >> i've gotten legal authority to make improvements on the system. >> there have been some concerned expressed by republicans in congress. >> he is going to poison the well. >> big mistake. you play with matches, you take the risk of burning yourself. >> people want to see this city work. >> americans have trusted republicans with both control of the house and the senate. >> this means there will be more republicans than ever making government smaller by working full-time in washington. >>> both parties in the senate and the republ

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>> elizabeth warren. her message resonates with the broad american public.hting for students, for the middle class. i think she's -- >> you see those ready for warren people out there as well. they're not anywhere near as ready for hillary. but they're out there. when i interviewed elizabeth warren in 2012 and consider running for president in 2016, she says no, no, no. now she's saying i'm not running. a lot less definitive now. >> picking the best and worst of the 2014 campaign. the new stars. but first the "powerhouse puzzler." scott brown, intending to become the first senator to represent two different states in 136 years. here's the question, who was the other politician that represented both new hampshire and massachusetts in congress? cokie knows it, but you all come back. with over two hundred thousand businesses, from fashion retailers to healthcare providers, from jewelers to sporting good stores, to help their customers get what they want and need. banking. loyalty. analytics. synchrony financial. engage with us. maestro of project management. ba

elizabeth warren is not. obama. -- elizabeth warren is not barack obama. it is a question of whether she is prepared for the modern modern campaign. i was struck by watching her the last six months on the book tour. the bookstore was not what i thought it was going to be. i thought it was going to be an opportunity for her to connect and speak with voters. she was doing this. signing books and sitting at a table, not speaking to people. her stump speeches were really good. not all the time. much of the time, better than 2007. she was not connecting with voters. it was not natural. at that as ay good senator and is good in small settings. it is hard to be the head of year to going to the iowa steak fry over and over. i am not sure if she is mentally there. it will be a question she has to deal with. ofi want to open the idea the secretary of state at a stake right. -- steak fry. can we see hands? think of this as the second or 10th question. what is this on? can you dare me -- >> is this on? can you hear me? my sense is that the democrats achilles' heel is

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today elizabeth warren came out swinging. new polls show the american people back a progressive agenda. >> i believe that we can build that america for everyone of our kids. but i know we're going to have to fight for it. so we'd better get ready. >> but first -- >> would you go surfing on a frigid lake in the middle of a massive storm? 70 inches of snow and more on the way. we'll have some of the stunning video from this historic snowfall next. to map their manufacturings at process with sticky notes and string, yeah, they were a little bit skeptical. what they do actually is rocket science. high tech components for aircraft and fighter jets. we're just their bankers, right? but financing from ge capital also comes with expertise from across ge. in this case, our top lean process engineers. so they showed us who does what, when, and where. then we hit them with the important question: why? why put the tools over there? do you really need those five steps? what if you can do it in two? whoo, that's an interesting question. id

very little of it in the senate a little bit with elizabeth warren.ndication that i see that either side is getting ready to cut some deals or do anything. >> schieffer: we just had claire mccaskill who voted against bringing harry reid back. i think we know of six votes, six senators those votes are in secret there may actually have been more. what about this idea but she is from the left. is that going to give the right impression to the democratic party that they're moving to the left as republicans are moving to the right? >> i think she had to be taken in to account. she's a force, and she represents a force. but the other thing that's happening you had claire mccaskill from moderate part of the party she said i'm part of the moderate middle where we like to get some things done. that moderate middle just got wiped out -- at least got deluded a lot. senator pryor and haban they all lost. not as much in the middle left. the left is right in saying we deserve representation. >> i was struck how quickly she mentioned senator tester also coming in, t

we're showing elizabeth warren on one side. is there a sense she came out of this in a stronger position of influence and perhaps she is the big winner tonight? >> well, she's come out of this at least this part of the lame duck congress and the lame duck senate as someone who has more authority. she's in democrat leadership. so her voice is very much louder in the party. as whether or not keystone -- you know, she's more of a populist on economic issues not necessarily on economic issues. this is something she certainly did not come anywhere near supporting this pipeline. she's very much an environmentalist and known for that. she and other democrats came out victors tonight. charles: there was screemg screaming and yelling. were those sore winners. or environmentalists up set because they won. >> punctuating the victory, i would imagine, charles. charles: where we going now? andrew presser. okay. here we go. landrieu. she's going to speak. >> talking about the importance of getting the job done for middle class families in ou

is a elizabeth warren going to be the new leader or hillary clinton?i feel like you should go with whoever gets people screaming and elizabeth warren seemed to do that. >> so your presidential ticket is chris christie and elizabeth warren? >> it's whoever jet -- gets dragged to the left by elizabeth warren. she's got an education. stands fored -- c something and people respond to that. >> we will be right back on "bloomberg surveillance." we will discuss the state of the consumer. ♪ >> good morning, everyone. the president is in beijing. let's get terror top headlines -- >> new revelations about faulty general motors ignition switches as gm ordered half a million replacements almost two months ago before telling federal safety investigators about the problem. the faulty switches are linked to 30 debts and have led to the recall of more than 2 million vehicles. asket share in russia profits are in line with estimates. hockey league was sponsored and organized a music festival. carlsberg is feeling the pain from a weakening ruble. baba get set for an ons

dems created a new leadership post for elizabeth warren, one of the part's most prominent populists.nk. good day to you. >> hey, ari. >> let's start with immigration. this reporting, of course, basically telling us what we had heard in certain fits and starts from the white house for quite some time. i have to tell you, this republican idea though that it poisons the well. the well is full of poison, and, dana, you can't poison poison. >> yes. there are roughly three feet of arsenic at the bottom of this well already. so, yes, you can be sure they're going to blow their stack when it happens whether it's next week or some time shortly after that. now, look, i think we can all agree the ideal thing would have been if they could have gotten some type of bipartisan agreement. didn't happen. second best thing would have been if obama got this over with a while ago. that didn't happen either. so it's going to happen now, like it or not. yeah, they're going to be really angry for a while and hopefully they will get over it in a period of time. >> never got over haealth care. >> there's goi

elizabeth warren went to nine, rand paul and jeb bush eight each. ted cruz, just four.hris christie, as chairman of the republican governors association, visited 17. but look how often some of the top republicans passed through the golden battleground of iowa and new hampshire. cruz, 11 times, paul, 10, and christie, 9. they're introducing themselves to party activists and building for the future. when we visited new hampshire with cruz, he brought republicans to their feet and made an early case for new leadership. does this increase your interest in running? >> i do think the american people in november 2014 and also in november 2016 are going to be looking for leaders who want to work to restore america's leadership in the world. >> reporter: that sounds like a yes. >> it increases my interest in doing everything i can to change the direction we're on. >> reporter: while cruz is among those inching closer to running, other big names like elizabeth warren are not. but she's one of the biggest democrat draws of the season. appearing earlier this week on "the view." >>

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what would she have to lose. >> mika what does elizabeth warren have to lose if she runs for president>> i think two things in terms of hillary clinton. there's a lot of room for her to be lame. if you go to a room of 500 people doing a book event, we did a few recently and asked the room are you ready for hillary they raise their room. they just do it. it's automatic. until it's not. but it's still -- these experiences we've had over the years have reflected, you know, with mitt romney we would see the lack of excitement. which now you see. >> actually it's bizarre. we went around for four years we go on college campuses, go all over and mika always asks people who your excited about. for four years nobody raised their hands about mitt romney from 2009 through 2012. now, you're talking about romney. which is bizarre. okay. wait a second. when you knew he was running you weren't interested and now we go there and mika goes some of the people are interested in mitt romney. and we're stunned how many people raise their hands. >> putin helped. >> putin helped. >> in a huge way. >> by the

harry reid is reportedly holding talks with senator elizabeth warren about joining the leadership inally creative role. senator reid is promising to work with senator mitch mcconnell and other republicans and open to align more votes in the lame duck session. >> i saw firsthand how strategy of obstruction was debilitating to our system. i have no desire to engaging that manner. although the desks in this great chamber may move around and change our duty to help working american families never will. senate democrats are ready to work in good faith with the republican counterparts whether it is today, tomorrow, january, no matter when it is to help the middle class and when we do that we help all of our citizens. >> however at least on wednesday five democratic senators would not commit to backing senator reid for leader and republicans are already making him a top target for 2016. nevada's other senator republican dean hiller is urging governor sandoval to run. sandoval said he's focused on being governor. >> nicole, if sandoval runs we'll win by 20, 30 points. i was one of the few pe

progressives continue to pine for a clinton alternative, specifically massachusetts senator elizabeth warren. warren keeps fueling the fire and this week, she brought her populous message to nbc's late night to seth myers. >> government works. it works really well for those who can higher armies of lobbyists. it works rally well for those who have armies of lawyers. it works wrael for those who can contributions. it's just not working for american families. >> a sign of the impact, warren is having on hillary clinton aids say if the former secretary of state runs, she will adapt warren's rhetoric and embrace some of warren's issues. hillae clinton and at an event in massachusetts with elizabeth mid-terms. >> and i am so pleased to be here with your senior senator, the passionate champion for working people and middle class families, elizabeth warren! >> finally, overseas in aust youtralia, members of parliament have been treated to a video produced by staffers that incorporates staffers from the television show "seinfeld". >> you say you can vote liberal or labor and you will get exactly the

elizabeth warren has a new gig, a go between liberal groups and the party.the move also bumps her up to the leadership table. >> i believe in what the democrats are fighting for. we have to make this government work for the american people. and that's what we're here to fight for. >> chris christie has a pig problem. yes. it could hurt his presidential hopes. he has to decide by december if new jersey pig farmers can use gestation crates. animal rights call them inhumane. pig farming is big in new jersey but huge in iowa. healthercare.gov opens tomorrow but there's a catch. there will be a lot more low priced health plans. sounds good, right? that means you could actually pay more for coverage next year thanks to smaller insurance tax credits. >>> see you in court, maybe. john boehner is going after the president again. this time for his decision to use his executive powers to pass an immigration bill. meanwhile check out how jimmy fallon handled the hot topic. >> that it's rumored that if president obama is planning to announce a new ten part immigration pl

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if elizabeth warren gets an? if hillary clinton runs unopposed? what needs to happen to get you into the race? , i have been politically successful in vermont. i won my last race with 71% of the vote. -- is the message that i'm going to deliver, does it resonate? is there grassroots support to take on big money interest? here's what i would be telling people. a there support for investing trillion dollars into our infrastructure to create 13 million jobs? my republican friends don't support it. they talk about all the money we are spending. that iselieve necessary. we are the only country in the world it does not have a national health care program guaranteeing health care to all people. we are the only one. we spend twice as much as any other nation. is there support out there for a single-payer system, guaranteeing health care to all people? is there support for raising the minimum wage to a living wage? is there support on climate change? i believe it's real. i'm on the environmental committee. i hear from scientists all over the world. window

i mean we think about hillary delinton or elizabeth warren or jim webb. >> maybe elizabeth warren is.hink bernie sand issues is. i think even rand paul is asking po those particular questions. >> fair to assume you wouldn't necessarily be a rand paul supporter, though? >> no. i wouldn't be a rand paul supporter. but, you know, i believe that he has some of his philosophy has a lot of appeal to me. >> would you support hillary 2016? >> i -- i love hillary clinton, and that doesn't mean that i agree with everything that she says. i think that we have gone down a wrong bad road in this country, you know, towards a kind of a fwar state. scan sc scan. the real damage done to us by the 9-11 attacks was the damage ourselves, you know, suspending -- basically treating the bill of rights -- i am a strict constit-tuesdayal constructionist and i believe that the bill of rights are sacred and that, you know, the republicans want to treat them and the mil tarrists want to treme them as if they are a luxury we can no longer stafford in our country and we can suspend habeas corpus and torture team a

as a because elizabeth warren is not necessarily interested this time around? you into s 7 to get the race -- what needs to happen to get you into the race? if i run -- you know, i have been politically successful here in the state of vermont. i won with 71% of the vote. but vermont is very small state. can we -- is the message i'm going to deliver -- it doesn't resonate with people country and is there the grassroots support to take on big money? is what i would be telling people. for their support investing $1 trillion in our infrastructure to create 13 million jobs? do ll, my republican friends not support it, but i believe that is best. country in the y world that doesn't have a national healthcare program guaranteeing health care to all people. where the only one. we spentas much per capita on health care than any other nation. is their support and therefore for all e single-payer system guaranteeing health care for all people? raising ir support for the minimum wage to a living wage? issue eir support on this of climate change? i believe it is real. i hea

progressive, meaning liberal democrats like nancy pelosi and elizabeth warren are who remain. this is a stark reversal of the trends set in the 1990s by the democratic leadership council and the clinton gore administration. they tried to shift the democratic party to the political center after two losses by liberal nominees michael dukasis and walter monded. there has been a de facto purge of the democratic party syntaris. if hillary clinton decides to run for president, will she face a power struggle with the democratic party's liberal faction? eleanor clift? >> well, i think there might be some tension in the primaries and i don't know who the candidate is. perhaps bernie sanders who is actually a socialist who represents the state of vermont. he might get in the race. there really doesn't seem to be a credible candidate representing the progressive point of view who seems to be willing to get in the primary with hillary clinton. i think hillary is smart enough to figure out the progressive economic vision that is going to put the party together. so i don't see a civil war i

adam frankel, is elizabeth warren a funk breaker?abeth warren can speak to the and variety and concerns among middle-class americans. that is authentic, true to her background. she has been a champion her entire life, so in that respect, i think she can capture the moment. >> different rhetoric than the president's rhetoric. edge to, and it has an it, i think. mek, part of what drew andrew a lot of people to the president is his ability to bring people together and unify in 2008. that is part of that original rhetoric. this is a different kind of rhetoric. >> for those of you on bloomberg radio, lots of red and blue this morning, brendan greeley, the trends that we see out there and may the major trend is a polarization. >> i think we have been talking about that forever. greg valliere, do you see anything going on in this election that you are deeply cynical about or is this a long-term trend? >> a six-year or eight-your presidency, this is to be expected. the one factor that does not get enough attention is the lack of purchasing p

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for elizabeth warren and they will be doing outreach. aids said it gives her a seat at the sparking all kinds of chatter and what senator warren may want to do next. >> it may be a sign that rumors have been greatly exaggerated. >> we are following new developments out of missouri. a doctor hired by the michael brown family to do a private autopsy several months ago is testifying before a grand jury. he performed one of the three examinations on brown's and said he found no evidence of a struggle. also in court, attorneys for michael brown's family spoke. they asked the public to stay calm regardless of how the grand jury shakes out. >> on behalf of the brown family, we do not condone acts of li on thing, looting or violence. we want to encourage all of those who support the justice for mike brown to remain vigilant, yet peaceful, calm, and dignified as we await and after we receive the grand jury decision. we also feel that it is equally important to implore law enforcement to exercise reasonable restraints when dealing with demonstrator