the president already tried with herman cain and stephen moore.h of those didn't get anywhere in the process. judy shelton has got the furthest in the process. why would republicans go against president trump on this particular issue? matt: as we know, republican senators have been pretty willing to green light trump's other appointees in other areas and go along with his policies, but the fed seems to be one area or they have been willing to stand up to him over the course of his presidency. you see the issue that they have with people blake shelton and stephen moore and herman cain -- with people like shelton and stephen moore and herman cain, they are intent on keeping mainstream people in the fed. it kind of shows how important the institution is to them at the end of the day. guy: it was interesting listening to the banking committee talk to powell the other day. senator after senator talking about the idea that fed independence was in the -- was important to them. how is this process actually working? normally, you would expect serious vetti

joining me now is herman cain former chairman of the d.c. democratic party.this an opening for president trump to woo black voters, given these various missteps? some of what you just saw. >> i don't think it is an opening for president trump to woo black voters because president trump is trying to woo the united states of america. the result that this president has been able to achieve have helped all people. that is the difference. the democrats and the liberals continue to think that there are specific things that they can say or do that are going to woo black voters. the only thing that black voters and brown voters have in common is that they are black and brown. they are not politically aligned, they are not ideologically aligned. to try to put them in a homogeneous group as one group all the time is a mistake, and all you have to do is look at the reputable polls and you will see that the support for president trump from black people has grown and grown and grown. >> laura: scott, your response? >> i don't think the polls are very credible just based o

campaign cycles, where obama trailed in early polls for months and months, or rudy giuliani and herman cainer one in national polls. you know what can matter? what the

. >> reporter: to herman cain being questioned on whether he agreed with obama on libya. >> okay, libyater: but sometimes even silence is better than spe speakingispeak ining up when you're stumped about the city that was the epicenter of refugee crisis in syria. >> what would you do if you were elected about aleppo. >> and what is aleppo? >> you're kidding? >> no. >> and a bit closer to home -- >> how many houses do you and mrs. mccain have? >> i think -- i'll have my staff get it to you. >> condominiums. >> a condominium conundrum. >> years before president trump ordered the attack on iran's highest ranking general, candidate trump was asked -- >> are you familiar with general soleimani? >> yes? i -- go ahead. give me a little -- go ahead. tell me. >> reporter: trump went on to mix up the kurds and the iranian quds force. tomato, tomahto. of course, you can always try to turn a gotcha into a got you. >> can you name the president of ke ke kechya? >> no, can you. >> reporter: gotcha questions for 400. >> the new prime minister of india is, uh -- uh -- no. >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn

rudy giuliani and herman cain were neck in neck. do you know what can matter in what the voters say and do in the home stretch the way iowans helped pete buttigieg surge this week and the way new hampshire voters are doing right now. sanders and buttigieg tie now, leading in the low 20s at 25 and 21%. elizabeth warren at 14%. statistically tied for third with joe biden. a couple of straightforward implications here. one, these numbers are in line with the trend since iowa. sanders, buttigieg and warren with buttigieg gaining the most. another poll at "boston globe" finds him going up 12 points. serious trouble for joe biden's campaign. he is flagging in both states. not just that he's running behind. the more concerning trend for his campaign is this continuing collapse following from 18 to 11 and new signs that his team is making emergency moves. the "washington post" calling it all of it a last-ditch effort as they move around advertising. polls are just a snap shot. you know a candidate is making a debt if more famous candidates

campaign cycles, where obama trailed in early polls for months and months, or rudy giuliani and herman cain were allegedly number one in national polls. you know what can matter? what the voters say and do in the homestretch. the way ioiowans helped buttigi surge this week, and the way new hampshire voters are making up their minds right now. that brings us to developing news in the poll released this hour. sanders and buttigieg tied now, within the margin of error, 25% and 21%. warren at 14%, statistically tied for third with joe biden. straightforward implications here. a top three emerging in the race, sanders, buttigieg, and warren, with buttigieg gaining the most. a poll by the "boston globe" shows him going up 12 points. also, serious trouble for joe biden's campaign. he is flagging in both states, and it is not just that he is running behind. the more concerning trend for his campaign is this continuing collapse falling from 18% to 11%, and new signs his team is making emergency moves. the "washington post" is calling it a last-ditch effort, moving advertising. polls are a snapshot.

. >> wow joining us right now new ceo former presidential candidate herman cain good to see you.'s comments, just there, that you just heard as well as the most recent comments on stop and frisk throw them against the wall? >> i think he is overgeneralizing because not only black people fall in category he has described. yes, there are some that fall into that category. but the majority of blacks are the absolute opposite of that, and the thing that black people have in common with all people is that they are not stupid they can think, so some of his perceptions going into this presidential race are totally different from the whole black community, the whole black community is not one homogeneous group that is statement by mayor bloomberg others this is where they miss the point. >> you make a really important point and obviously, we all know that. but give us your sense of the -- the support for michael bloomberg from the black community, and what about the support for president trump, by the way, of the black community? given the fact that you've got the unemployment rate at a

we all remember, of course, steven moore and herman cain who didn't even make it to the hearing stageremember trump had said months ago he intended to nominate judy shelton but it took him quite a while before that nomination was actually sent over to the senate, so i think there's a lot of scrutiny on these picks i think that the banking committee is taking its job seriously. to me, the biggest question that is before the senators is the one of central bank independence there is bipartisan agreement on the committee that that is critical to the functioning of an orderly economy and, so, i think that's the reason why this particular nomination is potentially up for grabs >> thank you very much keep us posted >>> let's bring in our senior economics reporter steve liesman with more color on the nominees, steve. that question around independence, judy shelton was long time during the obama administration calling for higher interest rates and then in 2016 she changed her tune but a lot of economists changed their tune how big of a deal is that? >> reporter: i think it is a big deal and i

mention black vote and the support among the black community is rising for president trump and herman caintrump among black voters has democrats terrified. because they are walking away from democrats. >> and if this -- if this election does nothing but break the nexus between racial identity and people's politics -- that's -- that would be a very good they think because politicians in washington are the last industries that openly racially segregates people and sell ises them different messages and pits them against one another and is most destructive thing that you get out of washington. and it is really disgusting and for all of donald trump's sort of outrageous in politic things that he says he's -- that's the one thing he never does. he talks to everybody and knows everybody and say it is right there. he says it straight and he will insult everybody. >> that's really nice. great thanks for joining us stay with us more right after this. 448,134 to be exact. they answered 410 questions in 8 categories about vehicle quality. and when they were done, chevy earned more j.d. power quality a