gephardt. >> the gentleman from missouri is recognized. without objection. rep. gephardt: mr. speaker and members of the house, i stood on this floor yesterday and implored all of us to say that the politics of slash and burn must end. i implored all of you that we must turn away from the politics of personal destruction and return to the politics of values. it is with that same passion i say to all of you today that the gentleman from louisiana, bob livingston, is a worthy and good and honorable man. [applause] rep. gephardt: i believe his decision to retire is a terrible capitulation to the negative forces that are consuming our political system and our country. [applause] rep. gephardt: and i pray with all my heart that he will reconsider this decision. [applause] rep. gephardt: our founding fathers created a system of government of men, not of angels. no one standing in this house today can pass a puritanical test of purity that some are demanding our elected leaders take. [applause] rep. gephardt: if we demand mere mortals live up to the standard, we will see our seats of

gephardt of missouri. there is a home-court advantage for candidates from the midwest and i think probably a little bit of that in the new england region for candidate campaigning. host: for the populist part of the party, christian conservatives have had an important role to play in iowa. can you explain how? mr. yepsen: religion is an important part of american politics everywhere, and there is a religious loft. back to slavery. the church and religion played an important role in the abolitionist movement. in prohibition, the church was very influential. the antiwar movement, the civil rights movement. so i think religion is an important factor in politics for both parties. on the republican side, it has become more pronounced. you particularly saw that with the candidacy of pat robertson beat george h he w bush at a straw poll leading up to the caucuses republicans held. a strong showing. key to me was a really point because it brought a lot of religious conservatives into active politics. before, many

gephardt of missouri. there is a home-court advantage for candidates from the midwest and i think probably a little bit of that in the new england region for candidate campaigning. host: for the populist part of the party, christian conservatives have had an important role to play in iowa. can you explain how? mr. yepsen: religion is an important part of american politics everywhere, and there is a religious loft. back to slavery. the church and religion played an important role in the abolitionist movement. in prohibition, the church was very influential. the antiwar movement, the civil rights movement. so i think religion is an important factor in politics for both parties. on the republican side, it has become more pronounced. you particularly saw that with the candidacy of pat robertson in 1988, where he beat george h w bush at a straw poll leading up to the caucuses republicans held. a strong showing. that to me was a really key point because it brought a lot of religious conservatives into active pol

gephardt of missouri. there is a home-court advantage for candidates from the midwest and i think probably a little bit of that in the new england regional advantage for new dates campaigning in hampshire. host: in addition to the populist part of the party and candidates, the christian conservatives have had an important role to play in iowa. can you explain how? mr. yepsen: religion is an important part of american politics everywhere, and there is a religious left. slavery.ck to the church and religion played role in the abolitionist movement. in prohibition, the church was very influential. anti-war movement, the civil rights movement. religion is an important factor to politics for parties. on the republican side, it has become more pronounced. you particularly saw that with of pat roberts in 1988 where he beat george walker bush at a straw poll leading up to the caucuses republicans held. a strong showing. was a real key point because it brought a lot of religious conservatives into active politics.

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history of punishing two squabbling candidates had a third candidate like john kerry in 2004 if dean and gephardt slugged it out can are rise. not only are they ideological allies but it was in their interests to prolong this dustup. shannon: there are a lot of trade headlines coming together, usmc a, the senate and two of the big things tonight. >> joe biden was asked about nafta and international trade deals, bernie sanders said this which was interesting in terms of reflecting the tone in des moines tonight. >> joe and i have a fundamental disagreement in case you haven't noticed. and that is nafta, other trade agreements were written for one reason alone, to increase the profits of large multinational corporations. >> that is one of his signature moves but he didn't make it personal. going to the iowa caucuses, four were bunched at the top of the pools, buttigieg, warren, they will win this thing, they were keeping it safe, not wanting to make a mistake, i thought there would be more fireworks. one other thing, it was an hour and a half before cnn mentioned impeachment, tomorrow the house wil

that was the case when howard dean and gephardt tore each other apart. so in that sense, it benefits biden. but it's been remarkable how much warren and sanders have had this nonaggression pact. they do have demographic differences in their support. her support, as he accurately pointed out in his script for his volunteers, is more upscale than hers. they are competing for the left flank of the party. perhaps, jim it was inevitable to get to the point where they're conflicting. >> cillizza, you write in your column about cory booker and why this positive come together campaign does not work right now. anger, not hope, is the defining trait. and booker learned the hard way. so what does that -- if that is the case, and you are a smart guy. >> glad i came on. >> on given days. >> what does that mean for the debate stage and the 20 ensuing days before if anger wins out here. >> i do think there is this frustration coursing through the democratic electorate aimed at donald trump. the message of, we can all come together is joe biden is running sort of on tha

i worked on gephardt for president in 2004. and i have been thinking about that. and i did rag bry. so it was in iowa. this is the first one on our list. kim reynolds is the republican governor of iowa and competing in the house. this makes it more difficult but i think we'll make gains. in part because the longest serving republican in the iowa house decided to flip to become a democrat. she was so disgusted with trumism that he decided to change parties. that is encouraging for us. . . iowa has a nonpartisan system. as many of you know it's a unique system they call it the iowa model. as a result the legislature could vote down these maps. they've had sort of an agreement in the government tradition of iowa, democrats controlled the senate, but there's a possibility that the republican legislature votes down congressional and legislative maps in this increasingly partisan time. one thing we saw that was a tea leaf for this earlier this cycle, republicans tried change the independent nominating process for state supreme word. that's -- supreme court. that signaled to us we're in a

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you can cite the example of dick gephardt and howard dean in 2004. while john kerrly surged into first place. there's less risk if you're punching up. warren in third place nationally can stand to take some chances. she currently has 13% of winning a majority of our delegates in our forecast. not helpless but not great. if she wins iowa, her chance will shoot up to more than 50%. while sanders might prefer to avoid a fight with warren, his biggest problem is biden in first place. so, no, i don't buy that going negative is a bad idea. especially when you're trailing and iowa is right around the corner. >> thanks to nate for that. >>> amy klobuchar and our powerhouse roundtable is coming up. >> announcer: "this week" with george stephanopoulos sponsored by pacific life. life insurance that lets you live for today and protect tomorrow. that's the power of pacific. will it feel like the wheend of a journey?p working, or the beginning of something even better? when you prepare for retirement with pacific life, you can create a lifelong income... so you ha

i worked on gephardt for president in 2004. and i have been thinking about that. this is the first republican trifecta on our list. kim reynolds is the republican governor of iowa and competing in the house. this makes it more difficult but i think we'll make gains. we only need four seats to flip the iowa house red to blue. the longest-serving republican in the iowa house decided to flip to become a democrat. trumpiso disgusted with sm that he decided to change parties. the redistricting was drawn independently. iowa has a nonpartisan system. as many of you know it's a unique system. they call it the iowa model. as a result the legislature could vote down these maps. they've had sort of an agreement in the government tradition of iowa, democrats controlled the senate, but there's a possibility that the republican legislature votes down congressional and legislative maps in this increasingly partisan time. one thing we saw that was a tea leaf for this earlier this cycle, republicans tried change the independent nominating process for state supreme court. that sign

they liked dick gephardt in 1988. this time around they're looking at amy klobuchar. and she's visited each of iowa's 99 counties. >> you know what's funny about her, i had a bit of an '04 flashback with her, and the person in this role at this time was a guy named john edwards. while he wasn't a neighbor, he was sitting there where everybody said, we really like him, but he hadn't bumped yet. gets the "des moines register" endorsement, it sort of coincides. and it had not been for the dean scream, edwards/kerry would have been the more of a fight. does klobuchar have that potential? >> i think in the debate earlier this month you saw that she did go up against mayor pete. she had more time because there were fewer candidates onstage to sort of present herself with that midwest sensibility, with a little bit of humor thrown in. that's really working for her on the campaign stage here in iowa. the other thing is she has been staffing up. she's been raising more money so she's able to hire more people. she's hired key people from the beto campaign. she's hired people to

let's talk about another favorite of mifpblete i worked years ago on gephardt for president in 2004. i've been thinking about that a lot skins the cause cusses came back. bry.of it calleder red this is the first republican trifecta on our list. kim reynolds is the republican governor of iowa. we're competing in the house. make this a little more difficult. but i think we'll make gains. we only need four seats in part because of the longest serving republican andy mckeen decided to flip to become a democrat and join the democratic caucus. he was so disgusted with trumpism that he decided to change parties. that's been encouraging for us as we go into the next cycle. the redistricting was drawn independently but it was sinltu -- subject to an independent vote. they call it the iowa model. as a result the legislature certainly could vote down these maps. they've had sort of an agreement in the good government tradition of iowa and democrats droll senate. but there's a possible that the legislate churem votes for these maps in this increasing partisan time. one thing that we saw that was

look, i got in trouble this way in iowa 16 years ago getting into fights with dick gephardt and john kerry. and in a multiple-candidate field, when two people are fighting, they both go down, no matter who thinks who's right. and somebody else is going to benefit from that. so my guess is both of these are pros. they've been out there for a long time. they like each other, i think, personally. my guess is they make this go away before the debate starts tomorrow night. >> it would be smart -- it would be tough, because you're going to get 15 million questions between now and then. >> that's right. >> ana, to the bigger picture here. you have at the top of the ticket, you have bernie sanders, you have senator warren, you have former vice president biden. you have buttigieg, and really, you have klobuchar is hanging around. they all represent very different things. is this proof of a party that does not one or both of two things. one, who do we really want? two, who can really beat this president? >> well, i think it's important to look at how the polls have changed, depending on how th

look, i got in trouble this way in iowa 16 years ago getting into fights with dick gephardt and john kerry. and in a multiple candidate field, when two people are fighting, they both go down, no matter who thinks who's right. and somebody else is going to benefit from that. so my guess is both of these are pros. they've been out there for a long time. they like each other, i think, personally. my guess is they make this go away before the debate starts tomorrow night. >> it would be smart, it would be tough, because you're going to get 15 million questions between now and then. >> that's right. >> ana, to the bigger picture here. you have, at the top of the ticket, you have bernie sanders, you have senator warren, you have former vice president biden. you have buttigieg, and really, you have klobuchar is hanging around. they all represent very different things. is this proof of a party that does not know one or both of two things. one, who do we really want? two, who can really beat this president? >> well, i think it's important to look at how the polls have changed, depending on ho

i worked years ago on gephardt for president 2004. i've been thinking about that a lot as the caucuses have come back. and i did some of the bicycle ride in iowa, across the legislative districts this year. so i was just out in iowa. this is the first republican trifecta on our list that we're going after. kim reynolds is the republican governor of iowa. we're compete can in the house. staggered terms of the state gnat makes it a little more difficult but i think we will make gains. we only need four seats to flip red to blue in part because the longest serving republican in the iowa house decided to flip to become a democrat and join the democratic caucus. he was so disgusted with trumpism that he decided to change parties. so that has been encouraging for us as we go into the next cycle. the redistricting was drawn independently, but it is subject to a legislative vote. iowa has a nonpartisan system. as many of you know it, is a unique system, they call it the iowa model. and so as a result, the legislature certainly can vote down t

i worked years ago on gephardt for president 2004. i've been thinking about that a lot as the caucuses have come back. and i did some of the bicycle ride in iowa, across the legislative districts this year. so i was just out in iowa. this is the first republican trifecta on our list that we're going after. kim reynolds is the republican governor of iowa. we're compete can in the house. staggered terms of the state senate make this more difficult, but i think we will make gains. we only need four seats to flip red to blue in part because the longest serving republican in the iowa house decided to flip to become a democrat and join the democratic caucus. he was so disgusted with trumpism that he decided to change parties. so that has been encouraging for us as we go into the next cycle. the redistricting was drawn independently, but it is subject to a legislative vote. iowa has a nonpartisan system. as many of you know, it's a unique system, they call it the iowa model. and so as a result, the legislature certainly can vote down these m

president of the illinois stayed afl-cio, tim dray, of christian county in central illinois, and dick gephardt, who is the president of the illinois farm bureau, both of whom, through their organizations, support the usmca trade agreement that is about to come before congress. there were a lot of smiles and laughter in the room as these two friends of mine noted that it's the very first time they have ever come together at a press conference -- organized labor and the farmers of the state of illinois. they both agree that this usmca trade agreement is a step forward, an improvement over the original nafta. they both endorse it, and i do, too. i also want to add the suggestion that somehow speaker pelosi, in the words of the majority leader, slow-walked the usmca really in a way that ignores the obvious. in the period of time between the original submission of the usmca and the vote that's taken place -- will take place soon in the united states senate, changes have been made to the treaty which -- trade agreement which the president submitted to congress. important changes. for example, there

this is just like howard dean and dick gephardt tearing each other to shreds and john kerry sitting there going, all right. i'll take it. >> on the eve of the debate, no less. you know the first line of questioning, or a significant line of questioning will be about these claims that elizabeth warren ma they'd that bernie sanders told her in december 2018 personally, confirmed it last night, that a woman couldn't win. couldn't win donald trump. he denies that vehemently. his campaign says that's a lie or she misinterpreted what she said. joe biden, adrienne elrod has to be loving that. called him durable. still sitting where he's been for the most part. true, you wouldn't be surprised if any one of four candidates won in iowa, but he has to like what he's seeing as the progressive wing in bernie sanders and elizabeth warren of the party fights it out. >> yeah. you're exactly right, willie. look at this monmouth poll that came out yesterday showing him at 24% combined with the fact that elizabeth warren and bernie sanders breaking their truth and going after each other. joe biden, you stan

joe lieberman there, dick gephardt and a million different scenarios in 2004. the psychology of the democratic party in 2004 was, what? republican president who they thought had been installed by the supreme court in 2000, they thought start add war he had no business starting with iraq in 2003 and who they badly wanted to defeat in 2004. just win, baby. the psychology of the party, and all that had to happen to bring that incredibly messy race into something very neat and very simple and very straightforward was john kerry win iowa. the minute john kerry won iowa, numbers shot up 30 points in new hampshire. won new hampshire by double digits and on his way. fell like dominoes from that point forward. not saying it will go exactly like that. a lot of different scenarios and wild cards here. one to keep in mind, this is a party that doesn't seem like it's in the mood for a long, drawn out fight. it wants somebody to go toe to toe with trump. >> you covered politics a lot. michael bloomberg has most of the money in politics turns out. if you look at this scenario