>> laura: ok, how much have we spent on the war on poverty, do you think? how much is the war on poverty spent? about $7 trillion? >> i would like to spend more on the war on poverty and less on real wars that we don't have to fight anymore -- >> laura: we can agree on the real wars part. >> it's a major failure economically. china is not going to be a threat to us immediately. so i think we can reallocate more of our money -- >> laura: ok. they're planning for the long term, yeah. >> without adopting any authoritarianism, republicans have their problem, too. a recent poll show that 40 something percent of republicans want to give the president the power to censor the media. that is a terrible idea. >> t laura: let's stay on point here. i get you. i know, anytime we criticize the democrats, stay on one point. >> i have to criticize the republicans. absolutely. >> laura: i know you do. that's your thing. we are focused on one issue, because we've a limited amount of time. elizabeth, i want to give you -. >> centrism is important. >> laura: the inner goes one way.