race then i think bernie sanders maybe ends up being a thorn in her side but definitely not a knife in her back. if she starts getting into trouble, i think she is perfectly capable and willing to adjust and come out with stronger statements and fill in the missing link that may frustrate some democratic voters. >> well knife or thorn if you will he is pretty pickly. do democrats care that hillary clinton is not answering questions on key stone or tpp? >> i think some of them do. in the final analysis i have yet to see any polls among democratic voters that show bernie sanders anything higher than 18 or 19 percentage points and hillary clinton any lower than 56 57 percentage points. she is still the formidable front-runner. her support has been eroding but not much yet. and i think a cautious candidate