Struggling with how to disclose the debts. She got a lot of advice from sydney blumenthal even though sydney blumenthal even though he had no government role. Clinton commented on the emails. Hillary clinton i want them to be released all as soon as possible. Theyre in the process of doing it. I understand there is a certain protocol that have to be followed and they are following that. These that are being released today have been in the committee jurisdiction. They were given to the committee some months ago. Now, finally those are getting released. So it is beginning. I would like to see it expedited so we get the more out quickly. Peter clinton supporters says the emails correspond with the previous accounts of benghazi. But a congressman a republican congressman part of the special Committee Investigating this tragedy there is a deposition wanted from blumenthal and eventually from Hillary Clinton herself. Mark back to the focus group john and i were in des moines, iowa earlier this week. We spent a lot of time with democrats and republicans. We spent a lot of time with them. We want to bring you more material we have not got to show you yet. First, democrats. We talked about Hillary Clinton and other democrats who are talked about as president ial candidates Bernie Sanders and also Elizabeth Warren, who so far has refused to declare running. We talked about the clintons and their political style. The clintons have been more secretive than any other politicians. Does anybody agree . You agree . Anybody else . Not of the rest of you think that . I think they are more strategic. Secretive what is secretive . So they just mark another thing deriving from the foundation controversy and the email controversy, some people say the clintons feel like they can play by their own rules. Anybody feel that way . I think all politicians i think they play the game well. They think ahead before something happens just like when she was using, what did you say the nonserver . Mark the personal server. The personal server. I think she is thinking ahead. She knows what is coming next. She has seen it. She knows. Mark people tend to agree with that point of view as opposed to playing by their own rules . It is the nature of politicians. They all do. Mark so the republicans have a big field they have like 16 15 candidates. I count 21. Mark that is a lot. Is anybody that is running for the republican nomination that you find appealing . No. No. Not at all. Mark anybody . Marco rubio mark what is appealing about him . A lot of the social programs would be better. He is more left than most republicans. Mark does anybody have anything positive to say about jeb bush . Is that a joke . [laughter] mark why do you say that . We dont need any more bushes in the white house. Mark do any of you want Hillary Clinton elected . She doesnt have much competition. She has competition but she is crushing them right now. Mark does anybody worry about her chances of winning . I would like to see Elizabeth Warren or joe biden in their, maybe get a little more competition more of a race. Mark does anybody else share bills wish on that to get ready . I think Bernie Sanders will surprise people. He will have a bigger voice than he has been given credit for. Mark why do you think that . Just i personally like his policies and he answers the questions. Mark would you like his presence in the race to cause hillary to take more progressive positions . Yeah. Mark will it take an effect . I think it has already. She has had to lean more to the left now. Mark do you like him more than Hillary Clinton . You would like it more if he could be the nominee . Oh, yeah. We have a Citizens United america. You need to raise a lot of money. There is so many characteristics where he does not stand a chance. Christina, what do you think about Bernie Sanders . I dont know much about him. Mark Martin Omalley . Governor of maryland . Mark former governor of maryland. What do you think about him . I dont know much about him. He sounds like a good guy. But i just have not really read too much of his stances lately so i really couldnt say. Mark charlie . I know he is a bit opposed to the left of hillary on some issues. I land somewhere in between Bernie Sanders and hillary. So, it aligns a little better with me. Than the other two thing. Than the other two. Mark anybody have thoughts on jim webb . I have seen them in interviews. He is direct. I dont know i have not seen him too much recently in the news. In the past, anytime i come across them, i have always liked what he had to say. Mark raise your hand if you think Elizabeth Warren could win the caucus. I dont think she could beat hillary. I dont think anyone can beat hillary are in can beat hillary. Mark ok. Is there anybody you think that could beat hillary or she or is she unbeatable . At this point, yes. Mark charlie . I dont, not that i have heard of. Mark always interesting what voters think. We did those focus groups in des moines. What do you think they said about the clintons willingness to engage in hardball politics . John it is amazing. The clintons get away with stuff because it is bait in the cake. People assume that is how it is. These people not only assume at, not only assume it, they admire it. It is hardball and these guys play it well. Mark they know they can win elections and that is what they want. John totally. They spent a lot of time talking about Bernie Sanders who is the new player in the democratic side. What did you think about the reaction to him . Mark they liked the fact he is playing a role farther to the in pulling clinton farther to the left and they had some affection for him and respect. They did not say this totally explicitly but it seemed like they wanted somebody more like Bernie Sanders but i know he but they know he cannot win. John they like the honesty and the authenticity which a lot of voters crave. Mark i asked them about Elizabeth Warren and they dont think she can beat Hillary Clinton. A lot of people in brooklyn at clintons headquarters would say we hope Elizabeth Warren does not get in. And these people did not say that if she got in, she cannot beat her. John you look at the polls and it is true, Elizabeth Warren would not have much chance. It is really there are some people that make a lot of noise on the left that make it seem like she has more support than she really does. Mark my takeaway from the full session they are sophisticated, proclinton and not idealistic. They dont think Hillary Clinton can necessarily change washington but they know that is their best hope to win the white house. John all they care about is winning in keeping a republican and keeping a republican from taking the oval office. Mark they are proclinton with a lot of asterisks. We will be right back with more exciting focus group action. This time with the republicans right after this. Mark on the show tonight, more bonus footage from our iowa focus group. This is what the Republican Voters had to tell us. If you had a choice, would you pick somebody that has experience or someone who knows how Government Works and experience in that way or somebody that can bring change . Or are you looking for a mixture . I think there has to be a mixture. You need somebody with leadership and governance qualities and have to be able to work with people and be diplomatic and be able to cross the aisle and the with both deal with both republicans and democrats as opposed to being so divisive. That comes again with leadership and the ability to run business. I think most politicians want to get reelected. That is their number one goal. That should not be the number one goal. Because of all the term limits i dont think the country was set up for it i think the country was set up for a late politician, but now everybody is a professional politician. People come in with no money and leave as billionaires. I want somebody that is charismatic and can get people behind him. John it is important to have someone that has held Elective Office before . Not really. They need to have a record. This guy now had never really done anything being a other than being neighborhood organizer. We need somebody that did something. [laughter] john fair enough. Christine what you think about , that . I agree. You need to have something. An entrepreneur, ill throw a name out donald trump is so successful in business. That is a core he does really well. He is a candidate for a reason. He is great at money, making money. Can he turn americas economy around . Sure. That is something. Better than obama. John if you put aside mr. Trump, most of the republicans if you put him aside, you have a bunch of republicans who have either been a governor or is a governor or a senator. When you think about those qualifications, is there one of those that is more attractive or less attractive . The idea of the executive experience of the gun up of the governorship, or the legislative experience of the senate, or could it be either one . Either one just as long they still need to understand how Government Works and know the ins and outs to be able to run the government. If you dont completely understand how the Government Works, how can you be its commanderinchief . I think a governor is better than a senator. A senator is a legislator. A governor has to run the state. I think a governor would make a better president than a legislator. John anybody agree . He or she is an outsider as well which gives you no preconceived notions. John quick show of hands how many people in the room think it is important the republican nominee be a conservative . Ok only about half. For the others of you for whom the conservative is not important, do you want a moderate or either or . Is moderate what you are looking for . Moderate and not to not two not too terrifically conservative. I think there is Different Levels of conservativism. You have the far right, good gridlock. An elephant instead of a donkey. John how important is it to you that the candidate you get behind represents the future for the Republican Party . That is the reason we go through the whole process otherwise we can sit back and do nothing while complaining. Again, i would like to see the world left in good hands for my family. Yes, it is very important. John you said it was important to you after talking about ronald reagan. I think we need a crossover she made a point about gaining all the republicans. Everyone, instead of just the passionate ones. People get upset i dont want to vote for him. We need somebody that can cross over and bring everyone. You need to have somebody that can see into the future and keep us progressing and moving forward. If you dont, we will stay stagnant and i dont think anybody wants that. John mark, everything we have seen across the country so far was exemplified in that conversation. It is a wideopen race. Mark some like experience, some like a new face. Some like a more conservative candidate, some say doesnt have to be conservative. John one as a legislator and some want executive experience for business leaders. Mark anybody thinking about running could find some hope that their profile will work. You dont have somebody like bob dole, an old senator. Lindsey graham would be an exception. The leading Senate Candidates are younger. John the one thing that came through is and this Republican Group they want a visionary and somebody that looks like the future. Not necessarily young but some someone who will take the party forward. You could kind of tell in this group there was a palpable buzz around Carly Fiorina and marco rubio. There was a way in which you could see how it might benefit them, that kind of yearning for something new, fresh and future oriented. Mark my instinct while listening to those voices and looking at the polling is while somebody like rubio is getting their turn, i dont get the sense it will be like the last cycle where somebody had their turn on the stage, they rocketed up to the 20s or 30s. I think people might get a little bit of a bump but even the people expressing enthusiasm or positive things about rubio and fiorina and walker, it was not like consensus. John last time, you had a very weak field where people shot up and collapsed. In this field, it is stronger see you can imagine itll be even more evened out. The moderate conservative thing which you are supposed to have where Iowa Republicans are super conservative you do not have much of that at all. Even those that were conservative did not think they have to be conservative and there were plenty of moderates. We will be right back with the best food in iowa. And that is saying something. Mark every time we go to iowa, we try to stop by smittys which is near the airport and the other is also pretty easy to get to the restaurant in Downtown Des Moines that is more to do that has more to do with politics than most things in the hawkeye state. We took andrew with us to find out how this incredibly popular restaurant has become incredibly important. How are you . Mark great to see you. Might just nice to see you. Mark this place has been open since 2002. What was Downtown Des Moines like when this place opened . There was nothing across the street. Virtually no restaurants or activities going on. John you would not describe this as a gastronomic paradise, would you . It was a food desert. John what gave you the idea that i was going to do this . The city wanted to tear the building down to build a site. A central park type environment. I had a preservationist friend who felt it should not be torn down. It was built in 1912 as a masonic temple building. Mark when did it become a political place . We do not really know this at the time but most of the candidates stay downtown at the marriott, a few blocks from here. When they would finish their day, they would start coming here in 2002. I think it was john kerry, john edwards had his own table, joe biden had his own table. Right in the middle. John how did it put it on the how much did adam do to put it on the map. Adam was the chief writer for the new york times, and a lot of people found out. He had a table in the middle of the restaurant. By the end of the evening, the press latched on and there were five or six tables of press. John kerry announced his candidacy here. Mark was romney here . Yes. I think he had an event here, they had new years eve parties here for the press. That ceiling alone was 80,000 to repair the stainedglass windows. They were all coming out. We spent 9 million on the building, to restore it. It has been the most satisfying investment i have ever made. Mark do you know when you will make your money back . The restaurant is doing quite well, so that helps. In 2002, 2006 caucuses, we had all three anchors here. We had peter jennings, dan rather and tom brokaw. They were all on the restaurant in the restaurant at the same time. Mark we are here right before the lunch rush. What is the biggest night in terms of media star power . It used to be the night before the caucuses but now the candidates seem to be politicking all the way up until end, and even during the day. So, i think the night before the caucuses when we are most busy. Mark what is it like with the political people coming in particularly the journalists . Does that make a difference . I guess. We do a lot of business. Right now during the caucus season, we get people that stay a long time so they can see celebrities. It helps us and hurts us at the same time a little. John as you look back at the 13 years, what is the most starstudded night you can remember . Sharon stone called one night and said she had heard about the food and was hoping we can keep the kitchen open. That was a pretty easy decision. We had her, Scarlett Johansson was here, that was pretty exciting. That was right after the obama win. John the night of the 2008. Yes. Mark do political people order different stuff, more stuff . John kerry liked the fish everybody likes their favorite. Ron paul came here a lot. Mark what did he order . I dont know what he ordered but i know kerry liked the seafood. John nothing like good iowa seafood. There you go. Mark if you are writing a history book, what will be the paragraph about this restaurant . Preservation makes a difference. As i wrote as a result of this there were a lot of , buildings that might have been reserved. There have been 16 restaurants that have opened downtown. Five or 6000 5000 or 6000 different apartments that are being built or have been built. Whole areas are growing and we have had a number of those developers come. For this building and this if it werent for this building and restaurant, they wouldnt have opened here. Mark where does the name come from . My wife and i spent a lot of time in italy. When you go to downtown italian locations, it is the city center in italy. Mark this is the city center of des moines. We like to think so. Mark thank you. Congratulations on your success. Great restaurant, great we will be right back after building, and a great man. At a great man. We will be right back after this. 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