much. one last point. of course. this is so important. this is an issue in which we can and should be able to restore the bipartisanship that once existed about climate. it is important to remember that the environmental protection agency was started by republicans, by richard nixon of all people. and the other republicans ronald reagan went green, along with margaret thatcher, during his time in office. this is an issue on which we should be able to come to some bipartisan agreement. very good point, david. to both of you, tracy, thank you both for being here. we ll all be watching tonight. this starts, the cnn series on the climate crisis, it begins tonight, 5:00 eastern. it goes all the way to midnight. you re not going to want to miss it. all ten leading candidates will take the stage here to address this critical issue only on cnn. we ll be right back.
helpless? like individual change and action accomplishes nothing because this problem is so grand. if i can mention two quick things. sure. one is there was a comment earlier about republicans versus democrats. first of all, it s less divisive than ever before. when you look at polls, there are those that are worried are very worried and increasing amongst all populations, including conservatives, liberals, et cetera. at different rate, but all are increasing. occupations that are held by what are considered conservatives or republicans are more impacted or influenced by climate change than others. for example, trucking, construction, oil and gas sector, agriculture, farming. those are typically held by more conservative voters. so they have reason to care. they have reason to be part of the solutions going forward. i really hope that we hear about that tonight. we always imagine that these things are so intractable, that people s positions don t move and change. the fact is
were they aspirational? you heard the jab from elizabeth warren. i think their can do is to defeat donald trump. what they believe and believe very strongly is if the democratic party winds up being for open borders, decriminalizing, and then giving benefits to people who come across, if the democratic party stands for new taxes on health care and new taxes on climate, they re going to lose the election. angela, david makes a good point because dana asked bernie sanders that very important question. aren t you incentivizing more people to cross over illegally if you give them free college and free health care? he didn t really have much of an answer. he said we re going to have stronger border protection. that was it then he pivoted there. what struck you the most last night from them in terms of elizabeth warren, bernie sanders versus the moderates. let me start with the moderates. i normally always agree with you, mr. gurgen. i couldn t disagree more though. i think to me, the
make no mistake about it, if joe biden has a consistent, solid performance tonight, he secures his role as the clear front runner. if he does not, there are very real questions about where this field is head and where the democratic primary may end up as we head towards caucuses and primaries, guys. yeah, 100%. all right. it s going to be an exciting one tonight, phil. thank you so much for the reporting. let s talk about all of this. bloomberg reporter is with me. david gurgen, former presidential adviser to four presidents. and also, of course, with us is the lovely angela rye. good morning. let me begin with you, david. you think, yes, a moderate coalition emerged last night. i do. but what did it tell us about the party? i think the moderates found their voice last night. they ve been sort of dominated by the progressive wing of the democratic party in much of this early going. but did they tell us what they can do?
get $400 back when you buy the new lg g8. call, visit or click today. joe biden s interview with chris cuomo is ripping across political establishment tonight. here with me for some perspective, van jones, a cnn political commentator. david gurgen, a cnn senior