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Foundation and then we will be in davos switzerland next month we hope you will be informed in these conversations with actionable take away that you yourself could take to elevate women everywhere and i hope you will share what we talk about today on social media throughout the day of the moderators rule with us the feminine agenda and program can be found in the women rule on the app store and google play by searching life and then we encourage you to login and connect with people around you. First im delighted to bring to the stage three members of congress to discuss the new wave the women on the hell have had to date please join us on stage. [applause] im thrilled to take off todays summit when it is a hallmark of women rule im joined by representative susan brooks and the recruiting chair in the democratic representative Lauren Underwood from illinois. [applause] and Stephanie Murphy from the Blue Dog Coalition and a member of the Judiciary Committee is not able to join us. More than 100 women have shattered the record of a decade ago years later talking about the summit what changed . What is so important for women to be elected to office and be part of power so i want to ask the question because you have been in congress a little longer with the changes socially or structurally with more women . Have you seen that already starting . I will start out clearly in 2013 while that is a historic number we quite frankly have a long way to go it was a hundred years ago that jeanette was the first woman to serve in congress i think she really thought we would have been further along than we are right now. That we have women who are serving and role models for young girls and women of all ages and people think i can do that we have shared experiences that they are so diverse and different i had never run for office before but i had been in an attorney since the mid eighties and i just realized i was asked to run for office i did not raise my hand and now what we are seeing is women on their own are raising their han hand. But i still think if you ask most women in congress most of them were asked they did not just raise their hand. First let me say im so grateful to be here what a great way to start off the day with powerful and strong women thats amazing. [applause] things are powerfully different and i read in women rule there was a survey that with a historic election of diversity to congress that women in america across the country when surveyed after 16 after 18 women looked more optimal optimistically compared to men so thats a large part to see they were represented by that diversity. Than the other one is it is nice to be serving with a lot of other women and younger women as well. [laughter] i had a very awkward conversation with one of my colleagues. Who do you work for . The peoples florida seven . Left off. One of the first events this year as a freshman member talking to the women rules community but the youngest africanamerican of congress what do you think you are bringing or maybe those that have been here longer . It has become very clear to me there is a certain responsibility that comes with perks. Signed the first black woman to ever serve in congress some of the history of the country theres never been a young black woman at the Table Economic issues healthcare issues or housing we have millions of people who now have a voice and i feel that responsibility why i am so grateful and honored to represent my community but to offer that representation so when the congresswoman and i knew it would be an opportunity for that attention here in washington and that has remained unchanged in my tenure that we could grow into nearly 100 members bipartisan in terms of standalone legislation on the verge to get the first Medicaid Expansion through the house since the ada passed so women on medicaid and that just doesnt happen you have to have the representative and their Political Capital so we are in this powerful and exciting point. [applause] but also to the younger women in Congress Talking about Maternal Mortality having her third child while serving in congress her first child has significant medical complications. When i came to congress i was way past childbearing years by women are having babies while in congress and those are focused on Maternal Mortality i didnt realize how prevalent it was especially women of color. We have heard hearings on this i believe its because the women in congress are more engaged and really are not in a good place from the world and with medical innovation and everything we have in this country that american women are dying. So how do you deal with that . That trying to be the first of Public Service the first woman to lead a playbook so talk about that pressure. Some of us want to have an impact and that happens to be the first that is fine it is a responsibility because we want to make sure there are more women being first is fine. So to be the first also. [laughter] [applause] so what can we do every day to make it easier for those who want to come behind us so i see we have made leaps and bounds so im excited about what lies ahead. I spoke to roundtable members including senator ouppercaseletter and democrats from connecticut we had a frank conversation about what needs to change going back in history how there were bathrooms for women until very recently thank you to john boehner. [laughter] there you go Speaker Boehner had the womens restroom right on the floor but it takes a little bit behind the scenes are there issues from your perspective . That they still need to make Congress Move forward. Yes there is such a Committee Last constituted 1994 and 95 i have to say you are giving me something to go back and consider a completely Bipartisan Committee i wouldnt say we have had a huge focus specifically on women so i will go back and talk about what we could interject with modernization but what we talk about we need more space in the capital for bipartisan discussions believe it or not there are very few places we can come together to have a private conversation to get to know each other very well. But i think things like lactation rooms i have not asked or looked that jamie comes to the floor all the time with her little baby with her. That something we have to focus on. Now that there are women serving its a storybook Family Affair all hands on deck theres a lot of women with small children and taking that into account the orientation is really important. I remember when i got elected my husband was going through orientation may try to give him a vera badly bagley bag with nail polish. [laughter] there are all these little ways even though we have more women servings women was serving with children we still have not yet oriented our processes and procedures toward that. We are working on scheduling because we know the schedule does not work very well for families we always take august off that is traditional im not saying thats definitely going away but so many schools start early when we are off kids are going back to school during august so we took suggestions from members they are saying the schedule does not work if we dont make it more familyfriendly we will not attract more women and stephanie has done an amazing job mine were 19 and 21. Stay tuned we will see. I want to ask you women are vastly dominated by democrats what can republicans do because we had this conversation so many times and it just doesnt seem like they can get over that. And their efforts over the last election cycle actually we did have two women on the general election ballot that cycle but only 13 made it through and she got here by the way we love having her in congress im very proud to say today we have 138 republican women more than at any other time it hasnt ended and now we have 140 people of color and again. [applause] that is something people have seen and that has caused republicans across the country to say i want to run for office we have to get the women and people of color through the primaries but winning for women and other groups are supporting our women and what i have seen which i didnt notice as much last time because i have talked with them at conference dies we love you but we have enough of you we need you to help the women that are running and there are a lot more men engaging the women in their state. Then we go to the delegations that ask them to support the women who are running. And we are seeing that. So the question is truly when will the public start pushing these districts . That getting the republicans and the seats it is a very moderate district. We have a lot of strong women running but i thank you will see a lot of incredible women of all backgrounds. With the more moderate democratic side of the party and the cochair of the blue dogs women and men that were elected much more liberal necessary tied to the Party Establishment whether socialism or other issues. I was a challenge the notion the women that have come in our progressive i think we have a nice spread across that ideological spectrum and there are quite a few men that are in the moderate centerleft space but some voices are amplified more than others. Sure. But one of the things women always bring to the table or wherever else we show up is that we show up and we listen and we find ways to engage with one another and that has been at the heart of what has been beneficial you can disagree on policy through conversation and dialogue to find the ability to have Common Ground and i have seen a lot of that. One thing to remember we havent seen the most powerful voice of healthy women and that is what we have right now as the speaker and the chair we have some powerful women moving forward and that makes them comfortable but that doesnt mean there is an agreement or a conflict or the inability to move but it just means the voice is a little different than what we see. But if you have the women just because thats the public frame that is out there . I dont think so in my experience here and i am in my fourth term i cochair the womens caucus last summer and right now we have Brenda Lawrence cochair the womens caucus we tried. The women in my experience have tried to find more Common Ground than fighting against each othe other. Because of that lois and i lead in the house the bill from the last congress protecting Young Athletes from sexual abuse the us gymnasts that were sexually assaulted by doctor nasser leading the charge in the house to change those protocols and the training along with Diane Feinstein so we were taking those issues of mortality that involved women and girls with the usaid funding is a strategy to keep women and girls in school beyond Elementary School all around the world and these are the types of things we feel good about there will always be the outliers and they get the attention from the media but at the end of the day the real work is done by women but knock on wood. And then leading those efforts that is very different than how its done in the past or in this country. Starting with the news of the day so we have to talk about that today or right about now holding up a conference to announce the president. You have a conservative area how do you weigh what happens in washington at home . We are in a unique position that we are very familiar with political corruption. [laughter] is not a foreign concept. [laughter] so the impeachment inquiry at the same time we watch chicago tv news at the same time the sei rated the offices so theres pelosi and donald trump and for my neighbors at all looks the same it is not so foreign or unfamiliar so we started off that it is wrong to have the abuse of power but it is not something in my conversations that we have this fundamental disagreement and from that perspective i dont have any inside knowledge that when we get off the stage ill be looking at my phone what are we talking about . And we have to have a conversation of community. So the speed with which immigrants have chosen on this look at the court or things like that maybe not Speaker Pelosi but is that what you and your colleagues are wrestling with . Know we have a transparent progress on process looking at the Information Available and that this affects the 2020 election added time when my office has been working so hard to secure funding for Election Security and legislation to run interference elections. E American People feel they get a free and fair election. Thats at the heart of our democracy. I think there was no question there has been interference in the election of 2016. To work in a bipartisan way to secure the elections in 2020. They will actually capitalize and try. Only partisan elections are on the house floor. We dont work in a bipartisan way so we havent learned how to secure our elections and im very concerned. I dont believe its unfair to the American People and to the point we are now up on the 2020 election. We are not in a better place than we were having not worked in a bipartisan way. It wouldve democrat democrats o eventually hiring people like yourself would be open to the impeachment. Certainly i want to read the articles of impeachment are. They picketed from obstruction of justice. Ive been in the Justice System for over 30 years as a lawyer for a long time and what we have seen hasnt been just as lets also say that is why we have a third branch of government. Urban, suburban, i have a very diverse district there are differing opinions in my district and i think that i always want to see what theyve written. More women in leadership is a good thing if we like to have takeaways so i want to give a lightning round. Women should have the courage to try. So often there it is changing our community, raising our voices at the board room or whatever it is. To have the courage to try whatever it is they are setting out to do. There isnt a shortage of things you can do. You just have to set the intensity and go do it. Women have incredible stories to share but to get the stories out and share the stories women in congress have, quite frankly you have to have the resources. What ive learned into so many candidates have learned is you have to have the financial resources. Men have to support women, women have to support women coming into in order to get the message out there it is through social media, on television, doing mailings come it takes resources like weve never seen before so thats what i think at the end of the day weve got to make sure women have the resources to succeed. This has been a great conversation. A little bit of politics and about getting active in your own politics and helping women run for office. Of course no woman leaves alone an important puzzle we will get into in the next conversation is the women behind the campaign and process as a campaign operative. Thanks for coming this morning and thanks for your time. Please welcome to the stage the political reporter laura lopez. [applause] good morning, everyone. I am a National Political reporter for politico. We are deep into the 2020 president ial campaign which started with more than 20 democrats running for the presidency and we are now down to 15. Im here to talk to some of the women behind the campaigns and we will talk about what its like to shape the policies of a president ial hopeful and the difficulties and discrimination facing women in politics implied that country still hasnt elected a woman to the highest office in the land. Joining me on stage a is the Senior Adviser for joe biden, nina smith traveling secretary and Alicia JohnsonNational Director of Public Engagement for Elizabeth Warren. Thank you ladies for joining us today. The news of the day is a topic that isnt getting much airtime. Moments ago House Democrats introduced two articles of impeachment. Its a president ial cycle they expected to vote fo by christmao impeach the president. How does the pace of the cycle changed the way you function as a Campaign Advisor backs i think what you said is important and we have to think about the severity of that thatt he is literally breaking the law and is trying to distract from the severity of whats happening but weve got to take it seriously and that is what Elizabeth Warren is doing. Shes called for the impeachment and we have to focus on the facts and also in the Campaign Cycle focus on what the voters need and they wan that they wane sure that they are able to see a candidate that is goo is correct the corruption out of the government because that is who donald trump is and he is constantly telling the story of who he is. But the point is about the severity of what is happening right now. On the same topic, the topic of ukraine centers around your candidate, the conspiracy theories on the trail, trump isnt living up on twitter. Does it make it harder to convey the message . Spinet absolutely not a. China, ukraine, whoever is they were concerned or scared we have been clear on the campaign trail we are going to go out there and talk about health care, the economy, the middleclass and we are not going to take the conspiracy theories. Everyone is forceful on the campaign trail in iowa and thats the kind of fir player we need so if anybody is wondering if joe biden can take on donald trump and is ready for a fight, i will point you to the video from iowa. Lets move on to the topic of the panel. There are a Record Number of women working on president ial campaigns today. What did it take for you to get to this point in your career and where can the campaigns improve . I will say i think ive gone through the governmental pathway into pathways. I started as an organizer over the state of maryland and that work has taken me from the Obama Administration to capitol hill to the campaign trail. These opportunities come through a lot of hard work. We were just laughing backstage about how often we see each other and how theyve known each other prior to this cycle because the space is small and we know each other because of that. The opportunities are starting to open up and thats fantastic. The focus on diversity is important and inclusion even more so. We are 40 and spread across departments. No one is housed in one place. We have folks in finance and communications and political but they are spread across the campaign and its a driving force for a lot of the work we do. Its changing and thats a good thing that we still havent gotten there. We only have one female Campaign Manager so us having these positions is critical in describing the scope. Youve worked on multiple campaigns. Do you feel as though youre decision is scrutinized more than your male peers . S. I absolutely feel that way and i think it is because folks are not used to seeing people that look like me make that kind of decisions i make in my career. Before when i wa was living the abundant lifestyle i would speak on College Campuses and remind young people you have to make the best decisions for you and your career and mine is politics. I think people dabbling in jump in and out but we make the decision every day going to work on a campaign isnt a pastime or something that i enjoy every now and then. Its what ive done since i was a freshman in college. I am a campaign staffer. This is my career and i often feel like if i were 35yearsold and my name is tom, no one would ask me where im going and what im doing. Thabut despite the growing number of women, as mentioned, only one of the Campaign Managers this cycle currently left because there were too at first, is a woman. None of the Democratic Front runners have female campaign amateurs. What do you think they are missing by not having a female Campaign Manager and facilitate for women to break the barrier . It is th it is the diversity of the thought. When we are having conversations before i started working at planned parenthood campaigning you are trying to disrupt and have a conversation about the issues that matter to people and marginalized piece spaces but hg the diversity of thought and having people around the table to push for the conversation gets you to a place that you can have a better message and then people see themselves reflected in the campaign so i think to constantly continue to have the tables that are more diverse than you are not confirming peoplpeople and we have you neee identities as well. You come to a more Robust Campaign reflective of the American Population and people dont feel as bad when they are talking to you. Over the course of the president ial cycles you can see the diversity that has changed so its been encouraging more women to get involved in politics is what will make the Campaign Managers are people that received the jobs. Part of what we are doing is building the pipeline. I think we all talked about this if it hadnt been for the work they were doing we wouldnt be able to sit here and get to a higher level so maybe one day we will be sitting here as Campaign Managers but we have to be constantly fighting. Theyve been organizing, communications, they are political. Vice President Joe Biden talks about a campaign that represents america and that means all of the latino folks are not working on the latino organizing outreach initiatives. I think the way we break the barrier to make it normal for more women to be in the position of Campaign Manager is you can only encourage women to get involved, the folks that are in charge of making the decisions, who is the finance director, the political director, organizing director that they are intentional about creating diversity and opportunities and inclusion because it isnt people ask why arent there more women of color and communications. Its not that we are not here. I go in for the interview and [inaudible] i think every woman in the room has headed the example of someone saying do you know someone who can. We have to speak up and let our presence be known. We have to be about the busine business. About campaigns being intentional, they report to pay their women staff 1. 11 to the mens 1 dollar. How did this come about, was it intentional and at any point in your career have you had to fight for equal pay . Absolutely. I dont think that there is a woman out there that hasnt had the conversation thinking how did they ask for a raise, when is the right time to talk about extending my responsibility or ive been doing work behind the scenes and not getting credit for it its time for me to receive some of that credit. I think that the campaign was very intentional. Our campaign is made up of 53 women. Agaiagain a lot of women runnin. A lot of department. Having that leadership i think also helps when it comes to ensuring the campaign is oriented in the right way but beyond that, the pay gap is very intentional. We are constantly keeping track to make sure we are ending the equal pay gap in our campaign and showing how the administration would be run. A lot of our fan plans are oried that way and its an example of the administration. Last week howard stern interviewed Hillary Clinton and it went viral. Your colleague praised clinton. He has a Huge National audience and second of all of 2016 that he tried to get clinton to come on the show and asked and asked claiming he was a supporter and humanized her with the white men in the audience which is where she was lacking in her campaign turned him down every time. I know you worked for the other democrat in the primary but seeing what we saw from clinton last week would you have advised her to do that interview . Its easy for me to sit here and say obviously you should have done that howard stern interview but i find it hard to believe i would be the person in the room saying that. [inaudible] but it was great. To be clear that Hillary Clinton that you saw in that interview i think she was up against an enormous amount of things, people feeling like they knew who she was knowing her for a 25 year career and their ideas were cemented about her. But i would just say we make decisions every single day in the campaign much to the chagrin of the National Media about who Vice President biden speaks to on the campaign trail we prioritized speaking to the local media because they ar we t in iowa in storm lake we want him to be on their local news because that is what they turn on at the end of the day. Campaigns make strategic opinions about axis and its easy to be critical when you have someone like donald trump whose chit chatting for 20 minutes. There is a balance. He likes to go and tal out and d we think hes the greatest retail policies and america. Howard stern, look, we could do it all. Our campaign has been tied into having that access so its something im sure we would consider. We go wherever america is and the idea is to build a coalition that will come together and beat donald trump, bottom line. Theres different places that we have gone. This is about reaching the voters. This would be an interesting dynamic that one of the things thats important to us is communicating to every voter a. I think the point is she has a message that chris updates with so many people so you make sure you meet people where they are versus getting them to come to you so you take all of those factors into play but you also have to [inaudible] what impact. You discussed this a little bit. Anyone in a leadership position in the career that i have or in general so whether or not we are removed from campaigning, it is hard to see this could be the greatest achievement and so personally it was hard for a lot of us. Also sending love to our friends on the campaign. To reconcile a and then give us the strategy position. Now that we have so much diversity in ideology and politics we are able to have a candidate and a senior staffer through all these campaigns, so its actually a beautiful story but it is disheartening and it was it just sucks that they can get a lot black woman out of a campaign. It makes no sense hes on the race and you have here is that its no longer in the race as a black woman and then Kirsten Gillibrand that i but as a fan f reproductive rights. So if we get the money out of politics especially when we talk to people particularly black women that are running its harder to raise money and harder for women to raise money. You worked together when harris announced in january. We went back to our room to watch it. I love her sister and i consider them both mentors of mine and i was sad to see her go if she is a star. Her entry into this race and seeing her every day on the campaign trail meant so much to a lot of people across the country myself included and i believe that now. Vice President Biden said that she is a rising star and we are excited to see what she does next. I know a lot of people are excited to see her but i think at the end of the date of presentation is important and its important that little girls all over america, whether they are black, indian descent, white little girls, aci can run for president and be a Senior Adviser and reporter on the campaign trail. Its the enormous amount of diversity the president will reverberate for years to come and thats how important this cycle is because so many people are seeing things that we didnt see years ago. What advice would you give to the women trying to break into politics, and also these last few weeks youve dealt with some online hatred and things with the child you dont necessarily expect when you go into it. Can you talk about that a bit . Is planning talk about walking in the room what youre going to deal with it you can make decisions, that kind of thing. Thing. Its so important to be exactly who you are to be as confident that you need to be to break barriers. What is the one thing that you needed to understand about your job that you cannot understand quex. That is a reader question. So she is asking whats the one thing you needed to understand that you couldnt but the campaign every single job that i have had there are things that you dont know when you have to be open to learning and the way to get through those to be honest that you are confident enough to know the answer but the feedback to open more to understanding and with the war in campaign she has so intricate policies that are changing with the racial wealth gap in those gender issues and talking about abortion and policy all the time to all these different policies and every single day you have to be ahead of that. But be confident and know thats not necessarily a downfall. And getting more confident that is what has helped me through my career. Censoring people of color in a campaign but to make sure their voices are heard can you talk about that quex. That is something that is part of my role of how we communicate that walking through the campaign and having a conversation of the racial wealth gap that will impact all americans so having that conversation and that core of who we are helps to change that conversation with people being able to see themselves. And to speak to that the policy conversation its fascinating in that regard for our campaign the people of color policies theyre all different aspects but to focus on those aspects of every day life for the black person in america so whether its funding the National Endowment with what we are hearing and the realities of the funding and to ensure the government from what is stolen from early on how the country is founded it is a different aspect working against different communities and those disparities that they go to every single day and thats the beauty of the Democratic Party. A black agenda is a black agenda but a womans agenda is a womans agenda but we put together the proposal speaking to the depth and breath of america you cannot have a Good Health Care policy to not directly affect women or have a good Economic Policy that does not speak to the realities of black and brown families of america of color. So frankly thats all candidates are with this cycle. So i would like to do lightning round so your job is demanding and fast pace we heard all about that. One thing you cannot live without on the trail quex. My air pod. [laughter] its a mixture of hair products. [laughter] so i have to have my oil that will dry your hair out. And my flonase because getting on those planes. [laughter] if your candidate is elected president what position do you want in the white house . I am focused on the campaign because the reality is it is a real threat to americans across the country and biden got into the race because he recognize that from the beginning and in a primary and as the campaign has gone on we are not thinking about wet jobs in the white house but worth talking about healthcare and we are looking forward to the next debate. Answer the question. [laughter] i am with her on the day today right now it changes everything what you have to keep your eye on what you hear on the trail from the American People all day today. Day today honestly that senator warren you cannot be promising billionaires behind closed doors about the jobs they have with the administration we have to get donald trump out of the white house we have to win this election. We are definitely out of tim time. Thank you for sharing your experiences. The conversation got a little spicy at the end. With the end to discrimination especially with women of color. Happy birthday to simone. [applause] please welcome to the stage carla. [applause] good morning it is so great to be here at the politico summit do we have west coast in the house . Anyone i am the author of politico im here to talk about coming up on december 19 the primary debate cohosted by politico and cbs news hour you are getting a sneak peek our fearless leader and editor at politico and our chief Political Correspondent the debate will be live stream don politico and the news hour special media website platform and broadcast on pbs stations nationwide lets get started the pressure is on. This is the six out of 12 primary debate how is this more newsworthy or relevant . First of all its nice to be here. I think what we will draw from is the strength of this panel. We have three great moderators from cspan there are four compelling individuals bringing incredibly different experiences to the table and right now we are tentatively focusing and we have been working now this is a long process to prepare for the debate and what we have been doing since the last debate is sitting in a room with pbs and with my team looking at a very wide range of questions thousands frankly from reader readers, my experts and my newsroom including many talk about policymaking or Climate Change or healthcare or tech policy or everything you could imagine frankly what is the story you want to tell over two hours but almost like putting together a story and we are both thinking about what hasnt or has been covered but you want to reveal something about the candidates of who they are their philosophy, their character and pinning people down on policy and opening up so thats the broad take. Millions will be watching and the spotlight is on you. There are many issues. I hope i dont screw it up. [laughter] thank you for having me and letting me in here. My mom had a pink room in the front of our house growing up and no girls and was sadly outnumbered. No softballs no footballs no boys and this struck me like that. [laughter] there are a couple things that we can do to be distinctive because at this stage in the campaign, i for one am screaming at the television most of the time because so much of what they are talking about is still very abstract or theoretical and i am at a point in the campaign i dont want to hear about your white paper but more concrete terms how you would govern relating to health care and the polarization that has gripped the us for a better part of two decades now. There are an awful lot of things we can explore in a much more tangible way and we have not to cast aspersions on anyone who is come before but they are seasons to a campaign as we approach the beginning of this boating season obviously with the backstop of the holidays behind us when people come out of the holiday break they will be ready to make up their mind who they want to be there for the Democratic Party so they will need to have more concrete information at their disposal. And the questions draw scrutiny. There is the intense amount of secrecy i think we have folks here that are just interested in knowing. [laughter] its fair to say we want to be smart and sharp and demand followup and making sure their answering the question you have two hours to do that i know what i would want to do if i was crafting that debate and that was coming to bear in this process you want to retread on ground that has been covered so when you talk about the changes coming up weve already had drops in the race site Kamala Harris but they have until this weekend. Are you worried for lastminute changes . Know. Not really. Andrew yang could still qualify at the last minute but otherwise it is set i know congresswoman gabbard said she will not be participating. So what you have there now theres only two women on stage if yang is not on stage the first time the kennedys looking similar. So in the 24 7 news cycle why do these debates still matter . What is the role in the process quex. Thats a good question the currency of a president ial campaign or any campaign but specifically a president ial campaign is a moment that we remember to break through all the noise especially given the nature of the 24 7 news cycle we have more information coming out that is no less than ever before and when you have a campaign that is a better part of two years it is imperative for those candidates to have a moment if you look at the 2016 campaign we all remember marco rubios moment in New Hampshire and he so badly stumbled so you have a good moment and a bad moment but thats the importance to get these candidates all under one roof and on one stage for a couple of hours let them have a debate not answer questions in soundbites but let them have a robust discussion with one another and often times when you facilitate that in just the right way you have one of those moments. And then said make or break are you look at hoping that soundbite goes into history. A little bit its a delicate balance because i like to be substantive to make sure this is a Job Interview and i want to be in position for a job that will affect me and my family and my kids so there are substantive disagreements between these folks to get them to flesh out i think its really important and some of these folks are a little more guarded than others but in the campaign now theres a new level for a candidate who understands they can make a move and make it pretty quickly then they will not be viable as of february. So give some insight what do the campaigns go through in terms of preparing their candidate . And with those questions that will come . Amateur that goes on behind the scenes . That you will go after them . That to be there big moments as we have seen from experience in the last six month site Kamala Harris she clearly prepared for that but then there is a followup process that follows is just as important on stage as after and to be these candidate reporters standing in for the candidates what they think what they will say through our moderators and we know that they do a similar thing this Great Stories about Hillary Clinton and embodied donald trump and then refused to come out of that when he was preparing her for the mock debate. I always push my reporters to get details like that like for warren and sanders and others and then really get the insight because talk about the power of these moments but with some issue that can change the course they could happen multiple time times. So in the end what is the big take away for voters . To really have a future in television. [laughter] know. I hope thats not the take away. [laughter] carrie got at this a little bit earlier but i have covered several campaigns now and what i think is a shame often times we get to the end of the campaign and see a side of a president ial candidate we never saw of them while they were campaigning and think to herself like Hillary Clinton on howard stern or mitt romney with the not the Netflix Documentary where was that person when they were campaigning . For better or worse it can be a dehumanizing process to run for president and a default mechanism they will utilize is to go into robotic mode they were intentionally masking any personality is not that they dont want to show it but they dont know how waking up at 6 00 oclock a. M. In West Des Moines at holiday inn there is a lot going on and at a certain point you shut down so its very hard for your true colors to come through and voters to see that especially given the Holiday Season we would like to make them threedimensional in a way allowing them to have a better idea but also this human being. Thank you so much for being here today the debate december 19 from los angeles pbs news hour look for it on digital and social media platforms politico and cbs and stations nationwide. [applause]