want mariupol because it gives them that land bridge, unincumbered from the donbas region in the east to crimea. and they want to use that as a springboard to go north to try to cut off ukrainian forces still there. so the understanding from the pentagon s point of view, that is where russia intends to stop and they would not be trying to use that as a pivot point to take over more of ukraine. we don t know. we honestly don t know. we know that immediately, what they want to do is occupy the donbas region, and in some cases finish ukrainian forces there. they want to occupy the donbas region. it s a part of the country they ve been fighting over for the last eight years. should he accomplish that, what would he do next? we don t know. would he call it a day and declare victory or use it again as territory from which to launch more attacks further west
candidates onto the trail. now it threatens to take some of them off the road at a crucial time. five candidates who are also senators preparing to trade precious face time with voters for long days in d.c. those voters keenl aware time with some of these candidates could soon be scarce. candidates and staff alike now trying to contend with juggling these two massive political moments. do you fly back and forth? have you thought about it at all? no one knows yet what this trial s going to look like and how mitch mcconnell is going to run it. my strategy is to be in new hampshire a lot. how do you balance that? we are going to have to. with the senators bouncing between the trail and a trial, the rest of the fields can campaign unincumbered. the question is not first and foremost what about impeachment. out here on the trail our job is to talk to voters about how their lives are going to be impacted by who s sitting in the white house. we have to stop being obsessed ov
i was not really like a fan of getting up early this morning. and my dad was actually the one that pointed out, well, if they re busy in the senate you might want to get a move on that. reporter: candidates and staff alike now trying to contend with juggling these political moments. do you fly back and forth? no one know what s this trial is going to look like and how mitch mcconnell is going to run it. my strategy is going to be in new hampshire a lot. we can obviously fly from d.c. to states and hold events in the evening and fly back. reporter: with the senators bouncing between the trail and the trial, the rest of the fields can campaign unincumbered. is there any part that relishes that you ll have the campaign more to yourself once the impeachment i don t know that i ll have anything to myself. reporter: but that doesn t mean they are enthusiastically campaigning on impeachment. what about impeachment? here on the trail our job is to talk to voters about
there is an element of that clearly in the poll. clearly in the poll, but there su is a second dynamic. there is another access around how quickly, right? and what the means are to that change and that is what the debate will be. given the results of that polling, what candidate do you think can benefit the most? i think pete buttigieg. she from the younger organization, but he has built it brick by brick. the polling feels like a overnight rise but it certainly wasn t. when the senate is likely conducted an impeachment trial, majyor pleat be running around unincumbered by that. there is a lot of candidates just like they went after warren on medicare for all, they will
specifics he has either been vague or just confusing. in the process of doing so he is criticizing democrats. that clip you just played, he doesn t indict donald trump. he indicts the democratic party. i have a real question about what his mission here really is. he did plenty of indicting donald trump. he called him despicable. when i pressed him for specifics on tax policy, he doesn t like elizabeth warren s plan. i said would you raise corporate taxes significantly. he said i don t think 21% is the right rate. he kept saying i m not running yet so i m not laying out my policies yet. if he becomes a factor he would have to be specific just as everyone who becomes a factor is. i think independent candidates are often unincumbered. i think there is a message in the fact that he is talking