Ed Henry: O’Malley, Chafee, and Jim Webb ‘Might Hit’ Clinton ‘Particularly Hard’
HEMMER: "As you mention there, a -- a new look at where Hillary Clinton stands now with the voters, a day before the Democratic debate. New CBS poll shows Clinton ahead of Bernie Sanders by double digits, Vice President Joe Biden 16 percent. As you know he's not in the race. Chief White House Correspondent Ed Henry is live from the [indecipherable] of tomorrow night's debate in Las Vegas. And stakes are high for Hillary Clinton, we know that. The last time she was on stage was with -- then Senator Barack Obama. And that was about eight years ago, Ed."
HENRY: "That is right. And one of the things we're going to find out tomorrow night is Hillary Clinton rusty. She has not debated in a long time. Look at how rusty she has been as a campaigner. You know, connecting with people, out on the road, I've been all over the country with her. And you mention this new CBS poll--in the horse race she's still winning. The lead has been narrowing over Bernie Sanders, nationally. But she still in the lead. But 53 percent of registered voters are saying they have an unfavorable opinion. But, more importantly, on the trust issue. You look at these numbers, in terms of the e-mail scandal: 71 percent of registered voters, nationwide, do not think it was right for her to have a personal e-mail address and server. That is up from 64 percent, in March, when she first had that news conference at the United Nation. So, 71 percent saying they disagree with how she handled it. That is really rough for her. They are pushing back by saying, look the Benghazi committee is partisan. They've got a whistle blower suggesting that now. You had Kevin McCarthy's comment that it not been helpful to Republicans at all. But when you look at, more importantly, what the electors are saying -- they don't like the e-mail situation and that's something she'll have to deal with -- tomorrow night as well."
HEMMER: "The RNC is taking out an ad taking an aim at Hillary e-mail scandal. And you know that. But what's new this week is that she may take a lot of flack to from Democrats on the debate stage. What -- is you sense about -- how aggressive they are with each other?" [crosstalk]
HENRY: "That's right. Well look, you had Bernie Sanders say again and again he is not going to bring up the e-mail deal. In that RNC ad, what they point out is, that there is an FBI investigation that's non-partisan, that has nothing to do with the Benghazi committee. That is the question Hillary Clinton will have to face. Bernie Sanders has try to keep it on the economy, the issues that sort of animate his folks. His crowds are far bigger than Hillary Clinton's. The people to watch might be the Martin O'Malley's, the Jim Webb's, Lincoln Chafee. The folks down the chain a little bit, who are far behind both Sanders and Clinton. They have nothing to lose. And in a debate like this, when you've got nothing to lose, they're the ones who might hit her particularly hard."
HEMMER: "All right Ed, thanks. Ed Henry in Vegas. A town he knows well."
HENRY: "Good to see you, buddy."
