Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles THAT'S THE FOCUS OF TONIGHT'S "ANGLE." >> YOU CAN KIND OF FEEL IT. RIGHT? THE WEATHER IS CHANGING. FALL IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE FALL OF THE DEMOCRATS. IT'S BEEN A TERRIBLE, AWFUL WEEK FOR THEM. CAPPED OFF BY A MISERABLE THREE-HOUR DEBATE ON ABC. FIRST, THERE ARE SIGNS THAT THE DEMOCRATS WILL GIVE TRUMP A WIN. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DO THIS. BUT THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE TRUMP A WIN. AND I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO ALLOW A VOTE ON THAT U.S. MCA -- THE NEW U.S.-MEXICO-CANADA FREE TRADE DEAL. EVEN "THE WASHINGTON POST," I ALMOST FELL OVER WHEN I READ THIS, SAID IT'S A NO-BRAINER. BRING THE THING UP FOR A VOTE. SECOND THING IT'S BEEN A BAD WEEK FOR THE DEMOCRATS, THE DOW IS NOW UP AROUND 27,000, THE S&P IS AT 3,000. WELL, THAT'S NEAR RECORD TERRITORY FOR THE DOW. UP FOR THE EIGHTH STRAIGHT DAY. NOW, WHAT DOES THIS INDICATE? RENEWED OPTIMISM AMONG CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES. THIS IS IMPORTANT TOWARD THE CLOSE OF THIS YEAR. THE PRESIDENT AND HIS TEAM, STILL OPEN TO A TRADE DEAL WITH CHINA. A TIGHT LABOR MARKET HERE AT HOME, THAT MEANS WAGES CONTINUE -- SEE, A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPTICK. THAT'S ALL GOOD NEWS. I LOVE A TIGHT LABOR MARKET. THIRD, THE DEMOCRATS HAVE NO ANSWER FOR TRUMP ON THE ECONOMY. INSTEAD, WHAT YOU HEARD IN LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE WAS THE SAME TIRED PLATITUDES. >> WE CAN USE TRADE TO HELP BUILD A STRONGER ECONOMY. >> WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING IS CREATING THE ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR ALL OF US, NOT 1%. >> THE GOAL OF MY CAMPAIGN IS TO MAKE THIS AN ECONOMY THAT ALLOWS US TO LIVE OUR HUMAN VALUES AND ASPIRATIONS. >> Laura: WE'RE DOING THAT. IN A FEW MOMENTS, WITHE EEL ANALYZE THE DEBATE WITH THE ONLY WAY IT MAKES SENSE, BY THE WAY, BRUTAL SATIRE. BUT FIRST, LET ME SAY NO ONE ON THAT STAGE LOOKED STRONG ENOUGH TO BEAT TRUMP IN 2020. I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO CONFIDENT. TO USE ANOTHER TIRED ANALOGY. BUT THEY JUST DID NOT LOOK LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO STAND ON THE STAGE AND DEBATE THIS PRESIDENT ON HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS. BECAUSE THE DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE LEADING THE PACK STILL, AFTER ALL OF THEIR EFFORTS TO TAKE THEM DOWN, COULD BARELY STRING TOGETHER TWO COHERENT SENTENCES. >> I'M THE GUY THAT BROUGHT THE BRADY BILL INTO FOCUS AND BECAME LAW. I'VE BEEN IN AND OUT OF AFGHANISTAN NOT WITH A GUN. THREE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, PAKISTAN OWNS THE THREE COUNTY -- THE COUNTIES RUN IT. I'LL GO ON AND ON. I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. >> Laura: WOW -- HE'S NO LONGER THE VICE PRESIDENT. BUT IT FELT GOOD TO SAY THAT, I'M SURE. ALL OF THE DEMOCRATS ON STAGE DEMONSTRATED IN ONE WAY OR THE OTHER THAT THEY'RE SIMPLY NOT COMPETENT TO GOVERN, EVEN LIBERALS KNOW THIS ISN'T WORKING. THE LEFTY PUBLICATION, "SLATE" EVISCERATED BIDEN'S ANSWER ON THE QUESTION OF REPARATIONS. AND ALL "SLATE" DID WAS MERELY PUBLISH BIDEN'S INCOHERENT ANSWER IN FULL. AND WHEN ABC MODERATORS RAISED THE ISSUE OF TRADE, EVERYONE ON STAGE, EXCEPT ANDREW YANG, WAS CAUGHT STUMBLING OR RESPONDED AGAIN WITH MEANINGLESS BROMIDES. THEY LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE KIND OF 7th GRADERS SHOCKED ABOUT A SURPRISE QUESTION THAT THE TEACHER DROPPED IN ON A HISTORY EXAM. TELL US ABOUT THAT. ELIZABETH WARREN, SHE SAID PROUDLY THAT SHE'S GOING TO BAN ALL FRAKING. GOOD LUCK WINNING TEXAS WITH THAT POSITION, LIZ. BETO'S GUN BUYBACK, A GUN BAN SPELLED DIFFERENTLY. NOT HAPPENING. AND BERNIE SANDERS, HE ALWAYS SEEMED ANGRY. HE KIND OF LOOKS LIKE HE BELONGS TO THAT WALDORF IN THE MUPPETS. THAT'S A GOOD LOOK. ALL KIDDING ASIDE, THIS IS OUR FUTURE. THIS IS OUR LIVES. THIS AMERICA, THE MONEY THAT EVERYBODY HAS EARNED, LOOKED SO HARD TO EARN IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, DO I THINK AMERICANS ARE GOING TO TURN THAT ALL OVER, ALL OF THOSE GANGS, TO, WHAT? ELIZABETH WARREN AND HER GREEN RAW NEW DEAL. OR LET JULIAN "LET THEM ALL IN" CASTRO THROW OPEN THE COUNTRY'S BORDERS? NO WAY. COMPARE TRUMP'S RECORD OF PEACE AND PROSPERITY TO WHAT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY HAPPEN IF ONE OF THE TOP DEM CONTENDERS WIN. I HAVE TO SAY, I DON'T THINK IT'S EVEN CLOSE. PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT POLITICS ARE SURE -- THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT TRUMP'S PERSONALITY, HIS TWEETS, AND HIS TONE, IT'S ALL GOING TO SINK HIM. HE'S TOO ABRASIVE, TOO COCKY. HE SWINGS AT TOO MANY PITCHES, BLAH, BLAH. ALL I'LL SAY ABOUT THAT IS A LOT OF PEOPLE -- THEY DON'T LIKE BILL BELICHICK EITHER. HE'S GRUFF. HE DOESN'T SMILE MUCH. BUT GUESS WHAT, BELICHICK WINS AND WINS AND WINS. A LOT OF PEOPLE DO LIKE THEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN HE WINS. THE TRUTH IS, OBAMA REALLY WAS A GREAT POLITICIAN. YOU'VE GOT TO BE HONEST ABOUT THAT. TERRIFIC. CAPTIVATED A CROWD. NONE OF THE DEMS RUNNING NOW REALLY ARE. IT'S NOT IN THEIR FAULT, IT'S NOT IN THEIR DNA, IT'S NOT IN