let me come to you, maria cardona. they say there is no one that will carry on the legacy of another president. >> i think absolutely hillary clinton would carry on obama's legacy because it's part of hers. she served at his secretary of state. she's been the team player as part of his administration. she's focused her life's work on many of the issues that he has been able to implement as president, especially obama care, which has given health care to millions of americans who didn't have it before. let's remember that she was the one who tried to make the big push for that in the early '90s and has the scars to show for it. she feels obama's legacy could be hers. that doesn't mean she won't do other things differently and build on the legacy, which is actually what she's been saying. i think for african americans and latinos and middle class families all around the country who are looking for a champion to continue to be their voice, hillary clinton speaks very loudly to those folks and her message is resinating. >>

we're joined by maria cardona. also cnn political commentator, jeffrey lord. as you know, the primary takes place in new hampshire. donald trump was not in new hampshire yesterday. he was in south carolina. he couldn't get to new hampshire because of the weather here. that's a problem just a few days before the primary, no? >> well, i don't think god is taking sides here, but the weather is the weather in new hampshire. i'm sure donald trump wants to be there and he will be. you have to fight until the last dog dies as it were. you never give up, forget the polls, and just keep going. >> jeffrey quoting bill clinton this morning. mark that as a first. maria, i want to talk about bernie sanders. what you do think the risks are for him leading up to tuesday? he's got a 30-point lead. he's at a nearly 2-1 advantage here. what do you think? >> i think you're right. he's carrying the huge, huge, huge expectation. that's not something you want on your back going into what i the is a much closer primary going into new hampshire. i think the burden is on him and on hi