BASH: As the 2020 candidates are on the way back to the campaign trail after Christmas, an encouraging headline for Joe Biden in the "The New York Times." But I would vote for Joe Biden Republicans." It includes several Republicans who are formally in office all acknowledging Biden's appeal. Former GOP Congressman Carlos Curbelo says Biden is one of the few candidates who could be attractive to disaffected centrist Republicans. And the Obama Defense Secretary Former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel says that other Republicans have actually told him "If Biden is the nominee I will vote for Biden". And some of Biden's Democratic supporters use that when they talk him up.</s>CHRISTIE VILSACK, FORMER IOWA FIRST LADY: I always say that in my pleasant Iowa if I didn't have any Republican friends, I wouldn't have had any friends at all growing up. So I really like to think about what my candidate who will appeal to independents, and I want my candidate to be able to appeal to my Republican friends as well. I think the person who is best able to lead but also to unite all of us is Joe Biden.</s>BASH: And we are back around the table. Maeve, you spent a lot of time talking to voters in both parties. Do you hear this from Republicans?</s>RESTON: I do a lot of voter voices stories in different swing states and these people do exist. You do meet them. They are the Republicans who have really severe Trump fatigue, not just about, you know, not so much related to everything going on with impeachment but all the other stuff, the tweeting, what they see as kind of a vulgarity that sometimes comes out of the White House and him targeting people. What's interesting is those people were all hoping for another choice.
Biden's Democratic Supporters Calculate His Appeal To Moderate Republicans.