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DEADLINE: The race is totally different from where things left off in Milwaukee.
Would you have expected the race to be where it is now?
So I thought the race was starting to gel, that it was the former presidents to lose.
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So we could be in for a squeaker.
And I think that that has reset this whole race, which is fascinating to watch.
Well see how things go in Chicago for Democrats, and well see what comes after that.
A lot of people feel the race really resets after Labor Day as well.
DEADLINE: What storylines will you be watching for, or is this going to be primarily a celebration?
I havent seen people that excited in quite a while.
I remember Van Jones over at CNN saying, Theres something happening here this week.
Theres an excitement that feels very real among the people who were there, and beyond.
So now you have the shoe on the other foot.
I think theres probably another shoe to drop somewhere.
BAIER:I think itll be chock full of different storylines.
Israel Gaza, and whether protesters show up, that may be one.
Just that alone kind of ups the ante for the convention, and I think itll be fascinating.
Were going to have a lot of Democratic surrogates on my show.
MACCALLUM:Weve watched a remarkable deposing of the top of the ticket.
Its like nothing Ive ever seen before.
I think shes going to have to start to define herself in a clear way after this convention.
DEADLINE: How difficult is it to get Democrats as guests on your show?
I think they want to reach them.
MACCALLUM:I talk to John Kirby a lot from the White House.
I talk to a number of lawmakers that join us frequently.
Do you think she was trying to talk to reach him and send a message?
BAIER:I do.
And Im sure the former president or his campaign got to view it one way or another.
BAIER:I dont know if its a challenge for him.
And I think theres plenty of time that this race will kind of gel …
But I do think the switch over threw some folks for a loop.
DEADLINE: What will you be looking for to determine that this is a successful convention for the Democrats?
BAIER:The least amount of disunity and the sense of coming together as a party.
Unity being the message of the different wings of the party.
Where are the people that are sort of the margins of what is a tight race?
DEADLINE: Fox News has proposed a debate for September and Donald Trump has accepted.
What do you think are the chances Fox News will host a debate that both candidates will agree to?
Its obviously a different ball game.
So were trying hard.
If not a debate, maybe consecutive town halls or something like that.
