harris: wow. one of the things they want the president to ignore is the recent ruling on affirmative action. ignore that and write your own constitution. wow, we won t be a republic anymore. we ll be biden s backyard. senator blackburn, great to see you. great to see you, thank you. harris: less than a month away from the first gop debate on fox former president trump is commanding a wide lead in the polls. it is without question he is the dominant force and the dominant frontrunner and likely nominee for the republican party. he continues to do well. harris: that is certainly the story in two key early voting states. however, president trump s rivals are not slowing down. they are hitting the campaign trail hard to close that gap on him. power panel next.