welcome back, tonight in 2020 vision tw 2020. 2020 visions for more democrats. senator kamala harris first official presidential rally kicked off strongly this weekend with 20,000 supporters cheering her progressive anti-trump agenda. medicare for all, universal pre-k and free community college. as democrats welcomed a potential frontrunner they now face a potential threat in former starbucks ceo howard
i like to say that democrats want to create a country where everyone looks different but they think the same. i believe true diversity is not skin color diversity but idea intellectual diversity. she s a darling, though. i talked to in the democratic party a lot of people see her at a potential frontrunner for 2020. griff would agree with that. is it your sense that senator harris stands a chance because she s fresh but do you see a problem that she s bringing some of the same baggage that democrats have now? without a doubt. look, i experienced this sort of identity politics narrative on college campuses. you look at the black lives matter protests and you look at the kind of d divisive culture. it s graduated up to the high ranks of the democratic party. if you listen to the president,
get enough time to be able to present himself as somebody who is a plausible frontrunner and not moving from potential frontrunner status to after thought. kasie, thank you very much. another big question heading into tonight s debate. how will dr. ben carson handle his new status as frontrunner in the latest national polling. carson outsider surge and republicans remain deeply divided. only 48% say they support ben carson enthusiastically if he s the nominee. joining me now, one of the members of ben carson s campaign team dena serves as press secretary for the campaign, carson campaign. thank you so much for joining us. thank you for having me, tamron. as i mentioned, republicans deeply divided and 48% say they d support ben carson enthusiastical enthusiastically, 29% for donald trump and only 18% for jeb bush. beyond evangelicals, where do you see mr. carson, dr. carson s
capitol hill, congressman from utah who say he is going to run. , steve? well, look, nic romney has been popular in new hampshire for quite a long time. but aside from the people in that poll, and jason chafts, none of the conservatives i talked to in my conversations around the country are clamoring for a third mitt romney run. you hear other names offered in conversation all the time. mitt romney is just not one of them. a.b., quickly? i think that his popularity in this poll is a sign that it s just a very weak field. that jeb bush is no longer a name that we hears a potential frontrunner. christie is someone that donors are afraid to give to. and other governors are not exciting. winners and losers? winner is ed klein. his book blood feud about hillary and the obamas, the clintons and the obamas is now number one. exceeding the sales of hillary s own book. how much of it is true, i have no idea, but it is successful. the loser, barack obama.
full and he adds: i want you to know that i broke no laws and i am committed to regaining your sacred trust and confidence. keep in mind, before the scandal broke, analysts had considered the republican governor of potential frontrunner in the presidential race. is he set to continue his term in less than six months. benghazi now, special operations veterans are demanding more answers about the attack on the u.s. outpost there. that attack killed the u.s. ambassador chris stevens. the state department officer sean smith and two former navy seals. tyrone woods and glen dorty. catherine herridge is live in our d.c. newsroom tonight. explain for us if you could what these special op.s forces are requesting. the shep the group operation speaks gathering a thousand signatures from veterans and believed to be the largest petition ever presented to capitol hill. the vet supports what s called a wide ranging probe that would bring together investigators from all the house committees with jur