it s a horror show. it has been about getting out and building a grassroots movement. come november 2020, we want to build donald trump. we need to build that grassroots movement starting right now. [applause] those are just some of the democratic presidential candidates taking aim at president trump during speeches earlier today, and south carolina democratic party convention for many it will be their last big stop before the first debates like next week. let s bring in steven nelson white house reporter for the washington examiner. steven i want to start with a look at the real clear politics average of the polling in south carolina. it shows joe biden in the lead with 41% and again this is south carolina only, bernie sanders well behind 13.5 and elizabeth warren, pete, and kamala harris, but joe biden has some problems, he s had a few rocky shoals in
he s had a few rocky shoals in last week or so. certainly, and if you look at the real clear politics average of the other early states in iowa and new hampshirest there s a similar situation biden who is very well known nationally is a lot of name recognition because he was vice president. and senator for decades, he s leading in all of these polls in early states and nationally, but you mention his recent turbulence regarding racial issues, this matters particularly in south carolina or qowld seem to where there s a large number of black voters in democratic primary. right now right now joe biden has been somewhat like at the like the vs issues that he encountered during republican primary last time around nothing has sunk biden yet and what s interesting to watch and next week, week debate is how is democratic rivals, you know, try to knock him off his throne?