grassroots support. here s how o rourke explained part of that to me earlier this morning. all of it came from people, not a dime from pacs or lobbyists. it helps us on our way to becoming the largest grassroots campaign this country has ever seen. reporter: and that s the reality for o rourke. they have to still build this grassroots campaign. they are very much putting this together as they go, hitting not just the early states but some of the states in the midwest where they hope they can be competitive in a general election or in some of those later primaries. and so those money numbers will continue to be interesting. and as you compare them to o rourke or to bernie sanders, who i think is somebody who the o rourke campaign is targeting against here in terms of just the pure money side of it, yes, the average contribution number is higher. that s something that some folks are paying attention to. the total number of donors is lower. but compared to someone who s been a presi
building up of this apparatus, also doing it in the style he wants to do is which the is a unique one. he is confronting this idea that in a field where many voters are eager for diversity, you rourke is a white guy. he is talking about that. you can talk about slip-ups, controversial values, raising his kids, born to run. amy klobuchar was asked about that on this set with chuck on neat the press yesterday, watch. i wasn t born to run for office. just because growing up in the 70s in the middle of the country, i don t think many people thought a girl could be president. i wasn t born to run, but i am running. so here s what o rourke said about his acknowledgement of how he s come up. as a white man who has had privileges that others could not
today and i may not be able to enumerate every single one of them right now it would befall better than the current occupants of the white house. ultimately we ll have to get on board the same person. because it is fundamental to our chances of success that we defeat donald trump in 2020. melissa: overworked, who shot to fame despite using a closely-watched senate race, with a credit democratic field where the clear politics average of polls finds in the middle of pack of an ounce and potential candidates. in the meantime, kevin mccarthy has a dim view of what o rourke has actually accomplished despite the medium frenzy surrounding his rise. he served in the house, and i served with him. but, to be honest, i can t remember one speech that he gave on the floor or one bill that he passed. it s remarkable that his rise that he is never running for president, because i can t remember something he s done in the house and he just lost a race for the senate.
into the press pad, knocked over a reporter, could have hurt him but luckily did not and really created a kind of scary situation for many reporters there last night. we ll keep you posted if we hear anything back from them at least a statement condemning what happened at that rally. that could have been the very least that could have happened last night. thank you so much. i really appreciate it. we ll see what happens when president trump will be holding a meeting. a former white house aid writes a tell all book about the trump administration. why is he suing the president? beto o rourke held his own rally last night and the same city the president was in. what o rourke told cnn about a possible 2020 run. autoglass we know that when you re spending time with the grandkids every minute counts. and you don t have time for a cracked windshield. that s why we show you exactly when we ll be there. saving you time, so you can keep saving the world.
the major population centers in texas. down here in the rio grande valley, you have about a million people who live down here. maybe 80% hispanic and a lot of potential voters here of target rich environment if you re beto o rourke. this state has not been as politically active and it s a critical part of what o rourke would need if he pulls off this up set victory. we have been hearing him talk about immigration than he typically does on the stump. that s a huge issue. certainly not issue down here. and the way o rourke talks about it as someone who lives in el paso and his supporters say it gives him a certain degree of authenticity on this issue that other politicians and other democratic politicians don t really have. here s what some of the supporters told me about the way o rourke discusses all his