president but also acknowledges his long odds of beating trump. i think we need to have a conversation on what it means to be a republican. we have lost our way. and i d say so in a couple of different fronts. you ve got to know you have basically no chance of winning the republican nomination, so why run for president? i think you probably would have said that same thing to donald trump just a matter of months ago as he faced the likes of jeb bush and others. do you honestly think you have a serious chance of beating i m saying you never know. president trump s campaign had a one-word reaction to sanford s announcement. irrelevant. and just in, the south carolina gop said this is about mark sanford looking to raise his political career from the grave, not him wanting to advance ideas. in fact, calling his campaign a vanity project.
now from new york. so the question is, you know, will these mass shootings have any impact as congress makes its way back this week? you showed those grim numbers that lawmakers will be returning to. the question will be will we see any significant changes in gun reform not just from lawmakers in the senate, the house, but also in the white house where president trump has been receiving advice from those close to his circle, but you ve also been hearing from even the country s top cop where attorney general william barr according to several sources has been even trying to nudge the president in a direction of implementing some kind of universal background check here. we should note that this is something that president trump was quick to support after the most recent shootings here in this country. but then he seemed to have backed down after pressure, if you will, from the national rifle association and those close to his conservative circle. so now you ve got texas lieutenant gov
we have lisa lehr and francesca. you first. 90% approval ratings among republicans. sanford is considered a long shot. you heard his reply as to why and he said why not. or is it what the, you know, south carolina gop says that it s about raising his profile? why would he do this? i spo ek to mark sanford on the phone earlier today about this exact subject. and he seems to think that president trump s support among republicans is softer than it would appear in those numbers. and if someone else were to truly challenge him, they d be willing to defect from president trump. but i asked what the goals are of his campaign. he said the first thing is to draw attention to the balloons u.s. deficit. and the second thing he d like to do is win. the order of those two answers really tells you something about
frankly. so, you know, as usual there is a lot of noise and confusion around this president. and around the strategy on afghanistan which is unfortunate because we re a few days away from where you can be 18 years old and have not been alive on 9/11 and yet we re still at war over there. i thought i was one of the last guys turning out the lights when i left, and here we are. mayor buttigieg obviously having an opportunity to reference his military service, and also the fact that there s a lot of desire out there for us to end this conflict which is what president trump has been saying he wants to do. and maeve, this new abc news/ washington post poll is looking at the state of the democratic race. ahead of thursday s debate, biden has a sizable lead over the rest. but what stands out to you about this poll? well, it s a sizable lead, but, you know, it doesn t look as big as it did when these
for that part of scotland, glasgow airport is not so far away but not as convenient for turnberry. and certainly as a feeder airport coming in, it would be useful. so yes, the possibility for the possibility here for, you know, for money not being spent as is appropriate is quite big. nic robertson, thank you so much. all right. straight ahead, the drum beat for president trump s impeachment is expected to get louder on capitol hill this week. but will congress freshmen put the brakes on it? why they have reservations next. anyone can deliver pizza. only marco s can deliver america s most loved pizza. hot and fresh, and right to your door. dough made from scratch, every day. sauce from the original giammarco recipe. and authentic toppings like crispy,