executive producer casey dolan, and not to be left out here with me in our d.c. studio is none other than jason neil, jason, the camera over here, son of our executive producer jasper, jasper i used your daddy s name and i am so sorry. this is jasper neil, son of michelle perry neil and jason neil jasper is bilingual in english and spanish, an ace math student, and he s going to be taking over the show one way or another in about 20 years. so thanks to all of you, jasper, eleanor, and daphne, and that does it for this edition of andrea mitchell reports. follow the show online, on facebook, and on twitter @mitchellreports chris jansing reports starts right now. good day, i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. ron desantis is halfway around the world but still feeling the heat back home, from donors, supporters, and of course donald trump. is it enough to get him to finally commit to launching a presidential campaign? our new reporting that he s r
Well, i am thrilled to tell you, chris, that nearly 2,000 people have signed up with run for something since the beginning of april. this is a record number for us given the conduct of what s going on in the political environment. young people, especially young people of color, young lgbtq ia folks, young women are seeing what the republican party is trying to do to state legislators who challenge them, and they are saying screw this, i am ready to fight back they are jumping in, and they re excited to run and run for something is going to be here to help them. i think one of the big things that s happened with many of these grass roots groups is they ve given people more of the big picture, and i thought about that when you tweeted about montana. if you aren t sure why what s happening in montana affects you, somebody who probably doesn t live in montana, a reminder that the democratic u.s. senator from montana is on the ballot next year and having energized democrats can and will m