donald trump hit the campaign trail in iowa last night telling rally goers that the department of justice s case against him is quote, all be f. well, you said the real world, but i can. he also said every time he gets subpoenaed, his poll numbers go up. he s not wrong. trump leads the board for the republican nomination by at least 30 points. that s not good for any of the other 11 candidates. particularly florida governor ron desantis whose campaign in second to trump in the polls but is being hit with words like sagging and stalled. and then there s this. in the last four months donald trump has been indicted twice, and yet, the disgraced former president s campaign says it raised an astounding $35 million in the second quarter. that s double his take in the first three months of the year. joining me now, terrace at meyer, former gop communications director lincoln project senior advisor and resident scholar at the uva center for politics, and former republican congressm
mo money, mo problems. donald trump breaks in the campaign cash as he reels against the special counsel. but jack smith is closing in. we ll have the latest on the investigations and the campaign trail. supreme makeover. calls for reform after the supreme court s controversial ruling and questions about ethics. donald lithwick is here to discuss the possibilities. and a first for the first date. delaware congresswoman lisa blank roster joins me live to talk about her bid to be her state s first female senator, and first black senator, only the third black woman ever elected to the u.s. senate. i m jonathan capehart this is the saturday show.
But it was also one of my proudest moments. because we walked back in that house chamber and we completed our work. the forces of fear did not win. democracy prevailed. joining me now is delaware congresswoman, lisa blunt rochester. candidate for the united states senate. congresswoman, welcome to the saturday show. i m gonna ask you the same question i ask anybody running for office. why are you running and if elected what would be your priorities? first of all, jonathan, it s so great to be on the show with you, and thank you so much for the work that you do on behalf of our country. why? that s the great question. first of all, i d start off by saying, how honored and privileged i have been to serve delaware in the united states house of representatives. to be able to work on things like strengthening our economy and bringing manufacturing jobs back to america.
That is how many african americans have ever served in united states senate. cory booker, tim scott, and raphael warnock. now delaware congresswoman, lisa blunt rochester is running to join their ranks. if successful, she would be only the third black woman ever to be elected to the u.s. senate. she is no stranger to moments in history. she is the first black woman elected to congress, and she is in the house gallery on january 6th during the insurrection. a searing moment she talks about in her senate announcement. people ask me if january 6th was my worst day. it was.