harris is widely regarded as a top tier, top fourish, top five candidate. african-american woman. now kamala harris, yeah, she s still in the race but has cut all staff in new hampshire and is focusing on iowa. they re struggling fund-raisingwise. we focus a lot on liberal versus conservative, on age, older versus younger. buttigieg versus biden. but all four of the top tier, warren, buttigieg, biden, sanders, are all white. and we know that if you look back in ways that primaries have been fought in the past, african-american vote is absolutely essential. now to once you get to south carolina. more broadly, to win the nomination. to jonathan s point, biden remains strong among that group, but warren, sanders and buttigieg are not obvious vessels for the black vote to go to if they don t want biden. potentially, deval patrick would be. that s another part of the thing
effective remedy to be imposed is the busing remedy. i did not oppose busing in america. what i opposed his busing ordered by the department of education. i think is going to have to continue to explain why that was a good position. busing is certainly an option that is necessary in certain cases, but it is not the optima optimal. that creates inequalities. there s no question the federal government has a role and responsibility. mike: finally last week the debates were out with a new poll from cnn which shows vice president biden dropping california senator kamala harris surging. biden with a five-point lead over harris. elizabeth warren and third pace, bernie sanders just behind her in fourth and mayor pete at 4%, but we have big news for mayor pete fans. fund-raisingwise, $24.8 million in the second quarter of this year, tripling his fund-raising from the first quarter, so clearly some aspect of the
age i have say long friend. long time. i m thrilled to be here. nice to have you. will cain is here as well. we all know will cain. back again. got lots to talk about this morning. our starting point though is rick santorum waking up a big winner this morning as he swept all three states last night. strong victories in missouri and in minnesota. and a nail baiter win in the state of colorado. santorum says it is not just a victory for him but for the party overall. tonight was not just a victory for us. tonight was a victory for the voices of our party, conservatives and tea party people who are out there every single day in the vineyards building the conservative movement in this country, building the base of the republican party, and building a voice for freedom in this land. thank you. ron brownstein is the editorial director at the national journal and he will join our panel this morning. he has gotten so much better as a candidate, not ron brownstein, but rick