harris there s a lot of i don t know what she stands for and i don t know about her past, frankly, and i think that s a concern for this campaign. she s been in this race for now eight months and the campaign has said all through the summer once people get to know kamala harris, they like her. but now the reality is there s four months left i talked with one gentleman out in austin last week who said he was initially for kamala harris but he s now surprisingly turned to elizabeth warren. i asked him what do you know about kamala harris s story and he said frankly not much and he said some of her policy answers when it came to health care, it confused him they say the candidate continues to drive home her own story and that she can be the unifier in this race knowing that she doesn t quite have the brand built up that sanders and biden and warren do, but that they intend to drive that home over the next four months. vaughn hill yard in what i know is your favorite state in the union
before we begin, i want to say a few words about warren christopher. he was a friend, a mentor, and truly a diplomat s diplomat. he served our country with such great distinction in so many capacities over his long and very productive life. there are a lot of days in this job when i ask myself what would warren do. from the balkans to the middle east to china and vietnam, he helped guide the united states through difficult challenges with tremendous grace and wisdom. my thoughts and prayers are with his family and with his many, many friends and colleagues throughout our country and around the world. now this has been a quick but productive trip. and i want to give you a brief update and then answer your questions. first, let s remember how we got here. as you know, americans and