quite so clever about pollsters and i think that the people -- the political establishment in washington, d.c. should get back to much simpler question which is is are we telling the truth about the most important things in america? are we standing up for the american people? >> reporter: potential 2020 contenders making their way to net roots, senator elizabeth warren, cory booker and kamala harris. >> voit's the right thing to do >> reporter: and self-professored democratic socialist candidates like alexandria ocasio-cortez who is now stumping for progressives nationwide. >> we don't believe the way forward and the way to win for progressives and democrats is to go moderate. we want to see candidates who are bold, who are visionary and who speak to the people. >> reporter: republicans painting net roots as now mainstream in talking points sent to reporters, the republican national committee