you want to talk about -- >> i'm urging you to be better. i'm not knocking you. i'm trying to figure out why it's not happening. >> but chris, look, those of us who are in the top tier have been -- two of them run for president before. one many times. the others have been on the national scene for quite some time. so if you want to believe the polls, though, you should also know that the polls have been very clear that on a head to head match, i win against donald trump. by a significant margin. but listen, this is an election, and this is the beauty of our democracy. you have to earn it. you have to earn it. you to travel. >> you break through in south carolina, is that it? >> i intend to break through in every state of this nation. i intend to compete. i intend to earn the vote of people. it will not be given. they'll have to know about my plans as well as my record. and that's why i am working as hard as possible to cover as much ground and let the american people know that honestly, this is where i think it's so