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I think detroit is actually a much stronger showing for the former vice president, particularly that one exchange he had with senator gillibrand. i think other folks that have the potential to continue to have that breakout moment are including gillibrand minus the exchange she had with senator biden. i think you also saw the likes of mario williamson make her points very well. but it's all about senator elizabeth warren and senator bernie sanders. i put this question, this is the second point i'll make quickly, i put this question in detroit to democratic national committee chairman tom perez...

Biden's lead that you think may not make it? >> i think when you look at that field and the people that already qualified, i don't think we're going see too many people get on the stage in september than those who already sort of hit that threshold that kevin is talking about. and in terms of biden and his lead, i don't believe that others who haven't yet qualified for the debate are really going to be a threat to his lead at this point. >> yeah. >> i think it will be interesting to watch all these, you know, sort of top tier candidates on the same stage rather than having to split that we've ...

I hope we can talk about how we fix -- our answers to fix the things that trump has broken. not how barack obama made all the mistakes. this is absolutely bizarre. >> the eight presidential candidates have qualified for the next primary debate in september. joining me is chief washington correspondent for bloomberg news and a writer from "vanity fair." good morning. kevin, who doels you thielse do going to make it on the debate stage? there are only eight so far. >> i think two things. i think that what you're hearing from joe biden is essentially telling everybody, take a deep breath. he's th...

Michigan can play in the 2020 election. >> so to all of the political pundits who said that michigan was a red state. we -- we prove them wrong in 2018. and we're going to prove them wrong again in 2020. >> in michigan, less than 11,000 votes made the difference between this country moving forward and moving backward. so let this be our generation's call to action. in michigan and across the united states. >> joining me now is lieutenant governor gilchrist from native detroit. good morning. >> good morning. happy to be here with you. >> thanks for coming on this morning, lieutenant governor. y...

Correspondent carl cameron in detroit tonight where the doctor definitely is in. good evening, carl. >> reporter: that's right, bret. more are making it official. by this time tomorrow night, the field of republican presidential candidates would have doubled of officially and formally declared candidates. >> reporter: ben carson launched his campaign in native detroit even though he lives now in florida. >> people will say, who are you? i tell you, i'm ben carson and i'm a candidate for president of the united states. >> reporter: dr. carson became an overnight darling of the right at the nati...