Hello from Washington, I'm Chuck Todd and this is the Chuck Todd cast.

It is early July, which means we are getting a good look at one of the most important metrics

of political campaign, fundraising numbers, plus we have the first candidates to drop out

of the race, but it seems we're gaining more candidates than we're losing in the presidential

field.

What point is it too much to be getting in, or is there actually something else going

on in a whole bunch of candidates that still think it's worth getting in?

We're going to talk about that.

Plus the next week we'll showcase skirmishes over the Senate, the Labor Secretary and

Congressional subpoenas, but it all takes a back seat to the big summer blockbuster.

No, not men in black seven.

It is Robert Muller's appearance before the House on Wednesday, July 17th.

Later in the show, I'll be joined by Josh Holmes.

Mitch McConnell's former chief of staff to talk about his 2020 race, 2020 Senate map,

and the one question no Democrat on the stage could answer on the first debates.

But first I'm joined by Betsy Woodruff.

She is a reporter for the Daily Beast and Alex Citeswald, political reporter for NBC News.

Betsy and Alex, welcome.

It's nice.

It's nice.

So Mark Murray had an interesting point this morning to me.

We were discussing trying to come up with a lead on ice.

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