WE'VE HEARD FROM MANY CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT, ALSO BILL

de BLASIO.

( LAUGHTER ) BUT THERE ARE ALSO MORE

DEMOCRATS RUNNING THAT DIDN'T QUALIFY TO BE IN THESE DEBATES

INCLUDING SUBSTANTIAL CANDIDATES, LIKE THE ACTUAL

GOVERNOR OF MONTANA, STEVE BULLOCK, THE SITTING GOVERNOR OF

A RED STATE THAT WENT FOR TRUMP IN 2016 AND HE WAS NOT ON STAGE

TONIGHT.

DON'T WORRY.

WHILE NBC MAY HAVE HOSTED THE FIRST DEBATE WITH THE OTHER

CANDIDATES, THE LATE SHOW IS PROUD TO HOST SOMETHING EVEN

MORE HISTORIC-ER, THE FIRST ALL-GOVERNOR STEVE BULLOCK

DEBATE.

( LAUGHTER ) ♪

>> THE "LATE SHOW"'S ALL GOVERNOR STEVE BULLOCK DEBATE --

NO BULL, ALL BULLOCK.

AND NOW OUR MODERATOR STEPHEN COLBERT.

>> Stephen: GOOD EVENING.

I'M NOT LESTER HOLT.

A REMINDER, TO QUALIFY FOR TONIGHT'S DEBATE, WE LOOKED AT

THE CANDIDATES' POLL NUMBERS, FUNDRAISING AND THEN WHETHER OR

NOT THEY WERE GOVERNOR STEVE BULLOCK.

TONIGHT AMERICA KIND OUT WHERE GOVERNOR BULLOCK STANDS ON KEY

ISSUES AND ALSO WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE.

PLEASE WELCOME THE SITTING GOVERNOR OF MONTANA AND

CANDIDATE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION, STEVE BULLOCK.

>> THANK YOU, STEPHEN.

LET ME BEGIN BY SAYING THAT I -- >> Stephen: JUST A MOMENT.

GOVERNOR.

THIS IS A DEBATE.

LET'S MEET YOUR CHALLENGERS.

NEXT UP, GOVERNOR OF MONTANA, STEVE BULLOCK.

>> I LOOK FORWARD TO A SPIRITED DEBATE.

>> Stephen: ALSO, GOVERNOR STEVE BUL-LOOK?

>> IT'S BULLOCK.

>> Stephen: SORRY.

BULLOCK.

TIED WITH ALL IN THE POLLS, SEVEN MORE STEVE'S BULL LOCKS.

GOVERNORS BULLOCK, THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING HERE.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> Stephen: MY FIRST QUESTION IS FOR GOVERNOR BULLOCK --

SORRY, FOURTH BULLOCK FROM THE LEFT, YOU THERE IN THE STRIPED

TIE.

YOU DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR THE DEBATES, WEREN'T BREAKING

THROUGH IN THE POLLS, HOW DO YOU MAKE THE CASE VOTERS SHOULD TAKE

YOU SERIOUSLY.

>> I'M ON THE ONLY DEMOCRAT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT HAT WON IN

A RED STATE.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET BIG, BOLD PROGRESSIVE THINGS DONE.

IF WE WANT TO BEAT DONALD TRUMP, WE NEED TO WIN BACK SOME OF THE

PLACES THAT WE LOST IN THE PAST AND ALSO GIVE PEOPLE A REASON TO

BELIEVE THAT BOTH THE POLITICAL SYSTEM AND OUR DEMOCRACY WILL

WORK FOR THEM.

I AM THAT CANDIDATE.

>> Stephen: THANK YOU, GOVERNOR.

BULLOCK NUMBER 7, CARE TO RESPOND?

>> I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT GOVERNOR BULLOCK JUST SAID.

>> HE JUST SAID MY NAME, SO I BELIEVE I HAVE TEN SECONDS TO

RESPOND.

>> Stephen: IN A MOMENT, SIR.

BUT FIRST, WE HAVE A COMMENT FROM -- UH -- YOU INN IN THE MID

THE CENTER BULLOCK.

>> SANDRA BULLOCK, IS SHE HERE?

>> Stephen: SADLY, AGAIN, THIS IS ONLY A STEVE BULLOCK DEBATE.

FINAL QUESTION.

YOU MADE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM A CENTRAL PART OF YOUR PLATFORM.

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO ADDRESS THE SO-CALLED DARK MONEY?

>> FIGHTING AGAINST THE TOXIC INFLUENCE OF MONEY IN POLITICS,

IT'S BEEN THE FIGHT OF MY CAREER AND I THINK IT'S THE CHALLENGE

OF OUR TIME MOST FOLKS MIGHT NOT CARE ABOUT MONEY IN POLITICS,

BUT THEY DO CARE THAT TAX LAWS ARE WRITTEN FOR THE WEALTHY WHEN

44% OF AMERICANS WOULDN'T HAVE 400 BUCKS IN THEIR POCKET.

PRESCRIPTION DRUG COMPANIES SPEND IN OUR ELECTIONS, WE PAY

MORE FOR DRUGS AND HEALTHCARE THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE

WORLD AND WE HAVE NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT.

WE'VE KICKED DIRT MONEY OUT OF ELECTIONS IN MONTANA AND IF WE

CAN DO IT IN MONTANA WE CAN DO IT IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND EVERY

STATE ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.

>> Stephen: THANK YOU, SIR.

NOW, GENTLEMEN, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME, SO YOU WILL ALL

HAVE THREE SECONDS TO ISSUE YOUR CLOSING STATEMENTS.

STARTING NOW.

( TALKING AT THE SAME TIME ) IS THAT WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO

LEAVE IT THERE.

THANK YOU, GOVERNORS BULLOCK.

WE NOW RETURN TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED COVERAGE OF PRETTY

MUCH EVERYBODY ELSE.

BACK TO YOU, STEPHEN.

>> Stephen: THANKS, STEVE!

BACK WITH GOVERNOR CHR CHRIS CHRISTIE!