joining me now, georgia congresswoman lucy mcbath. thank you for being with me this evening. >> thank you so much, reverend al. it's always a pleasure to come chat with you. thank you for really making sure that on "politicsnation" people truly know the truth of what's happening in the country. >> well, thank you. you know, democrats have made gains in the south. of course your re-election is indicative of that. joe biden's win in your state. but the south still remains a tough place for a democrat to win. obviously more so for a black democrat. so as i asked all my southern guests recently, with this runoff, what does the democratic party nationally need to understand about the south, and in particular about georgia in order for warnock and ossoff to win next month? >> well, you know, reverend al, as i've said over and over again many times over that this is the new south. and, you know, it represents the new political ideology, the change in demographics,. it represents who we are now. and so people need to understand that. and of c