south carolina, are y'all ready? are you ready? what are we going to do, south carolina? no, we are going to send lindsey home. [applause] we all know about our senator lindsey graham. he's probably the most well off golf caddie in the country. george will calls him a political wind socket. this is a man who changes his colors more so than any chameleon. but his spine went away. it left somewhere. i don't know. this is what we're going to do. this campaign is not going to be about lindsey graham. this campaign is going to be about all of you, the people of south carolina. we are going to make a toference but we have rebuild trust in this state. people no longer believe in the political process. they don't even believe in political parties. we are going to give people hope again. we are going to build trust and we are going to do it all again this year. all of the pundits, some of them are here, saying there's no way in the world you will win in south carolina. let me tell you what my fairytale is. the day after the election, you all turn on your tv's and you flip over to

thank you, south carolina, for having us out. [ cheers ] thank you, south carolina democrats. [ speaking spanish ] thank you, thank you. ♪ >>> good evening and welcome to a special edition of "politicsnation" live from columbia, south carolina. we're here at the state's democratic party convention where throughout the day nearly two dozen presidential candidates have and will continue to make their case in what is a crucial stop in this early voting state. as you can imagine, south carolina's first in the south primary is critical for democratic hopefuls and winning will depend largely on the support from its black community. later in the show i'll talk one on one with former texas congressman beto o'rourke, new jersey senator cory booker, and former vice president joe biden. but first, joining me now, house majority whip and democratic congressman from south carolina, jim clyburn. thank you, congressman. >> thank you so much, reverend, very field goal me. >> nobody could run for president without coming through you, and one of the big things of the calendar every presidential election y

ofry precinct of the state south carolina. be all need to be proud to south carolinians. be proud to be eating fried fish with the next president of the eyes states tonight. you all give it up. >> wonderful. thank you so much for those remarks. are we ready for the next? i know, right? if jamie harrison could come to the stage please. while we are waiting for him to we will have remarks from cedric richmond, a representative from louisiana. ofi have the great title being assistant to the whip which means i do whatever he wants me to do for free. going to get a free speech. what a he is going to get is a free introduction. jim clybourn is one of those special people. he means what he says and he says what he means. he is our majority whip. up james t clybourn. better known as the husband to ms. emily. >> thank you. thank you, thank you. thanks to each and everyone of you. for all you are doing. dignity andore respect to the governmental process in this country. thank you. thank you for all you are doing to help turn this state blue. i just want to thank the -- say themuch

i won't have to. >> will it be before the south carolina race? >> if i do, it'll be before the primary. >> all right, representative clyburn, thankry you uch for coming to "firing line." >> thank you very much. very good. " ring line with margaret hoover" is made possible by... additional funding is provided by... corporate funding is provided by... ...and by... >> you're watching pbs. >>> hello, everyone. welcome to amanpour and company. here's what's coming up. >>> the intellectual extraordinare whose books have ld in the millions, public thinker malcolm gladwell on his e need to challenge our own. >>> then -- ♪ i'm so american ♪ >> it's one of leonard cohen's mostconic songs but who was mary ann? award winning film maker nick broomfield explores the troubled relationship between the musician and his muse. >>> plus the midwestern pioneers who helped shape the ideals of the nation. david mccullough talks to walter ivanson.

for the delerl south carolina ian.dividend is how we change the game and start recognizing people like my wife who is at moment with our two young boys, one of whom is autistic. what is her worth in g.d.p. now? we know that is nonsense. we know her work is among the most challenging and vital work that is done in our society today. the democratic party talks about empowering women and i'm going to suggest to you all that the best way to help that waitress getting harassed by her boss or the single mom stuck in an abuse incomplete pass relationship, the best way to empower those women is to put delr 1,000 in their hands. we can talk about empowering women or do something about it. i say we do something about it. so thises a vision of an economy that we must take to the rest of the country as fast as possible. we do not have that much time. this rests on you all. the democrats why all of the candidates are here today is we know you will choose the next president. we have to make this happen as fast as possible. my friend

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thank you, south carolina. wow.hould have let that music of a little bit longer and we could've got some rhythm going. thank you so much. it is a privilege and honor to be here to address you all. . am not a career politician how did donald trump win the election of 2016? there are a bunch of reasons that have been bandied around on cable news and other outlets, but i believe the fundamental reason why donald trump is our president today is this -- we four milliony manufacturing jobs in south carolina, michigan, ohio, pennsylvania, wisconsin, missouri, iowa, all the swing states he needed to win and did win. valley,iends in silicon they believed what we did to the manufacturing jobs that defined many communities and a way of life, they will now do to retail jobs, call-center jobs, fast food jobs, truck driving jobs and on and on for the economy. how many of you have noticed stores closing where you live in south carolina? carolinat at the south -- the columbia place mall. it has seen better days. you can see where s

thank you, south carolina, for having us out. thank you, south carolina democrats. thank you.tor booker: all right. all right! thank you, south carolina! of, look, look, a whole lot people running for president these days. for thes not stand year. it stands for the number of people running. you all know in this room where power comes from. it does not come from an individual or an office. it comes from the grassroots. you all are the power. you all are the purpose. you all are what is going to help us win. income,live in a low inner-city community. we don't mistake wealth with work where i live. we know where power comes from. i first came to the inner city of newark, new jersey, the neighborhood i live in, i had this idea i was going to help turn around the country, i was going to leave things. but i met a grassroots leader who is a tenant president. in the projects in which i lived for almost a decade and i still remember when i told her, why you hear? if you want to help me, you got to come down to the street and tell me what you see in my neighborhood. and she goes, descri

cunningham of south carolina. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 445, the gentleman from south carolina, mr. kung ham, and a member opposed -- cunningham, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from south carolina. mr. cunningham: thank you, mr. chair. i want to recognize the great work of chairwoman mccollum in finding ways to increase funding for the land and water conservation fund. the chairwoman and the members of the committee have shown a strong commitment to this important program. and i applaud their efforts. one of the first things that congress did was pass into law the bipartisan lands package which permanently authorized the land and water conservation fund. this demonstrate what had we can achieve when we work together. -- what we can achieve when we work together, on behalf of our constituents. it not only promotes access to our public lands but helps ensure all americans can utilize these publicly owned resources. it is important that we build o

that's not to see, if he's well received in south carolina, south carolina is a very important state.ll received in this state it could up the ante on raising money. while money is very important in campaigns because it allows you to get that message to get all his record out there with advertising, with more direct mail. more boots on the ground so to speak, in his campaign, because this is the object of the game. there are so many people running, so many promises. so many messages, you have to set yourself far from the pack. and the only way you're going to really reach massive amounts of people is by raising money to get that message out. so maybe this will help elevate him in a way to market it it and raise more money to get his record out to show that he is someone that's got a real chance here. >> dollar signs and also that debate stage. we'll be watching next week on wednesday and thursday. i know you're going to stick with us, as we continue to watch the south carolina democratic convention. we'll take you back live. and in four days, the candidates will face off in the first

thank you. >> john delaney just finishing his pitch to south carolina at the south carolina democratic convention. we expect joe biden and cory book era head of us. while we wait for that, the state democratic party, msnbc political analyst susan del perc percio, cabinet secretary chris lieu and chris thompson. how are they doing in courting the black vote coming out of south carolina? six out of ten votes of democrats there are african-american. >> i like the message that's been delivered. they talk about gerrymandering, they caulked about inequality certainly, housing, things like education equity, so i think the message from a policy perspective has been very clear. let's see if there are other things that are going to be important to these voters, like do you have -- whose endorsements do you have? have you heard bernie sanders talk about the fact that he had nine endorsements from elected leaders and elected officials there. so it's a good policy, but let's see operationally who is coming out ahead. >> we have something like 152 days until the south carolina primary. 52 delegates

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south carolina democrats.you, thank you. ♪ sen. booker: all right! thank you, south carolina. [applause] a lot ofer: look, people running for president these days, 2020 election does not stand for the year but for the number of people running. [laughter] sen. booker: you know in this room where power comes from. it does not come from an individual or an office, it comes from the grassroots. you are all the power, the purpose, you are what will help us win. i live in the low income inner-city community. we do not mistake wealth with work where i live. we know where power comes from. i want to tell you the truth, when i first came to the inner city of newark, new jersey, the neighborhood i live in, i had an idea as a yelp law student i would turn it around and leave it but i met a grassroots leader who was a tenant president in the projects in which i lived for almost a decade. i remember when i told her, she said why are you here, to help you, she said you have to come down to the street and tell me what you se

hello, south carolina! >> thank you congressman. hello south carolina. i drucker on the web to south carolina. yes i'm getting on the doghouse. help me say i'm sorry. i stand before you as the son of immigrant. my father was a contract sugar 10 cutter. for $.75. i am not supposed to be in front of you today. i have not been the candidate you have seen on the cnn town hall. i am a former football player. under legendary cult. sorry for maximum since i girlfriend's. i threw my first touchdown against clemson. after my nfl career was cut short, we built the construction management company. we are proud of that. i am living the american dream that my parents came here before. i see that american dream slipping away for too many people. was talk about what i did as the mayor. we are the 13th largest city in the state of florida. we are fighting a lot of issues. i am suing the state of florida right now so that we can put sensible gun control laws in my city. if i do not want them in my part, the governor florida can remove me from office and my city can be su

senator sanders, along with a number of other candidates have been campaigning in south carolina this weekend. the state holds its primary on saturday, february 29. southy clinton won carolina in 2016, and president trump carried the state in the general election. >> rock hill, how are you doing tonight? raquel, please welcome to the stage, south carolina's deputy field director j run -- date jail in. -- jaylin. >> how are you all feeling today echo -- today? are you feeling the bern? i have the blessing and pleasure of being the deputy field director here for our campaign in south carolina that is going to lead the political revolution to change our nation for the better. when they come to events like these and we see all of our enthusiastic supporters, i can't help but feel hopeful for the future. of january 20, 2017, we have had dark days. we have had for some days that felt hopeless. we have had days of despair. we know because of people like because of people who manned a campaign, people like our candidates bernie sanders, a genuine 20th, this nation will change for the better.

duncan of south carolina. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 445, the gentleman from south carolina, mr. duncan, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from south carolina for five minutes. mr. duncan: i rise today with an amendment to ensure no funds go to the obama-era clean power plan. in 2015, obama's environmental protection agency published a final rule for the clean power plan with the intent to reduce co-2 emissions from the exesting fossil fuel power plants by 22% by 2030. it set stringent limits on greenhouse gas emissions for each state based on the electricity mix. while it sounded well intended, we need to look at the cost of the so-called clean power plan. families and businesses would be hit the hardest with more expensive energy and utility bills and for what? according to a climb tolks, even if -- climatologist, the amount of climate change averted over the course of this ntury amounts to about .02 centigrade. it is undetactable. it's evid

jeff zeleny joins us now from south carolina. so jeff, today's gathering comes as the former vice president, those comments about working with segregationists is still making national news? >> it still is. good morning, it's definitely hanging in the air here, the back and forth between vice president joe biden and senator cory booker and other democratic rivals after joe biden made the comment last week that he worked with segregationist senators. now, of course it prompted cory booker to call on him to apologize the back and forth, but we saw a moment last night at the -- at the fish fry here in columbia, south carolina, i want you to take a look at. it has joe biden reaching out literally to cory booker. let's watch. so reaching out there, and also mr. biden was asked if anyone should apologize. he said no, there's no need for any more of an apology here. they are trying to move past this. you can see behind me here some joe biden signs as well as john delaney, the maryland congressman has a blimp here, but as the candidates b

i know south carolina is a red state. we are hoping to turn that state blue, and we're going to be hopeful. there's always hope. >> reporter: it's a special kind of optimism that linkers here in the palmetto state. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> you're ready for bernie? >> absolutely. i've been feeling the bern for years. >> reporter: for these democrat i democratic voters, there's a deep-seeded hope that change is on the way. >> be sure to continue following coverage on abc news.com. >>> and the acceptance that continues 50 years later. ♪ she's doing it again. (vo) no cover up spray here... it's the irresistibly fresh scent of febreze air effects. cheaper aerosols can cover up odors, burying the smell in a flowery fog. switch to febreze air effects! febreze eliminates even the toughest odors from the air. and it uses an all-natural propellant to leave behind a pleasant scent you'll love. use anywhere odors can spread. freshen up, don't cover up. febreze air effects. oh! oh! oh! ♪ ozempic®! ♪ (announcer) people with

he may be making his return here to south carolina tomorrow. there's going to be more events going forward as the weekend continues. laura. >> arlette saenz, thank you. now, i want to bring in david axelrod, former senior adviser to president obama. andrew gillum, the former democratic nominee for governor in florida. and aisha moody mills, a democratic strategist. all of you are very well aware of the power of the black vote, and its importance in any election. mayor gillum, i'll start with you. the black vote, this term that seems like there's a monolithic group of voters is a little bit off, but what does a candidate have to do to try to appeal to this so-called black vote? what issues are the most important? >> well, i mean you're right to point out that black vote is not a monolith. we don't all go in and make the same considerations and vote the same way. we just saw a forum down in south carolina a week ago hosted by the black economic alliance which focused very principally on how it is we're going to create black wealth. what are those

it does sound like rockhill, south carolina, is ready for a political revolution. and i thank you all. [ cheers and applause ] >> now, i love campaigning. but the only problem that i have is that i always have got to follow nina turner. and that's hard. and then you got danny glover there as well. so i want to thank nina and danny and jim thompson and dr. mchorn for allowing us to use the campus of this great college. thank you very much. what this campaign is about is a very profound concept. we just talked about it earlier today. we were meeting with some local folks. and somebody raised the issue of what we are entitled to -- there it was, right. what we are entitled to as human beings in the wealthiest country on the history of the world. what are we entitled to? now, i believe that what we must strive for is a government not based on racism, not based on sexism [ cheers and applause ] >> not based on homophobia. [ cheers and applause ] >> not based on xenophobia. [ cheers and applause ] >> and not based on religious bigotry. [ cheers and applause ] >> in fact

. >>> searching for votes in south carolina this sunday. the center of the political universe this weekend. senator sanders keeping up relentless campaign schedule with a town hall in rock hill. a live report from shack brewster in a moment. four candidates hitting the sunday shows. three of them looking ahead to the debates. one of them leftout and not happy. >> missing from the stage will be somebody that won in a trump state, we need to win back some of the places we lost if we're going to win in 2020. somebody that has bridged divides, someone from a rural state which i think is important. >> no morning show interview of a 20 candidate getting more attention than the one with the candidate on the republican side, president trump sitting down with chuck todd, starting with his message to the leaders of iran. >> i'm not looking for war. and if there is, it will be obliteration like you've never seen before. i'm not looking to do that. >> do you think impeachment is good politics for you? >> i think i win the election easier but you know,

he may be making his return here so south carolina tomorrow. there's going to be more events going forward as the weekend continues. laura. >> arlette saenz, thank you. now, i want to bring in david axelrod, former senior adviser to president obama. andrew gillum, the former democratic nominee for governor in florida. and aisha moody mills, a democratic strategist. all of you are very well aware of the power of the black vote, and i importance in any election. mayor gillum, i'll start with you. the black vote, this term that seems like there's a monolithic group of voters is a little bit off, but what does a candidate have to do to try to appeal to this so-called black vote? what issues are the most important? >> well, i mean you're right to point out that black vote is not a monolith. we don't all go in and make the same considerations and vote the same way. we just saw a forum down in south carolina a week ago hosted by the black economic alliance which focused very principally on how it is we're going to create black wealth. what are those i

have you heard that, south carolina? time you heard that, it sounds like a gimmick, too good to be true, but then you dig into our country's history, and you find that this is an american idea that is as old as the country itself. thomas paine was for, he called it a citizen's dividend. martin luther king jr. whose birthday we celebrate every year. he called it the guaranteed minimum income. and it is what he was fighting for on the day he was assassinated in 1968. it was so mainstream that 11,000 economists signed a study saying this would be 2re for the country. and it passed the u.s. house of representatives twice in 1971 under richard nixon. 11 years later, one state passed a dividend where everyone in that state gets between 1,000 and $2,000 a year into questions asked, and what state that? how do they fund it? who is the oil of the 21st century? technolo technology. that's right, what they're doing with oil money in alaska, we can do here in south carolina. >> we're taking a listen to andrew yang, we will continue

south carolina, please welcome to the state jaylin. >> how are y'all feeling today? [cheers and applause] >> y'all feeling the burn? all right, all right, my name is jalinn? elrod i have the blessig and pleasure being field direct for our campaign in south carolina that will lead the political revolution that will change the nation for the better. [cheers and applause] >> when we come to events like this and see enthusiastic supporters i can't help t but fl hopeful for our nation's future because 2017 we've had some dark days in this country, we've had some days that felt hope and day that is we have felt there but because of people like you, but people who demand campaign, because of people like our candidate bernie sanders on january 20th, 2021 this nation is going to change for the better, for the better. [cheers and applause] >> we take the revolution in south carolina that burn goes all the way to the oval office. [cheers and applause] but i'm here today rock hill to tell you that why we come to rallies and they are great, what we need so more than anything in t

south carolina came here to d.c. with a three-judge panel including now supreme court justice judge kavanaugh. in that case, in fact it was interesting, as part of different senate factors, there had been a big debate on a license plate that said "coon hunting." you can make what you want of that, but the african-american community objected and the governor at the time, mark sanford, who like to hike the appalachian trail actually vetoed it because he saw the implications of what it meant. i admire him for that, but it was in the report. he said you grew up in 96 south carolina. you would not think anything at all if you went to the gas station about noon for lunch and a couple of your friends were going coon hunting? i said of course i would be upset because you go reckon hunting at night time and most of the time you get possums. the states attorney said to me in d.c. do you think republicans are racist. i said i prefer to think some are not very sensitive to racial issues. for instance when a gorilla escape from t

the south carolina voter id case, i wrote a report. justice andtment of objective under section -- including now supreme court justice judge kavanaugh. interesting as part as part is a different senate factor that had been a platebate on a license that said kuhn hunting. you can make what you want of that. the african-american community object of than at the time, the governor of south carolina actually vetoed it. of whathe implications it meant. it was in the report. you wouldn't think anything at all. a couple of your friends are course i wouldof be upset. ? raccoon hunting at nighttime. at the trial hearing d.c., the states attorney said to me, do you think republicans are racist? i don't have to think that. that's not required of me as an expert witness. i said i prefer to say some are not sensitive to racial issues. the person who sponsored voter id when a columbia escape from -- columbia gorilla escaped from the zoo, said that's a relative of michelle obama. running away with this sort of horrible jim crow look that was made beca

simply not -- >> it was a busy day there in south carolina.convention, as we had our special coverage all day here on msnbc. with that that wraps it up for me this hour. i'm richard lui. i'll be back tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. eastern. you can follow me on twitter, instagram and facebook. coming up next "saturday night politics with donny deutsch." this is the ocean. just listen. (vo) there's so much we want to show her. we needed a car that would last long enough to see it all. (avo) subaru outback. ninety eight percent are still on the road after 10 years. come on mom, let's go! woman: (on phone) discover. hi. do you have a travel card? yep. our miles card. earn unlimited 1.5 miles and we'll match it at the end of your first year. nice! i'm thinking about a scuba diving trip. woman: ooh! (gasp) or not. you okay? yeah, no, i'm good. earn miles. we'll match 'em at the end of your first year. yeah, no, i'm good. so chantix can help you quit slow turkey.rkey. along with support, chantix is proven to help you quit. with chantix you can keep smoking at

i appreciate you going out and joining us here in south carolina. i do have the distinct honor of introducing to you dr. lester a. mc horne, who is the president of this institution and clinton college. he will share a few words here with you. we william out dr. mchorne. we appreciate you very much. [applause] >> thank you and welcome to clinton college. i'm lester mchorne, the 13th president of clinton college, and we are thrilled to welcome to our historic campus u.s. senator bernie sanders. [cheers and applause] >> we're always honored to have our elected officials who are here. i know our council women are in the house and we thank god for others who are here. we are also happy to welcome mr. danny glover, our friend to the campus of clinton college. i told him privately, and i will say publicly, how grateful i am for his powerful testimony on behalf of the long overdue national conversation on reparations. what an articulate voice he offers. [cheers and applause] >> and what a special honor it is for clinton college to host our second candidate

> we want to hear you say it. >> of course black lives matter. >> reporter: the mayor back in south carolina. >> you're running on your report. how can you unite the country when you have these issues back home? >> i will continue to present south bend's story. that's a very important part of the story i tell. >> tara palmeri joins us now. thousands of south carolina democrats showing up for those events. the candidates meeting voters but also prepping for their first big test next week. >> reporter: that's right, tom. right behind me mayor pete is getting a test from voters tonight in south carolina. in less than a week 20 democratic candidates will be in miami for their first democratic debate over two days. tom? >> we'll be looking forward to the debates. tara, thank you. >>> democratic candidate senator cory booker will be the guest on tomorrow's "this week." tune in. >>> next, new developments in the deadly ambush of a police officer in sacramento. body cam video showing the moment officers came under fire responding to a domestic call. a rookie officer killed. authorities revealing new

south carolina '08, obama got almost 80% of the black vote in south carolina.t you knew not only did obama have a shot at the nom paying, he had a shot at winning support among black voters everywhere. transformed his campaign. had a lot to do with how that campaign went in south carolina. had something to do with jim cleburne. >> steve kornacki at the big board, speaking of names in southern politics, i said heflin, i meant talmadge, i apologize. steve, we cannot wait for your trip to continue on south. >>> coming up for us, if your friends are people you met in politics, you may need actual friends instead. before discovering nexium 24hr to treat her frequent heartburn, marie could only imagine enjoying freshly squeezed orange juice. now no fruit is forbidden. nexium 24hr stops acid before it starts for all-day, all-night protection. can you imagine 24 hours without heartburn? has four levels of defenseremium algasoagainst ection. gunk, wear, corrosion and friction. that helps keep your engine running like new. it's fuel for thought. at panera, our salads wit

carolina. tonight the deeper south.he accent gets deeper, the air becomes more humid as he's crossed into the palmetto state, south carolina. back at the big board tonight, steve kornacki. >> i'm overdressed, it is sweltering out there as we hit the palmetto state. charleston, south carolina, the famous pineapple fountain in charleston, home of the charleston river dogs baseball team, the college of charleston cougars. charleston, south carolina, the hometown of the most famous unsuccessful candidate in a south carolina presidential primary. who am i talking about? i'm talking about stephen colbert. do you remember this? it was 2008, he was at comedy central. south carolina democratic primary, of course, always very important in presidential races. colbert said, i'm going to run in the south carolina democratic primary as a favorite son candidate. there he is declaring his presidency, he got on "meet the press," he put down $2,500 to get his name on the ballot. then the state democrats said, no, we're not going to put y

and represent all of the people of south carolina. it's a sad day in south carolina but you know november 2020, we're going to turn this around. >> now, has all of this deferring to president trump and being his spokesman and major defender, has it reaped any tangible concrete things for the state of south carolina? is that going to be his argument? can he say, yes, i'm new lindsey graham, i'm different. i'm going from john mccain best friend to donald trump's main spokesperson or has this all been about lindsey graham being relevant? >> it's all about lindsey graham. it's laughable. the one thing -- maybe he got some golf balls from the president but that's about it. there hasn't been any tangible results or anything that we have seen here in south carolina that have been fnefitted the state. you take the issue of tariffs. we have soybean farmers suffering because of the president's tariffs. companies that resids yually wo with boeings and volvo. when you put tariffs on foreign made cars, that hurts south carolina. it's ridiculous th

at the south carolina democratic party convention. you're hearing all of the candidates, nearly the entire presidential field is here delivering a pitch why they should be the nominee to be president. while this is going on here in this convention center, there's also another event down the street with planned parenthood. and joe biden was over there moments ago speaking and he was asked about his reversal on the hyde amendment which bans use of federal funds for abortions in most cases, this is something he supported for decades, and a few weeks ago reversed course. listen to his explanation a few minutes ago. >> my question for you is as president, how would you put forward a federal budget that eliminates hyde? >> first of all, the way to do that, let me explain what happened. i laid out a health care plan that is going to provide federally funded health care for all women and women who now are denied even medicare in their home states, across the board, automatically sign up under a obamacare like provision we have, i provided for

gone to south carolina.le look like to you? how the conversation is playing out there. >> i think 30% of it seems to be a little inside baseball. i would say the other 70% of it, i'm not sure in i don't know how the african-american vote has been breaking down within the primary field. sufficient multiple candidates of color and you have someone like elizabeth warren who i believe is making inroads with people of color and people like buttigieg who is making no words into things people of color. but i think that this issue with biden brings something interesting to me into the fore. which is i don't think myself, that joe biden is racist. i don't think that joe biden is sexist. but people are going to wonder if joe biden is the guy to fight racism. to fight sexism. can you teach an old senator new tricks? is that enough to, to still want him? because you think he's the best person to fight against donald trump. >> never mind a dog, just an old senator. >> to philippe's point. there's been so much emphasis in

black voters critical in south carolina.y test for presidential candidates. that takes us to one of the reasons that joe biden is the democratic front-runner right now. let's show you this. this is south carolina. joe biden leads that state right now overwhelmingly. it is his strongest early state. that has a lot to do with the strong plaqblack support he is getting so far. among white voters biden is in first place. but look, he's doing almost 10 points better among black voters than he is among white voters. we've been seeing this in poll after poll. so biden has come into this race. let's see if this lasts. that's the key question, especially in light of the controversy we've been talking about this week. but can biden maintain that support or something approximating that throughout this campaign. can black voters be a big source of strength for the former vice president. then there's this, age. we've been talking about how overall biden has been doing better with voters over 45 than under 45. this is true among black vot

david: give us a sense about what the south carolina democratic voter in the primary is looking for. a candidate, what do i have to address to make progress? to addressyou have the issues that matter to south carolinians, that matter to every voter. in a democratic primary, the number one issue i believe is going to be a more pragmatic issue, and that is can you beat donald trump? can you go toe to toe with him and beat him? that is all that matters to the democrats this year. all the candidates want better health care, a more aggressive environmental policy, gender equality, all sorts of issues that are common. the question is who can articulate the message in such a way and go toe to toe with donald trump? i believe there is only one candidate that can do that and that is joe biden. david: when it comes to the election, people say it is the economy that matters. president trump is presiding over a pretty strong economy right now. if we continue the direction we are going right now, is in any democrat going to have a hard ?ime > >> no. is presiding over was created by barack obama a

south carolina '08, obama got almost 80% of the black vote in south carolina.s the night you knew not only did obama have a shot at the nom paying, he had a shot at winning support among black voters everywhere. transformed his campaign. had a lot to do with how that campaign went in south carolina. had something to do with jim cleburne. steve, we cannot wait for your trip to continue on south. >>> coming up for us, if your friends are people you met in politics, you may need actual friends instead. the first survivor of alzheimer's disease is out there. and the alzheimer's association is going to make it happen. but we won't get there without you. visit alz.org to join the fight. >>> last thing before we go tonight. politics is an incredible business. there they were last night in orlando. marco rubio and lindsey graham. it's all, well, nothing to see here, love this guy at the podium, donald trump. but then our friends at "deadline white house" with nicole wallace felt it was their civic duty to put something together to remind us, in this crazy business of p

this is extremely important, any appearance in south carolina.ssages do these candidates need to deliver? >> reporter: well, that's right, fred. as you know, the majority of democratic voters, the democratic electorate here in south carolina will likely be comprised of black voters. so the message that the candidates will be sending here today is directly going to impact their chances here in the palmetto state in the democratic primary, and this is a place where vice president joe biden remains extremely strong, even among african-american voters. so these candidates are going to be looking to chip away at his strength, to make their case to these voters they will be the ones to best represent not only the economic interests of african-american voters but the interests of these voters, this key democratgraphic in the electorate. we will have elizabeth warren, pete buttigieg, cory booker all making their case. three top tier not here today. i mentioned joe biden. also bernie sanders and kamala harris not at this convenient today. next weekend wil

are you ready for that in south carolina?hing to reduce the student at which i don't have time to go into, but we will. >> martha: here is trey gowdy, house oversight committee chair. as we pointed out, south carolina on the presidential level has been read for decades since 1986. but these candidates think that the demographic might be changing your in some way. is there any reason to believe that? >> no, ma'am. jimmy carter was the last democrat to win south carolina. i was 12, you probably weren't born, tim scott had hair. bill clinton won twice, president obama won overwhelmingly the electoral college. state why do we have had a lot of good candidates. gory sellers is a commentator on another show. i'm glad they were here, i hope they spent a lot of money. and the republicans are not going to win south carolina. >> martha: in the last round president trump said he thought he could win california and new york but that proved to be not possible that time around. obviously, their main reason for wanting to be there is a need

columbia, south carolina, a lot going on in south carolina this weekend. ayor, 2020 candidate pete buttigieg speaking at the planned parenthood action fund presidential forum, that's different than the state democratic convention going on, but a lot of the candidates are double dipping today at both events. josh kimbrel of talk radio excellence in south carolina on with us a little bit later to break that down. laura: and some sad news out of hawaii. nine people are dead thereafter a skydiving plane crashed friday night. the aircraft reportedly crashed as some of the passenger's family members waited nearby. fire officials say the plane was in flames by the time they arrived at the scene. the victims names have not yet been released. an investigation is ongoing. leland: we are learning a little bit more about the 11 american tourists who died vacationing in the dominican republic. now the country's tourism minister said those responsible will face, and we quote now, disciplinary measures to fit their actions. so what does that mean? we bring in jeff paul in

south carolina is among those.he primary is not until the end of next february, but it is going to be a critical stop before this primary goes really across the country, that big super tuesday race, of course. joe biden in the front-runner nationally. he is the front-runner here in south carolina as well. but, when you talk to voters they say it feels like a wide open race to them, so particularly the candidates not as well-known or trying to get known, that's why they're campaigning all weekend long at events like this and others. so certainly a moment, summertime swing of campaigning here particularly for the candidates that are not that well-known to the democratic voters here, fred. but next weekend here in south carolina every single one of the democrats is back in the state, all will be appearing at the democratic convention here in south carolina. fred. >> all right. jeff zeleny, thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> let's talk more about all of this. white house reporter for "the washington post", sun young

how south carolina became so incredibly important in selecting a president and how much more so south carolina is pivotal in this 2020 race. >> well, first of all, it's douglas, not david. just -- >> so sorry about that. yeah. we knew that. >> i know. look, south carolina is deeply crucial. i mean, i think it's the final stand if joe biden is going to get the nomination because iowa being a caucus, things are going to be up in the air. you never know -- anybody who comes one, two, three or four in iowa is going to be considered a front-runner. and bernie sanders and elizabeth warren, one of them may win, but the big test is the african-american vote and biden has had decades of building up the civil rights credentials. relationships with barack obama and other civil rights leaders, congressman claiborne. so biden looks pretty good in south carolina and the question is can somebody else come in there and beat joe biden? if he can roll out of south carolina with a victory and go to california and nevada and kamala harris will pick up some support there. but if biden loses in south carol

we are continuing our coverage from columbia, south carolina. we're here at the state's democratic party convention where throughout the day, nearly two dozen presidential candidates made their case in what is a crucial stop in this early voting state. as you can imagine, south carolina is first in the south primary. it's critical for democratic hopefuls and winning will depend lively on the support from its black community. in just a few moments, vice president joe biden will be right here taking my questions. but right now i want to bring back my panel for discussion, ja. jace s jason johnson is editor for politics.com and we also have atima omara. what do you want to hear from joe biden tonight? he's made statements around segregationists and has been called upon several to apologize. what do you want to hear from him? it doesn't sound like it's affected him tonight. >> it doesn't sound like it's affected him in this room, but of course it's a lot of his supporters that are here. i would certainly love to hear if he has taken to heart some of

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