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Up eight points. meanwhile, in texas, biden is in the lead at 23%. of the 2020 field by five points, falling three points since september. and the university of texas/texas tribune poll. and warren has 18% of support. and sanders rounds out the top three at 12. >> and presidential candidate kamala harris is responding to comments made by south carolina congressman jim clyburn about black voters and fellow candidate pete buttigieg. watch. >> is mayor buttigiegs struggle with black voters in your ...

With black voters in your state of south carolina because hes gay? >> well, thats a generational issue. i know of a lot of people my age who feel that way, but i will say this, dana, my own grandson, who is 25 years old, i think, that guy is a big buttigieg guy and, of course, he does it because he believes in the guy, not because hes gay. >> are you saying for older african-americans it is an issue? >> yes, it is. theres no question about that. im not going to sit here and tell you otherwise be...

To make that claim 100 days out. look, i was in des moines the whole weekend. pete buttigiegs show of force was quite something. he had people coming from all over the country. i saw a hundred people from california alone sort of plotting their march through des moines. he had the parade to end all parades. he was actually holding the hand of his husband and the hand of his mother as he walk neighborhood that space. i mean, it was something that you really couldnt imagine a candidate doing, even...

I dont know that i buy it. >> valid point. christine, mara, mike, thanks. see you bright and early tomorrow morning. >> ill be there and youll be there. >> hopefully before you. back with another hour of "kasie d.c.." josh letterman is just back from ukraine where rudy giuliani is stoking an investigation into that countrys parliament and what they did in 2016. >> and tune in to "morning joe" tomorrow, as we just mentioned, for me and mike, for live interviews with 2020 democrats, senator cory b...

Clyburn. do you think pete buttigieg has articulated a way to bring in some of the black voters that he says he wants? because nobody really has in the race with the exception of joe biden. >> well, mayor pete is nothing but articulate. hes articulate about everything. i think his problem with the black community with black voters is simply a lack of familiarity. thats it. i dont attribute it to his sexual preference. i dont attribute it to, you know, his policies. i think his policies are proba...

Republic. the plan i have put down, the douglas plan, is as ambitious as the marshall plan to rebuild europe. but this time right here at home and its for the purpose of tearing down systemic racism. >> because hes gay? >> well, thats a generational issue. i know of a lot of people my age who feel that way. but i will say this, dana. my own grandson who is 20 -- i think he is 25 years old. that guy is a big buttigieg guy. and of course he does it because he believes in the guy, not because hes g...

With the name recognition, as you said, he, by definition, was going to get some black support. nobody can say that about mayor pete buttigieg yet. that is his biggest problem. i just want to look back. actually barack obama was not doing well with black voters early on. >> no, no, i agree. but he didnt have zero. >> but i think to mikes point, you know, it takes time to earn voters trust, but it especially takes time to earn the trust of black voters because of the history of repression. and th...

Matter how passionate their supporters may be, i mean, andrew yangs supporters are extremely passionate. bernie sanders especially so for sure. elizabeth warren. there seems to be at the moment a cap on the amount of support that any of these democrats have won. so the question is really who can build a broader tent? who can speak beyond their immediate base and welcome more democratic voters in? and thats what i am looking for. teed us off perfectly to talk about one of the challenges mayor pet...

You see it there on your screen. 53% of americans approve of the impeachment inquiry as we were just suggesting. that includes 89% of democrats. more than half of independents. but as beth was saying, it hasnt par layed into a strong number of republicans. only about 9% believe so. the presidents approval rating remains more or less where it generally has been, 45%. his marks for his handling of the economy still among his highest. heres an interesting nugget about one of the presidents closest ...

With black voters in your state of south carolina because hes gay? >> well, that is a generational issue. i know of a lot of people my age who feel that way. but i will say this, dana. my own grandson who is 20 -- i think it 25 years old, that guy is a big buttigieg guy. and of course he does it because he believes in the guy. not because hes gay. my grandson -- >> but for older african-americans it is an issue? >> im sorry? >> are you saying for older african-americans it is an issue? >> yes, i...