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Announce my candidacy for president of the United States of america. Early in the campaign, black people were feeling somewhat neglected. Is he going to represent us . Is he going to take our issues seriously . People felt he wasnt black enough. Mccains crowds turned uglier. The discussion of race in this campaign has taken a particularly divisive turn. This is not a man who sees america the way that you and i see america. Okay, youre rolling. You obviously put a lot of thought into the decision...

announce my candidacy for president of the united states of america. >> early in the campaign, black people were feeling somewhat neglected. >> is he going to represent us? is he going to take our issues seriously? >> people felt he wasnt black enough. >> mccains crowds turned uglier. >> the discussion of race in this campaign has taken a particularly divisive turn. >> this is not a man who sees america the way that you and i see america. okay, youre rolling. >> you obviously put a l...

effectively cuts off any democratic path to victory. >> bill: for democrats to hold onto power not chamber they would need to win all 26 toss-up races and pick up another six districts republicans have the advantage. an extremely tall order. >> dana: the house may be slipping away but the senate is still anyones game. it is expected to be decided by four key races, all of those in a dead heat with one week to go. >> bill: democrats separate to try to keep the upper chamber banking on f...

and the fires in the west, the heat across the country. chad, thank you very much and thanks to all of you. its time for anderson on top. tonight on 360. is this evidence of a president freezing up or if the video like another recent cliff, not quite what it appears. new reporting on that also tonight from massive fires on one coast to a heat wave expected on the other, the latest on summer are arriving with a vengeance and vladimir putin is rare visit to north korea. what he wants fro...

You know, campaigns are really long oral exams and character tests for the presidency. ours really came on a day in march of 2008. >> i served trinity church for 36 years. i had never taken a sabbatical, so i told the congregation, dont call, dont text, dont email. im going on a sabbatical. first thing were going to do is go on a family vacation. were going on a cruise. >> we want to turn now to an in-depth look at a very important figure in democratic

Appeasing him. romney is gutless. and you know, what he should be doing is trying to rebuild the republican party independent of donald trump. these are character tests. its really unfortunate to see mitt romney flunk it in this fashion. instead of saying well, donald trump is a shoe-in for re-election. which would be really disastrous for the whole world. as experts have been saying this week, basically end the western alliance. if were you to get re-elected of the. instead of resisting it, hes...

Rely on access to quality health care is unconsciousable and indefensible. so i hope theyll take that to the polls. and people can register as we speak and i hope they get out there and register to vote. >> the reason i ask my question the way i asked it, you caught a break at the end. a candidate gets exposed to character tests. he gets exposed the last minute. the question is whether the democrats were there in time to take advantage. i know its late here. you look at the spending advantage. t...

Undocumented worker who comes to this country isnt going to happen. beyond that, what has he talked about from a policy perspective that is at all feasible or close to getting answers. >> talking about the veterans and the defense budget theres no such things a a donald trump budget proposal. >> i think you have it totally right. donald trump raises questions about two things. one is who the republican party is and what happens to this anger, where it goes once people get. tired of the donald. t...

1965. they used require literacy of blacks and character tests, you cant change your voting rights laws unless you get clearance from the department of justice. and that was necessary at the time. it was no question because of what happen in places like mississippi and so on. we are 40 plus years after that now. and there is a question of whether it is still necessary. the high court said it is not blanket and all of united states have to go to doj first. >> the people have forgotten the way the...

Banning all early voting on sunday. prohibiting a child tax deduction if your kid votes in a town other than yours. photo i.d. laws. enforcing a five-year waiting law. disqualifying the mentally incompetent. >> they are going back to the days of poll taxes and character tests and grandfather clauses. its shocking what is going on there. and section five of the voting rights act is before the supreme court right now. 40 of 100 counties in north carolina are subject to section five, meaning they h...