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Senators, even though biden insists that was never his intent. now, hes sorry. >> was i wrong a few weeks ago to somehow give the impression to people that i was praising those men who i successfully opposed time and again? yes, i was. i regret it. im sorry for any of the pain or misconception that may have caused anybody. >> thats notable. former vice president making that apology from a stage in south carolina where african-american voters make up a giant influential voting block in democratic...

President and when hell endorse any of the 2020 contenders. >> already happening this hour, 2020 candidates trying to appeal to a critical voting block. african americans. joe biden is campaigning in south carolina and south bend indiana mayor pete buttigieg is set to address a crowd. joe bide and poll jazzed for reminiscing about his working relationship with southern segregationist. and hes facing criticism. then theres mayor pete being criticized for how hes handled the fatal shooting of one ...

This new movie. its an x movie. i just, you know? i was sure she wouldnt say no. i made a mistake. so i took my mother to see deep throat. >> [laughter] >> greg: what voting block ws he trying to win over with that story? the crazy pervert who goes to porns withy his mom? its a huge block. >> [laughter] >> greg: great story though so when you got 20 candidates in the mix at some point it starts to feel like everyone trying to outdo themselves for the left wing fringe onet twitter. f trump didnt ...

Misconception. reporter: and saturday kamala harris drew huge crowd at the esses festival in new orleans, heres one of seven democratic candidate speaking at the event this weekend trying to win over the crucial voting block of african-american women. mayor pete buttigieg acknowledged that this past hour as he rolled it several initiatives with racial discrimination and economic inequality. >> i stand here aware that black women are not just the backbone of the democratic party but the bone that...

Gender pay gap, looking at abortion rights and her plans on moving that forward, trying to work at a middle class tax cut and repealing the trump tax cuts. these are some of the plans that were anticipating from her. we are anticipating that she will make a sharper focus in trying to get black women behind her, a critical voting block. also expected today, beto orourke, cory booker, elizabeth warren, and tomorrow pete buttigieg. one thing to watch fredricka, elizabeth warren has been extremely s...

Let me address you in this forum, and its also a chance to speak to voters who youre going to need in the primaries about issues that are near and dear to them, so the candidates that are there, i think are going to get credit for that. the candidates that arent there, are going to have to make that up with a key voting block at some other time, but they cant wait too long because were really in the thick of this campaign now. >> the most recent cnn poll shows 36% of black voters support joe bid...

Hopefully more details to come later tonight. richard? >> our two breaking stories today. the other story were watching today. that wraps it up for me. you can follow me on twitter, instagram, and facebook. let me know what you think. for now i turn it to reverend al sharpton and "politicsnation." good evening and welcome to "politicsnation" live from new orleans this holiday weekend for the 2019 essence festival, the nations largest gathering of black women and a must-do campaign stop for d...

Million dollars to release kids from kacages in the border. hes run a base strategy and hes going to double down on that. thats not going to make movements in this race if you ask me. >> lets take a look at some of the new policies being rolled out by democrats this weekend as they take the stage at the essence fest. you had elizabeth warren announcing executive action she would take on day one trying to boost wages for women of color. kamala harris releasing her own plan to invest in black home...

Seem out of touch with the working class, which is a voting block theyll need if they will defeat donald trump. >> alicia: all democrats arent unaware of this issue that democrats have. a lot of long-time dems have raised this concern. kimberly strassel points to it. democrats are aware this is toxic for the working class voters they need to win back. thats why most lead with patronizing promises to invest millions to retrain whole communities. people dont want to be the guinea pigs of the lefts...

A good showing in the iowa caucus allows you to live another day and fight on to new hampshire and south carolina. where are we in terms of joe biden and the comment that we saw from the "washington post" that joe biden started off as the front-runner when he came into the race but it was always tenuous? >> i think it just shows you -- i think the debates showed us really starkly how wide open the democratic field is. and yes, joe biden has great name recognition. you know, he has a track record...