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>> the youth vote will be crucial for democrats in 2020. but with more than two becausen candidates to choose from, who will they support? joining me now kate martel, gop strategist and democratic strategist and former obama administration official. jake, lets start with you. lets talk issues for a minute. what do you think is going to be the biggest issue for this younger voting block? >> well, i think certainly you dont have to be young to attract young voters. saw that with bernie sanders in ...

Over 5% of the south bend police force is black. nearly half of what it was in 2014. and in 2012 buttigieg ousted the first black police chief following allegations the chief improperly taped officers phone calls. im sick of these things being talked about in theoretical terms, like its a show. its lives. >> the issue highlights a political vulnerability for buttigieg, a lack of support from african-american voters. >> youre running for president and you want black people to vote for you, thats ...

Fall. thats not going to happen. >> african-americans make up 20% of all democratic party voters, a crucial voting block. >> how do you think this is going to impact your standing with african-americans, not just in south bend, but nationally. >> im not thinking of the politics of it. its a lack of getting to where we need today. >> jason carol, cnn, south bend, indiana. >> don lemon spent time with buttigieg. how was it? >> hes coming off of a night that he feels he did volatilery. hes feeling ...

Bias training to de-escalation, but it didnt save the life of eric logan. when i look into his mothers eyes i have to face the fact and nothing i say will bring him back. >> all right, so brian darling and antujuan seawright are back with us. mayor pete, hes an executive, he doesnt have to deal with obstruction from republicans when it comes to the issue of fair policing. but there, he accepted responsibility for what hes not been able to do in his city. how do you think this issue is going to r...

Know, we have one of the first -- what could be the first latino president of the united states. so as a fellow latina, i think that was incredibly exciting, and as someone who see julian i think go towards a more progressive direction and hold beto accountable within his own state i think was really exciting. for cory and beto, again, good opportunities for them to talk directly to latino voters, but, again, if it wasnt screened on telemundo, i dont know how i would have felt about it, but -- >...

Everyone in that room is going to be united in this feeling about trump. its a place to go in this sort of emotional core of a democratic primary voting block that like everyone agrees on, but it also in some ways strikes me as a wasted opportunity because everyone already agrees on it, what do you think? >> if i were being paid to consult, i would say, dont talk about trump. i mean, you take a shot at trump, but most of this, theyre at 2, 3% support, you have to talk about yourself, you guys, y...

Either what youre saying normally isnt working or you cant be disciplined enough. you made the comment before about time, im talking right now about longer than what most of the candidates are going to be able to speak to tomorrow. but its -- >> i know. my producer is in my ear telling me that. >> its also important, youre going to have five mod raid raters, lester holt and two other moderators. they dont just say, okay, what do you want to say to the camerap p they have a question. what do you ...

Logic and democrats who constantly squabble over funding beds in detention centers. you would think they would want beds for illegal immigrants to sleep on not if you understand the real story which is more beds means they keep the people in the detention centers for longer, its not as quick of a catch and release into the shadows quicker. thats what the democrats want ushering the future voting block in the united states of america. brian: see in the bill they put out. they dont want additional...

Exit polls, african-americans make up about 20% of the all democratic party voters, a crucial voting block. >> how do you think this is going to impact your stand with african-americans not just here in south bend but nationally. >> right now im not thinking of the politics of it. it is not any lack of trying. it is a lack of getting where we need to be. >> reporter: and the mayor also wanted -- the mayor wanted to say hes not trying to run away from the problem, that he wants to be on the front...

Certainly could not defeat donald trump. i think the atmosphere around discussing race and racial issues and racial justice and equality, including combining that with dealing with black women, who are the strong voting block in our community, that day has come. this week you have a house hearing on reparations, we made them deal with reparations at the nan convention, national action network. they changed in large part because president trump brought a lot of the hidden stuff out now, its on th...