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>> how sad it is that 54 years later we are still fighting for the right to vote. >> voting rights are always under attack. we know that. we have big victories. we have small victory. we have defeats. >> corinne, why is this voting block so important for them? the latest study shows that hispanics will be the largest minority group voting in 2020. why are so many of the candidates courting the black vote? >> because its a constituency in particular the black women they come out and vote in high ...

He want to spend more time with my children? >> martha: thats true become a more open topic for men. >> women are talking about it because its an important part of americans lives pushing for family leave, parental leaf, to make sure we have day care. universal pre-k. these are bread and butter issues to americans. we should see men talking about it because they are equal partners. record number of women to congress this year. it is very smart to. everybody knows that they are an important votin...

And major industries in this country. you cant make the case. president trump giving this speech was so smart. he puts pressure on maduro, which is important. drastically, its going to be a big fight heading into trying 20. depending on who democrats nominate. he gave the speech in miami, florida, where you have a large cuban population. that they went to present turbo 2016 and its a powerful voting block. >> dagen: but andrew gillum was behind medicare for all. i swear that what gave ron desant...

I think the jury is out on that. he did announce the exploratory committee and was very well received. well see whether or not the president has any cracks going forward, but the one thing about the president is he has had a lot of rock solid support amongst republicans straight on through all of the controversies, all the elections. he is rock solid in the republican party. >> very quickly, very, very quickly because they are telling you to wrap. what about an independent? is there an appetite ...

>> harris: lauren? >> i think hes being really smart about this. i kind of have to agree. listen -- cory booker is obviously making a very smart play. you can see from his interview with vegan news that he is making a play toward a very specific part of the democratic base right now. part of that is the female. the female voting block. do i think that just putting a female on a ticket means that all women are going to all of the sudden voter cory booker and has running mate? no, because females ...

Republican strategist and former deputy assistant secretary for public affairs the department of: security. antjuan seawright, former senior advisor to other clinton in south carolina. he is also the founder and ceo of blueprint strategy. great to see you both. antjuan, i was to review. cory booker says he will first look to women. merits? anything else you want to start with first? or are some say hes pandering? >> with the political gospel according to jim clyburn says in this business you nee...

Beast. most of the presidents team saying you have to sign this. we cannot go through another government shutdown. well debate executive action. we know who he listened to last time, and abby says theyre trying to give the president some space. theres a lot of nuance in garbage. if you look at breitbart, they think its a bad deal. >> its a great question. im following my own notes from the room as well, and i think this depends on how much of a hit the president is willing to take for his base. ...

[ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: but the president is facing an uphill climb as a new cnn poll finds more than half of voters arent likely to support mr. trumps bid for reelection. driving much of that opposition, women. a voting block president tried to woo in a speech to unexpected results. >> no one has benefitted more from our thriving economy than women who have filled 58% of the newly created jobs last year. [ applause ] you werent supposed to do that. thank you very much. >> reporter:...

Woman, someone who was a rising star in the party, and she lost the due gubernatorial race, its kind of is the message right there.that they are not, that they are a party of having hispanics and latinos and african-americans. and ive talk about the first two muslim congresswomen everett to walk in the capital. this is why the democratic party has to get their hands around this. you know for these, this diversity that they tout. it will not hold up as a voting block into 2020. arthel: right. the...

Warren, those are the folks who really send a buzz through the crowd. people want to touch them. people want to be around them. thats something that i think will serve him really well, particularly in a state like iowa, particularly in a state like new hampshire where you are in those living rooms talking to people, telling your story and trying to connect with them. well see what happens obviously on south carolina, with african-american women being a really important voting block there as well...