And several democratic president ial candidates. Their presence here a testament to just how critical the black vote is to the modern Democratic Party and its president s. Last night in South Carolina joe bidens campaign was reinvigorated largely by black voters in this state. Nbc news projecting him the resounding winner of the South Carolina primary at 48 ahead of Bernie Sanders at 20 and tom steyer now out of the race at 11 . Biden picks up 38 delegates. He now sits at second in delegate count, seven behind sanders. Of course, in the two days, the diversity of nearly the entire nation will be engaged by the candidates. We start off tonight looking ahead to super tuesday as the map expands and the race constricts. Joining me is 2020mental candidate senator Amy Klobuchar of minnesota. Senator, thank you. Thank you for marching. Thank you. It was an honor to be marching there with you, thank you. Tell us, as we get into super tuesday and the race, how important you heard the speakers today at the Church Brown Chapel where dr. King and others operated, and i was one of the speakers emphasizing Voting Rights. Thats what today was about 55 years ago. Thats what it is about today. It is. All the things were talking about, health care, college, none of it can happen if people dont have the right to vote. It is everything from getting rid of the purging to the gerrymandering to my bill to register every kid in the country automatically to vote when they turn 18. That is what i have worked on this for years now, and i have been stonewalled by the republican party. One of the reasons im running for president is i want to get this done. Theres a lot of support out there. Stacy ab bramgs said it best, you dont lose your right to worship if you dont go to church or synagogue for a year. You dont lose your right to assemble if you dont go to a meeting like we went to today. You shouldnt lose your right to vote if you dont vote for a year or two. Thats whats happening with the purges. When we look at the votes from South Carolina where the majority of the voters are black, this is the first time weve seen that. We saw this resounding vote for the former Vice President joe biden who is also with us in selma today. Does that in any way discourage you . Are you thinking about dropping out . Are you going to hang in there . What does the future look like for Amy Klobuchar . I know im not as well known as the Vice President. Hes had a lot of support for good reason in the Africanamerican Community for years. Its on me to earn it. As you said, well have a third of the nation vote on tuesday, big states, nearly all primaries. My state minnesota is on the ballot. In that state its between two people, me and senator sanders. No one else is even close. Thats going to be a big race in our state. Im about six, seven points ahead of him now. Ive been traveling all over the country. Ive been in arkansas, North Carolina last night, tennessee and continuing on including right here in alabama. Its a national campaign. Youve heard the argument that the centrists need to unite behind one candidate if theyre going to fight the, quote, progressiv progressives, and i suppose some of the progressives would like to see whether liz warren or Bernie Sanders do you feel thats unfair to categorize everyone . I feel my ideas are bold. You make progress when youre a progressive. Ive made a lot of progress. Ive passed over 100 bills as the lead democrat. This field, as you know, started with 25 people, including incredible people that have gotten out of the race. Its narrowed down. Im sure it will nair redown again. I think the point is only 3 of americans have voted. Super tuesday will be a critical day. At what point do you have to make a decision that youre going to stay or not . You saw tom steyer drop out. Is there a point that you said im going to make a decision one way or another, or are you going to hang in there no matter what . I think everyone makes their own decision based on where they are with the combine, how they feel about it. Ive always said i want to go through super tuesday because thats when a lot of people vote. I think thats a good thing to do. I dont think you want to limit it to the four early states. The fact that im fifth now for votes, fifth for votes, fifth for delegates. Not as good as being one, but the point is this was a long process, im now number five and thats a lot better than a lot of people ended up. So i want to make sure i give it a big try here across the country. One of the things that many of us have talked about, that 2020 should be the year of the woman. Uhhuh. Yet theres only two women candidates left in this race. There were several, but its only down to senator warren and you. And youve emphasize thad in your debates where, according to most ive been to every debate but maybe one. I always see you up there. Youre in the front row. Youve always performed well in the debates. Why do you think the voters are not more behind one of the women . Are we miscasting to say its the year of the woman . What happened here . I think its not over yet. Liz begtd and i have both have Strong Performance z in debates. Not everyone has tuned in. More and more people are. Thats one of the reasons i want to keep in this race because i know the more people listen to me, ive gone from hardly anyone knowing me in the country to a lot more people knowing me, including right here in alabama. I have a strong case to make. Im only one of two candidates left in the midwest. Im someone thats won in rural districts, suburban districts, republican districts. The way i look at it, seeing this incredible force of feyeri feyerick voters out there on that bridge, theyve been carrying the force for a long time. One of my goals is to bring in some friends, bring in a coalition so we can win big and get things done like the Voting Rights bills we talked about, like doing something about investment in impoverished communities, expanding on criminal Justice Reform. Would you take a number two slot . If you decided you couldnt make it as a president ial candidate, would you accept the run for Vice President . And if so, who would you not want to run on a ticket . Well, im focused on the president ial race right now. You and i can always run together. You got around that one. President ial candidate and minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar. I have to ask you this. You made that statement that i agree with about the black community has been the base rock solid for the Democratic Party. You heard me say in my speech its time for them to take us more more seriously. Do you think that the party can do that and expand at the same time . Because when we hear this expansion to get the trumpites, its like theyre running away from us. They have to do both. We have to have huge voter turnout in the Africanamerican Community and i think we can do both things. The Economic Issues that are facing people in rural areas, they dont have good enough housing just like urban areas, just like the Africanamerican Community. Problems with child care, not enough child care thats affordable for people. Problems with k12 education. Youve got to build this Big Coalition of people. I think we can do it. You saw it in 2018 in the house those governors erases in places like michigan, that was high turnout versus a bunch of other people that maybe stayed home in 2016. Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar, thank you. Mr. Sharpton, thank you. My colleague has an update on the coronavirus. Lindsey. Thanks, rev. The white house is urging americans to remain calm as new cases of the coronavirus are discovered in the united states. Yesterday Health Officials in Washington State announced a man died from covid19, the disease caused by this strain of the virus. Its the first known death in the united states. There are also new cases reported in illinois and rhode island and more in Washington State. By our count that makes 74 confirmed cases of covid19 in the u. S. Here is what Vice President mike pence said this morning on meet the press. The encouraging news is, of the now 22 americans, including the man who sadly lost his life, the majority of them are recovering well. We have this mans family in our hearts and well keep all of throws that are dealing with and working to recover in our prayers. Stay with msnbc tonight. Well have more updates on coronavirus throughout the evening. Rev, back to you. Thank you, lindsey. Turning back to the 2020 race, joe bidens landslide victory in South Carolina has breathed new life into his campaign. He has leapfrogged Pete Buttigieg and delegates now trailing frontrunner Bernie Sanders by only seven. After the win last night, biden stood on the stage alongside congressman jim clyburn and told the world that hes back. Listen. For those of you that have been knocked down, counted out, left behind, this is your Campaign Just days ago, the president and the pundits declared this candidacy dead. Now, thanks to all of you, the heart of the Democratic Party, we just won and weve won big because of you. Could South Carolina be a turning point that the Biden Campaign so desperately needed . Joining me now democratic congresswoman terri sewell of baem baealabama alabama. Her district includes selma. She has endorsed joe biden for president. Hi, rev, welcome to my hometown. Quite an occasion here. It seems like a lot of people came this year and it was wonderful that john lewis who is obviously ailing surprised us when we got across the bridge. At the apex of the bridge. It reminds us of the resilience of the foot soldiers and just how the human will to not only live, but to fight for that which is right. He reminds us that, that we have more bridges to cross. Hes getting stronger each and every day which is great. Joe biden, the fact is that he so far has been able to win the black vote both in an almost twothirds of it in South Carolina. All 67 counties, yeah. But he also won the black vote in nevada which a lot of people dont talk about. What is it that you think that means and what does that say to the other candidates including the frontrunner Bernie Sanders . You know, i really think that joe speaks from the heart, and hes had years, decades of experience of being in the trenches fighting for so many other things that we value most, from civil rights to housing to Poverty Issues to Voting Rights, the fact that as a chair of the Judicial Committee he helped reauthorize it for 25 years. I think that joe my mom says it best. I think my mom is indicative of sort of the black women in alabama that really helped doug jones win. She believes that right now this cant be the new normal. This administration has taken a level of divisiveness thats just too much. She believes joe biden will bring civility back to the white house. Hell be ready day one on both Foreign Policy and domestic policy. I also think people see his heart and they see that he sees them, he empathizes with their pain. I have to say for all of the candidates, we have to make sure we hold their feet to the fire when it comes to things like the Voting Rights act because we know progress is illusive and there will always be things a foot to try to negate the progress weve already made. The fact that the shelby decision really took the bite out of the Voting Rights act of 1965 means weve got work to do. Its great we had a democratic majority that passed hr4 out of the house, but its sitting on the senate side languishing. Joe said hes committed to making sure that Voting Rights is the number one priority. Theres been those pundits and some that claim to be experts that have said theres a generational divide in terms of the support of joe biden in the black and the white community. We didnt see that reflected yesterday. We didnt. He actually won across all demographics, the africanamerican support. When i think about here in alabama, he has the support of our young dynamic mayor of birmingham, alabama, mayor randall whit ford who is 38. He also has the support of the young 28yearold that became mayor of talladega, alabama. I think his support cuts across generations. I think thats because he has been in the trenches with us and he not only sees us, but he hears us and his pain he actually has experienced much of the pain that we talk about. He comes from a working class family. He knows what its like to have to struggle for things. He also knows about loss and knows that very close up front. I think that for me, i believe he was the best person to truly carry the mantle of civil rights and Voting Rights for my district. Thats why i supported him. You know, as i said with him sitting there, i fought him on the crime bill. Absolutely. As you did others. As i did others. Sanders also voted for it, but i worked with him when he was Vice President. What about the down ballot in terms of the other candidates . Alabama las a primary that well know who the republican candidate may be we may know tuesday. There may be a runoff. What about the senate and the house races . Are you concerned about who would head the ticket on the president ial level that would impact whether or not the democrats have a viable senate and house race . Absolutely. Im very concerned that down ballot races will be affected by the president ial nominee. Thats another reason i believe that joe biden is uniquely situated in the sense that he will not only unify the party, but i think hell also be able to help those downballot house seats. I love having the gavel, even though as vice chair of ways and means i only get the gavel when the chairman has to use the bathroom. The reality is having the majority in the house and wanting to take back the senate, we need a candidate who can be the wind behind the backs of those candidates. I think thats why youve seen candidates like incumbents like Joe Cunningham in South Carolina endorse biden. We see that in oklahoma. We saw that in alabama. Were seeing a lot of the vulnerable front line members support joe biden, and i think thats because we see he would be the best candidate to be able to help unify the party, but also make sure we hold on to the house, gain the senate, and i think thats important. All right. Alabama congresswoman terri sewell, thank you so much. Thank you again for being here in my hometown of selma. Glad to be here. Thank you. Coming up, 14 states head to the polls to vote this super tuesday including the one im in, alabama. Could joe bidens win in South Carolina translate to victories in states like this with high number of black democrats . We will talk about it. You are watching politicsnation live from selma, alabama. Hot hot no no no no no, theres no space there maybe over here . 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