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Who we are. i'm here about the struggle. this is got to be a movement election. because what i see particularly for african-american communities is unacceptable. >> joining me now from atlanta is msnbc correspondent trymaine lee who has been talking to people there in the crowd. so what did folks think of senator booker's speech? >> reporter: i'll tell you what, geoff, it was a year ago here in atlanta that dnc chair tom perez said the dnc had taken black voters for granted. now cory booker is out here and asked him specifically, are the democrats doing enough to make sure they energize that v...

Candidates have flocked to atlanta where the dnc is holding a summit before a fund-raising gala this weekend. mayor pete buttigieg just wrapped up his remarks at the podium and earlier the crowd heard from new jersey senator cory booker. >> this has got to be a movement election, because what i see, and particularly for african-american communities is unacceptable. this assault on women's reproductive rights is an assault on women, but particularly an assault on african-american women! >> joining me now, msnbc correspondent trymaine lee. trymaine, what have you been picking up as you covered t...

If we can make this a movement election that activates the consciousness of the country that brings out everybody from the sidelines of the democracy to gets on the field. joining together in unison in collective voice and say, i too dream of america. if we do that we won't just win an election, we will change neighborhoods from coast to coast. communities like mine will see a nation where justice does roll down like water. and righteousness like a mighty stream. >> strong, spirited message today about unity, dreams, change from cory booker, at the dnc's african american leadership summit. pet...

Talking about the movement election. a movement election is a different type of election. it's an election where the people start moving into a direction because they think the country is failing or going down the tubes or the establishment has failed them. we saw it in 1980. we all remember. we saw it in 1984. we did see it in 2008. that was a movement election. you're beginning to see the real signs of this taking hold beyond just new hampshire and south carolina, but to interesting states like nevada, perhaps even, even a state like colorado, which has gone very purple in recent years. i th...