>>> HI, I’M ARI MELBER.
>>> HI, I’M ARI MELBER. SIX STATES VOTING IN PRIMARIES
SIX STATES VOTING IN PRIMARIES TODAY.
TODAY. A RACE UP ENDED SO MANY
A RACE UP ENDED SO MANY PREDICTIONS IN POLITICAL
PREDICTIONS IN POLITICAL INSIDERS BECAUSE THOSE PREDICTS
INSIDERS BECAUSE THOSE PREDICTS TEND TO GO WORTHLESS.
TEND TO GO WORTHLESS. NIGHTS LIKE TONIGHT ARE UP TO
NIGHTS LIKE TONIGHT ARE UP TO VOTERS.
VOTERS. UP TO YOU.
UP TO YOU. NOW, DO YOU REMEMBER WHERE YOU
NOW, DO YOU REMEMBER WHERE YOU WERE JUST TEN DAYS AGO WHEN THIS
WERE JUST TEN DAYS AGO WHEN THIS WHOLE RACE COMPLETELY CHANGED
WHOLE RACE COMPLETELY CHANGED AFTER JIM CLYBURN ENDORSED JOE
AFTER JIM CLYBURN ENDORSED JOE BIDEN AND HE ROARED BACK TO WIN
BIDEN AND HE ROARED BACK TO WIN SOUTH CAROLINA AND REVIVE HIS
SOUTH CAROLINA AND REVIVE HIS CAMPAIGN?
CAMPAIGN? >> WE ARE BLESSED WITH A
>> WE ARE BLESSED WITH A CANDIDATE WHO UNDERSTANDS WHAT
CANDIDATE WHO UNDERSTANDS WHAT IT IS TO RESTORE THE GOODNESS
IT IS TO RESTORE THE GOODNESS THAT EXISTS IN THIS GREAT
THAT EXISTS IN THIS GREAT COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. >> MY BUDDY, JIM CLYBURN, YOU
>> MY BUDDY, JIM CLYBURN, YOU BROUGHT ME BACK.
BROUGHT ME BACK. >> YOU BROUGHT ME BACK INDEED.
>> YOU BROUGHT ME BACK INDEED. SOUTH CAROLINA VOTERS AND
SOUTH CAROLINA VOTERS AND SPECIFICALLY BLACK VOTERS
SPECIFICALLY BLACK VOTERS REVIVED JOE BIDEN AND HIS
REVIVED JOE BIDEN AND HIS CAMPAIGN IS HOPING FOR MORE
CAMPAIGN IS HOPING FOR MORE SUPPORT FROM VOTERS IN
SUPPORT FROM VOTERS IN MISSISSIPPI TODAY.
MISSISSIPPI TODAY. THE POLLS CLOSING THERE IN JUST
THE POLLS CLOSING THERE IN JUST OVER ONE HOUR.
OVER ONE HOUR. NOW, ACCORDING TO OUR FIRST
NOW, ACCORDING TO OUR FIRST ROUND NBC EXIT POLLS PLAQUE
ROUND NBC EXIT POLLS PLAQUE VOTERS MAKE UP ROUGHLY
VOTERS MAKE UP ROUGHLY TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE VOTEING
TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE VOTEING THERE IN MISSISSIPPI.
THERE IN MISSISSIPPI. THAT’S HIGHER THAN THE SHARE OF
THAT’S HIGHER THAN THE SHARE OF BLACK VOTERS, SAY, IN SOUTH
BLACK VOTERS, SAY, IN SOUTH CAROLINA WHICH WE JUST MENTIONED
CAROLINA WHICH WE JUST MENTIONED AS WELL AS ALABAMA AND VIRGINIA
AS WELL AS ALABAMA AND VIRGINIA AND THIS STATE HAS MANY
AND THIS STATE HAS MANY CHALLENGES.
CHALLENGES. I WANT TO MENTION A FEW TONIGHT.
I WANT TO MENTION A FEW TONIGHT. ACCORDING TO "U.S. NEWS &amp; WORLD
ACCORDING TO "U.S. NEWS &amp; WORLD REPORT" THE MEDIAN PERSON MAKES
REPORT" THE MEDIAN PERSON MAKES $500 A WEEK AND AMONG ALL
$500 A WEEK AND AMONG ALL AMERICAN STATES LAST.
AMERICAN STATES LAST. 50th FOR HEALTH CARE.
50th FOR HEALTH CARE. WE ARE JOINED NOW BY MILE WILEY,
WE ARE JOINED NOW BY MILE WILEY, FORMER COUNSEL TO THE MAYOR OF
FORMER COUNSEL TO THE MAYOR OF NEW YORK WHO IS ALSO A CANDIDATE
NEW YORK WHO IS ALSO A CANDIDATE THIS CYCLE, BILL de BLASIO AND
THIS CYCLE, BILL de BLASIO AND JELANI COBB.
JELANI COBB. JIM CLYBURN IN SOUTH CAROLINA
JIM CLYBURN IN SOUTH CAROLINA CHANGE EVERYTHING FOR JOE BIDEN.
CHANGE EVERYTHING FOR JOE BIDEN. HOW DOES THAT RELATE TONIGHT
HOW DOES THAT RELATE TONIGHT WHEN WE HAVE NUMBERS WHERE
WHEN WE HAVE NUMBERS WHERE AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTERS IN THE
AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTERS IN THE SOUTH HAVE GONE BIDEN OVER
SOUTH HAVE GONE BIDEN OVER SANDERS, 65% TO 16%.
SANDERS, 65% TO 16%. >> SURE, AND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU
>> SURE, AND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOKED AT IT, BERNIE DIDN’T FARE
LOOKED AT IT, BERNIE DIDN’T FARE WELL IN MISSISSIPPI LAST GO
WELL IN MISSISSIPPI LAST GO ROUND IN 2016, DIDN’T FARE WELL
ROUND IN 2016, DIDN’T FARE WELL WITH BLACK VOTERS IN THE SOUTH.
WITH BLACK VOTERS IN THE SOUTH. WHILE HE MADE INROADS WITH BLACK
WHILE HE MADE INROADS WITH BLACK VOTERS HE’S NOT MADE THEM IN THE
VOTERS HE’S NOT MADE THEM IN THE SOUTH.
SOUTH. AND THERE’S ANOTHER POINT,
AND THERE’S ANOTHER POINT, SOMETHING THAT GARRETT SAID AT
SOMETHING THAT GARRETT SAID AT THE VERY TOP OF THE HOUR THAT I
THE VERY TOP OF THE HOUR THAT I THINK IS SIGNIFICANT.
THINK IS SIGNIFICANT. HE POINTED OUT THERE WAS A
HE POINTED OUT THERE WAS A SIMPLE BALLOT IN MICHIGAN.
SIMPLE BALLOT IN MICHIGAN. HE SAID THERE WAS A SIMPLE
HE SAID THERE WAS A SIMPLE BALLOT AND NOT LIKE WHAT WE SAW
BALLOT AND NOT LIKE WHAT WE SAW THIS TEXAS.
THIS TEXAS. THAT MEANS PEOPLE WILL GET IN
THAT MEANS PEOPLE WILL GET IN AND GET OUT.
AND GET OUT. THAT YOU WON’T HAVE LONG LINES.
THAT YOU WON’T HAVE LONG LINES. AND SO WHEN YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT
AND SO WHEN YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT TURNOUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOOK
TURNOUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT MICHIGAN, IF THERE’S ANY
AT MICHIGAN, IF THERE’S ANY QUESTION ABOUT BEING CLOSE, IT
QUESTION ABOUT BEING CLOSE, IT TURNS OUT TO -- TURNS INTO A
TURNS OUT TO -- TURNS INTO A TURNOUT GAME, THAT’S GOING TO BE
TURNOUT GAME, THAT’S GOING TO BE A FACTOR THERE AS WELL.
A FACTOR THERE AS WELL. AND THE FINAL THING I’LL SAY
AND THE FINAL THING I’LL SAY ABOUT THIS, WHEN YOU SAW, YOU
ABOUT THIS, WHEN YOU SAW, YOU KNOW, THE RALLY THAT WAS
KNOW, THE RALLY THAT WAS CANCELLED IN MISSISSIPPI, AND,
CANCELLED IN MISSISSIPPI, AND, YOU KNOW, THE DECISION TO GO TO
YOU KNOW, THE DECISION TO GO TO MICHIGAN INSTEAD THAT WAS REALLY
MICHIGAN INSTEAD THAT WAS REALLY TRIAGE.
TRIAGE. YOU KNOW, YOU’RE NOT PLAYING IN
YOU KNOW, YOU’RE NOT PLAYING IN AN AWAY GAME NEW DON’T HAVE.
AN AWAY GAME NEW DON’T HAVE. GOING TO EITHER WORKING CLASS
GOING TO EITHER WORKING CLASS IDEA, YOU KNOW, MICHIGAN THAT
IDEA, YOU KNOW, MICHIGAN THAT THERE IS A STRONGHOLED OF HIS
THERE IS A STRONGHOLED OF HIS VOTERS AND JOE BIDEN EVERY TIME
VOTERS AND JOE BIDEN EVERY TIME WILL REMIND WHAT THE OBAMA
WILL REMIND WHAT THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION DID FOR GM.
ADMINISTRATION DID FOR GM. IT POINTS TO JUST HOW DIFFICULT
IT POINTS TO JUST HOW DIFFICULT A POSITION BERNIE SANDERS’
A POSITION BERNIE SANDERS’ CAMPAIGN IS IN.
CAMPAIGN IS IN. >> MAYA, IT IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT
>> MAYA, IT IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT RACE WHEN EVERYBODY GETS
RACE WHEN EVERYBODY GETS INVOLVED.
INVOLVED. >> WHOLE DIFFERENT RACE WHEN
>> WHOLE DIFFERENT RACE WHEN EVERYBODY GETS INVOLVED AND IT’S
EVERYBODY GETS INVOLVED AND IT’S A TURNOUT RACE.
A TURNOUT RACE. I MEAN THIS IS REALLY
I MEAN THIS IS REALLY FUNDAMENTAL.
FUNDAMENTAL. I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT
I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT METRIC IS THE FACT THAT THERE IS
METRIC IS THE FACT THAT THERE IS NOT JUST WHO PEOPLE ARE VOTING
NOT JUST WHO PEOPLE ARE VOTING FOR BUT THAT PEOPLE ARE REALLY
FOR BUT THAT PEOPLE ARE REALLY COMING OUT IN RECORD NUMBERS TO
COMING OUT IN RECORD NUMBERS TO VOTE WHICH THE REASON THAT’S
VOTE WHICH THE REASON THAT’S IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE IT MATTERS
IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE IT MATTERS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION.
FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION. >> THAT’S RIGHT.
>> THAT’S RIGHT. >> IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT
>> IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN MICHIGAN IN 2016
HAPPENED IN MICHIGAN IN 2016 WITH HILLARY CLINTON LOSING IN
WITH HILLARY CLINTON LOSING IN THE GENERAL ELECTION, WE DIDN’T
THE GENERAL ELECTION, WE DIDN’T SEE THAT KIND OF TURNOUT IN
SEE THAT KIND OF TURNOUT IN DETROIT.
DETROIT. WE DIDN’T SEE THAT KIND OF
WE DIDN’T SEE THAT KIND OF TURNOUT FROM THE BLACK
TURNOUT FROM THE BLACK COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. SO SEEING IT IN THE PRIMARY, YOU
SO SEEING IT IN THE PRIMARY, YOU KNOW, SHE LOST BY 0.23%, IT WAS
KNOW, SHE LOST BY 0.23%, IT WAS A VERY SMALL MARGIN SHE LOST
A VERY SMALL MARGIN SHE LOST THOSE ELECTORAL VOTES TO TRUMP
THOSE ELECTORAL VOTES TO TRUMP SO THIS IS ABOUT NOT JUST WHO
SO THIS IS ABOUT NOT JUST WHO BLACK PEOPLE ARE VOTING FOR BUT
BLACK PEOPLE ARE VOTING FOR BUT THAT PLAQUE PEOPLE ARE TURNING
THAT PLAQUE PEOPLE ARE TURNING OUT IN RECORD NUMBERS AND I
OUT IN RECORD NUMBERS AND I THINK THAT’S SOMETHING WE HAVE
THINK THAT’S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO BE VERY EXCITED ABOUT.
TO BE VERY EXCITED ABOUT. >> HOW ESSENTIAL IS IT FOR
>> HOW ESSENTIAL IS IT FOR DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEADERS TO BE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEADERS TO BE REMINDED THAT WHEN YOU SEE
REMINDED THAT WHEN YOU SEE SOMEONE LIKE JOE BIDEN WHO IS AS
SOMEONE LIKE JOE BIDEN WHO IS AS I MENTIONED FIFTH IN NEW
I MENTIONED FIFTH IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, NO ONE HAS EVER WON
HAMPSHIRE, NO ONE HAS EVER WON THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOMINATION
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOMINATION BY FINISHING LESS BEHIND SECOND
BY FINISHING LESS BEHIND SECOND IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, HE WAS FIFTH,
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, HE WAS FIFTH, 10%.
10%. BUT, BOY, BY THIS AND WE’RE
BUT, BOY, BY THIS AND WE’RE HEARING SOME DEMOCRATS SAY,
HEARING SOME DEMOCRATS SAY, LOOK, THIS IS THE OBAMA
LOOK, THIS IS THE OBAMA COALITION COALESCING TOO EARLY I
COALITION COALESCING TOO EARLY I THINK TO THE SAY FOR THE GENERAL
THINK TO THE SAY FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION BUT HOW IMPORTANT IS IT
ELECTION BUT HOW IMPORTANT IS IT FOR THE PARTY TO BE REMINDED,
FOR THE PARTY TO BE REMINDED, OH, RIGHT, WHEN THE PARTY WINS
OH, RIGHT, WHEN THE PARTY WINS IT’S USUALLY ON THE STRENGTH OF
IT’S USUALLY ON THE STRENGTH OF HIGH BLACK TURNOUT.
HIGH BLACK TURNOUT. >> IT’S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
>> IT’S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. I THINK JELANI AND I SPEND A LOT
I THINK JELANI AND I SPEND A LOT OF TIME REMINDING HOW IMPORTANT
OF TIME REMINDING HOW IMPORTANT WE ARE.
WE ARE. >> DAILY.
>> DAILY. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN MANAGERING IN IN
HAPPENED IN MANAGERING IN IN 2016 THAT FOLKS STARTED RAISING
2016 THAT FOLKS STARTED RAISING ALARM BELLS TO THE CLINTON CAMP
ALARM BELLS TO THE CLINTON CAMP ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE TURNING OUT
ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE TURNING OUT IN MICHIGAN AND THEY FELT THOSE
IN MICHIGAN AND THEY FELT THOSE ALARM BELLS WENT UNANSWERED.
ALARM BELLS WENT UNANSWERED. THAT’S NOT HAPPENING RIGHT NOW
THAT’S NOT HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AND PART BECAUSE JOE BIDEN -- BY
AND PART BECAUSE JOE BIDEN -- BY THE WAY, BLACK PEOPLE LIKE
THE WAY, BLACK PEOPLE LIKE BERNIE SANDERS.
BERNIE SANDERS. I THINK IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT TO
I THINK IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT TO KIND OF EXPLODE THIS SORT OF
KIND OF EXPLODE THIS SORT OF MYTH OF BLACK PEOPLE DON’T LIKE
MYTH OF BLACK PEOPLE DON’T LIKE BERNIE SANDERS AND IT’S, YOU
BERNIE SANDERS AND IT’S, YOU KNOW, IRRATIONAL.
KNOW, IRRATIONAL. THEY DON’T NOT LIKE HIM.
THEY DON’T NOT LIKE HIM. HE KNOW WHO BIDEN IS.
HE KNOW WHO BIDEN IS. HE WAS IN THE WHITE HOUSE NOT
HE WAS IN THE WHITE HOUSE NOT THAT LONG AGO AND UNDERSTANDS
THAT LONG AGO AND UNDERSTANDS WHAT THEY WORRY ABOUT AND THAT
WHAT THEY WORRY ABOUT AND THAT FOR BLACK VOTERS COUNTS FOR A
FOR BLACK VOTERS COUNTS FOR A LOT.
LOT. >> SO INTERESTING YOU MENTION
>> SO INTERESTING YOU MENTION THAT AS WE TRY TO KEEP OUR EYES
THAT AS WE TRY TO KEEP OUR EYES ON THE EVIDENCE BECAUSE THE TWO
ON THE EVIDENCE BECAUSE THE TWO NATIONAL KNOWN CANDIDATES WITH
NATIONAL KNOWN CANDIDATES WITH THE HIGHEST
THE HIGHEST THE HIGHEST FAVORABILITY AMONG
THE HIGHEST FAVORABILITY AMONG ALL DEMOCRATS OUT OF ALL OF THE
ALL DEMOCRATS OUT OF ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO RAN THIS YEAR, WERE
PEOPLE WHO RAN THIS YEAR, WERE BIDEN AND SANDERS, AND THEY’RE
BIDEN AND SANDERS, AND THEY’RE THE TWO PEOPLE REMAINING.
THE TWO PEOPLE REMAINING. THEY’RE VERY WELL LIKED, EVEN
THEY’RE VERY WELL LIKED, EVEN THOUGH AS LIKE ANY PRIMARY,
