defense. gets funds to make sure the humanitarian crisis can begin to be addressed, but we have got to address this entire situation. it is high time we do it. finally, you are in the congressional baseball game. i was rooting, is playing hard. i got another hit. unfortunately we came up on a strong supporter and i love the game. the democrats won again. and i tell you what, the cedric is an outstanding guy. eric: is there some bipartisanship on the field. thank you for joining us. of course. arthel: thank you. race issues were a big focus on the democratic debate stages last week. kamala harris challenged joe biden on his civil rights record with african-american voters seen as crucial to the democrats
league president and ceo, mark mario. it s good to see you. so, no doubt the african-american vote will have a major impact on the 2020 election. talk to me about policies and personality, even temperament that will resonate. the african-american vote represents about 26% of the expected democratic electorate. those who vote in democratic primaries in may be 12 - 13% of the overall electorate in a general election. so, that vote is crucial. this year, what is positive is that you have competition, you have candidates who are engaged, who are soliciting, who are working, who are working to earn the support of the african-american electorate, certainly you have two outstanding candidates in cory booker and kamala harris, you have people like joe biden who has a long-standing relationships and record, and you have got many others who have relationships and positive
civil rights is the place to begin. the african-american civil rights community is stopping the lynching of african americans. do not talk enough about trans americans, especially african-american trans americans and the incredibly high rate of murder right now. on the issue of race, could not agree more. that this is an issue that is still not being talked about truthfully and honestly. there is not a black man i know, be he a relative, friend or coworker is not been the subject of some form of profiling or discrimination. arthel: that was cory booker and senator kamala harris tackling the issue of race on the debate stage last week. as all of the contenders try to win support from the african-american electorate. many organizations such as the national urban league are making sure that they are working hard that this crucial voting bloc is engaged in 2020. joining me now as national urban
will talk about the economy. the kitchen table issues so many americans face every day. quick rules of the road. before we begin, 20 candidates qualified for this first debate. we ll hear from 10 tonight and 10 more tomorrow. the break down for each was selected at random. the candidates will have 60 seconds to answer and 30 seconds for any follow-ups. because of this large field, not every person will be able to comment on every topic, but over the course of the next two hours, we will hear from everyone. we would like to ask the audience to keep reactions to a minimum. we are not going to be shy about making sure the candidates stick to time tonight. with that business out of the way, we want to get to it. we will start with elizabeth warren. good evening to you. thank you. good to be he were. you have many plans, free college, free child care, government health care, cancellation of student debt, new taxes, new regulations, the break up of major corporations.
and unable to find a home. for their families. we need to address this. thank you. it s not enough. look, civil rights is the place to begin. in the another place to focus on stop the lynching of african americans. we do not talk enough about trans-americans. especially african american trans-americans and the high rate of murder. we don t talk about how many children about 30% of lgbtq kids who do not go to school because of fear. it s not enough to be on the equality act. i m a coupon sor. we need a president to fight to president lgbtq americans. every single day. on the issue of civil rights and demographic. and politics. the democratic party counted on