As for joe biden, the president elect got 13 million more votes than Hillary Clinton did and 16 million more votes than barack obama. Biden surpassed Hillary Clinton in cities like milwaukee philadelphia and in fulton county, home to atlanta. Many are struggling to make sense of some of the parameters of these outcomes, especially considering the g. O. P. Gains in the house and reelections in the senate. Those came through a coalition of the nations moral working people and increasing number of latino and black americans, not to mention a larger percentage of the lgbt vote more than four years ago. There are still Big Questions about the polling and all of this. For instance in the senate races, they will were way off in maine and South Carolina and texas. Susan collins and Lindsey Graham and john cornyn pretty much cruised to victory. So what happened with all of that . Senator Susan Collins is going to join us tonight with her first postelection look at what happened in her home stat
Host joining us next from new york sitting is ellis cose, author of a dozen books including his newest, race and reckonings from the Founding Fathers to todays disruptors. Your new book examines the link between Race Relations in america and past and present injustices. What kind of historical incidents do you touch on in the book . Guest let me make a point before i address that question directly. When i began this book, it was my intention to write a book about why in 2016 the United States decided to make someone like donald trump our president. I started with an idea that would have to do with communications, the ideas of truth the political dialogue. It has a lot about that in the book. I also concluded that it had a lot to do with race. The Trump Presidency owes its existence to racial fears and racial anxieties to a large extent. The book became a book that in large measure looks at our approach to race and ethnicity from the beginning. Beginning with the arrival of the first sh
Joe but they are for the entertainment. Here is a preview. It gets interesting what went down. Take a look. Joe biden is on tape saying you are not getting 1 billion in less you fire a prosecutor who is investigating his son, his no experience, Oil Gas Energy ukraine and yet getting paid millions of millions of dollars. Is that okay with you . I have no comment. I think that is a red herring. Red herring . To take the client trump was acquitted for life. By us and that that was sean youre not answering my question. Sean im sure all of your sons and daughters will get millions of dollars to get paid for doing a knowing nothing with no experience. That happens to all of us, right . I guess if we hit the lottery. The full tape coming up which is very entertaining. But first, we are only 267 days until the election. You will be the ultimate jury. You have an opportunity to shock the world once again, and this is political crunch time. The Democratic Party, we can report tonight is an utter
Will bus stand and a lot of people there, when i talk to them, they were not supporting quid pro quo joe but they are for the entertainment. Here is a preview. It gets interesting what went down. Take a look. Joe biden is on tape saying you are not getting 1 billion in less you fire a prosecutor who is investigating his son, his no experience, Oil Gas Energy ukraine and yet getting paid millions of millions of dollars. Is that okay with you . I have no comment. I think that is a red herring. Red herring . To take the client trump was acquitted for life. By us and that that was sean youre not answering my question. Im sure all of your sons and daughters will get millions of dollars to get paid for doing a knowing nothing with no experience. That happens to all of us, right . I guess if we hit the lottery. The full tape coming up which is very entertaining. But first, we are only 267 days until the election. You will be the ultimate jury. You have an opportunity to shock the world once a
Corrupt mutt call system. Political system. I believe in democracy which is one person, one vote. We have got to get this right. And thats why so much depends on the choice that you are about to make in nevada because you are voting, youre caucusing early, youve got a thumb on the scale in that american decision. Lets end this fight with me, get in this fight [applause] get in this fight. Because this moment in history will not come along again. Erg eric well eric well, its happening right now. Griff jenkins is in henderson, nevada, where you can see the voting has just started. Hey, griff. Reporter thats right, eric, history upsiding way, its just happening. Let me show you, just moments ago this small caucus group, and theres some 20 precincts in this one area, what youre seeing happening, a woman in the white there in the back holding the paper, shes the temporary precinct chair. She is gathering the group to nominate a permanent chair. Theyll officially tabulate how many people hav