Africanamerican representation in the 20th century and have a lot of artifacts from the house collection that have to do with that and a lot of history to cover. And the last africanamerican sort of to be eleshgted in the 19th century leaves in 1901, george white of north carkarcar and a long time before another africanamerican comes into the house. Oscar depriest from illinois. We have a couple of really rare artifacts from Oscar Depriest from the 1920s and 30s. But before i launch into them, because i love them so much, matt, tell us a little bit about Oscar Depriest and how he got into congress. So theres a long period. Almost three decades after George Henry White leaves congress where theres no africanamericans who serve in either the house or the senate. And that has everything to do with the jim crow laws that go on the books in the south, and the way that that changes over time during those decades, theres a critical thing going on in the south where africanamericans begin to l
The house collection that have to do with that and a lot of history to cover. And the last African American to be elected in the 19th century leaves in 1901, george white of North Carolina. Then its a long time before another African American comes into the house, and that is oscar from illinois. We have a couple of very rare artifacts from oscar de priest from the 19 twenties and thirties. Before i launch into this because i love him so much. Matt, tell us a little bit about Oscar Depriest and how he got into congress. There is a period of almost three decades after George Henry White leaves congress where there is no African Americans who serve in either the house or the senate. That has everything to do with the jim crow laws that go on the books in the south. And the way that that changes overtime during those decades, there is a critical thing going on in the south where African Americans begin to leave the south and move northward as part of a multi decade movement that would lat
Were elected through back channels, small party conventions. In 1968, 73 of democratic delegates through the convention had been elected this way. Less than 25 were elected in the way we normally do it. President Lyndon Johnson took himself out of the race. He was not up for reelection in 1968. This initiated a freefall in the Democratic Party between a number of candidates. One of which who was very popular was unfortunately dead by august of 1968. That was robert kennedy. He was a peace candidate. He had been a unifying candidate for many people in the party. He was assassinated in june of 1968. That is one thing lying behind the convention in august of 1968. The kennedy delegates who had been elected, pledged to kennedy. Hubert humphrey, Lyndon Johnsons Vice President had become the nominee by august. There was another peace candidate, mccarthy who had delegates like kennedy who showed up in chicago in august. It is something of a freeforall where the delegates are concerned. It is
Is clearly it was a more civil debate. It was a debate where mr. Trump got much higher marks on first blush then he saw in the first debate, but with 11 days to go, i am going to say what i think say not what i think, maybe what we all think, but what we hear from the pros, the money matters, and the genoa one from delaware has the money the gentleman from delaware has the money. I saw a number of reports this morning that clearly, mr. Biden is ahead in this poll, that poll, but the president is tightening up, as was widely predicted. Jonathan 11 days to go before we can get a deal on capitol hill on fiscal stimulus between House Democrats and the administration and republicans. Lisa oh, come on. We are not getting a deal. Ifo want to say on pulling, say on polling, if the polls have it wrong, political polling, the whole industry is dead. I am interested to hear what larry kudlow says. He is joining some bloomberg show and some guy who hosts the show at that point. [laughter] jonathan
Nominee joe biden offering more policy, less shouting, kicking the night off with different visions on how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Pres. Trump we are learning to live with it. We have no choice. We cant lock ourselves up in a basement like joe does. Mr. Biden he says we are learning to live with it. People are leaning to die with it. You also set a vaccine will be coming within weeks. Is that a guarantee . Pres. Trump no, it is not a guarantee, but it will be by the end of the year. Notbiden anyone who is taking control, who says i take no responsibility, anyone responsible for that many deaths should not remain president of the United States of america. Chiefbloombergs washington correspondent Kevin Cirilli joins us from nashville. What is the rhetoric on the ground . How to the markets need to Pay Attention to it . Kevin first things first, i think it was a shift in tone from President Trump, and that really provided him an opportunity to try to make direct appeal to