half of those black voters go to one congressional district represented by republican and half of those voters go to another congressional district represented by republican. how did that line get there? here it is. a file called greensboro master race, a color-coded map showing the black voting population by district, even had it down to dorm-by-dorm addresses on campus so they could draw the line through the campus which to be clear is meant to dilute the black vote by spreading it between those two republican congressional districts. hofeller was also instrumental in voter i.d. laws and behind the idea of using a citizenship question on the census. if you want to look at architect of a vision of a republican party that has lost majority support but continues to rule from minority, it is this guy. and it is all there in black and white. as for the north carolina district that was, well, almost fraudulently taken by republicans last time around, those results are get a lot more inte
widespread dissatisfaction and anxiety among the american electorate. nearly 40% of respondents said if their preferred candidate loses they can t be sure the election was fair. and when asked how they feel about the 2020 election, four of the top five responses conveyed alarm and angst. they use words like frightened, nervous, chaotic and train wreck. so how is president trump responding to all of this? by going on a multi-tweet rant this morning suggesting all of cable news is now unfairly against him. suggesting fox news is now promoting democrats and that his followers shouldn t watch anymore. here is a quote, i don t want to win for myself. i only want to win for the people. the new fox news is letting millions of great people down. we have to start looking for a new news outlet. fox isn t working for us anymore. so our big question today is how do 2020 democrats heading into the next debate harness this deep anxiety over the trump presidency? joining me now msnbc national
joe biden. today, i should say, biden s team is pushing back on assertion that he s weakening as a front-runner, especially in light of other polls showing biden with a commanding lead. polls show that he is still in the lead. most important thing is the reason why, which is not that voters know his name, but that they know him. they know his character. they know his values. and they know that he s offering plans. and ideas that capitalize on the urgency of now. while many watchers say that reports of joe biden s political demise are greatly exaggerated, the fact remains that in an increasingly competitive and narrowing field, the debates are do or die for any candidate who wants to face president trump in the general election. so, our big question for today is this, what happens to the 2020 field, once the debate stage begins to wind down? joining me now msnbc national political correspondent steve kornacki, washington post writer jonathan capehart, former senior advisor to je
the campaign trail. the vice president played to smaller crowds, took the fight to trump, touted his own electability. reliterally have to repair the american fabric trump is shredding every single day. we have to reach out beyond our party and unify this country. i know my opponents, they re all good folks, think that s naive. i find i m the oldest guy in the race, and i m the naive one. juks to pose that to warren s rallies, drawing massive crowds. she says being the anti-trump is simply not enough. it s not enough to be not trump. a country that elects donald trump is a country in serious trouble. joining me, msnbc national political correspondent steve kornacki, democratic strategist,
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