Good morning, it is saturday, march 9th. Im jose diazbalart in this morning. Welcome to msnbcs Special Coverage Of Decision 2024. Super tuesday was four days ago and The General Election is in full swing. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, joe biden and donald trump will face off again in november. Both are making a second bid for the term in the white house. President biden was endorsed this morning boy the three largest Political Action committees representing asian americans, black and latino communities. Trump is also trying to consolidate his support within his party. This week, he received endorsements from key republican holdouts including Mitch Mcconnell who threw his support behind the former president just moments after nikki haley dropped out on wednesday. President biden made pointed remarks about trump during his state of the Union Address on thursday night and he continued his criticism in a Campaign Stop in pennsylvania last night. Folks, our freedoms really are on the ballot this november. The maga republicans are are trying to take away our freedoms. Thats not an exaggeration. Guess what . We will not let him. We will not let him. A quick programming note, my colleague Jonathan Capart will air his exclusive interview with the president today, tune in to The Saturday Show, 6 00 p. M. Eastern here on msnbc. We will also get a speak peek of the biden trump rematch. They will both have Campaign Events 60 miles from each other in georgia, a key Battleground State that President Biden won in 2020 by less than 12,000 votes, a state in which trump is accused of trying to overturn the election results. Joining me now is Aaron Gilchrist in atlanta today for the Campaign Event of biden. They are already putting in motion an Aggressive Campaign strategy. Reporter they are. The event in atlanta will be focused on the endorsements that you mentioned a moment ago, the large Political Action committees representing asian american, pacific islander, black and latino voters will be at the event with President Biden to put their support behind him and that support will take the form of a 30 million commitment to help get out the vote in favor of the bidenharris ticket. That is only part of the activity we are watching today. The president will speak tonight but the campaign is also announcing a huge add buy that is launching today across the country in markets. We will see it on Cable Television and local television as well. This is a 30 Million Campaign ad buy that is going to be really taking home the message that we heard from the president in the state of the Union Address in many ways, talking about the stakes for democracy at this point in time in this election. I want you to hear a little bit of what this campaign ad is going to say just for context. And we will talk more on The Other Side. Im not a young guy. Thats no secret. But heres the deal, i understand how to get things done for the American People. I led the country through the covid crisis. Today we have the strongest economy in the world. Reporter now you heard the president there at the top of the ad reference his age. That is something that the campaign it seems that they will really lean into. It has been a point of concern leading up to this point in time when we see The General Election underway. The campaign in this ad and further on in the ad addresses that further on. He will continue to do that as it continues to take the president s message across the country. The Vice President out west this Weekend Planning to rally latino voters in nevada while she is travelling. And President Biden will continue his travels and continue Rallying Supporters in michigan, wisconsin and New Hampshire going into next week. Aaron gilchrist in atlanta this morning, thank you my friend. For more on how The General Election is shaping up, im joined by a reporter from the Washington Post and a senior columnist at the boston globe opinion, cohost of the sisters in law podcast and a political analyst. Kimberley, as we saw on thursday, President Biden was intent on showing the difference, stark difference between his vision of america and that of trumps. How do you think he fared . I think he is doing very well. If he carries that message onto the campaign trail, that is a winning message. Americans care about their interests, how the president is furthering them. Thats why especially in a reelection year, people are asked are you better off than you were four years ago. I think that is the strongest case for President Biden. Not only is the economy strong with unemployment at a historically low rate and wages are outpacing inflation which is really important, but President Biden can talk about what he is for, for rights, protecting things like Reproductive Rights which have been under attack by republicans. He is for Voting Rights. He is going to the various places where the right to have ones vote counted was attacked by donald trump. Places like michigan, pennsylvania, georgia. You have Vice President harris who is going to nevada and arizona. That is a very Important Message that he can say, i want to protect you, the American People to run this government. Thats what a democracy, whereas you have the Opponent Saddling Up with authoritarians in hungary. And then the age issue gets diffused and thats the strongest argument thet the republicans have against him. It is a topic that the president tackled in his state of the Union Address and as we saw, part of the new campaign ad. How is the campaign handling it now compared to earlier . The president has been largely dismissive about concerns of age, telling reporters when he asked him, you are the only one who cares about this or telling people just to watch him, trying not to make it a focal point. Now the president is really hitting back at that criticism, taking it on over the last few months. We have seen him tip tow around the issue trying to use humor to diffuse the issue. Now they have settled on the contrast of the age of ideas. We saw the new ad that they posted today that will be a part of the 30 Million Ad Campaign where he tries to turn it into an advantage, talking about his experience, wisdom and ability to get things done. We will see him use humor at the end of the ad. He makes a joke after his age after he says he endorses the message of the campaign. I think we will see him settle around the idea, the age of ideas, but also try to intersperse humor as well. But it is a concern for voters. I talked to voters yesterday. I was at the president s event in pennsylvania. One voter said she did not watch the state of the Union Address because she was too worried that he would stumble and look elderly. She read the news reports the next day and said she was pleased. This is a reflection that the concern of his age is widespread not just among republicans and independents but among his supporters. The fact that trump is three or four years younger than him, is that not something that, it hasnt really seepeded into most peoples understanding of these two presumptive nominees . Yeah, to great frustration of biden himself, aides and allies as well to continually point that out. But it doesnt resonate in the same way with voters. Part of this sprint we are seeing from the president in the close State Of The Union days where he was in pennsylvania yesterday, georgia today, and then New Hampshire, wisconsin, michigan, with more travel plan is part of the effort to hit back against the criticism of his age. One of the other things that trump has an advantage on biden is he is not president now and he can campaign all he wants. Bidens day is taken up with crises abroad or at home. We are starting to see the president get out here more. Trump himself has not done a ton of campaigning but that seems to be increasing. He will be in georgia later today as well. It is something that is to the great consternation at the white house around the small age difference between the two candidates but the response from voters in polls saying they are much more concerned about bidens age than trumps. And in an interview with peter alexander, harris deflected on whether they would participate in debates. Trump is saying he will debate anywhere, any time, despite skipping all of the gop primary debates. Will we see president ial or Vice President ial debates . Donald trump has not participated in a debate in years. He didnt debate during the primary season. I think he probably has a fear of showing that he is slower, a little less coherent and a little more unhinged than he was four years ago. I think that question is open. I think that is fine for the campaigns to decide for themselves whether they participate in that. But at this point, it is not a matter for most voters, even those that are persuadable seeing these two men side by side. I think the differences between them in substance and style are so stark that i dont think anyone is going to be persuaded by seeing the two of them. We have seen donald trump lie and attack his way through the debates he has participated in. 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The president in the state of the Union Address that diversity is a core value of america. And i think that is so true and its so critical that we say its true. How do you, though, go from words to action . What a great question. Well, listen, not only is diversity a core value, it is our strength. It is what makes our country great. Right now diversity is under attack. You hear of people castigating d. E. I. Programs and you see corporations pulling away from the strength, taking the ability to optimize their profits, optimize their output by having diverse teams, you see people falling back because of the Supreme Courts decision last june. But by President Biden reminding us that that is our history that, that is our strength, that is what makes us a democracy, i hope Corporate Leaders hear that. I Hope University president s hear that. I hope that all Decision Makers realize there is nothing unlawful about diversity. There is nothing harmful about diversity. In fact, it is something that will only improve this country and improve educational environments and work places. I think a lot about there are so many repercussions to all of the things that you are talking about. I oftentimes think, how is it that we have gotten to a point in our country today where this issue is so divisive when diversity is quite the opposite of division. Hello . It is called diversity, equity, and inclusion. It excludes no one. It suggests that we are all different, there is talent in every group of people and that we should mine that talent, that we should not be excluding people from opportunities. No one. Exclude no one. No one. And thats i just keep thinking, it is becoming more divisive when we are talking about diversity. And inclusion. I want to talk to you about some of the nuts and bolts of politics. En nbc news poll from january shows bidens support among black voters is 75 . It is a dip from 2020 where he had 87 . And again polls are just snap shots of a moment in time, looking at questions for a specific group of people at that time. But there is a substantial difference in those numbers. What do you think that is due to . Listen, black voters are discerning voters. They are concerned about a great number of issues. We are paying attention to things that are not only happening domestically and abroad. That may account for why the numbers are lower but Black Americans also know what the choices are in terms of a future that embraces democracy, a future that embraces freedoms and a future that embraces equality. So i assume there will be many different shifts over the next several months. We are a nonpartisan organization. What we care most about is that black voters have the right to cast a vote that is counted, and that their interests will be advanced by who is elected. So important for everyone, back to diversity, that everyone understand, not only the importance of voting, but also the incredible honor and almost abigation that especially we have to participate in this system. Absolutely. And let me tell you, i was so thrilled to hear the president embrace Voting Rights. He happeneded to give the State Of The Union on the anniversary of the march across the Edmond Pettus bridge which is the bridge that brought us into the multiracial democracy. It was the sacrifice of foot soldiers and every day people, many young people who fought for an equal right to vot