>> I LIKE THE LOW COUNTRY, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
LACK,
LACK, LOOK, I HOPE -- THANK YOU.
PLEASE SIT DOWN.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
I AM -- I’M JOE BIDEN’S HUSBAND,
AND I WORK FOR CEDRIC --
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>> AND DAVID MACK IS TAKING ME
TO SCHOOL.
TO SCHOOL. WELL, LOOK, I KNOW SOME OF THE
OTHER SENATORS CAME OVER.
THEY CAME UP TO SEE ME THERE.
THEY ARE IN SESSION RIGHT NOW.
I THANK THEM FOR MAKING THE
EFFORT.
EFFORT. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE HERE
FOR ME TO SAY THANK YOU, THANK
YOU, THANK YOU TO.
I JUST SPOKE TO OUR FOLKS UP IN
NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND THEY DID A
GOOD JOB.
GOOD JOB. I WANT TO TELL YOU, THE PEOPLE
OF NEVADA ARE WATCHING, AND I
WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR WE PRAISE
THEIR DIVERSITY AS A STATE AND
I’M GOING TO BE OUT THERE SEEING
THEM VERY SOON.
TONIGHT, THOUGH, WE JUST HEARD
FROM THE FIRST TWO OF 50 STATES.
TWO OF THEM.
NOT ALL OF THE NATION.
NOT HALF THE NATION.
NOT A QUARTER OF THE NAYS.
NOT 10%.
NOT 10%. TWO.
TWO. TWO.
TWO. WHERE I COME FROM, THAT’S THE
OPENING BELL.
OPENING BELL. NOT THE CLOSING BELL.
AND THE FIGHT AND DONALD TRUMP’S
PRESIDENCY IS JUST BEGINNING.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT IOWA AND
NEVADA HAVE SPOKEN.
LOOK, WE NEED TO HEAR FROM
NEVADA AND SOUTH CAROLINA AND
SUPER TUESDAY STATES AND BEYOND.
WE ARE MOVING INTO AN ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT PHASE.
IMPORTANT PHASE. UP TO NOW WE HAVEN’T HEARD FROM
THE MOST COMMITTED CONSTITUENCY
IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, THE
AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY.
AND THE FASTEST GROWING SEGMENT
OF SOCIETY, THE LATINO
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. I WANT Y’ALL TO THINK OF A
NUMBER.
NUMBER. 99.9%.
99.9%. THAT’S THE PERCENTAGE OF AFRICAN
AMERICAN VOTERS WHO HAVE NOT YET
HAD A CHANCE TO VOTE IN AMERICA.
ONE MORE NUMBER 99.8.
THAT’S THE PERCENT OF LATINOS
WHO HAVEN’T HAD A CHANCE TO
VOTE.
VOTE. SO WHEN YOU HEAR ALL THESE
PUNDITS AND EXPERTS, CABLE TV
TALKERS TALK ABOUT THE RACE,
TELL THEM IT AIN’T OVER, MAN,
WE’RE JUST GETTING STARTED.
OUR VOTES COUNT, TOO.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO LET ANYONE
TAKE THIS ELECTION AWAY FROM US.
YOU CAN’T BEAT A DEMOCRATIC
NOMINEE, YOU CAN’T WIN A GENERAL
ELECTION OF DEMOCRATS UNLESS YOU
HAVE OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FROM
BLACK AND BROWN VOTERS.
IT’S A NATURAL FACT.
IT’S TRUE.
IT’S TRUE. IT’S ABSOLUTELY TRUE.
AND, FOLKS, YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE
DEMOCRATS WHO WON AGAINST
INCUMBENTS FROM JIMMY CARTER TO
A GUY NAMED CLINTON, A GUY NAMED
OBAMA, MY GOOD FRIEND, GUESS
WHAT?
WHAT? THEY HAD OVERWHELMING AFRICAN
AMERICAN SUPPORT.
AMERICAN SUPPORT. WITHOUT IT, NOBODY’S EVER WON.
NO, REALLY.
NO, REALLY. AND Y’ALL VOTE -- LOOK, MORE
IMPORTANT, YOU CANNOT WIN THE
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION OF
PRESIDENT WITHOUT BLACK AND
BROWN VOTERS.
BROWN VOTERS. TOO OFTEN YOUR LOYALTY, YOUR
SUPPORT, YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS
PARTY HAVE BEEN TAKEN FOR
GRANTED.
GRANTED. I HAVE NEVER ONCE IN MY CAREER
SINCE I GOT INVOLVED AS A KID
TAKEN IT FOR GRANTED AND I GIVE
YOU MY WORD AS A BIDEN I NEVER,
EVER, EVER WILL.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT ANY OF
THE OTHER CANDIDATES ARE GOING
TO DO IN THE FUTURE, THE
TENDENCY IS TO LOCK AT THE PAST.
I LEFT A LAW FIRM WITH WHEN I
WAS A KID AND A FANCY LAW FIRM
TO BECOME A PUBLIC DEFENDER TO
FIGHT FOR THE COMMUNITY OF THE
PEOPLE I USED TO WORK IN ON THE
EAST SIDE BECAUSE THEY COULDN’T
AFFORD A LAWYER.
IN THE U.S. SENATE I PASSED THE
EXTENSION OF VOTING RIGHTS ACT
FOR TWO DECADES.
BY THE WAY, I HAD THE BACK OF A
GREAT PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA FOR
EIGHT YEARS.
EIGHT YEARS. BY THE WAY, WE INCREASED ACCESS
TO CAPITAL FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN
ENTREPRENEURS.
ENTREPRENEURS. LET’S GET SOMETHING STRAIGHT.
GIVEN A CHANCE, THEY DO JUST AS
WELL AS ANYBODY ELSE, AND QUITE
FRANKLY, BETTER, AND THEY BUILD
NEIGHBORHOODS, THEY BUILD ALL
COMMUNITIES.
COMMUNITIES. REDUCE THE FEDERAL POPULATION,
AND I GOT $70 BILLION COMING TO
HBCUs.
HBCUs. NOT A JOKE.
LOOK, WE SAVED THE AUTOMOBILE
INDUSTRY, PASSED OBAMACARE,
STOPPED INSURANCE COMPANIES OF
DISCRIMINATING AGAINST PEOPLE
WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS.
ON TOP OF THAT, WE BUILT AN
ECONOMY THAT TRUMP IS BRAGGING
ABOUT.
ABOUT. THIS GUY SQUANDERED HIS FATHER’S
FORTUNE.
FORTUNE. NOW HE IS SQUANDERING THE
ECONOMY WE GAVE HIM.
Y’ALL THINK I’M KIDDING.
I’M NOT.
I’M NOT. SO, MR. PRESIDENT, INSTEAD OF
TALKING ABOUT IMPEACHING BARACK
OBAMA, YOU SHOULD BE, THANK YOU,
PRESIDENT OBAMA.
PRESIDENT OBAMA. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
BUT, FOLKS, WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE
TO DO.
TO DO. I PROMISE YOU, AS YOUR
PRESIDENT, YOU WILL BE PARTNERS
IN SHAPING THE POLICIES TO MAKE
SURE EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN HAS
AN OPPORTUNITY.
AN OPPORTUNITY. THE THING THAT I HAVE NEVER
LIKED WHEN I WAS CHAIRMAN OF THE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE FOR YEARS, I
DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU NEED BEST.
I LISTEN.
I LISTEN. YOU ALL, THE LEADERS OF THE
BLACK COMMUNITY, KNOW WHAT YOU
NEED BEST.
NEED BEST. WE DON’T LISTEN ENOUGH.
WE TAKE FOR GRANTED.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR FAMILIES
NEED.
NEED. AND I HAVE NEVER NOT LISTENED TO
YOU.
YOU. FIRST WE NEED TO BUILD ON
OBAMACARE.
OBAMACARE. TRUMP WANTS TO GET RID OF IT.
EVEN SOME OF THE FOLKS IN MY OWN