 So the discussion related to voter outreach to black Americans was brought up during the debate and for whatever reason People to judge managed to get away from this discussion Relatively unscathed. Nonetheless, there was a moment where Cory Booker made an absolutely powerful point And he hit Joe Biden in a really really powerful way that is gonna leave a bruise so He hit him for not agreeing to legalize marijuana We covered this video this week and Joe Biden said in the year 2019 that he believes marijuana Could be a gateway drug. I'm paraphrasing, but that's basically what he said so Cory Booker had basically the perfect response to it the response that we all had when we heard the news that Joe Biden said that and This was absolutely great. I wanted to return back to this issue of black voters I have a lifetime of experience with black voters. I've been one since I was 18 Nobody in the stage you need a focus group to hear from African-American voters Black voters are pissed off and they're worried they're pissed off because the only time our issues seem to really pay attention to Why politicians is when people are looking for their vote and they're worried because the Democratic Party We don't want to See people miss this opportunity and lose because we are nominating someone that doesn't isn't trusted doesn't have authentic connection And so that's what's on the ballot and issues do matter. I Have a lot of respect for for the vice president. He is Swore me into my office as a hero this week. I hear him literally say That I don't think we should legalize marijuana. I Thought you might have been high when you said it Let me tell you Marijuana in our country is already legal for privileged people and it's what the war on drugs has been More African-Americans under criminal supervision in America than all the slaves since 1850 Do not roll up into communities and not talk directly to issues that are gonna relate to the liberation of children because there are people in Congress right now that admit to smoking marijuana while there are people our kids are in jail right now for those drug crimes And if we don't have somebody authentically we lost the last election, let me just give you this data example We lost in Wisconsin because of a massive Diminition a lot of reasons but there was a massive diminishing in the African-American vote We need to have someone that can inspire as Kamala said to inspire African-Americans to the polls at So besides the fantastic line about Joe Biden possibly being high to say something like that I mean, there was so much substance packed into that little clip that I really want to applaud Cory Booker I've been incredibly critical of him and I do not support him He's not in my top 10 out of all the candidates running probably well, maybe it depends You know, I'm a Bernie supporter right diehard Bernie person But I mean you've got to give credit where credit is due He made some solid points about the Democratic Party that needed to be heard on a national stage He made the point that black voters are pissed off rightfully so because their issues are only paid attention to when people are looking for their vote So once every four years You know, there's all this discussion about black voters and what we can do to improve their lives And then once the election is over They get an ignored and abandoned and this is the most loyal Constituency that the Democratic Party has and they have used and abused black Americans for years Not delivering on public policy that would help them, right? So he's bringing up a very valid point and Democrats need to pay attention and they need to listen and actually improve Right because you can only use a constituency in this brazen of a way for so long Until they abandon you and in 2016 we started to see that this constituency black Americans who have been loyal They're not too happy with the Democratic Party and they're starting to just stay home And it's not just them right many voters are doing this But this is a loyal constituency that the Democratic Party must be able to retain so what Cory Booker is saying here is You have to deliver on policy. You can't keep sweeping their needs under a bus You can't keep doing this so reaching out to them It shouldn't just be something that you do once every four years like you've got to talk to them and engage them and actually Act so I mean that was a really powerful point On top of that I want to read a quote He said with more African Americans under criminal supervision in America than all the slaves since 1815 Do not roll into communities and not talk directly to issues that are going to relate to the liberation of children Because there are people in Congress right now who admit to smoking marijuana while there are people in jail For those drug crimes on top of that He made the point that marijuana in this country is already basically legal for privileged people and the war on drugs has been a war on black and brown people I Mean that comment deserves a standing ovation Absolutely, and you know even though I have my criticisms of the Democratic Party and a lot of people running for president The way that so many of them are talking openly about how Horrible the war on drugs has been Particularly to black and brown people, you know Bernie brought it up Tulsi brought it up Cory Booker brought it up Andrew Yang talks about it all the time This is a really nice change right you you have to talk about this The war on drugs has been a complete failure and you have to talk about it in these terms This has devastated communities, right people have lost their freedom because of a drug That people smoke all the time that people in Congress admit to smoking jokingly, right? Bill Clinton admitted to smoking it. I believe George Bush admitted to smoking it So we can't keep talking about this as if this is only about marijuana legalization This is a criminal justice issue and this is a racial justice issue And I think that Cory Booker did a great job at really laying that out and educating Joe Biden there now Joe Biden tried to respond and he just he made matters worse throughout the debate I mean every time he spoke it really looked like he was in pain Right, I mean the look on his face. He struggled to collect his thoughts He lost his train of thought multiple times and would reverse course in the middle of the sentences He just he shouldn't be there, right? So he tried to respond and he made matters worse Now this isn't a direct response to marijuana legalization But he's going to defend this idea that he isn't you know engaging with communities of color in America and talking to black Americans Watch what he says and watch how embarrassed he gets I come out of the black community in terms of my support If you notice I have more people supporting me in the black community that announced for me because they know me They know who I am three former chairs of the black caucus The only black african-american woman that ever been elected to the united states senate a whole range of people That was cringeworthy that was genuinely cringeworthy you have a black female senator Right beside you on the debate stage and you forget that she's there and her reaction. I thought was Great. She capitalized on that Cory Booker capitalized on it I mean, what do you say to joe biden? What do you say to joe biden like when you see the candidates on the debate stage? What you should really be thinking about as a voter is who is going to be best equipped to take on Donald trump someone who will be energetic Someone who will be absolutely vicious and ruthless Think to yourself is joe biden that person is joe biden really Best suited to take on donald trump these debates time and again have demonstrated that joe biden absolutely Is not going to be competent enough to take on donald trump his debate performance Is not going to suffice right they haven't suffice and imagine him going up against donald trump Donald trump is going to run circles around him and it'll be all bullshit and nonsense Donald trump will espouse right-wing extremist talking points and lies But what people look for in a president is strength, right? That is one of these factors that americans seem to love They really seem to be drawn to people who speak with confidence and certainty right when uh, Kamala Harris went after joe biden. She demonstrated strength when quarry booker went after joe biden here Uh, he demonstrated strength when joe biden tried to be strong and went after tom stare, which was great I mean he did it in a really mealy-mouthed way that was kind of boring like it could have been more impactful So joe biden is not the candidate and these debates should be showing people That if you want to beat trump this electability argument has collapsed joe biden is not electable Right polling says otherwise right now so you can you can disagree with me when it comes to the polls But let's just trust our guts in this instance and let's just read the writing that's on the wall Joe biden is going to lose to donald trump Time after time candidates are demonstrating why he's not fitted here and quarry booker did a great job at showing people Why he shouldn't be the nominee now. Um, I think his chances have um been diminished I don't think he's gonna win without being said, um We'll see what happens, but either way a phenomenal job to quarry booker here Um credit words do I'm not a fan of him. I don't support him I think he's a corporatist who takes money from big pharma and should be ashamed of himself for that I think he's known for you know grandstanding usually However, in this instance You can't deny that that was absolutely phenomenal great on the substance great performance overall stellar job