Tag: Ben Jealous

Virginia's Democratic Governor Ralph Northam is facing a growing chorus from his own party calling for his resignation after a racist photo from his medical school yearbook surfaced. Ben Jealous and Jon Allen discuss. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc MSNBC…

Welcome to On Politics, your guide to the day in national politics. But for Democratic organizers, civil rights activists and African-American elected officials, Mike Espy’s loss in the Mississippi Senate race on Tuesday cut deep. Their ranks include eight black candidates who won in majority white districts. But in some of the highest-profile races, mostly in the South, efforts to elect black Democrats came up short. Mr. Gillum, Ms. Abrams and Mr. Jealous would have been their states’ first black governors — and the only black governors in office in the United States. And had Mr. Espy won in Mississippi, he would have been the first African-American to represent his state in the Senate in nearly 150 years. It wasn’t a win but it was certainly a victory.” The outlook for minority candidates is likely to get clearer next year, when multiple black Democrats could be running for president. ____________________ 2020 Watch • John Kerry tells Harvard students that he’s “going to think about” running for president. • The Willamette Week reports that Senator Jeff Merkley has “quietly asked” state legislators to change a law barring running for two offices at the same time, allowing him to run both for senate and president in 2020. ____________________ What to read tonight • A new twist in the special counsel investigation: Michael Cohen, Mr. Trump’s personal lawyer, admits in court to engaging in negotiations over building a Trump tower in Moscow well into the 2016 campaign.

Former president of NAACP and current candidate for Maryland governor, Ben Jealous, does not support the calls to abolish ICE, but says it can be fixed. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About: MSNBC is the premier destination for in-depth analysis…

Comedian Dave Chappelle is getting personally involved in politics for the first time in his career, by endorsing his friend and candidate for Governor of Maryland, Ben Jealous. Chappelle and Jealous join Ari Melber to discuss Trump, Chappelle’s Emmy award…