Detroit crowd hopes 'Joementum' lasts through Election Day

The night before Michigan's presidential primary, former Vice President Joe Biden came to Detroit on Monday, looking for votes, volunteers and campaign cash.

"Michigan, I’m counting on you in a big way," he told the crowd of about 1,000 people at Renaissance High School. "This is a state we have to win in November. I spent a lot of time in this state," adding he worked side-by-side with Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan when the city was going through bankruptcy. "I’ve always believed in Detroit, like I’ve always believed in Michigan."

Biden brought two of his former rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination — U.S. Sens. Kamala Harris of California and Cory Booker of New Jersey — to the rally in Detroit, a city where 82% of the residents are African Americans. It was a nod to the overwhelming support Biden has gotten from the black community, especially in South Carolina on Feb. 29, where a landslide victory helped revive his campaign and helped him win 10 of the 14 states voting on Super Tuesday.