contender larry alder saying, there might very well be shenanigans, end quote, on election night. he's thrown out claims of election rigging. how dangerous is that, to make that claim without proof and even before first votes are counted? >> this is very revealing and very ominous because it does suggest that claiming fraud in any election that you lose is increasingly becoming a part of the playbook for republicans, and that the, you know, even though there were republican officials who stood up against the big lie in 2020, clearly, it is advancing through the party and republicans believe that it is in their interests to try to undermine confidence in elections and to raise these claims virtually any time they lose. it really underscores what an existential choice democrats in the senate face in the next few weeks. are they going to pass legislation that would establish a nationwide floor of voting rights and take steps to kind of