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Democracy because they convince americans that the right to vote is some political football. there are certain places in the country where access to the ballot is going to be harder than others. i hope they demand their politicians ensure a free, fair and accessible ballot. >> what stood out to you about those purges? >> georgia has had a recent history of purging on a very, very large scale. in 2016 georgia was the epicenter for the battle on the right to vote because georgia placed in front of...

Northern ireland and the rest of the european union is very clear. scotland does not want to leave. you have a still very divided country. but i think the key words you need to focus on now are level playing field. because that was the first thing that the european union said when the vote went through yesterday and that was weve got to keep a level playing field. that means we have to keep roughly the same rules and regulations for everything we trade. otherwise, there are going to be barriers,...

And sometimes i get a little hot. i dont really mean to. >> id ask for forgiveness any time any of you get mad at me. i can be blunt. we have to remember as democrats -- and if i get worked up about this its because i believe it so much in my heart -- that we have to bring people with us and not shut them out. >> and they were the only two candidates that said they would ask for forgiveness, m.j. and theyre the only two women who were on the stage. >> that really jumped out at me. you know, i wa...

Including one from emanuel smith, a disability rights advocate. >> i have brittle bones disease which carries a lot of different barriers that prevent me from being able to access the traditional caucus. its very loud, its very packed, often very chaotic. people o on the spectrum might have issues with crowds. for me, a safety concern. having a smaller more intimate caucus is a really nice alternative. >> when you talk to them is it yes, yes, yes, yes? >> yes. people are excited. >> back in cali...

Different barriers that really prevent me from easily being able to access the traditional caucus. if you havent been to a caucus, its very loud, its very packed, often very chaotic. people on the spectrum, i have issues with crowds. for me, a safety concern. having a smaller, more intimate caucus is a nice alternative. >> reporter: when you talk to them, has it been yes, yes, yes, yes. >> people are excited. >> reporter: back in california, allison engel is ready to go, spending $160 of her own...

>> "oz" was cutting edge in what it was willing to share with the audience. >> hit me. hit me. hit me in the face, brother. >> complicated characters, complicated issues. and the way it was presented was so, uh, unique. >> sentence, nine years. up for parole in six. >> what they were doing at hbo was exactly what the network wasnt doing. they were breaking barriers. you get to "the sopranos" and all of a sudden, the villain is the hero. >> have some eggplant. >> i told you. im not hungry. >> you...

Made black voters 20% more likely to miss elections because of long distances. and its estimated 54 to 85,000 were prevented from casting ballots on election day last year. how do you fix things in georgia to make it easier for people to exercise their fundamental, constitutional right to vote? >> weve got to -- weve got to address these strict voting laws. you know, the commission on civil rights did a study and they had five -- five tools in which they look how does it impact voter suppression...

Least protect those communities better? do you think this will do that? >> this doesnt protect any particular community except the auto sector. thats what it does. it erects barriers. heres the part thats missing from that analysis. its absolutely true there are some people, they work was displaced and thats enormously problematic, but the same is true of technology. the same is true of automation. when microsoft came up with the word processor, everyone who was in the typewriter business lost t...

>> last question to you here just about money. i have covered enough to know there is always this lamentation this money is going to be spent. it happens time after time after time. is some different as you see bloomberg and desirsteyer, the systemic changes. what is the legacy going to be having candidates that can do that? >> this notion of money and politics has been a significant barrier to the democratic process in general because it outsizes contributions from very wealthy people. we have ...