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13-year veteran lost her seat because she said correctly there was no evidence of widespread fraud. lank caster county, pennsylvania, handful of candidates who supported trumps false election claims won elections to serve as local judges and election inspectors. this is what president biden was referring to, i think. >> i agree with you, alisyn. look, should the president have been more clear and careful in his statement? yes. should the press seek clarification and the white house has sought to...

It will be even less kind for those who side with election subversion, so i ask every elected official in america, how do you want to be remembered? do you want to be this side of dr. king, or george wallace? do you want to be the side of john lewis or bull connor? do you want to be this side of abraham lincoln or jefferson davis? this is the moment to decide, to defend our elections, to defend our democracy. mark >> mark, how much more can he do. we gave the big speech but he cant make laws, he...

Gets to count the votes, count the vote? account the vote! its about election subversion, not just whether or not people get to vote! who counts the vote? who counts the vote? >> raymond: the presidents right, this is not a voting rights bill at all. this is a loose election and accounting privileges bill. its about rigging the game from one party, his. everyone has the right to vote today. but this federal takeover of elections would deprive the states of their constitutional authority to regul...

>> we missed this time. we missed this time. the state legislative bodies continue to change the law not as to who can vote but who gets to count the vote. count the vote. count the vote. its about election subversion. >> martha: president biden frustrated yesterday admitting that his bush to overhaul elections by changing the senate filibuster rule is likely not going to get done. he said i dont know whether well be able to get this done. that came after moments before that arizona senator kyrs...

The vote? count the vote! its about election subversion, not just whether or not people get to vote! who counts the vote? who counts the vote? >> raymond: the presidents right, this is not a voting rights bill at all. this is a loose election and accounting privileges bill. its about rigging the game from one party. his. everyone has the right to vote today. but this federal takeover of elections would deprive the states of their constitutional authority to regulate elections. it also relaxes st...

Luther king they remarks. the 100 members of the united states senate are scheduled to begin debate tomorrow on the voting rights legislation. >> where do we stand? whos side are we on? well we stand against voter suppression, yes or no? will we stand against election subversion? yes or no? will we stand up for america, where everyone is guaranteed the full protection and the full promise of this nation? yes or no? i know where i stand. and its time for every elected official in america to make ...

Electoral count act, thats a 135-year-old law that allies of former president trump used to fight against certifying the 2020 election results. joining us now sahil kapur on capitol hill and nbc chief white house correspondent kristen welker. sahil, lets talk about this electoral count act. what are you hearing on the hill about any potential bipartisan support and what would reform look like? >> reporter: chris, there does seem to be a real effort and this bipartisan group is hitting the gas af...

Finish the unfinished work of martin luther king jr. on this day of commemoration. and part of that work, according to the president, is the voting bill that the u.s. senate will take up this week. a bill that right now very clearly does not have the votes to move forward in the united states senate. does not have the votes to end or at least create a carve out to the filibuster inside the democratic caucus. but the president continuing to implore senators, particularly those who havent committe...

Congresswoman, thank you so much. its great to have you with us tonight. there is a lot to talk about here. as i mentioned, this week a group of bipartisan senators planned to meet virtually to discuss a more modest election overall bill. including changes to the electoral count act. would you support a scaled back piece of legislation like that? do you think that is the right approach right now given no movement on joe manchin and kyrsten sinema? n moveamen, its great to see you. thank you for ...

The strategy is one to dissuade people from trusting the results of an election, to commit sabotage, threaten and intimidate people simply for doing their job. these cant be taken in silos. they all have been to be taken together. so good news, i love it when trump incriminates himself and im sure prosecutors do as well. bad news, the prosecutors better step it up because he is a clear and consistent threat every time he speaks those words. >> i mean, i guess, frank, can you pull back the curtai...