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More goes the way that some would like it. do you believe that folks in your state and elsewhere are beginning to understand just how crucial state elections are to our democracy? i keep saying this, i was talking about it with ali last night. i dont think that any of us four years ago, five years ago, knew a single name of a secretary of state in this country. >> absolutely. this really is a sea change moment for democrats, and there are so many people -- especially local activists, committed d...

Elsewhere are beginning to understand just how crucial state elections are to our democracy? i keep saying this, i was talking about it with ali last night. i dont think that any of us four years ago, five years ago, knew a single name of a secretary of state in this country. >> absolutely. this really is a sea change moment for democrats, and there are so many people -- especially local activists, committed democratic party members, grassroots groups, who won their state legislature races. atto...

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Like this, the suburban vote. its so critical. it was incredibly important for joe biden. he won this county by 25 points. terry mcauliffe is going to need those kinds of numbers. in neighborhoods like this, all over this area, there are folks going out with groups, grassroots groups like swing left. 120 people came out today just in this county. whats motivating it? >> focuses are excited. theres obviously been a lot of attention on this election in the past few months, the tv ads -- >> most ex...

Really help people make a decision thats safe for their family. >> so, garret, she also said the younger the child there tends to be more of a conversation necessary between doctor and parent. she says shes hopeful. but this is really the first time weve seen this level of coordination between the federal government, health systems, pediatricians and also local grassroots groups shes frankly very enthusiastic about. >> lets bring in dr. jha here now. doc, same basic question to you. you hear all...

Groups. thats where democrats had success not just here, but across the country when there are tight races. harnessing the energy like the bernie sanders campaign here in california in the past, and really just trying to motivate their base. i will tell you, i was walking around my neighborhood in san francisco yesterday and there were some like hand printed out signs from democrats saying, please vote. so maybe its working. maybe people are getting the message. >> got a lot of printer cartridge...

Foundation that i co-founded and ran in populations with high latinx populations. google analytics found that the people who saw that simple ad were 54 times more likely to search "get covid vaccine" on google. local grassroots groups appear to be effective. the white house is now backing training and resources for barbers and hairstylists and a thousand black-owned barbershops and salons, arming them with the correct information to promote vaccination and fight back against misinformation with ...

>> thats in arkansas, right? senator tom cotton is like, oh, this is not how things usually go. in the end, despite the long odds, republicans failed to get enough votes in their caucus to repeal the affordable care act because tens of millions of americans have insurance today they would not have because of the law. one reason people started showing up in those town halls well organized and in big numbers was because of a grass roots group called indivisible. what made indivisible different fro...

Enough votes in their caucus to repeal the affordable care act. tens of millions of americans have insurance today they would not have had because of the law. one reason people started showing up in those town halls well organized and in big numbers was because of a grass roots group called indivisible. what made indivisible different from other grass roots groups at the time was that it was started by former congressional staffers who knew what kind of pressure worked on individual members of c...