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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 don't 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. attorney general, as governors races. that work, finalizing -- building grassroots networks that can turn out voters for offices that are far from the national news. that makes all the difference in the times in, -- what molly was referring to, we saw donald trump go state-by-state and try to

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 don't 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. attorney general, as governors races. that work, finalizing -- building grassroots networks that can turn out voters for offices that are far from the national news. that makes all the difference in the times in, -- what molly was referring to, we saw donald trump go state-by-state and try to pressure state officials to overturn election results. in wisconsin and in these other states, there were people running for officers who wanted to do that in 2024. there is a bill in our state legislature that republicans introduced that would allow statewide

to get registered to vote and maintain being registered to vote. what does that mean? this is a step in the right direction if the removal of the two provisions happen. at this point in history, we need to return towards broader, sustainable methods of voter empowerment and turning out at the polls. there's no documented evidence of widespread evidence of voter fraud in texas. even the republican secretary of state has said so. there's no reason for this bill other than to suppress vote and help republicans cling to power in texas. we're tired of seeing this happen. >> president biden will be speaking about this on tuesday. vice respect harris, this is one of her projects she's been tasked with. what can they do to stop what we're seeing spreading across the country, at least 17 states have already enbasiced more restrictive voting measures. >> what they can do is tap into the networks, grassroots networks across the country with

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as you and howard dean prove at the dnc when you guys were running the ship over there, local grassroots networks matter a whole lot. >> absolutely. >> in politics. >> well, absolutely. and just the easiest way to take a look at that is how much money was roughly $200 a vote that eric cantor spent versus how much did brat spend? almost nothing. he organized clearly. although the turnout numbers were small, he got out the numbers clearly. he knew what he needed to get out and he got it out. i will poke a little fun at the virginia democratic party. i am glad that they kind of decided that they maybe should have a candidate in the race in case cantor doesn't win. >> he is a last-minute thing. >> didn't they have a conference call? karen, didn't they have a conference call? they nominated somebody by conference call. >> a book about the economics of slavery in richmond, looks like a very interesting book. howard fineman and karen finney, thank you. always a pleasure. >> thank you. >> thanks. coming up, it appears

>> i get supporters of what is going on not wanting to use that word. it's a loaded word, no doubt about it. >> there is no political system in egypt, as we all know. the only group that existed in politics was the muslim brotherhood, but they were organized. they had huge grassroots networks. they had fantastic charity arms and wings in the mosques. they were really able to organize. the opposition does not have that kind of organization. it's very divided. there are no political parties. so this is what's happening. politics is happening on the streets. the people have gone out. they've called on the military to take their side and the military has. although the military refused to put it that way, and they say -- here's the other thing. if mohammed morsy had done what he said today at the 11th hour, it was too late. he didn't say it last night in

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neighborhoods, have conversations about gun safety and gun reform. karen, i guess on some level i wasn't surprised by that, because if we have learned anything about what the white house thinks is an effective strategy, campaigning and getting the american people, the grassroots networks, engaged seems to be an integral part of that. as we discussed, for too long i think we sort of sat in our various corners. there hasn't been enough of a national dialogue, hasn't been enough pressure on congress to really do something, and that's going to be a very important piece, how much the president is going to get enthusiasm in the country, in states red, blue, purple and otherwise for real, sensible gun laws. >> also, if you look at the amount of money the nra has been spending on lobbying and supporting different candidates, it's millions and millions of dollars. on the other side, you know, supporters of gun safety measures haven't been able to spend that kind of money, so part of it is they've had the field to themselves.

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ordinary, everyday americans to talk to their friends, neighbors, elected representatives. this is part of the new obama playbook, which is activating the grassroots networks. because the american people, as he said, will create this change, if, in fact, it comes to washington. >> you know, the politics are so difficult, and the president just made a nod to that. there's a reason why there was this period in american politics where gun control was not on the table at all, it's because mostly the democratic party decided they didn't want to wage this war anymore, because they felt they simply couldn't win it. the president is acknowledging how difficult it remains by saying, as you referred to, this will not happen unless the american people demand it. and it's through that demand there will be pressure on congress. i think the president understands there are certain things he certainly does want to make the argument that everybody has a role, but when it comes to high-capacity clips or it comes to an assault weapons ban, which was in place before, americans

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obama, team obama has been spending some significant time building their grassroots networks. >> if you talk to the romney campaign, they'll generally acknowledge that right now they're re-loying on the republican national committee to look to their general election strategy which assumes they're going to become the nominee. if you look at some of the states where he's had to struggle, in ohio he moved his staff on ward to the next place. colorado fell part for them. they didn't pay attention that they needed to there. that's what drove rick santorum. it's going to be interesting to see them try to transition what they have built. >> mitt romney's des moines office was then -- he moved out and then taken over by the obama campaign. >> obama's 12th office in ohio opened recently. he has 18 satellite offices in florida and expects to have 20,000 volunteers across the country. >> but you know, theoretically, a long primary season for the parties should allow you to organize your base a little bit

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