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Attempted on january 6 snth which was to change electoral college votes. >> sn and alter the election outcome. >> i think there could be, but that requires them to oerlt in a different way than it currently does. that requires them to reach a concurrence, and i think this debate over the voting rights bill is informative. what i say to my democratic friends, you just went through this with bbb. remember who your opponents are if is the republicans, its not simply joe manchin or kristin sinema. y...

Aisle, he knew everybody in the senate and had worked with them for so long. he was able to do it with some legislation, the bipartisan infrastructure bill. but considering the time that were in right now, i mean, everything is important, but this, protecting democracy, protecting our elections? >> no, i agree. look, the bill that theyre voting on is a manchin-crafted bill. so they reached out to manchin on this but not to the republicans. thats whats so mystifying. as chuck and you just mention...

Republican and democrats voting. she would be the favorite to win again. whether she gets past the hard core and the kinds of loyalists who turn up at the primary is a difference question. >> yeah, she may have to pull a murkowski there. thank you very much. >> thank you. statewide elections are inundated with republican candidate who is have embraced trumps bogus election fraud. what happens if they win? thats next. machine happens if they win thats next. machin this... is the planning effect...

Care about what you get done. they dont care so much about procedure. so though i naturally prefer something that forces consensus, like a filibuster rule, i think for my democratic friends, just focus on getting this over the finish line. rev, i think i would also say if you dont have the votes, if manchin and sinema dont come along on the filibuster and on the fundamental voting bills, do consider what you want the american people to see at the end of this narrative, and what i mean by that is...

Where is the crisis right now that -- this underlying crisis that people are being shutout and unable to vote when the data clearly states we had the most successful presidential election ever but certainly in our lifetime? >> thats a very good point, charles. a lot of the states did change their rules in the wake of the pandemic that led to more flexibility on voting. that was the states decision. some of them were controversial. thats where it is. if you look at people -- joe biden got elected...

Congress rather than just a majority of democrats. but were learning more and more that this was a concerted effort to thwart an election. >> i think i know what youre answers going to be. by the way, murkowski is one of the senators who voted to impeach trump after the insurrection. the timing is curious. are they trying to stop trump or not? >> i think theres two parts to the republican party. one that realizes trump can be a weak candidate in 2024, and the over whogs are in fear of being chal...

Telling the truth, mcconnell saying, quote, i agree with him. nicholas, lets start with you. congress was your beat. this was not organic, if you will. senator rounds was first asked on a sunday show and he said, look, joe biden won. its time for republicans to move on. joe biden won fair and square. since then youve seen a half dozen, rounds, mcconnell, murkowski, come out and say the same thing. partly because senator rounds is so well liked among his colleagues, but this feud with trump and m...

Including permanent absentee voter roll, no excuse mail-in votes and drop off boxes for absentee voting. in a situation where democrats expanded -- that republicans did well. and thereby showing that they are capable of competing and high turnout elections and already contemplating ways of cutting off access to the ballot box. >> well first of all it shows democracy or from should be a bipartisan issue. it used to be a bipartisan issue but its really just disappointing to see senators like murko...

Thereby showing that they are capable of competing and high turnout elections and already contemplating ways of cutting off access to the ballot box. >> well first of all it shows democracy or from should be a bipartisan issue. it used to be a bipartisan issue but its really just disappointing to see senators like murkowski, collins, and snow, and romney not stepping up on the voting rights act at the federal level. it shouldnt be something that at least moderate republicans fear as we saw in vi...

There was a concentrated effort, and we are learning more, day by day, through this commission. i wish it had been a commission that -- that was wholly sanctioned by the whole congress, rather than -- than just a majority of democrats. but were learning more and more, that this was a concerted effort to thwart an election. >> now again, maybe again clutching at straws but the fact is the majority of people, republicans, are not saying what senator murkowski is saying. you said there is a truth c...