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Will create standards that do not vary from state to state, and i think will ensure that every american has improved access to the right to vote, despite the onslaught of state legislations seeking to restrict access to the right to vote. >> joe mentions changes to the bill include making election day public holidays, automatic voter registration, spending by partisan gerrymandering, and requiring some form of voter i.d. with a range of possibilities that could include, for example, a utility bi...

Support? >> absolutely. what senator manchin is putting forward are some basic building blocks we need to ensure that democracy is accessible no matter your geography. and those provisions that he is setting forth are strong ones that will create level playing field, create standards that do not vary from state to state and i think will ensure that every american has improved access to the right to vote despite the onslaught of state legislations seeking to restrict access to the right to vote. ...

Are doing. of course im really excited that jamie harrison and others in the democratic party are making a massive push. stacy abrams and others, to register voters. at the end of the day, in 2022, we all have to come out and vote and in greater numbers than 2020 to remove these legislators from these state legislations which are able to do some of the real damage that theyre doing to voting rights and to overturn many of these laws. >> you know, one thing with all of this politics going on, we ...

>> david: its great to put ideas out there and have a discussion that is more than the typical debate, which maries side will immediately say ban guns. republicans will say there is no need to ban guns because the way we are secure is by being able to protect ourselves. the president says lets talk about some other ideas, lets have a discussion. one part of the discussion that is not happening and an organization that focuses on state-level governance and whats happening, is what is happening at...

Washington, connecticut. and this gives the ability to law enforcement when they find somebody who is clearly dangerous for some mental health issues to be able to make sure they cant buy a gun or dont own a gun at least temporarily. it would be a great step for florida and in this situation, it could have changed things. >> are those the sort of so-called red flag laws. >> i dont know if red flag is the best term for it. not what it is called in other states. but that is the concept it gives la...

Entirely -- they are not sure how they are going to harness what is going out there. you talked about the town halls. and b, really build this party from the ground up. it really bears a reading that as some of them said, its not just the white house. its not just the senate or the house of representatives. its the governors mansions and legislatures across the country that need to be built back up and that democrats who either stayed home or voted for donald trump in many cases in the key state...

It was not a politically popular thing to do, and it suffered. in mississippi theres a case where the expectation was, oh, its mississippi. well pass this thing, and it got beat back fairly easily. there were national figures who were asked about it and were very -- >> litmus test. >> i know mitt romney had his whole problem answering it. by and large, he tried his best to distance himself from it. i do think there are occasions where the national republican party recognizes it its sending a div...