in prison. it s time now for ac 360 . tonight president biden issued a warning about the fate of democracy itself. we ll get senator bernie sanders take on it. the president began by talking about the attack on paul pelosi, the alleged plot to kidnap and ma am house speaker nancy pelosi. he framed the issue as the shared and urgent need to fight for the american survival of the experiment. all americans, regardless of party, to meet this moment of national and generational importance, we must vote knowing what s at stake, not just the policy of the moment, but institutions that have held us together as we sought a more perfect union. the extreme maga element of the republican party, which is a minority of the party, but its driving force. it s trying to succeed where they failed in 2020, to suppress the right of voters and subvert the electoral system itself. that means denying your right to vote and deciding whether your vote even counts. instead of waiting until the
risk. this year we are. this year i hope you ll make the future of our democracy an important part of your decision to vote and how you vote. i hope you ll ask a simple question of each candidate, will that person accept the legitimate will of the american people and the people voting in his or her district? will that person accept the outcome of the election win or lose? the answer to that question is vital. in my opinion it should be decisive. whatever you make of the substance of what the president said t context is unavoidable. nearly 28 million people have already voted. the big name surrogates are on the trail. new cnn polling shows what is important to voters. it is the economy, second