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Get the president some power. and so you know what they did? they organized. we mobilized churches, universities, labor unions, business community, coalition of people of good will. those of us who want to save voting rights need to get to work. biden is putting everything behind this but he needs better followers, all of us in the game as well p.i remember what he said about the power of big business in that moment in moving the hand of politicians. alyssa, theres zero republicans supporting th...

Share some of the blame for why this has become so political? >> well, i think paul gives very interesting historical context, but one thing i would disagree on is that bidens fully gone to back and gone to work to get this through. mitt romney over the weekend said hes not even gotten a call from the white house on this bill. i believe fundamentally that there are at least a dozen good-faith republican senators who want to see people who should have access to voting able to vote, able to do it ...

Them in support of such a rule change. that brings the reality home for the white house. they knew it would be a tall hill to climb in order to get this across the finish line given where senator sinema and manchin have long stood. they have not moved them at all. there have been calls, meetings over the last several days, several weeks. nothing has changed up to this point. thats what they are dealing with. almost certain fail our this bill. all 50 democrats for the policy. they dont support ch...

Finish the unfinished work of martin luther king jr. on this day of commemoration. and part of that work, according to the president, is the voting bill that the u.s. senate will take up this week. a bill that right now very clearly does not have the votes to move forward in the united states senate. does not have the votes to end or at least create a carve out to the filibuster inside the democratic caucus. but the president continuing to implore senators, particularly those who havent committe...