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Aggressive cochran effort to win his republican runoff with the help of democratic voters allowed in mississippi. on the coast where cochran brought federal dollars for defense contractors in aid after katrina and by enlisting african-american organizers by jackie bland who handed out 5,000 flyers. >> im a democrat, but im supporting thad cochran. that kind of outreach worked. we saw it first hand at this voting precinct. >> did you have people in your community coming up to you and saying weve ...

Washington the other day about that. he is well aware of whats happening in north carolina. i encouraged eric holder to move some of the attorneys from the section 5 unit over to the section 2 unit so we can litigate more of these cases. north carolina is right for this type of case. there is no question we could successfully prove in north carolina intentional discrimination as well as discriminatory impact. weve got to move in north carolina, show republicans you just dont reverse 30 years of ...

I encouraged eric holder to move some of the attorneys from the section 5 unit over to the section 2 unit so we can litigate more of these cases. north carolina is right for this type of case. there is no question we could successfully prove in north carolina intentional discrimination as well as discriminatory impact. weve got to move in north carolina, show republicans you just dont reverse 30 years of progress with the stroke of a pen. >> when these county election boards are making the kind ...

I still remember picking up my moms voting precinct. ive been in touch with the governors office and people on the ground. i dont want to get ahead of the official numbers but obviously its very, very bad. you know, this is our fourth one of these things in 15 years. 98, 99, 2003, and now this. this one much worse than 99 in terms of the loss of life itself and we have to wait to give the men and women and first responders and sadly we are pretty good at this. our police and firefighters are fir...

Of these states are without power and if you want to go to your voting precinct, you will not be able to. there is a paper ballot and you can write down your voting preference and they count it by hand and makings for a long election night n new york, they are trying to extend voting in the next day so people will have more time to do that. new york is a sacred blue state but could affect the delay and a number of congressional races and compel other states to start wanting to do the same thing....

Of out of state assets and right now the numbers are looking good. but were not going to be satisfied until every maryland household and business has power restored. the governor and i were on a conference call with them this morning. they are actively engaged and so theyre stepping up to the task. >> all right. now, we know yesterday you canceled early voting, what can you tell me today about early voting and when you hope to resume it. >> yeah, were fairly confident that well resume early voti...

And domestic policy. that has taken a toll on his popularity here, and that is not what you want just a day before the iowa caucuses. kyra? >> well be talking a lot more. and by the way, this is the first chance i have been able to see you and talk to you. welcome back to work, mommy. i saw -- john showed me the baby. absolutely beautiful. >> thank you. you told me it was going to change everything. and its the best thing in the world. and boy, you were right, kyra. >> amen. great to see, you da...

Candidate. how important is that ground game-wise and what did it mean for you in 2008? >> well, its a big deal, because when you go and vote in the typical primary, you quietly sneak into the voting precinct and you walk into a booth and you close the curtain and mark the ballot. nobody knows who you stood for. when you go to a caucus, youre going to have to stand up and be counted. standing up with people i can making speeches, might be your childs teacher, your best friend from high school or...

For you in 2008? >> well, its a big deal, because when you go and vote in the typical primary, you quietly sneak into the voting precinct and you walk into a booth and you close the curtain and mark the ballot. nobody knows who you stood for. when you go to a caucus, youre going to have to stand up and be counted. standing up with people i can making speeches, might be your childs teacher, your best friend from high school or your church pastor makes a passionate plea for a candidate. its very, ...

For you in 2008? >> well, its a big deal, because when you go and vote in the typical primary, you quietly sneak into the voting precinct and you walk into a booth and you close the curtain and mark the ballot. nobody knows who you stood for. when you go to a caucus, youre going to have to stand up and be counted. standing up with people i can making speeches, might be your childs teacher, your best friend from high school or your church pastor makes a passionate plea for a candidate. its very, ...