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Statute, which is a congresses trying to do here. >> do you think we should abolish the electoral college and we want it to have the most direct and secure vote voting mechanism of voting process that cannot be tampered by any of these procedures? >> yes. in the book that you mentioned, i say it would be best for our country to replace the electoral college with which is called a national popular vote, we are all the citizens count equally in one nationwide of ours. but that would require a cons...

A number of state governments that are controlled by republican elected officials is attempts to rig the voting process, so that another january 6 insurrection isnt necessary. and i think that is a huge concern and something we should all be paying more attention to. if those attempts arent successful, though, i think its certainly possible that we would see another insurrection in the futures. especially with efforts by elected republicans in congress to sort of whitewash the insurrection. and ...

Totally wrong about pennsylvania, in 2016. because at the time, the pennsylvania legislator would have had to quickly pass a law retroactively, giving themselves the authority to name electors and that law wouldve had to been signed by the governor, who is a democrat. and was never going to sign that law. so be the alarm in 2016 was a false alarm in pennsylvania. the supreme court might just decide though that even though the pennsylvania legislator has passed a law like all other legislators. d...

Elections security for several years. this is a new type of post 2020 environment. given the rise in baseless claims about election fraud, and the disinformation environment, bad information about the way that the voting process works, there is a lot of people who dont trust the system, and are often taking it out on election officials. i talked to one election official for ingham county in michigan, home to the capital of michigan, lansing, she told me she was investing in a new pair of blinds ...

That trump actually won this election, and it will never happen. it will never happen. and so, you know, we have to rely on the truth and the facts, and thats that joe biden won the 2020 election, fair and square, whether republicans in my state want to concede it or not. >> so, are you at all concerned, and how much do you think the voters in michigan are aware that if these people come into power, this could very well be one of -- and i hate to sound pessimistic -- one of the last elections in...

Make sure and protect the integrity of the election because thats what we need to get out of 2020 more than anything, restoring the confidence in the election process. i think what we need to see in each state and across the country is making sure the people follow the law. what is constitutionally obligated at the state level and the u.s. level in terms of certifying the election at the state and also here in washington, d.c. because the worst fallout of what we saw on 2020 and on january 6th i...

Will be done. at least i hope thats the case. >> thank you both for spending time with us and offering your expertise. happy friday. >> happy friday. this is happening in washington across the country. elections officials tell cnn they are worried about threats of violence ahead of the midterms. cnn cyber security reporter has more on this. shawn, what are officials telling you? >> ana, the environment around the country since the 2020 election has gotten a lot more tense, but its also accompa...

To be pushing back hard against the insurrectionists who are now embedded in our political system. we need them to be rooted out. >> danny, your thoughts? >> i am really grateful to you for making clear that the attack on the capitol attack that was terrible, but this is a much broader problem. it began before january six. it began before the 2020 election, when you had misinformation and distrust about the voting process spread far and wide, including by the president of the united states. he i...

Today, i think that it shows the extreme bias and that "politico" is distorting the facts. but how will this actually impact michigan come november? how could it potentially impact other states where this could be taking place as well. joining us now is jocelyn benson, democratic secretary of state for the great state of michigan, secretary benson, its great to see you again. thank you so much for making time for thus evening. you have faced an avalanche of voter fraud conspiracy theories in mic...

Mail voting process and those bills have been vetoed which is why the republican goal in that state should be nominated with gubernatorial candidate who can beat the democratic candidate and sign those bills. the other thing is issues with the legal requirements for mail ballot to be counted. in pennsylvania there is a requirement the voter has to sign, the state supreme court upheld that provision but in some of these counties there are dozens of ballots and the voter forgot to date them. that ...