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Effort picks up where last years insurrection left off by putting if place pieces in steal future elections by systematically taking over every aspect of the voting process. joining me, my guests. and his new book "allow me to retort" is out march 1st. senator sinema drew a line in the sand letting us know that the math is not going to be there to get this across the finish line. >> i think we need to continue to put pressure on her and others. there are those who say she doesnt care. we have to...

Working around the clock in 2020. we were facing unprecedented pandemic conditions, disinformation coming from the white house, lies, and an indication that the white house was considering all types of tactics. so here in colorado, we were ready for many circumstances. and including the potential for federal forces to try to stop or interrupt the voting process. but it is just so unnatural and undemocratic for a presidential administration even to consider this. and now, you know, what really wo...

>> in fact the alarms began going off just four days into the trump presidency. >> if true, this would be the biggest presidential election story in history. >> trump alleged that 3 million people had voted illegally in 2016. >> you have people that are registered who are dead, who are illegals. >> youre now president of the united states. when you say -- >> of course, i want the voting process to be legitimate. >> what im asking, when you say in your opinion millions of illegal votes, that is s...

>> if true, this would be the biggest presidential election story in history. >> trump alleged that 3 million people had voted illegally in 2016. >> you have people that are registered who are dead, who are illegals. >> youre now president of the united states. when you say -- >> of course, i want the voting process to be legitimate. >> what im asking, when you say in your opinion millions of illegal votes, that is something that is extremely fundamental to our functioning democracy, a fair and ...

The america we had become within the past five decades what transpired was not simply an assault on democracy, it was an attack on multiracial america, the atlantic points out which is younger than most members of the senate. while many like to trace american democracy back to 1776, thats not exactly true. the real day democracy in america was born was august 6th, 1965. thats when president lyndon johnson signed the voting rights act outlawing discrimination in our countrys voting process. thats...

The presidential election itself is still two years away. a scheme to potentially subvert the results that was election, should they not go in the ex-presidents favor, is underway. check out this reporting. extreme republicans loyal to dont tmp and his big lie that the 2020 election was rigged have formed an alliance aiming to take control of the presidential election process in key battleground states that could determine the outcome of the 2024 presidential race. when americans head to the pol...

And declaring it being, you know, no, that there is -- the process is secure. weve seen that. it will be secure going into this november, sort of to create this ambiguity that just a little sliver as you know, andrea, is enough for trump to act like the sky and sun are falling, and so now theyre going to have to play cleanup. politically its damaging. you know, i think by and large people know where republicans stand on the voting process and the electoral college results as from their behavior ...

Is coming from republicans at the state level, and its not just ballot access. gop-led states have passed new laws to control the process of counting and certifying votes. republicans are also proving unfair district maps to dilute the power of voters of color. ari berman with "mother jones" writes, quote, what can appear as a series of disconnected state-level skirmishes is, in fact, part of a national strategy that goes far beyond previous efforts to undermine democratic influence. fueled by t...

Campaign had to focus so much of their messaging about the process of voting, theres an argument to be made that that proved to be successful in the end. that the focus on the voting process helped to get their voters where they needed to be in the key states in the end. and by focusing so much attention as they start this year on voting itself, theyre hoping they can rally democrats to the cause of getting to the polls in a midterm year. we know that the institutional pressures of a midterm for...

That is critical because, as we saw throughout the pandemic and as i hope well see going forward, people are interested in being able to participate in the voting process if given the proper access. im not saying that we should make it easy or we shouldnt have voter laws. you want voter laws, thats fine, make sure getting an i.d. is easily available. so there are steps we can take to strengthen the process as far as the security is concerned, but while also making it easy for people to be engage...