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Because democracy -- not because it was strong, it was because democracies were not protected, not defended as strongly as effectively as they should be. and we should take that history to heart. and do all that we can to defend our democracy. >> it seems to me that theres a number of clear and present danger points of clear and present danger right now for our democracy. obviously in republican-controlled states everywhere in the country were seeing very, very aggressive efforts to roll back vo...

Obviously, and republican controlled states everywhere in the country were seeing very very aggressive efforts to rollback voting rights. also quite worryingly to put partisans in control of key parts of the voting process including opening up new possibilities for challenging her overturning election results, and putting that power in the hands of partisans. were also seeing this i think unprecedented interest on the republican side with having these partisan third-party sort of sham audits and...

Witnesses saw the Democrat 'protesters' at the Kavanaugh confirmation hearing being paid and then saw those same people being carted out...

They say, we suddenly now believe theres more opportunity for fraud in mail-in ballots? >> well, i would strongly urge them to get the facts and get the research. we have a lot of the myth buster type documents on our website. but i think also ignore the disinformation. the lies and conspiracies that are spreading right now about the voting process, whether it be vote by mail or voting technology providers or what have you is massive, and disinformation continues to be the biggest election secur...

Everyone that wants to participate in the election. ill never be one to say that everything was perfect, but certainly it was amazing to see what election officials did across the country during a pandemic. and im really excited and optimistic about the future of not only vote by mail but other inknow vagus in the process to improve the experience because we need to put voters first and thats really the key to all of this. >> you used the phrase for what i call vote by mail, youve used the phras...

The voting experience. we need to put voters first and thats the key to all of this. >> youve used the phrase for what i call vote by mail, youve used the phrase boat at home. what i like about that phrases and expresses just how simple and user friendly you want the bony experience to be. and the pass, until the vote by mail movement, voting has been about having to fit your life into the voting process. its this many hours at your polling place, no one is available for all of those hours. some...

Threatening spreading right now about the voting process whether it be voting by mail, technology providers, or what have, you is massive. this information continues to be the biggest election security issue we face. we have to continue to fight it every day with the facts and figures and evidence based elections and all of the research that goes into this. id encourage them to ignore the noise and use the method of voting that works for them. and get more information from local officials or sta...

We have about a plongt before the texas legislature is called back into special session and try to pass this again. i really hope we can rally the country, the cause of democracy in passing the for the people act. >> what you just said is exactly why i present this as the number one issue. i am not the only one. it is so obvious that if you lose democracy, if you lose that, you wont be able to achieve any of your other aims through your vote. if they manage to block it this way. and trying to ex...

It because it is so obvious that if you lose democracy, if you lose that, you will be able to achieve any of your other aims through your vote. if they managed to block it this way. trying to explain this to people who live in states like massachusetts, california, where they are particular voting process is never threatened by a republican legislature. is there is that linkage that stacey abrams was making tonight that yes, but your vote in california is fed into an electoral college that can b...

Secretaries of state like brad raffensperger and could do what they failed to do in 2020, thereby overturn the will of the people? >> no, i really dont. and listen, ive looked at some of these changes that some of these states are making. theyre rather inconsequential. anyone whos eligible to vote will not have a problem voting in any state. now, again, i dont like the way theyre going about making some of these changes, but when you start to compare what goes on in one state with another, i bel...