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We have made enormous progress, you mentioned the number of deaths from covid. it was three times that not long ago. its coming down. everythings changing. its getting better. i did not anticipate that there would be such a stalwart effort to make sure that the most important thing was that president biden didnt get anything done. think about this. what are republicans for? what are they for? name me one thing theyre for. >> well, the president came back to that theme over and over, again, hitti...

The presidents legislative agenda will of course be in focus when he takes the podium. hes had big wins with the american recovery act and infrastructure, but disappointments on voting reforms and that build back better agenda that became his signature. the presidents also expected to take questions on his covid response, which has come under fire since the surge in the omicron variant, although the white house is now trying to get tests and masks for free to people who need them. you can probab...

The same is true with most places because they live in a banana republic. thats what they are turning to protect. >> raymond: i went to rule something for you. want biden to double down on the so-called voting reforms. watch. >> were concerned about voting and its not the presidents fault, but as circumstance. 19 states changed voting laws while he was talking infrastructure. >> raymond: bob, is this really a major concern for black america? mail-in ballots and no i.d. checks? what about jobs an...

And electoral college. to seize the presidency for donald trump. >> political also reports that the january six committee is looking at whether the trump white house and campaign were involved in efforts by state republicans to send call grace alternative states of the -- meanwhile, the justice department is charged with -- and attempted to assassinate georgia election officials. he they said he made those threats on craigslist. it came days after trump said secretary of state, raffensperger, to...

In the meantime, president biden and kamala harris will be preparing to head to atlanta on tuesday for that voting rights speech that you mentioned. georgia chosen as the backdrop for this address, because of its role, not only historically in the civil rights movement, but in recent election disputes, with stacey abrams election, amid all the shenanigans that took place amid the election in georgia, the presidential election this most recent year, and we also are knowing that the white house wa...

Name me one thing theyre for. >> well, the president came back to that theme over and over, again, hitting republicans on what he says is their lack of policy or vision beyond just standing in his way. he did acknowledge that his signature build back better legislation was unlikely to pass, as is. but he was optimistic it seems about getting major pieces of it done this year. as for the package of voting reforms on the line tonight, he pr e expressed hope of sampleaging major portions of it as w...

You know, ijust dont think they would feel if i said to them, you know, i just dont think we they would feel if i said to them, you know, ijust dont think we can really defend your freedoms and lives right now because we are not perfect and offers his society in the united states. they would say, come on, we need you, the united states are still the only country in the world with the authority and power, and the intention to stand up through democracy and freedom and effective way and so we have...

Success for the party that benefited from that enthusiasm gap. >> and as democratic voters are deflated, democratic politicians are divided, which is where we go to von hilliard, who is covering the censure now of kyrsten sinema by the democratic party. what went into that decision? should we be surprised the state party took this step? >> well, i think what mike and ali and steve just laid out here is why the arizona democratic party at their committee meeting here with several hundred activist...

>> lets start with the fact that biden just made, without question, his strongest, starkest pitch yet for election reform. there are a lot of activists, voting rights activists, progressive activists who have wanted him to be sounding like this since he took office in january 2021. in fact, some of them boycotted today because theyre sick of white house photo ops. >> yeah, i mean, the problem, though is that right at this moment its kind of too late. i think what activists wanted was for biden t...

Prosecutors say a man made threats on craigslist. the threats came just days after trump tried to pressure georgia secretary of state brad raffensperger into overturning election results. and this all comes amid an attempt on capitol hill to avoid a repeat of what happened after the 2020 election. with the democrats package of voting reforms now dead, republican senator susan collins is now leading a bipartisan effort to overhaul the electoral count act governing how congress counts and certifie...