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Electorate that was electrified to get out and vote newsom out because they were against masks or something. we actually before we got on the air tonight went to steve kornacki, our election guru, and asked what we should watch for as the night goes on. he told us this, which i think is instructive and helpful for the rest of the night. he said, quote, were going to learn a lot very quickly as soon as the polls close in california. most of the voting is done by mail and has been coming in for ...

A twist. and trump was fixated on this twist pence said. it was the provision that could theoretically at least keep trump in power. while the democrats held the current house majority the 12th amendment of the constitution stated voting on a contested election wouldnt be done by a simple majority vote in the house. instead the amendment said the election vote would be counted in blocks with one vote per state. republicans controlled more delegations in the house of representatives meaning trump...

There was a time it was passed on a bipartisan basis. so we got together over the summer. we put together a bill that is intended to get broad support. it does things like ensures that there is access to the ballot. who could be against that? to make sure that eligible americans can vote whether its through early voting, vote by mail, weekend voting. it ensures that states will have same day registration. the kinds of things that just make it -- makes voting accessible to the average person. in ...

Around the country. well, the freedom to vote act released today for the first time is 592 pages of compromised legislation that would establish national minimum standards for early voting and vote by mail and national minimum standards for nonpartisan map making for drawing congressional districts and federal standards for handling elections equipment and records including cyber security around those things. its a lot. its 600 pages of a lot. the democrats say every single democratic senator wi...

By dealing with issues around cyber security and ensures states like georgia that have voter i.d. laws, that those laws are intended to make sure eligible people can vote. but theyre not used to cherry pick certain voters. and so the bill provides a baseline for voting so that you have access to that basic american right no matter where you live. its the most american thing we can do. its the most important thing we can do this congress. and i think that as important as other issues are if we fa...

News contributor from austin, texas. congratulations to your home state with the lift-off with bezos and his team west of you. so how is this working out? they went from a paid charter to a zoom chat in washington, d.c. >> this isnt working out very well because they are telling a falsehood. chris turner, the state representative said it makes it harder to vote. thats a lie. it expands the number of hours for early voting in texas both on we can days and weekends. it lowers the threshold that yo...

Overnight, but weekend voting is important to wage earners. aside from that weekend voting allows people who but for that opportunity might not have the opportunity to vote. i encourage it and im going to support it. >> amen. let me just say that. congressman al green, thank you very much. i really appreciate it. coming up, new blood. the democratic party is riding a wave of victory following tuesdays elections, but will those victories be enough to rebrand that party after some damaging claim...

From three weeks down to just two weeks. they also limited voting on the weekends. those are both very popular ways of voting so obviously theyve got to go. that same year, governor scott walker signed a new republican legislation to require people to show new documentation in order to vote that people never had to show before in wisconsin. that law was blocked in the courts. but the republicans in wisconsin are still going for it. last week, scott walker and the republican legislature slashed e...

Got to go. that same year, governor scott walker signed a new republican legislation to require people to show new documentation in order to vote that people never had to show before in wisconsin. that law was blocked in the courts. but the republicans in wisconsin are still going for it. last week, scott walker and the republican legislature slashed early voting for a second time. this time cutting early voting after work hours and eliminating weekend voting altogether. that ought to make a den...

Out to vote. apparently in wisconsin, though, thats now a problem. it is at least sting that republican governor scott walker and republican-controlled state legislature thought they might be able to remedy. after they got control in 2011, they cut early voting statewide from three weeks down to just two weeks. they also limited voting on the weekends. those are both very popular ways of voting so obviously theyve got to go. that same year, governor scott walker signed a new republican legislati...