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More opportunity to vote. the republican secretary of state, john husted, has now threatened to remove them from office. think about this, though. he didnt just say no to the proposal for weekend voting. he didnt threaten to take away the jobs of the republicans who also participated in that vote and voted the other way. he didnt just fix his directive about early voting hours to close the loophole about weekends so it would also apply to weekends and be standardized across the state. instead, h...

The residents of their county more opportunity to vote. the republican secretary of state, john husted, has now threatened to remove them from office. think about this, though. he didnt just say no to the proposal for weekend voting. he didnt threaten to take away the jobs of the republicans who also participated in that vote and voted the other way. he didnt just fix his directive about early voting hours to close the loophole about weekends so it would also apply to weekends and be standardize...

Give the weekends question another shot. so thomas richie and dennis lieberman voted on friday to go forward with weekend early voting there. and for those efforts, they were suspended from the elections board by the secretary of state for the crime of voting to offer the residents of their county more opportunity to vote. the republican secretary of state, john husted, has now threatened to remove them from office. think about this, though. he didnt just say no to the proposal for weekend votin...

A day that african-american churches organize trips for their congregations to voting locations after the sunday service. so this week ohio secretary of state john huested stan dollarized the election boards in ohio stay open for the same hours and his directive still includes limited evening hours and no weekend voting. but a group of black mass or thes in ohio are saying that wont stop them from getting souls to the poll joining me today from cleveland is one of those pastors, reverend tony mi...

Whats your reaction of what is taking place in ohio. reminding everyone that the president took that state in owe owe 08. >> the problem in ohio is that the president has extended weekend voting, particularly weekend voting of the election. thats when the african-americans have souls after polls. they go down to the polls after church and vote. ohio has eliminated that and in the effort to make everything uniform, theyve cut everything back to the lowest common denominator and say were not going...

Would you rather have extended votes during the weekends? they preferred to have them on weekdays opened until 7:00 at night so folks after work can come down to the board of elections. >> those who work two or three jobs, its been a difficult economy for many different groups to cut off weekends would therefore caught off their ability to vote when they can. on top of that -- hang on. one second. there were counties who said, hey, we have budgeted the money for weekend voting. why not let those...

To restrict that weekend voting for everyone except the military. now, 93,000 ohioans voted during that last weekend of voting in the last presidential election. this is a blatant attempt to keep ohioans from exercising their right to vote on those days leading up to november 6th. it has nothing to do with depriving the military of their right to vote. contrary, the obama and the ohio democratic party believes that all ohioans, military and nonmilitary, should be able to register their votes dur...

2012 campaign co-chair. grade to have you with us tonight. you know, this is -- >> good to be with you. >> you bet. this is one of those stories where two sides are saying different things, and who is the public going to believe? in the meantime, you have 15 military groups agreeing with mitt romney. is he winning the messaging war on this? >> well, let me say, ed, fox news and mitt romney should really hang their heads in shame, in shame. because they are hiding behind our military. making fals...

Democrat or a republican to work two jobs, to have long hours in school, or to have one of the many other conflicts that so many people often cite for not being able to make it to a polling place. >> reporter: the democratic congressman, steve israel of new york will plan on interdutirodi the weekend voting act, moving all general elections from a tuesday not just to saturday but a two-day voting period of saturday and sunday. heather? >> heather: a new report out shows weekend voting may not ne...

Cancer treatment. >> all our thoughts and prayers go to john mccain, a tough time but im told he will be here next weekend voting. >> the president said he was the tax bill on his desk by congress -- christmas. jillian: thanks. leland: for reaction lets bring in mark wayne. the front of the show, a lot to talk about, thanks, you are almost to the finish line. >> this is quite a gift. leland: the american people dont share the excitement. do you think the republican tax play will increase your ta...