democrats and republicans tell us how it's wiping out hope of congress working together for you, the american people. thank you so much for watching. "don lemon tonight" starts right now. don. >> okay. so, brianna keilar, a week of doing democracy in peril, i'm sure there has been a lot that you have learned. it seems you -- you are not at a lack of stories, trust me. what -- what was the big takeaway this week? >> you know, the big takeaway, i thought, was some of our great reporters going out there, and showing us exactly what's going on. you know, like tonight, kyung lah was out talking to election officials about what it's like to be threatened and so you look at what they are going through, and you understand why one in four of them is saying enough, you know, i'm wire worried about my family, i am worried about my safety, i am not going do this anymore. >> yeah. and yet, we have this big political reporting today, which shows exactly why you are doing this story at 9:00 p.m. eastern here on cnn.