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Could end up knenetting just ov 310,000 votes. enough to beat nathan deal in 2010, enough to give barack obama wins in both 2008 and 2012. according to that math, georgia turns blue. >> chris hayes, of course, is my colleague. he follow throes our show every night on "all in." chris, it's a noble effort but it's mathematical. is it real? why aren't these people registered now? is it because they're not confident they'll have a candidate they care about? are they not confident it will matter to them in their lives if they vote democrat? >> for years i've listened to lefties and progressive demo...

Walls of voter suppression that are being built across our country right now is with a tide al wave of voter registration. you can look at a state like georgia where the tea party governor won by 258,000 votes or so. the president lost by about 310,000 votes. there are 830,000 unregistered people of color there right now. 600,000 black, 230,000 mostly latino, and asian. you can go up to the next state, the tea party governor won by 60,000 votes. she may win by 100,000 this year. there are 300,000 unregistered voters there. if they were signed up, a candidate like her could never win again. tha...

Day, and that was, again, going back to being an olympian at -- that has put me at this level today. took me able to do this interview and that's why i'm here to tell the world, nothing's impossible. >> reporter: wells is working on a book about his life. he's become a father. and, against doctor's orders, gotten back on skates. >> i've overcome. and, it is, to me, a miracle. of course it would create a miracle. why can't i do it again? >> reporter: a second miracle on ice. >> exactly. that's the way i see it. whoo! >> reporter: for "meet the press," harry smith, nbc news. >> and as harry ment...

Surgery, became a recluse, ran out of money, and then did the unthinkable. he sold his medal for $40,000. years later, it would bring $310,000 at auction. you're getting ready to make this decision to sell this medal. symbolic of maybe the most important moments of your life, how hard was it to make the decision? >> how hard? felt like i died. 20 years of my life was gone. however, that memory will never go away. >> reporter: it was the memory of what happened on the ice in lake placid that helped pull wells out of his despair. he started moving again, started living again. >> i had to dream o...

Ran out of money and did the unthinkable -- he sold his medal for $40,000. years later it would bring $310,000 at auction. you're getting ready to make this decision to sell this medal, symbolic of maybe the most important moments of your life. how hard was it to make the decision? >> how hard? it felt like i died. >> reporter: it felt like you died? >> 20 years of my life was gone. however, that memory will never go away. >> reporter: it was the memory of what happened on the ice in lake placid that helped pull wells out of his despair. he started moving again, started living again. >> i had ...