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Voting yes would restore voting rights to over 1.5 million people who were formerly incarcerated. there's a lot at stake here, we saw that in virginia a couple of years ago. there's a sense that people are losing their privilege and power, that's what's at the root of this. >> and leah, that's the ethics and the stakes of it. as a political scientist, i turn to you on the raw politics. could this have a backlash effect and actually increase turnout from some of the affected communities in multiple states? >> so we do know that in times like this, where there has been a clampdown in repression,...

Florida, for example, they have a ballot measure where voting yes would restore voting rights to over 1.5 million people, formerly incarcerated. there's a lot at stake here. we saw that with virginia a couple years ago. there's a sense that people are losing their privilege and power, that's really at the root of this. >> that's the ethics and the stakes of it, as a political scientist, i turn to you on the raw politics. is there a chance that this could actually have a backlash effect and actually increase a turnout from some of the effected communities in multiple states? >> we do know that ...

Yes, he got elected, but it's also in virginia year ago, ed gillespie tried to do this, got his butt kicked. the polling about the president right now is not good. the polling for republicans in competitive districts is not good. and we're at a near high point this the number of americans who say they feel immigrants are positive in america. if anything, there has been a backlash effect. and i know you've been doing a lot of reporting out in these swing districts, and i wonder what you see there. >> you know, i think it's really hard to say because things are so polarized. >> right. >> he is n...

The polling about the president right now is not good. the polling for republicans in competitive districts is not good. and we're at a near high point this the number of americans who say they feel immigrants are positive in america. if anything, there has been a backlash effect. and i know you've been doing a lot of reporting out in these swing districts, and i wonder what you see there. >> you know, i think it's really hard to say because things are so polarized. >> right. >> he is not trying to convince anyone. he just trying to keep his supporters in a hermetically sealed chamber of lies....

What he tweets that day. they don't really have the message down. >> oh, ohio, what a terrible place, i am your president, vote balders balderson. there is also the backlash effect. the idea that you see the republicans use nancy pelosi, the president is a polarizing figure. you see it on immigration, the immigration polling is fascinating. in 2010, it was split, by 2017, it is plus 40 in favor of immigrants strengthening the country >> trump's incredible unpopularity is often uncounted because he is still in office. he is not being held accountable