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Monday? >> i am saying it is not over. and we don't give up. we don't give up and we will not give up. >> we will not give up. that was the vice president with our colleague craig melvin vowing to keep pushing for federal voting rights legislation. that's despite a lack of support for changing the filibuster which is the only way to pass federal voting rights legislation. earlier today one of the main holdouts, senator kyrsten sinema took to the senate floor and reiterated her volt for the 60-vote threshold, which means that given total republican opposition on a issue they once stoerted votin...

Nbc's kristen welker and in a sense coming to the president's defense after this week's major blow to federal voting lights legislation, and as black voters amplify some of their criticisms and calls for the president to do more in terms of delivering on promises made during the campaign. a new nbc poll shows the president's support among black voters has dropped some 19 points since april. it is now at 64%. kristen welker spoke with other black democrats in 10:00 and one long-time biden supporter and former state delegate tellser he still supports the president but is calling on him to do mor...

Historically black school. he was introduced by congressman jim clyburn who played a huge part in securing the democratic nomination for joe biden. president biden did not address whether he backs changes filibuster rules but met with senators yesterday with a short yet powerful message, get it done, and get it done quickly, he said. any bill regarding voting rights faces high odds of passing a dwighted senate where two senators still oppose changing senate procedures, the ones that would allow voting lights legislation to actually cross the finish line. joining our conversation, reverend al s...

Democratic party. if they're going to have another six months of wringing their hands about how noble the filibuster is and how we can't get rid of it to pass federal voting lights legislation and we're just going to watch. 33 states have passed laws that do the nullification thing, most of them. and if we're going to head into the next election with our election systems weakened and corrupted and politicized by taking out the kinds of people who walk the line, even though they were republicans, they're all being primaried by trump picks. if that's where we're heading, we're not going to have ...