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Contained within the voting rights act. and states have responded with a slew of anti voter legislation. americans deserve options to be able to cast their ballot, and that is why president joe biden and i are calling on congress to pass the for the people act, and the john lewis voting rights advancement act. ghtslarge part of this boils don to how bad you think voter suppression is. the original operated on the premise it's so bad it must be stopped. in advance. unlike some other problems or even crimes, there was a larger national imperative to protect this right to vote. not just punished ...

Ability to continue the filibuster, that they're able to block any federal voting reforms. how do you square stating how serious, how almost existential the threat is and then being unwilling to discuss or take any intermediate action? >> well, first off, happy sunday morning. i think the two are compatible still, chris. i think the president i think is trying to convey to republicans and democrats alike that with the most successful election and i define success in election not by whether your candidate wins, that's what you like 20 see to e happen in terms of an outcome, but when you see as ...

Ability to continue the filibuster, that they're able to block any federal voting reforms. how do you square stating how serious, how almost existential the threat is and then being unwilling to discuss or take any intermediate action? >> well, first off, happy sunday morning. i think the two are compatible still, chris. i think the president i think is trying to convey to republicans and democrats alike that with the most successful election and i define success in election not by whether your candidate wins, that's what you like 20 see to e happen in terms of an outcome, but when you see as ...

Another democratic mayor in chicago. you know why? crime's a problem, especially in cities, and both of these cities are seeing a surge in homicides compared to prepandemic levels. i know other crime metrics on the on the rise in the same way, but people killing people, people using guns in the commission of crimes matters more. cops on the street say liberal reforms are making it harder to keep people safe. let's talk about the threat of wokeness to democrats with james carville. james, i'll give you one break in the hate parade and then we'll get into the wokeness. the first macro issue is h...

The first macro issue is how long -- biden through down the gauntlet, as we say, today. these voting reforms are the worst thing since the civil war. this is the test of our time. now he's got to pass it. the only way he passes it is if, one, the 1% to 5% chance he gets republicans to sign on to voting reform at the federal level. the other way is he gets manchin and sinema in line. do you think he can get it done? >> i hope so, and i would point out the guest, mcconnell's guy said they want to federalize elections. the constitution is explicit in its grant of power, so i don't think this is a...