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Information. in that clip lbj is basically talking about his plan b for if the voting rights act was not put into place. tell us about his thinking behind wanting another alternative if the legislative route did not work. >> that's a stunning moment in the film, abby. as you see those great civil rights leaders reacting to this tape of lyndon johnson talking about this alternate plan. lyndon johnson had expended his political capital on the civil rights act of 1964, out of which he stripped a very potent voting rights component. he did it because he knew the civil rights act would not pass, it...

We've got to go talk to everybody. >> one of the things that one of your opponents tom perez who is going for dnc chair said for the dnc to fly fund the voting rights component in the dnc. an office devoted to voting right, if you didn't hear about it. do you agree with that idea and how would it work under keith ellison as dnc chair? >> i agree with tom on this. tom and i are friends, by the way. like a friendly game of basketball. i'm trying to win, but no matter who wins, we're going to be buddies anyway. here's the thing, we absolutely have to fund that. but, let me tell you, i am the one ...