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But there has been a huge turnout. at least in the southwest ohio area. and i think in other parts of the state as well that there has been a higher number than in 2008. >> yeah. >> and i'm not sure what that means in terms of who is turning out the vote. you see both candidates urging their supporters to vote early, and then drag somebody else to the polls as well. >> and craig, that actually also is we had weekend voting back in 2008 as compared to this time. and we're actually seeing larger turnout of early voters this time around than we did four years ago. >> david, my understanding is th...

Elections will have the opportunity. we did have weekend voting in the last three days. so it's a good thing. it's my hope that it the republicans will not make a m k mockery of what the judges have decided, which is to give more access to the ballot box. >> a cleveland city councilwoman took this photo of a billboard in the city of cleveland. it says, voter fraud is a felony, up to three and a half years in prison and a $10,000 fine. what advice do you have for people intimidated by this? >> we went to that billboard together. as tears welled up in my eyes at the sight of that. the fact that ...

A new study just published today shows that african-americans in the cleveland area were 26 times more likely to cast an early in person ballot than white voters. that's not a typo. 26 times more likely. it was with that very recent history in mind that two elections officials voted to open the polls on the weekend right through the election day. on the weekend before. at the time the state had approved expanded weekend voting in republican counties, but not in the counties that lean democratic. but these two officials decided that weekend voting would be good for their county, for their democ...

Place. the sunday before the election. nearly 100,000 people voted in those days. a new study just published today shows that african-americans in the cleveland area were 26 times more likely to cast an early in person ballot than white voters. that's not a typo. 26 times pr likely. it was with that very recent history in mind that two elections officials voted to open the polls on the weekend right through the election day. on the weekend before. at the time the state had approved expanded weekend voting in republican counties, but not in the counties that lean democratic. but these two offic...

With us here in studio in new york. senator, great to have you with us tonight. this is really proof, isn't it? that there was targeting of the african-american communities. >> there's no doubt about it. the republicans seem to have a conflict with the truth. now that the lawyers group has conducted a study, the only type of voting that they are trying to suppress is early in person voting. vote by mail, they have expanded with glee. but the voting with the most detrimental impact they have cut. >> what's going to happen with the supreme court? do you think the republicans will keep pushing th...