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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 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 african-americans have had t...

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 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 woul...

They are clearly of national importance. and they ought to get national attention. for example, ohio. you may remember that republican secretary of state john husted supported a plan for extended voting hours in counties that lean republican, even as he supported cutting those hours in counties that lean democratic. and then secretary of state cut on nights and weekends for everyone in the state of ohio. when two democrats tried to offer weekend voting, he fired them. we hosted them as guests on this show. today those two democratic officialed sued him for wrongful termination. they said he fi...

In five of the nine states where the election will be decided, in a majority the top elections official is a republican. in those states all those stories we have been covering about republicans changing the ruare not just important in those states, they are clearly of national importance. and they ought to get national attention. for example, ohio. you may remember that republican secretary of state john husted supported a plan for extended voting hours in counties that lean republican, even as he supported cutting those hours in counties that lean democratic. and then secretary of state cut ...

A majority the top elections official is a republican. in those states all those stories we have been covering about republicans changing the rules about who can vote and when, all those stories are not just important in those states, they are clearly of national importance. and they ought to get national attention. for example, ohio. you may remember that republican secretary of state john houston supported a plan for extended voting hours in counties that lean republican, even as he supported culting those hours in counties that lean democratic. and then secretary of state cut on nights and ...