Chuck Todd Tells Stacey Abrams: Republicans’ Voter Integrity Bills Are ‘Radical’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Todd If ░░░░░░░░ does not happen what ░░░░░░░░ your next hope of ░░░░░░░░ to prevent some of ░░░░░░░░ radical changes that are ░░░░░░░░ proposed around the country ░░░░░░░░ I am not going ░░░░░░░░ give up hope that ░░░░░░░░ will happen Fair fight ░░░░░░░░ born at a time ░░░░░░░░ we knew nothing was ░░░░░░░░ at the federal level ░░░░░░░░ in part of raising ░░░░░░░░ amongst voters These bills ░░░░░░░░ trying to solve a ░░░░░░░░ they have yet to ░░░░░░░░ The governor spent great ░░░░░░░░ of time and their ░░░░░░░░ reputation defending the integrity ░░░░░░░░ our elections These bills ░░░░░░░░ nothing but the pretext ░░░░░░░░ returning to Jim Crow ░░░░░░░░ across the country when ░░░░░░░░ see their rights to ░░░░░░░░ is being forwarded will ░░░░░░░░ what they can to ░░░░░░░░ back They should not ░░░░░░░░ to fight on their ░░░░░░░░ That s why we ░░░░░░░░ Congress and have a ░░░░░░░░ and that s why ░░░░░░░░ should be held to ░░░░░░░░ for defending our democracy ░░░░░░░░ If these proposals is ░░░░░░░░ through the law by ░░░░░░░░ governor if these restrictions ░░░░░░░░ put in place with ░░░░░░░░ of Democrats carrying Georgia ░░░░░░░░ either of the races ░░░░░░░░ We were able to ░░░░░░░░ that harm in 2020 ░░░░░░░░ we ll continue to ░░░░░░░░ The reality is voters ░░░░░░░░ they see people are ░░░░░░░░ their rights to vote ░░░░░░░░ respond and we respond ░░░░░░░░ a furry that s ░░░░░░░░ of urgency we would ░░░░░░░░ have the American rescue ░░░░░░░░ that s going to ░░░░░░░░ 171 000 children in ░░░░░░░░ out of poverty We ░░░░░░░░ serve millions of Americans ░░░░░░░░ lift them out of ░░░░░░░░ That s something would ░░░░░░░░ happen but for the ░░░░░░░░ to vote I refuse ░░░░░░░░ count anything but to ░░░░░░░░ deepest of commitment to ░░░░░░░░ our democracy and the ░░░░░░░░ that other organizations are ░░░░░░░░ Todd This is a ░░░░░░░░ fight for you I ░░░░░░░░ curious are you sti ░░░░░░░░ about running for governor ░░░░░░░░ 2022 ABRAMS We have ░░░░░░░░ defend our demagainst all ░░░░░░░░ and perming and fighting ░░░░░░░░ to restrict access of ░░░░░░░░ right to vote and ░░░░░░░░ sure people of color ░░░░░░░░ young people can participate ░░░░░░░░ in our democracy which ░░░░░░░░ the least patriotic thing ░░░░░░░░ can imagine Todd If ░░░░░░░░ do have an election ░░░░░░░░ 2022 ABRAMS Then I ░░░░░░░░ be doing my best ░░░░░░░░ make sure they are ░░░░░░░░ and available.”