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RUSH TRANSCRIPT Polls show ░░░░░░░░ in trouble A lead ░░░░░░░░ not be enough if ░░░░░░░░ of the votes against ░░░░░░░░ may not be allowed ░░░░░░░░ count That s the ░░░░░░░░ in Georgia The guy ░░░░░░░░ the governor s race ░░░░░░░░ also running to be ░░░░░░░░ He tried to block ░░░░░░░░ 000 people predominantly black ░░░░░░░░ voting he says it ░░░░░░░░ not voter suppression Tonight ░░░░░░░░ doesn t matter what ░░░░░░░░ says he lost Judges ░░░░░░░░ intervened to make sure ░░░░░░░░ of those people have ░░░░░░░░ allowed to vote With ░░░░░░░░ door open to voting ░░░░░░░░ weighing in on this ░░░░░░░░ issue while he was ░░░░░░░░ for Abrams If their ░░░░░░░░ to take away your ░░░░░░░░ to vote makes you ░░░░░░░░ There s only one ░░░░░░░░ to make it right ░░░░░░░░ t boo vote Joining ░░░░░░░░ a Democratic strategist and ░░░░░░░░ professor at the Harvard ░░░░░░░░ school of government What ░░░░░░░░ the significance of this ░░░░░░░░ court ruling in Georgia ░░░░░░░░ s a big deal ░░░░░░░░ court just flipped the ░░░░░░░░ on the entire situation ░░░░░░░░ is that they expanded ░░░░░░░░ enfranchised for thousands of ░░░░░░░░ in Georgia who have ░░░░░░░░ excluded from the process ░░░░░░░░ we also know that ░░░░░░░░ Abrams has made this ░░░░░░░░ centerpiece of her campaign ░░░░░░░░ addition to local policy ░░░░░░░░ Stacey Abrams has talked ░░░░░░░░ lot about making sure ░░░░░░░░ all giorgians have the ░░░░░░░░ to vote Because the ░░░░░░░░ is so important and ░░░░░░░░ the vote is being ░░░░░░░░ away Her campaigning the ░░░░░░░░ she s been out ░░░░░░░░ the trail even the ░░░░░░░░ with celebrities who have ░░░░░░░░ out and hit the ░░░░░░░░ for her has always ░░░░░░░░ about getting people out ░░░░░░░░ unlikely voters out and ░░░░░░░░ getting people out who ░░░░░░░░ been kicked out of ░░░░░░░░ system or discriminated out ░░░░░░░░ the system That s ░░░░░░░░ we re seeing here ░░░░░░░░ issue in this race ░░░░░░░░ these two candidates we ░░░░░░░░ to give the wider ░░░░░░░░ This has been Brian ░░░░░░░░ s thing for a ░░░░░░░░ time Over a million ░░░░░░░░ he s had knocked ░░░░░░░░ the rolls 1 4 ░░░░░░░░ just since 2012 That ░░░░░░░░ right You heard former ░░░░░░░░ Jimmy Carter come out ░░░░░░░░ say he should resign ░░░░░░░░ issue has been nationalized ░░░░░░░░ you consider that since ░░░░░░░░ 24 states have tightened ░░░░░░░░ rolls Organizations like his ░░░░░░░░ so many others are ░░░░░░░░ to have to hit ░░░░░░░░ ground not just up ░░░░░░░░ Tuesday but after that ░░░░░░░░ into 2020 to make ░░░░░░░░ that not only people ░░░░░░░░ that they re registered ░░░░░░░░ vote but that secretaries ░░░░░░░░ state are doing the ░░░░░░░░ thing by the citizens ░░░░░░░░ their state I would ░░░░░░░░ out this in Florida ░░░░░░░░ example they have a ░░░░░░░░ measure where voting yes ░░░░░░░░ restore voting rights to ░░░░░░░░ 1 5 million people ░░░░░░░░ incarcerated There s a ░░░░░░░░ at stake here We ░░░░░░░░ that with Virginia a ░░░░░░░░ years ago There s ░░░░░░░░ sense that people are ░░░░░░░░ their privilege and power ░░░░░░░░ s really at the ░░░░░░░░ of this That s ░░░░░░░░ ethics and the stakes ░░░░░░░░ it as a political ░░░░░░░░ I turn to you ░░░░░░░░ the raw politics Is ░░░░░░░░ a chance that this ░░░░░░░░ actually have a backlash ░░░░░░░░ and actually increase a ░░░░░░░░ from some of the ░░░░░░░░ communities in multiple states ░░░░░░░░ do know that in ░░░░░░░░ like this there has ░░░░░░░░ a clamp down on ░░░░░░░░ that sometimes it does ░░░░░░░░ in a backlash of ░░░░░░░░ we see a significant ░░░░░░░░ in the number of ░░░░░░░░ who are determined to ░░░░░░░░ to the polls We ░░░░░░░░ this in 2012 as ░░░░░░░░ but and while that ░░░░░░░░ a good thing Increased ░░░░░░░░ in determination and reaction ░░░░░░░░ being told no you ░░░░░░░░ t vote or we ░░░░░░░░ taking away your right ░░░░░░░░ vote is great Organizing ░░░░░░░░ that is great Institutionalizing ░░░░░░░░ that so democracy is ░░░░░░░░ is great If we ░░░░░░░░ at the long term ░░░░░░░░ effects what we don ░░░░░░░░ want is a system ░░░░░░░░ we don t want ░░░░░░░░ develop is a long ░░░░░░░░ system that is intent ░░░░░░░░ limiting the democratic rights ░░░░░░░░ American citizens And that ░░░░░░░░ exactly what s happening ░░░░░░░░ other part of this ░░░░░░░░ we ve also seen ░░░░░░░░ push from a lot ░░░░░░░░ these civil rights organizations ░░░░░░░░ also from good state ░░░░░░░░ really pushing for voting ░░░░░░░░ that enfranchise more people ░░░░░░░░ ve seen automatic registrations ░░░░░░░░ several states We ve ░░░░░░░░ the restoration of Let ░░░░░░░░ get basal in one ░░░░░░░░ time before we go ░░░░░░░░ s your magic number ░░░░░░░░ would take in the ░░░░░░░░ I think we re ░░░░░░░░ three four 26 Yeah ░░░░░░░░ ll say that live ░░░░░░░░ TV even though Michael ░░░░░░░░ said you guys shouldn ░░░░░░░░ do that I will ░░░░░░░░ that live because I ░░░░░░░░ never understood the strategy ░░░░░░░░ undermining your own