The first – and only – state where women make up a majority of lawmakers, Nevada’s Democrat-led legislature passed bills to expand mail-in voting and […]
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Disinformation Is ‘Biggest Election Security Issue That We Face’
Amber McReynolds, a member of the USPS Board of Governors who helped election officials expand mail-in voting during the pandemic, joins Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss […]
Continue readingGOP Election Misinformation Scheme Violates Federal Law: Voting Rights Attorney
Marc Elias, voting rights attorney, talks with Rachel Maddow about why Americans can't rely on the courts to defend voting rights against Republican infringement indefinitely, […]
Continue readingThe Dangers Of Trump’s Big Lie—And Republicans Actually Believing It
“In the same way cult members might follow a self-described prophet who seems like an obvious crank to outsiders, the people inside the movement are […]
Continue readingWisconsin Uses Taxpayer Funds To Launch Arizona-Style Audit Circus
Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, talks with Rachel Maddow about how Wisconsin Republicans are aiming for an Arizona-style fake election audit […]
Continue readingChris Hayes: Breaking The Legitimacy Of Our Elections Breaks Everything Else
“We have seen the Republican Party wage their assault on democracy in many ways,” says Chris Hayes. “But ultimately, what democracies rest on is legitimacy […]
Continue readingBeto: Feels Like Democrats ‘Blindly Seeking Some Kind Of Compromise’ With GOP
Fmr. Democratic Congressman Beto O'Rourke says Republicans are “dragging down democracy” with their efforts to make it harder to cast a ballot in future elections. […]
Continue readingAl Franken On Voting Rights Bill: ‘It’d Be Mitch McConnell Who Ended Our Democracy’
On the filibuster and the Senate voting rights bill, Former Sen. Al Franken tells Joy Reid, 'This is about our democracy. If we lose this […]
Continue readingMarc Elias: Only One Way To Deal With ‘Avalanche Of Voter Suppression’
Democracy Docket founder and voting rights attorney, Marc Elias, discusses how to deal with the mounting number of voter suppression laws being enacted across the […]
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