november's 2012 election. according to a massachusetts institute of technology analysis, black and hispanic voters waited nearly twice as long to vote as whites. the long election day lines around florida may have turned away more than 200,000 frustrated would-be voters who gave up and went home before they cast ballots or saw the lines that were hours long and decided not to join them according to data collected by the "orlando sentinel". florida governor rick scott slashed early voting from 14 days to eight, which many believe was the leading factor contributing to the long lines and the voter frustration. joining me now, "the washington post's" pulitzer prize-winning columnist eugene robinson and republican strategist rick tyler> gene, what would be your response to senator paul when he says show me the objective evidence of disenfranchisement? >> well, i'd say the evidence is pretty evident. there is that m.i.t. study about how long minorities had to wait to vote as opposed to whites. you already have a system that puts added burdens on minorities