norm of voting in person on election day unless you have a valid reason to vote absentee, like you're in the military or you're very sick. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: the former president has a stranglehold on this political party. the republican party here. and what you just heard from him last night was essentially tell these republican legislatures to do away with absen or mail-in balloting, to do away with ballot drop boxes here. these are the types of voter restriction efforts here that democrats have raised as their fear of what republicans at the state level could do and potentially with majorities in congress in 2023 and 2024 could try to pass at a federal level. alex? >> okay, well, maybe the president himself can then go and vote in person instead of by mail, as he did the last time as well. okay, thank you. new today, a longstanding