that states need to rapidly prepare themselves for an ongoing onslaught on american democracy. and there's several things that we've done in colorado that i encourage states to adopt immediately. >> yeah, that would be a pretty serious allegation if in fact it is true and verified. and we know election workers, madam secretary, they are vulnerable. there was this 2023 brennan center for justice poll, when nearly one in three local election officials had been abused, harassed, or even threatened. and you've got to look at just how, going to future elections, how tense this country is. more than half of poll workers are concerned about political leaders trying to interfere with how they do their jobs. what goes through your mind when youth see these numbers? >> we will, you know, i've been living this reality. it's not just the election workers, the poll workers on the ground. it's also the secretaries of state who have been standing up