you have to think they re trying to discourage people that may vote against them. when we talk about battleground states, obviously florida plays into the battleground maps. 29 electoral votes in florida alone. according to the orlando sentin sentinel, they originally claimed they had this issue, a number of 180,000 voters and it was revised to only 2,600 and then only 107 people were found to be fraudulent. i think you have used the phrase they are seeking a solution for a problem that doesn t exist. that s exactly right. texas, for example, texas said it would only affect with their new voter i.d. law a little under 180,000 people. the justice people has gone into court saying there s 1.4 million people who would be affected in terms of their right to vote, yet there are no cases there. it s been 0.00003 cases of fraud nationwide. so what are we changing the laws that clearly will affect millions of people s right to vote according to the brennan
0.00003% of total voters. our voting system does definitely be improved but we don t need tips on better elections from the gop suppression votes and infringing on our basic rights. that is not the answer. it s a solution for a problem that does not exist. and we won t let them get away with it. [ male announcer ] imagine facing the day with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved
voting are the same people who are getting caught with their hand in the cookie jar. to have the person who is responsible for running elections in the state of indiana, which was the pioneer around voter i.d. restrictions caught red handed committing voter fraud shows that the real voter fraud is being conducted by the right. now when you and i and others have come out against this, it s because when we look at the facts, out of 2002 to 2007, 86 prosecutions out of 300 million votes, so there s no real widespread voter fraud. 0.00003%. this is from the bush administration. this is not data from you or i. this is bush administration. so it makes many of us feel there s another motive here
that s 0.00003%. an imaginary problem with a very threatening solution. joining me now, two champions for voters everywhere, ben jealous, president of the naacp. they re out with a new report today, blocking the vote, why the struggle to secure voting rights for people of color continues in the eve of the 2012 let me ask you th elections. and george gresham, president of united states health care workers east. he marched for me with jobs for justice in october. we talked about that issue there, he did in his speech. and we re all coming together this saturday. friday we were talking about the the 25 cities. saturday, we re all in one city, new york, marching from the brothers helping to finance this to the united nations.
campaign to protect voting rights. and this just released report shows these new restrictive laws were introduced in 40 states this year, from registration barriers to voter i.d. requirements, these laws could impact 5 million voters. republicans say they prevent voter fraud, but it s baloney. a five-year bush justice department probe led to 86 prosecutions out of 300 million votes cast. that s 0.00003%. they re targeting democratic voters, suppressing minorities, the elderly and the young. but we won t stop fighting for our rights. joining me now is will crosby, director of voter protection for the democratic national committee which just released its new report a reversal in