tennessee, we know a majorit of americans want common sense constituency legislation how do they stop that? they stopped that by pulling away legislatures who ca actually have a voice in this, and start working toward making a difference, and we sa the same thing in wisconsin. republicans lost control of ou executive branch in 2018, what did they do? they literally had a lame dock where they tried to take awa power from the governor, attorney general, and othe statewide elected offices. this is what they do, they try to have a power grab you know, as i mentioned, your state was a sight of rare win for democracy thi week in all of the various places where democracy is bein rolled in america. however, you have republican lawmakers in your state alread eyeing a possible impeachmen against judge portis see what after they won a supermajority in the state senate. are you concerned about that do you believe an election
tennessee. the world is watchin tennessee. what is happening here today i a farce of democracy this is a historic day for tennessee, but it may mark a very dark day for tennessee, because it will signal to th nation that there is n democracy in this state. it will signal to the nation that if it can happen here i tennessee it is coming to your state next it is coming to your stat next jones s claim is not hyperbolic according to research from university of washington political science professor, jake ron back, tennessee is th least democratic state in th entire country that is thanks to its egregiou pars gerrymandering about th state and federal level. research from the princeto gerrymandering project shows that there is not a single competitive seat in the stat senate, meaning that republicans heavy near
joining me now to discuss this wisconsin secretary sara godlewski. secretary of state, thank yo so much for making time for us tonight. i want to first talk to yo about the events unfolding in different state, that in tennessee, and just get your thoughts on that broadly speaking thousands of constituents ar now without representation that does not seem to be out o the republican party is this how a party in power i supposed to act? what do you think of these republican lawmakers, and thei actions and what they say abou the state of democracy not just in tennessee, but our country as a whole it is horrifying what we ar seeing in tennessee, but whe you boil it all down, it is no about policies, it is a vote this super power grab that republicans are using in, an working to further continue to strengthen because they do not want the will of the people to succeed. and when you are looking a
yeah, it s incredible how states like wisconsin ar saying no to election denier and yet, that message is still not following through to the republican party leadership, broadly speaking wisconsin secretary of state sarah of lexi, thank you s much for your time greatly appreciated as always happy. let s continue this conversation with christin greer, associate professor o political science that - and barbara mcquade at th university of michigan law school she is also an msnbc legal analyst. christina first, i want to get your thoughts on what we saw i tennessee this weekend, an what it says about america democracy. there may be some that are looking at it and saying thi is just power politics in state in tennessee, but i am sure you and others probably see this as a sign of american democracy that is, sadly a this moment, regressing. absolutely eamonn, we hav been talking about this fo years. i think that s good news and bad news, also with the ba news first
vote as soon as you can. pray for this country. pray for this president. and if you ve got any money to give, give it. okay, bob, this was las night. i actually heard it for th first time this morning. i thought i was listening to a disaster relief telethon you served with lindsey graham what s going on? i don t know, i actuall like lindsey he s a very bright guy and hardworking guy. people lose their bearings that was a person adrift i cannot even imagine. and he s smart enough to kno that what has transpired for this country in the last coupl of days is not good. and he s smart enough to kno that what happened on januar 6th was a very salt on america democracy. he s better than that. he honestly is quick, before we go, you an i talked about this in the break, i want to get you assessment of this fox new dominion case. well, here s what i don t understand you all, in your business, you operate on the air on federa