in prison. it s time now for ac 360 . tonight president biden issued a warning about the fate of democracy itself. we ll get senator bernie sanders take on it. the president began by talking about the attack on paul pelosi, the alleged plot to kidnap and ma am house speaker nancy pelosi. he framed the issue as the shared and urgent need to fight for the american survival of the experiment. all americans, regardless of party, to meet this moment of national and generational importance, we must vote knowing what s at stake, not just the policy of the moment, but institutions that have held us together as we sought a more perfect union. the extreme maga element of the republican party, which is a minority of the party, but its driving force. it s trying to succeed where they failed in 2020, to suppress the right of voters and subvert the electoral system itself. that means denying your right to vote and deciding whether your vote even counts. instead of waiting until the
american democracy. the president is absolutely right. this is a major, major issue. i don t have to explain anybody. people fought and died against hitler in order to make sure that in this country it is the people who determined the future of our nation. you have people right now who are trying to undermine american democracy. it s outrageous. we were showing the poll. 51% of voters put the economy, inflation as the number one issue. do you think the president s speech is going to change any minds ahead of this election? well, i mean, i hope it makes people understand how consequential this election is. this election is about the future of american democracy. it s about whether or not women can control their own bodies. it s about whether we deal with the existential threat of
he prepared people for there are going to be candidates who don t accept the outcome. he was arguing you should brace for it. caitlyn collins, thank you. get some sleep tonight. joining us now is former democratic presidential candidate, bernie sanders. appreciate you joining us. you heard president biden say democracy is on the ballot. is he right? yes, he is. look, when you have a former president who went arnound sayig the only way he could lose an election is if there was fraud, think about what an outrageous statement that is. i ve run in many elections. sometimes i ve won. sometimes i ve lost. people lose elections. clearly what trump and the extreme right wing are trying to do is undermine faith in
in prison. it s time now for ac 360 . tonight president biden issued a warning about the fate of democracy itself. we ll get senator bernie sanders take on it. the president began by talking about the attack on paul pelosi, the alleged plot to kidnap and ma am house speaker nancy pelosi. he framed the issue as the shared and urgent need to fight for the american survival of the experiment. all americans, regardless of party, to meet this moment of national and generational importance, we must vote knowing what s at stake, not just the policy of the moment, but institutions that have held us together as we sought a more perfect union. the extreme maga element of the republican party, which is a minority of the party, but its
risk. this year we are. this year i hope you ll make the future of our democracy an important part of your decision to vote and how you vote. i hope you ll ask a simple question of each candidate, will that person accept the legitimate will of the american people and the people voting in his or her district? will that person accept the outcome of the election win or lose? the answer to that question is vital. in my opinion it should be decisive. whatever you make of the substance of what the president said t context is unavoidable. nearly 28 million people have already voted. the big name surrogates are on the trail. new cnn polling shows what is important to voters. it is the economy, second