i want to start on december 14th, 2022. a day we should not particularly remember. it was supposed to be a boring day for state electors across the country as they officially cast their presidential votes. as we know very well, that was not the case in seven states, including the state of georgia. democratic party electors met right up there in the senate chambers. they are official. they are certified. they voted for joe biden. but georgia republicans, they met exactly the same time behind those closed doors. they are not official, not certified. they chose donald trump they say to keep his lawsuit alive. even as they were meeting for the first time in 28 years select a democratic president and vice president, a floor below georgia republicans were convening their own meeting to select their own electors who voted for donald trump. the 16 take trump electors from georgia meeting in the state capitol fraudulently, that scheme in addition to catching the attention of the d
i want to start on december 14th, 2022. a day we should not particularly remember. it was supposed to be a boring day for state electors across the country as they officially cast their presidential votes. as we know very well, that was not the case in seven states, including the state of georgia. democratic party electors met right up there in the senate chambers. they are official. they are certified. they voted for joe biden. but georgia republicans, they met exactly the same time behind those closed doors. they are not official, not certified. they chose donald trump they say to keep his lawsuit alive. even as they were meeting for the first time in 28 years select a democratic president and vice president, a floor below georgia republicans were convening their own meeting to select their own electors who voted for donald trump. the 16 take trump electors
monday, the criminal charges they are going to make. the polling is interesting. the latest polling on this i think is very interesting. we have been listening to the hearings for a long time. it s been obviously more than a year, and yet, in terms of the latest poll, the views on january 6th for democrats, 90% say never forgetten, and 8% say time to move on. and december 14th, 2022, 61% of americans are following it very closely or somewhat closely. there was an act from a president to keep himself in power. there are some things you don t put up to a poll. there should be something that goes well beyond partisanship. this is an attack on our country, the democracy, and the
year, and yet in terms of the latest polls, the views on january 6th for democrats, 90% say it should never be forgotten. only 8% say it s time to move on. there s another quinnipiac poll that s inlteresting in terms of how closely are you following this? the one taken on december 14th, 2022, 61% of americans are following it very closely or somewhat closely. so people are still engaged in this and what the outcome is going to z. you look at that polling. on the one hand, you say there are some things you don t put up to a poll. the partisan divide is dispiriting. this is an attack on our country, on our democracy, on our constitution. i want to see where independents are. we make this mistake all the time. we think the country is divided into democrats and republicans, and it s not. the other third of the country or more are independents. let s not, you know, take this as some, well, we re just deeply divided and we ll never know