and also ari berman, contributor writer for the nation magazine and author of the book herding donkeys. great to have both of you with us. ari, you have been on the story from the start but i want to start with nina tonight. nina, is there a racial component here? i have to ask that question. they did cut the hours in all 88 counties, but when you look at the hours that they are shortening, it goes right to working families and right to people who are of low income, maybe working two jobs. your thoughts on this. that s right, ed. this is as much about race as it is about class. the maelstrom of bigotry and foolishness going on in the state of ohio, the state of ohio has become the new south and not in a good way. the post reconstruction type of antics that republicans are using is absolutely wrong. and just because some of my republican colleagues have chosen to wear a blue suit over a white sheet in the 21st century does not change the fact
writer for the nation magazine and author of the book herding donkeys. great to have both of you with us. i want to start with nina. nina, is there a racial component here? i have to ask that question. they did cut the hours in all 88 counties, but when you look at the hours that they are shortening, it goes right to working families and right to people who are of low income, maybe working two jobs. your thoughts on this. that s right, ed. this is as much about race as it is about class. the malmstrom of bigotry and foolishness in the state of ohio, it has become the new south and not a good way. the post reconstruction type of antics that republicans are using is absolutely wrong. and just because some of my republican colleagues have chosen to wear a blue suit over a white sheet in the 21st century does not change the fact that these rulings, this
national action network, and ari berman. author of herding donkeys. great to have you with us. reverend, i ll going to you first on this. the numbers clearly state that pennsylvania could now be in jeopardy. what s the push back on this, reverend? what do we do? what do democrats do? what options are available at this point? well, two things. one, there will be an appeal to this ruling, but at the same time, groups like ours, the national action network have gone into pennsylvania, have gone into other states and actually organizing churches and people on the ground to get people their voter photo id. we have a two-prong strategy because we must not while we wait on the courts to go back and forth, not equip as many people as we can with their ids so they can vote. this is clearly a problem when you re dealing with seniors like the lead plaintiff on the case
text a for biden s comments, text b for suppressing the vote. to 622639. you can always going to our blob at ed.msnbc.com and we ll bring you the results later on in the show. i m joined tonight by reverend al sharpton, host of politics nation on msnbc and head of the national action network, and ari berman. author of herding donkeys. great to have you with us. reverend, i ll going to you first on this. the numbers clearly state that pennsylvania could now be in jeopardy. what s the push back on this, reverend? what do we do? what do democrats do? what options are available at this point? well, two things. one, there will be an appeal to this ruling, but at the same time, groups like ours, the national action network have gone into pennsylvania, have
the republicans don t want that to happen again. it s that simple. let s turn to ohio state senator nina turner and also ari berman, contributor for the nation magazine and rolling stone magazine and author of herding donkeys. great to have both of you with us. senator, i want to ask you, are people in ohio, are they on this, and what s their reaction? people are outraged, ed. i mean, no one should have to beg to vote, and that is exactly what is happening in ohio in the predominantly urban areas, as you have laid out, ed. and it is absolutely shameful that jim crow has been resurrected in this country and particularly in the state of ohio. he s packed his bags and he s moved north. he s in ohio, he s in pennsylvania, he s making repeat performances in florida. we have to stand up and speak out against this, but it is absolutely shameful, and as you pointed out, that working folks, some people were piecing