and good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, the fight of our lifetime. well, that s what kamala harris says it is, as she slams the growing number of laws that democrats say will seriously restrict voting rights in america. these laws create obstacle upon obstacle. these laws make it harder for you to vote. because they don t want you to vote. and so i will say again, your vote matters. your voice matters. this is the fight of our lifetime. well, right now, ground zero for the fight over voting rights is the state of texas. there are protests tonight outside the state capitol where a special session is under way. republicans there proposing legislation that critics say would suppress voting. by banning drive-through voting, putting new restrictions on mail-in voting and granting new powers to poll watchers. the original bill had measures taken out. it was blocked by democrats, who walked out of the state s capitol, leaving republicans without the minimum numbe
discussions as they re described with some of his top allies. let s discuss now more with cnn, senior political commentator, former special advisor to president obama, van jones. and cnn legal commentator and former for trump white house lawyer jim scholtz, van guys, good morning. let me start with you first van. what do you think biden needs to do first and foremost, in this debate? well, i mean, if you re joe biden, you ve got a hill to climb here the reality is he is behind in most polls. the momentum is not with him yet. and so i think you ve got to reassure the american people that he is the commander in chief, and that he has commanded the situation when it comes, especially to the economy that s where he is struggling the most. and so number one, the contrast is going to be very clear joe biden s going to have a lot of facts and expect donald trump to have a lot of insults. so you already know that s already kinda baked in the entertainment factor is going to be on t