involving a system of white supremacy 12th and a quality. let s put it this, way to say some of senator manchin s former fellow democrats aren t pleased with his decision to impose federal voting rights legislation, that might be an understatement. for his par, manchin is using unity to defend his decision. here s what he told fox news this weekend. i think it s a wrong piece of legislation to i m not supporting that. it would divide us further. back with us tonight, don callaway, democratic strategist member of the voter board for the protection action fund. also ceo, founder of pine street satyr strategies, a d.c. lobby form. matthew dowd is back with us for he was chief strategist for the bush cheney presidential effort. i know we try to keep this happy happy, joy, joy, gentlemen. matthew, i have to start with