two weeks or so before the midterm elections because of messages like the one we just heard. really inspiring folks to get out there and vote. yes, what stood out to me is how much, how different it is from what donald trump goes out there doing. who goes out there to incite people with hate. barack obama went out there and inspired people with hope. and a message of voting, can you imagine? in this day and age that we have to encourage people to vote. and make sure that their vote is counted. i just thought it was actually, i was sitting here smiling most of the time and it was great to see him. i think he was enjoying it. yes, you know it is interesting susan as well because the former president talked about the fight for democracy right? that may not be your number one issue. we see the polling across the country really. akana me is the number one thing on many voters minds, although worrying about democracy in the fight for
give up on democracy. we can see it in other countries where governments tell you what books you can and cannot read. countries that put dissidents and reporters in jail. countries where it does not matter we vote for because the outcomes are the deterrent. the people and power will do whatever they want, and where corruption is rampant because there is no accountability. when honest, true democracy goes away, people get hurt and it has real life consequences. that is why generations of americans fought and died for this idea of self government. the idea i may not agree with everything. i may not look exactly like you. i may not have the same last name as you and i may not worship in the same way as you do. but because we are all
and it feels like that basic foundation of our democracy is now at risk. and you know, sometimes away this gets reported is that it s as if it is just the same on both sides. look, democrats, we may not be perfect. i am the first one to admit. no, hold on one second. i want to make this point. politicians just like all of us, we can make mistakes. nobody is perfect. but i know that somebody like i have worked with them, i served with them in the senate. they will still treat people who disagree with them with civility. and they will still listen to people and they will still try
to come up with common sense solutions to problems that they would prefer working with people and not being divided. i know your governor feels the same way. and that is how our democracy is supposed to work. part of the reason it is harder now is because with few notable exceptions, most republican politicians right now are not even pretending that the rules apply to them anymore. they seem okay with just making stuff up. governor whitmer s opponent has falsely claimed that the 2020 election was stolen. now, and as refused to say whether she thinks joe biden has won. she just cannot bring herself to do it.
a court that oversees the district court in arizona last night. we filed a brief seeking an emergency stay. before that court and we will see where we go from there. what i can say to republicans and conservatives that if you intimidate voters. if you engage in a suppression, you will wind up in court. it s interesting, the former president talks a little bit about this in the fight for the democracy and the speech just now. and he wrote something similar in your opinion piece for democracy docket. the gop no longer presents voter suppression, election subversion with awake and a nod. and enthusiastically embraces these anti-democratic tactics. there are no dog whistles left in the gop. they ve been replaced by blaring sirens of authoritarianism. it is fascinating to think that they are doing this at this point so blatantly right? without any apology. how do you protect really democracy, especially when the