>> i want to play something else that the former president obama said this -- earlier-this week. >> i know voting rights legislation in congress hasn't moved as quickly as any of us would have liked. and when democracy is being threatened by one party, it's frustrating to see the world's greatest deliberative body deliberating, rather than voting. but for those of us who want to shore up democracy, the task at hand is simple. >> when he says the task at hand is simple -- because officely -- what does he mean? i mean, obviously, republicans continue to support the big lie, the former president's grip on his party has only strengthened. and the democrats don't have big enough majorities to get voting rights passed. what happens next and is it simple? >> well, i think what he is saying there is expressing some degree of frustration. i mean, certainly people focus on what democrats have and have not done. we tend to give republicans a pass here. they are not doing anything with regard to passing some sane, um, you know, voting protection