all in with chris hayes starts right now. ith chris tonight on all in. the department of energy released another 15 million barrels of strategic petroleum reserve. 20 days from november 8th, president biden releases the oil. i have been doing everything in my power to reduce gas prices. tonight why the cost of gasoline could decide the fate of american democracy. then, why a federal court is calling john eastman s emails potential evidence of a conspiracy to defraud the united states. i only need 11,000 votes. i need 11,000 votes. give me a break. and today s trump deposition in a definition lawsuit stemming from rape allegations. then, i would i would take the life of a mother with exceptions. there are live exceptions for the life of the mother. a horrifying reality of what is becoming a republican talking point on abortion. a new depth of despair and deception from new reporting on the desantis migrant stunt. when all in starts right now. good evening
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school of law, the director of safeguarding democracy project and an msnbc election law analyst. thank you for being here. we have all been speaking about the fate of democracy as we know it ahead of this election. we are do you see democracy going after tonight? the good news is that, in at least some places, election deniers did not get elected to office. that s one of the things i was really worried about is doug mastriano, who is running to be governor of pennsylvania. he lost his election, he would have had the power to appoint a secretary of state. he had said that he would not have certified the presidential election in 2020 for joe biden. so, that s one risk that has disappeared. we also had a number of trumpist candidates conceding their elections. that is something that is good news. it s a low bar. but it s good news. still waiting to see what happens in arizona. i think that s grand zero for all of this. it s too early to know how
our democracy and, so here we are, hence biden releasing oil from the reserves today. and all this speaks to the future of our elections look like, because you can t just count on one thing to preserve american democracy. can t discount on the voters to vote for count, can t count on the courts, or civil society, it s gonna require a broad coalition of factors. people being smart and tactically astute all working together across the spectrum of civil society to preserve the american way. he knows a thing or two about the fight for democracy. i can announce today he s just join msnbc as an election law analyst. rick, welcome aboard, good to have you on. it s so great to be with you. so, this is something i think about a lot, which is that public opinion alone and democratic publics cannot be relied upon solely to be the
our democracy and, so here we are, hence biden releasing oil from the reserves today. and all this speaks to the future of our elections look like, because you can t just count on one thing to preserve american democracy. can t discount on the voters to vote for count, can t count on the courts, or civil society, it s gonna require a broad coalition of factors. people being smart and tactically astute all working together across the spectrum of civil society to preserve the american way. he knows a thing or two about the fight for democracy. i can announce today he s just join msnbc as an election law analyst. rick, welcome aboard, good to have you on. it s so great to be with you. so, this is something i think about a lot, which is that public opinion alone and democratic publics cannot be relied upon solely to be the thing that safeguards and democratic system from