supporters to start to occupy the positions. keep an eye on what is happening at the state and local levels because there is a chance these elections could be impacted or tampered with in someway. i do think there is still plenty of time for democrats in congress to act to make sure that doesn t happen. again, passing the freedom to vote act. by passing the john lewis voting rights advancement act because that is what will protect and preserve democracy in the immediate term. i could not agree more. we re coming up against a hard break. i want to continue this conversation. they are sticking around because up next, how conservatives are leveraging fake outrage over critical race theory to win elections by painting it as a threat to american patriotism. we ll be right back. ican patrio. we ll be right back. - [narrator] this is steve. he used to have gum problems. now, he uses therabreath healthy gums oral rinse with clinically-proven ingredients and his gum problems have vanished. (c