a republican senator from south carolina, african american, would that be a draw? would that figure into the calculus as they go forward as well? so those are some of the things i ll be looking for as well. and the outside groups will have their moment here, and that will be interesting to see how this white house interacts with those groups. and when you consider some of the groups that were so aggressive in pressuring justice breyer to make this decision, now, they re some of the very voices who will be weighing in on who comes next. well, biden made that pledge to appoint a black woman to the supreme court at a south carolina debate within a day or two of that endorsement that essentially ended the nomination when clyburn came in for biden. so, excellent point there, kelly. kelly, pete, maya, eugene, john, thanks for getting it started. up next, the supreme court nomination process adds to the already extremely long to do list for senate democrats. as we go to break, here s
their skin but by the content of their character. i have a dream today. the march was successful in pressuring president john f. kennedy s administration to dmvr strong civil rights protections at the federal level. clearly these kinds of federal protections are much in need. texas is one step closer to passing a slough of new restrictions on voter access making it harder for people to vote despite months long opposition from democratic state lawmakers. but it s not just texas. according to brennan center for justice at least 18 states enacted 30 new voter suppression laws. the fight for voting rights continues today. 58 years later. and many would argue this time around american democracy itself is on the line. joining me now is nbc s tremayne lee on the ground in washington, d.c. thanks for joining me. how are preparations coming along this hour. thank you so much for having