President lyndon b. Johnson signed the Voting Rights act into law. Removing legal barriers for black voters, johnson not only made a quality at the ballot box of reality for everyone but he also ensured this nations laws matched its revered ideals. And yeah, its over the ensuing indicates protections under the act have been chipped away. Most notably after the 2013 Supreme Court decision in shelby v. Holder which made it easier for states to pass restrictive voting laws. Still, the outcome of our elections and our democracy held firm. Until january six 2020 line. An angry red violent mob stormed the capitol driven by one terrified goal. Overturn a free and Fair Election. They were motivated by the lives of one. Dan donald j trump. The new twice impeached thrice indicted for now former president of the United States. That dark day expose just how fragile american democracy, our democracy, really is. But, trump is now finally facing accountability for trying to illegally stated. Power th
And president biden neck in neck and next year s general election. the subject of trump s continued political strength was reportedly the topics of discussion between biden and former president obama in late june. according to the washington post, factors such as trump s intensely loyal following, a trump friendly conservative media and a polarized country are underlining his worry that trump could be a more formidable candidates than many democrats realize. joining me now tara setmayer, linking project senior advisor and former gop communications director and resident scholar to the uva center for politics. and sarah longwell, publisher of the former national chair of orville gantz and host of the focus group podcast. thank you both very much for coming to the sunday show. tara, how concerned should democrats be with trump s that he is to be gaining momentum?