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republican opponent, adam laxalt. democrats are one seat away from senate control with arizona mark kelly, senator mark kelly winning the election. plus, we have got control of the house, it is still in limbo with 22 races that have not been called yet. republicans made some gains, but definitely not the red wave they predicted. we are talking to today mccarthy won their house seats, and the trump train to loser ville, it is not the right republicans made in the future if they want to win. but even with all of the blame aimed at the former president for republican losses, kendis party ever move on from trump? don't count on it. ♪ ♪ ♪ remember when i said that

conventional wisdom should not be taken as a fact ahead of an unconventional midterm, remember when i talked about the energy on the ground was telling a different story than the red wave people were treating as an avid-able? well, sure enough, voters tuned out the noise and went to the ballot box voting for democracy, and women's fundamental rights, and against extremism. and that allowed democrats to ward off a red wave this midterm. but, the election is not over yet, control of congress still hangs in the balance. here is where things stand right now. nbc news projects that democratic senator mark kelly has won reelection, leaving democrats just one seat away from keeping their senate majority. and his victory speech today, senator kelly urged unity and focusing on solutions. >> after a long election, it can be tempting to remain focused on the things that divide us. but we have seen the consequences that come with leaders refusing to accept the

truth, and focus more on conspiracies of the past, and solving the challenges that we face today. while we face serious challenges, we also know that when we come together, and focus on solutions, we can make progress. >> if you are wondering about the jacket, he is a former astronaut. democrats currently have 49 senate seats in their pocket. but the fate of their senate majority will come down to two states. nevada, where democratic incumbent senator catherine cortez masto nearly trails republican candidate adam laxalt by less than 900 votes. and that race is too close to call. but we are expecting an updated count this evening that could reveal the winner. election officials are saying that there are too many ballots to count, you got this on your screen, georgia, neither democratic senator raphael warnock, nor republican candidate herschel walker got more than 50% of the vote.

that forest a runoff on december 6th. and then there is the house. the house is where democrats need to win 16 of the 22 uncalled races to hold on to their majority. republicans need only seven for their shot at the gavel. democrats have won more than 200 seats in the house so far. among those wasn't about his fourth congressional district. abc news has projected that democratic congressman and vice chair of the congressional black caucus, stephen horsford, has defeated his republican opponent candidate sam peters. congressman horsford joins me now. welcome to you, and congratulations on your reelection. let's get right into it, because we chatted right before election day, with early voting, souls to the polls, and when we spoke, you are very optimistic about senator catherine cortez masto's reelection bid, we talked about clark county. votes in clark county are still being counted as we speak.

i want to know, are you still optimistic about the senators process? >> thank you symone for having me on. it is great to be poised to deliver a great victory to hold the senate right here in nevada, and yes, the votes are coming right through clark county, in nevada's fourth congressional district. i was with senator catherine cortez masto yesterday at a veterans event, and as you indicated, we will have mail ballot votes, and drop box votes reported out early today. i am confident that not only will she take the lead, but she will go on to win reelection to the united states senate. giving us the majority that we need from nevada. >> congressman, i want to talk about the voters in clark county for just a little bit. for people at home who don't know, clark county is the county in which las vegas is situated, heavy african american population.

talk about how their participation has made a difference. because in the lead up to election day, i think there are a lot of people who thought my vote is not going to count, it might not matter. but this is coming down to the wire. >> you know what i love about nevada is that we are persevering. we do not give up. we look out for one another. we are a very diverse state and community here in las vegas, in clark county, we do have an active african american community, a growing latino community, the asian american pacific islander population politically has doubled in their engagement, as well as a very working class district across all communities, and this campaign came down to, as you said earlier, protecting and preserving democracy over extremism. protecting freedoms for women over people who want to deny those rights to women.

this came down to protecting and preserving social security, and medicare, as well as health care. because those are the issues that impact people every single day no matter what party, or race, or ethnicity, or gender you belong to. those issues matter. >> you will actually serve as the chair of the congressional caucus. have you all discussed the critical role that the cdc will play given the current dynamics? we don't know what the house will look like, but you could be in the minority. >> first, there is still an election, and there is one chair of the moment, and that is chairwoman joyce. but i am looking to continue my leadership, and to advance the legacy of the congressional black caucus, which has always been about protecting equality, equity, opportunity, and justice not only for the black community but for all americans. and those are issues that we

will work on no matter who is in charge. in fact, we will hold republicans accountable if they happen to be in the majority to not deny opportunity justice, and other important issues that impact the black community. >> well, we will be watching. as you said, there is still an election. we have to get through this election first. congressman, again, thank you for your time, and we will be in touch. >> thank you symone. >> thank you. folks, i want to draw your attention to another congressional race. this one is in ohio. this is a race that is regarded as a win against gerrymandering. democratic state representative is the projected winner of ohio's 13th congressional district. she beat former trump staffer and election denier madison gilbert. for more on what this means let's talk to the congresswoman-elect herself, please welcome the new representative-elect, congratulations to you. i want to get into this because

ohio elected twice as many republicans as democrats this cycle. 10 to 5, actually. and the states congressional district map used in this election has actually been thrown out by a judge for favoring republicans. the common cause, ohio told -- but it is like going from an f two adie. so how far are ohio's elections here, and are you concerned about the maps? >> hi simone, thank you for having me on. we are concerned about what happened in ohio, because the majority of republicans rejected the will of ohio and wanted better opportunity to elect -- the congressional maps did what was not expected, particularly in ohio 13. this was a race that we were not projected to win. it was leaned, rated us tilted our, republican throughout the cycle, and we were able to get it to a toss-up and eventually

when. but here is a great news about ohio, we were able to clean sweep all competitive districts, all three competitive congressional districts, and we were able to net one democrat seat and ohio against all of the odds, in spite of what the republicans did. but all that we have done that we cannot rest on that game, in those games we must ensure that we have better maps so that our communities have a better opportunity to elect people that are best for them in congress, and state legislators. >> you talk about the winds and i do think that it is under these maps, and given the circumstances, it is remarkable. you actually won a seat that did not exist previously, and it was quite competitive, and you came out up top. i understand that you also spoke to president biden after this decisive victory, what did he tell us about that call? >> yes. i did get a call from president biden, which was very nice to hear from him. because this was such a competitive seat, and very important to win in order to ensure that we have a congress that is, in fact, working for the people of this country.

and he reiterated to me how important it was for me to have won this election. what it means for the future of our communities, whether that is reducing costs, and ensuring there is health care, great education, and safe communities. so it was a mandate to get to work, and i accepted it wholeheartedly, and i work look forward to working with my colleagues in congress for my committee. >> you do not have to wait too long, because it is my understanding that orientation for new members of congress it's actually next week. a lot of things are still up in the air. but how are you preparing, and what are you doing between today on orientation? >> well, i am learning as much as i possibly can about the people who have been elected and what the process is so that i can best serve my community. and i do invite anyone who is watching to follow along with me by visiting my website. but ultimately, i look forward to learning the ropes, the tools of the trade, because this is all about serving my community, and i know that there will be people there to

help me do that. so i am excited to get to know everyone, excited to get to work. >> well congresswoman, if i could just say it is a privilege to say that you have served in the ohio state house with diligence, and i am just -- it is remarkable. it is true, the policies made and state legislators, and the bunches coming from state legislators across the country. congrats again, and we look forward to watching. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. coming up on simone, as we talked about control of the senate, it is hinging on two states. it is very, very tight. i have our panel who is going to come in and bring down what is going on in both georgia, and nevada. plus, some republicans now say that they want to dump trump for hurting his own party in the midterms. but i'm not buying it, and neither should you. but before we get into all of that, my good colleague richard louis is here with today's other top news stories. it is so great to see you in new york, what do you got? >> it was good to see you as well, very good saturday today, some of the stories we are watching, president biden kicked off his weeklong visit to asia and cambodia.

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so-called conventional wisdom, and it missed the mark. some of us, by as i mean me, and probably you, and other people out there, they were warning that this was going to happen. that there was energy on the ground, but i digress. let's just get into it, what happened here, how should political forecasting may be adopted to our new political landscape? >> i think that your last part of your sentence really hit the nail on the head. we have to adapt our pulling to recognize young voters. to recognize black voters. to consider the ways that people who are likely to show up to the polls have been left out of the calculation ahead of time. that red wave, the red tsunami that people expected was partially based on the presumption that black folks weren't going to show up. that black men weren't going to vote in certain places. that young people weren't invested in this race, and that midterm elections were something that they would be willing to set out. because of that, we now see nevada, we see, hopefully georgia, you know, we see states that people thought were a foregone conclusion,

sometimes actually becoming victories. as you said, we may even see a democratic suspension of senate control because of the missed mark. >> which is literally, for some people, it was unheard of. democrats are just trying to hold on to the senate. rick, we didn't even talk about the governor's races yet, and when we talk about arizona specifically, that race is still up in the air. democratic katie hobbs, she is holding on to her lead right now against kari lake. how do you see this one playing out, and what is the take away, if you can, from this week? >> well, the arizona race is going to play out to the last dog dies, as they say. this is not going to be easy, kari lake was going to claim it was stolen no matter how many votes are hand-counted 100 different times. if donald trump has now lost the arizona recount seven times, i assume kari lake will do the same kind of stupid lake tricks, as i call it. but the broader sense of this

election, the republicans talked themselves into this red allusion. and they underestimated, undercounted young voter turnout, african american turnout. they banked on hispanics braking hard in their direction, that didn't happen except somewhat in florida. so, living in reality part of politics is really important, because if you live in a fantasy world of your own creation, come election day, reality smacks you in the face like a frying pan. and that is what happens to republicans this year. >> a frying pan of someone's mama when they came in late on a friday morning. let's talk about georgia, because i think that georgia is a place where some of these tall tales that people were telling themselves earlier manifesting. typically, we talk about blackmon. black men weren't going to vote for stacey abrams, black people weren't coming out to vote, let's just put it on the table, stacey abrams lost the governor's race. she did not get to reap the benefits of how many years of her building democratic

infrastructure in the state. but it is very clear to me, at least, that the stacey abrams factor continues to play a major role in georgia's swing status. and i am wondering if you can talk about that, and also the fact that black people showed up in georgia. >> yes. that is something i think reporters like me, and you, and others try to express that nuance that at the end of the day, even if you admit that black men in general are more likely to support republican candidates, just like men in general are more likely to support republican candidates, there will be more black men and voting for republicans, if you are blackmon voting for stacey abrams. but still, the overwhelming number of black men, black voters and general, support democratic candidates. the reason why stacey abrams lost is not because her support was soft, or because of black voters, or black male voters. quite frankly, she lost because white voters, the majority of

them did not support her, and a lot of the focus was on white women in particular, because there is a perception that white women should have been a little bit more, you know, amenable to stacey abrams platform, particularly on the issue to abortion. that clearly was not the case. and you know, we just have to tell the truth about it. it is easy to focus on voters of color, young voters not coming out strong enough, but when you look at the numbers, they are not the reasons why republicans win and democrats lose. >> yeah. there was a lot of talk about how young people are not going to vote in this election, and they made the difference from everywhere to wisconsin, pennsylvania, georgia, and i would argue in arizona as well. i want to stick on georgia because now, raphael warnock, senator raphael warnock and his challenger, herschel locker, are going to be in a runoff. it will happen on december 6th, and there is a new voting law in georgia that makes it different this time.

under the new law, the last state to register for the december 6th runoff was the day before the general election. it was the day before, it was november 7th. that has already passed. georgia voters who are not registered in the general, they can't vote in the runoff. so i think that is important to talk about because when the georgia senate races went to the runoff in 2020, nearly 80,000 people registered to vote who did not vote in the general. that was like a gap that i think really helped propel senator warnock. so, if you could just -- what is going on in georgia, what are the people saying, what is your reporting telling you? >> you know, as you know, the law was changed, partially, or mainly because democrats were still successful in georgia in 2020, and those 2021 runoffs. so you are right, the registration deadline was affected. one of the tools that wasn't democrats toolbox back in january of 2021 was once the

runoffs were called, and the control of the senate came down to georgia's two senate states, they did have a very robust campaign. the focus on registering new voters. and then they had nine weeks to work on turnout, work on their ground game, to ensure that democrats showed up. now they only have four weeks. so what we are hearing from the democratic organizations, and the grassroots organizations that support democratic candidates is that they plan to adapt. they plan to ramp up, because yes, the rules have changed. but at the end of the day, their goals are the same. they want to get warnock over the finish line, so they say that they're confident that they will be able to adapt to this, you know, the new framework, the new structure of runoffs. but it is different this time. >> it is quite different. we have more to discuss, because i want to get your thoughts, there are things that people say are happening this week about the former president, donald trump, so after the

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conference. when that happens, we will bring it to you live here, he will also be joined by -- we are going to watch that. but once we get into that, we are going to come back in a second, we are going to talk about donald trump. he is teasing a very big announcement on tuesday where he says he is running for president again, the third time. because so many of the candidates he endorsed went down in flames on tuesday. and with them, hopes of the red wave. now, many within the republican party are blaming donald trump saying that it is time to move on from him. but i am still skeptical, because look, believing republicans are just going to walk away from trump would require you to ignore a pattern that we have seen repeated for years. for instance, here is what house minority leader kevin mccarthy had to say in january of 2021 just days after his life was endangered when a mob of pro trump extremists storm the united states capitol. >> the president bears

responsibility for wednesday's attack on congress by mob rioters. he should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. these facts require immediate action, from president trump. except to share responsibility. >> yet here he was, just weeks later, smiling alongside donald trump at mar-a-lago, no accountability, no consequences, no backbone. it still remains to be seen whether republicans will achieve the house majority. but what we saw after the insurrection, after charlottesville, after two impeachments, a botched pandemic response, a tape bragging about sexual assault, a separation of families, i could go on. but what i am trying to say is that should it be enough to tell us that trump's hold over the party would prove hopelessly resilient once again? do we believe this? we are going to bring the political panel back. they are back. okay, rick, you heard what i

have to say. what do you think? >> look, there is -- they are trapped inside of this party with trump. he is not trapped in there with them. they can't get away from him. he is going to be the dominant force in this party for as long as he still keeps, you know, dragging breath into his lungs. this is a guy who has a bond with the base of the party, and i know right now that this is the idea that ron desantis is the hot flavor, or glenn youngkin, get out of here. these guys are going to get chewed up and spit out by this guy, it is going to be a hideous display of cruelty, and brutality. worse than what he did to marco, and jeb, and ted cruz, everyone else in 2016. these people don't stand a chance against him. these people are going to beat him up like a crocodile. >> this is what you think? mark is shaking his head, mark, jump in here. >> i understand why you would think that, and four years ago i would agree with you. four weeks ago, maybe four days

ago i would've agreed with you. but watching trump lose race, after race, after race, i'm not saying lose, i mean the people he handpicked. doug mastriano only makes sense if trump can drag him to the finish line in pennsylvania, he lost. dr. oz, only made sense if he could get a trump endorsement and win, he lost. to reduction in michigan lost. even the secretary of state, also lost in michigan to a trump anderson. we could go around the country, the loss after loss based on trump. republicans as you know do not have feelings, they have interests. and they will ride with you until you are a loser. and trump, as he famously likes to call other people, is now a loser. and what ron desantis represents as a possibility to have donald trump, who can read, someone who is literate, clear, articulate, but still has the same disgusting draconian policies. i think that the republican base will go with him over trump, and you will see that in the first primary available. >> so, let me throw a wrench in

here, and i actually disagree about ron desantis. he is virtually untested outside of florida. and if you look at the last election the one that just happened, election in 2020, it seems like what ron desantis represents, a donald trump that can read, i like that, i am going to steal that, it is not popular in the general election. am i wrong, folks? >> i mean, obama wasn't a popular thought over hillary until he won in iowa. trump was dina somebody who couldn't win anywhere until he started winning on the ground, and people realized their calculations were wrong. desantis brings florida, desantis brings the same's policies, he brings it sends a victory right now, not just because of what he did in his own race, which was a pro wrestling match, but it was fixed, but you have a real opponent in a horizon that i think that he can defeat. i think that we are in the mid estimating desantis and what he

is capable of doing right now, particular -- doesn't have anybody who rises to the level of descendants in terms of his capacity to win. when i say fixed, i only meant that he had a weak opponent, not like there was anything wrong with the race. >> i know it is that we are waiting on this update from the maricopa county board of supervisors, i want to go back to arizona for a moment. we talked a lot over this last week about election deniers, and how extremism did not win, i said it in the opening, but it is true that about 160 election deniers either won reelection, or they won new elections, and then you've got kari lake who is still holding on. she could potentially be the best governor of arizona. i want to get you in here. kari lake, to me, and i heard lawrence say this earlier this week, she really is the physical representation of the threat to democracy that president biden was talking about in his address prior to election day.

>> yeah. even though a lot of those crucial races, as we have noted, the election denier didn't win, there are some election deniers that will be in key positions, not just arizona governor, down in georgia the lieutenant governor which controls the state senate not only was someone who tried to help overturn the election, he was one of the fake electors in georgia. and he now has said so over one of the branches of the state legislators. so, you know, it is something that i think it could have been worse, and a lot of people are praising voters for choosing candidates that weren't for overturning the election, but it is also the case that we have members of congress that want to overturn the election, people like marjorie taylor greene could be further in power if republicans take control of the house. so there is still going to be people for us to watch for when it comes to what the people who

believe the election was stolen, how they use any new power they now have. >> very quickly before we go to break? >> i think kari lake is a dangerous person, because she has that celebrity affect. she is great on television. and that really does matter more and more in the way we run these races. and as heinous, and as bizarre as her beliefs are, she presents them like a tv presenter. it matters how she comes across to voters. and it gave her an advantage in this race where ordinarily you would think that this woman needs to be locked up in the room with soft padding in strong orderlies. but in this race, she was able to come out and present herself in such a way that she looked like a rational human being. >> well, we are going to leave that there, thank you, we are going to check back with you after the update from maricopa county. coming up, folks, i have the presidency, the naacp joining me live to talk access to the ballot box.

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taking you live to maricopa county, arizona, where officials are sharing an election update. >> we will do our best to answer those, if it is something we need to research, we are happy to do that via email, and get you those answers as quickly as possible. with that, sheriff. >> i just want to begin by thanking everybody for your patience, because i know that it has been a long haul to this point, and there is a lot of work being done, and you have a job to do, which is covered the story, and cover perspectives. we have asked a lot of you, and you have been very cooperative. i just want to begin by saying thank you to understand the challenges we face and working with the parameters that we have asked you to consider and abide by. i also think it is important, you know, i get to work in this context we're obviously we have a very great responsibility, and we are proud of the men and women in our law enforcement and the job that they are doing. but because we are in this space, we get a chance to see everything from the inside out and folks can get emotional. there is a lot at stake.

they can sometimes act irresponsibly, there are a lot of folks who are very comfortable in saying things that are unkind, and oftentimes volatile, or disrespectful. but it is important for folks to be adults in the room, and some are acting like children. i don't want to talk about anyone individually, but we just know that some people get overzealous, and do some things that give us cause for concern. otherwise, the sheriff wouldn't be here talking to you. but somebody who has done an exceptional job being the adult in the room, being very thoughtful with the processes, sharing information on a regular basis, and making sure that as across the nation, a lot of folks are saying why is it taking so long in arizona, that you have someone who is taking a lead to speak to every day to help you understand why. that is chairman bill gates. i just want to commend him, he has done an exceptional job of making sure that everything that can be shared is shared in a timely manner, that you understand why there are challenges and complications, but ultimately there is a commitment to one thing that is

most important, that every legal vote is counted, and that the results are 100% accurate. and steven richer obviously works in that space with him. i am not a person who believes in political lines, i believe in people, and i think that he is doing an exceptional job. i just want to start off by saying that because it has made our job easier, also. it is the first day that we have seen a crowd gathered outside. you have been here since the beginning when i made the commitment to how investing we would be with the resources, and equipment to ensure the safety of the people in this building, and every ballot is protected. today we saw a group come out, and you know, i professed leadership means being thoughtful with their words and recognizing the consequences, or what your words can provoke others too. we saw yesterday there were tweets going out from at least one elected official something folks to come here today, and to be heard.

and it gave you some cause for concern, and some pause. because you may be well intended, but that doesn't mean that everyone will respond to your calling, and have the same intentions, and it can empower them into a space where bad things can happen. so we were very concerned, we made sure that we once again dedicated additional resources, because we want to have a safe environment at the cost of other needs around the county for law enforcement, at the cost of taxpayer dollars, deputies in addition to those that we had stationed here came to the facility to make sure everything was safe. as for the crowd outside, very, you know, they were peaceful. they had an objective, they stayed within that scope, and they left in a reasonable amount of time. i did have some safety concerns, there were some folks marching in the street, and we want to make sure that area is safe. but fortunately for us, they showed up, and helped us address the problem in the street to make sure no one was in harm's way, and people were abiding by the law.

aside from that, there is one other thing i want to point out which is that there was one person who had heat exhaustion or something like that, our deputies cared for them, we called paramedics and that person, from my understanding is fine. ultimately, we are getting closer to the end of this process. my hope is that all of the answers come to rise to the top, every election is counted and ends in the next few days without any need for recounts, we will stay here through the duration. but thus far into it, i just want to say thank you. i think the community has responded in a very positive way. i think that those folks who came out today were law-abiding, and they had the chance to express their first amendment, we respected that. this is an odd one, i will give a shout out to somebody, a young man named charlie kirk, it's part of an organization, a lot of familiarity with it. he sent out a message and said hey, be law abiding, please don't gather around the county facilities and let folks do their job, something to that extent. it seems as though his words resonated. he is viewed as a leader in

some groups, and they responded. so that is helpful for law enforcement. we really care about this building, these people, and this law enforcement community. help us get our job done, and those are the types of things that are helpful. that sums it up for me, if you have any questions i am happy to answer those. i apologize, i thought that the supervisor gains now, but thank you. >> hi, good to see everyone again, thank you very much sheriff pinzon for the kind words. more importantly, thank you for your leadership of this community, maricopa county, and helping everyone to feel secure through this process. as i have said before, it is really sad that we have to think about these things in the context of an election, in a democratic republic, but we do. we know that because of what happened right outside of this building in 2020. but again, sheriff pinzon has been incredible, and along with

our local, other local law enforcement city of phoenix, and others, and our federal partners, this -- if this didn't just materialize here in the last few days, this is a project that sheriff pinzon has been working on in collaboration with many for months. again, i just thank you, i think your team, and i think i speak on behalf of everyone in this building that we are also grateful for what you have done. so, first of all, i wanted to say thank you, again, to our folks who are working so hard back behind us here and throughout the building, we continue to process through the ballots, and tabulate ballots, and report new numbers, and we are going to continue to do that in a way that is moving along very efficiently, and also ensuring that all of these

votes are counted accurately. as i mentioned during yesterday 's press conference, the mandatory hand count was started today going along very nicely, this is a very important part of the process. particularly when we have so many questions that are raised out there, and that is what we do in our country, we raise questions, and we allow people to respond to those, and we accept those answers if we think that they are justified and this mandatory hand count, we will be able to demonstrate whether the machines are doing an accurate job, and remember who is involved in this mandatory hand count? it is republicans, and democrats, having eyeballs on everything, participating in a, to ensure that the machines are working the way that they should. as far as we are concerned with photos today, we are anticipating that we will have our next update in the vote

totals in the 6:00 hour. again, a reminder, at 6:00 hour. so that doesn't necessarily mean at six, or 601, but we should all be looking forward to an update in the vote totals at that time, and we are anticipating again, a similar amount of votes will be reported this evening, as we have seen in the last couple of nights. and with that, i will turn it back to fields mostly. >> okay, we will open it up to questions now. i will start on the side of the room. >> reporter: question for the sheriff, outside they were announcing there was going to be another gathering here on monday. do you anticipate the same level of law enforcement and response that you had today? >> yes -- >> all right everyone, you are watching a press conference in maricopa county. right now currently speaking's sheriff pinzon. what we learned in this press conference is this, the sheriff said today it was the first day that crowds gathered outside. he was concerned, but all has

gone well. the crowd has since dispersed. we learned from a supervisor of maricopa county let the hand count was started today. it was a bipartisan hand count. they will be counting those ballots, and the next update out of arizona will be at 6 pm. i asked my tim if it was eastern or pacific, we will let you know, because it matters. we will jump out of this and we are going to get into a conversation with the presidency of the naacp, derek johnson. derek, thank you so much for being here and joining us today. for folks who do not know, the naacp launched the voter incident report this year. and this report was to track and respond to voters -- i also know that you have played very heavily and arizona, you just heard this quick update from the supervisor there, what have you learned from this tracking tool, were there any substantial reports, have you seen a pattern with

locations of some of these incidents? >> there were substantial reports in terms of the easel of citizens to vote. we must make it easier for legitimate citizens to participate in our electoral process. we file lawsuits on election day to extend polling hours in harris county, texas. in georgia, in north carolina, because delays in polls opening, or disruption throughout the day, we want to ensure all citizens are participating, we filed lawsuits in pennsylvania, and in texas where they tried to eliminate certain ballots for technical questions. we are going to do an analysis of the tracking to see what patterns did exist, and whether or not through public policy, we need to be advancing these state laws to prevent it from happening as we are you doing the presidential election. >> the naacp is a part of the

stock paid for profit campaign. i think it is important to talk about it here, because we're having a lot of conversations about social media nowadays, particularly twitter. but it is also companies like facebook, tiktok which is a whole other thing. but this particular coalition is all about holding the social media companies accountable for hate, and disinformation on their platforms. it is my understanding that you all, you are one of the folks that met with elon musk, the new head of twitter, i read this thing earlier, it talks about researchers at the center for encountering digital hate, and they found that during the first full week of elon musk's ownership of twitter, there were over 26,000 tweets and retweets using the n-word. what changes did you all say in the meeting with elon musk that you needed to see taking place, and if you offer any assurances to you about keeping hateful speech off of that platform? >> ironically, he agreed to

everything we suggested. unfortunately, he followed through with nothing that we suggested. we said that there needs to be a constant moderation team put in place and there needs to be an election integrity group that is held intact that currently is there. there were a lot of things that should be in place to ensure people, and communities are safe. out of the meeting, he said that we agreed with everything, only for him, but then days of the meeting to fire half the staff, create an atmosphere, that really had made twitter unstable in terms of ensuring that racial hate speech is not on the platform. because social media platforms are superspreaders of misinformation, and we had seen that in the community. it is not just twitter, but twitter is a topic of conversation today. >> topic is -- thank you for being here. the ceo and president of the naacp, we will be chatting. >> congratulations on your show,

continue to do a great job. >> thank you so much. it means a lot coming from you. i appreciate you so much. all right, let's bring in to continue this conversation, the founder of the democracy docket, attorney mark elias. all right mark, we spoke right before the election, and i just want to really start by getting your reaction now that the dust has mostly settled. what is your reaction to what happened on tuesday? >> first of all, thank you for having me on, and i want to add my kudos to what a great job that you are doing covering all of these issues involving democracy. so, we have seen an unprecedented amount of litigation this year, as we sit here right now, there have been 192 total losses filed in this calendar year across 35 states. 142 of them, by the way, involved the voting, and election context. the rust deal with redistricting and other things. so the threats to democracy are

not over. but we saw in the lead up to election day, a real change in how the courts were handled. we saw republicans losing lawsuit after lawsuit. we saw the courts really stepping in and protecting democracy, and i think that we are seeing the results of that as we have seen on election day, and since then. >> you know, i know you are watching arizona, i mean nbc news has yet to project a winner in the race for governor, again we are going to get another update at 6 pm. i don't know if it is eastern or pacific, it is pacific time, that is 9 pm our time. are you expecting legal fights to certify some of the votes in arizona, is there anything you are concerned about their? >> look, we will see. as the graphic you just put up showed, we saw election denier candidates lose, and we have seen election denier candidates lose and a number of places, and concede defeat. i never had nice things to say about election deniers, but if you are going to be an election denier, if you're going to run

for election and lose, it is good to see that we are seeing them concede. but not every election is called, not every election is resolved, and we are right now in the middle of what i refer to as the pageantry of democracy that begins with the casting of ballots on election day, and ends with the certificate of election being granted to winners. so we will see where we wind up. but it was certainly a good day for democrats so far. but there is still some time to go. >> the pageantry of democracy. well, i am actually told that it is 6 pm mountain time, so we will not it pm eastern, we will be watching. marc elias, defender of all good things democracy, thank you very much for just breaking it down, we will be chatting. thank you so much. and thank you guys for watching simone the saturday, we are moving and grooving, i am simone sanders, for more of the show, find us on instagram, twitter, and tiktok. i want to make sure that you come back tomorrow and i will be joined by congressman hakeem jeffries of new york. we will talk about the ballots

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