and amber mcreynolds joins me now. amber, thanks so much for making time for us this evening.e of your argument. free and fair elections are a hallmark of a democracy, but you interestingly write about how little the public actually knows about that process here in the united states. we've almost taken it for granted, and it has worked for centuries. how did trump and his allies weaponize this lack of knowledge, and how is transparency, the key to rebuilding trust in our system? >> well, thanks for having me tonight, ayman. about this important topic. you know, their -- first election officials are the guardians of our democracy. they are true public servants that serve the public on the front lines of our voting process and our democracy. and the attacks and stress and extra amount of work that they've been under, because of the disinformation and lies around our election process, isn't fair to them. but it is certainly harmful, critically harmful to our democracy. so, what i wrote in the op-ed that i recently, that was recently published in the philly maguire, is really abou