we have someone who knows all about this issue and where the lines are, david plouff.e here, not auditing certain counties and again, all the small counties are red. what do you think is important here for people to understand and what do you say to skeptics who look at this and go don't most republicans do things on their own side? >> it is repugnant. this is an existential threat. i saw after barack obama won in 2008 -- they quickly tried to suppress the vote, making it hard to vote early or register. we were able to organize our way through that. what's going on right now is so much more insidious. it is of course making it harder to register and making it harder to vote. it is targeted at minorities or college students. they want to basically make election irrelevant and decides who wins election almost no matter who votes. we saw this in the georgia run off elections where the democrats want to control the united states senate. when you shout loudly enough that you can't trust elections, even if it is 5% or 6% of not worrying about turning out. you can cause yours

david plouffe, thank you for spending too with us.nson stohr is sticking around for more. stick around, we are just getting started. for me, the greatest benefit over the years has been that prevagen seems to help me recall things and also think more clearly. and i enthusiastically recommend prevagen. it has helped me an awful lot. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. rugs starting at $39.99. but you'll make 'em look like a million bucks. home. there's no place like it. >>> what we are really dealing with here and uncovering more by the day is the massive influence of communist money through venezuela, cuba and likely china and the interference with our elections here in the united states. >> this is not a singular voter fraud in one state. this pattern repeats itself in a number of states, almost exactly the same pattern. i think the logical conclusion is this is a common plan, a common scheme. it comes right directly from the democrat party, and it comes from the candidate. >> oh, so shocking after all of these months. hi, everyo

ben gupta and david plouffe. jonathan, your thoughts? >> well, first of all, it was a passionate response from the president, and the line that stuck with me more than any other is that he declared it an american tragedy, that people are dying that don't have to die. he pointed a finger squarely at the unvaccinated, saying they were the source of the surge we're seeing of the virus, that people, you know, who many of them identify as republican or conservative or the young who don't think they need it are putting themselves and others at risk for not getting vaccinated. he is doing what he can. right now the federal government, as we were discussing before the president took to the podium, he is not mandating the federal workers receive the vaccine. that's a bridge that he and his team don't want to cross, at least not yet, although certainly they hinted it could be in the future at the pentagon before too, too long. we have seen it at the department of veteran affairs. but he is doing everything he can to encourage people to do it, incl

david plouffe, lucky for us, is staying with us. when we come back, republicans stoking the flames of misinformation as the states and districts they live in are exploding with new coronavirus cases. ignoring the drive to vaccinate more americans and instead publicly spreading lies and fear mongering. plus, republicans rejecting a vote to debate a bipartisan infrastructure bill. they shook hands with the president over. why the excuse from republicans doesn't add up. we'll talk with a member of the bipartisan group, senator john tester, coming up. and the biden administration says it's not giving up on the fight to protect voting rights. are republicans removable on the issue? vice president kamala harris is going to try. we'll speak with one of her senior advisers. all those stories and more when "deadline white house" continues after this. don't go anywhere. after this don't go anywhere. the first 5g, and now we want to be the first to give everyone the joy of 5g by giving every customer a new 5g phone, on us, aha! old customers.

still with, is david plouffe and stewart stevens. this in the washington post today. it is important to recognize that biden has constantly chosen not to use the full force to explicit and repeatedly called for the protection of voting rights, that there for our democracy, by any and all means necessary including the elimination of the filibuster. her criticism? >> well, listen, it's largely good news so i've gained and that's about getting 50 democratic senators being the two key players here. the other greens to not gonna get rid of the filibuster but will they do a carve out? around voting rights to protect democracy and i think that's where this is headed and i think that the key thing is -- >> but has the president done enough? i think he has. i think he will do more. i think the most important things he is doing is probably things were none of us are witness. to the conversations in the calls, with democrats on capitol hill. to make sure, here's what you have to do. you have to use every level. some of that legislative, some of

david plouffe, thank you so much for being part of our coverage today.er the break, the texas democrats, locked now in a standoff with their own state for a third straight week over voting rights. now they're about the make their case on the biggest stage yet. >>> plus, another refreshing contrast with the ex-president. remember when he kicked off his single term in office by whining about the media, lying about the size of his crowds in front of the cia memorial? well, today president biden made his first stop to an intelligence agency to try to repair some of that damage. >>> and there is new guidance from the cdc for vaccinated americans, many now being urged to start masking up once again indoors. all of those stories and more when "deadline: white house" continues after a quick break. don't go anywhere. u using liberty mutual's coverage customizer tool? sorry? well, since you asked. it finds discounts and policy recommendations, so you only pay for what you need. limu, you're an animal! who's got the bird legs now? only pay for what you need. ♪ libe

have been watching along with some of our favorite reporters and friends msnbc political analyst david plouffepaign manager for president obama. yamiche alcindor is back as well. david, this seemed like the part of the job that this president was most prepared to do and yet it still seemed like a very sad and difficult day where he tapped into his faith, into the reality there's nothing he can do other than offer comfort and the comfort of the nation. >> no question, nicolle. i think it was comforting, though, i'm sure for the entire country to watch president biden on two fronts. one, the professionalism about what needed to happen, the cooperation, even with ron desantis who may run for president against him in 2024. professionalism, strong execution, but i think he's a unique con fo the comforter. president obama, bush, clinton, h.w. bush, reagan, this is an important part of the job. just given joe biden's personal history with grief he is incredibly well situated. let's not overlook the fact there's the professionalism. what are the facts? what do we need to do? be honest about what we kn

david axelrod and david plouffe, the chief strategists for senator obama when he was running for presidentck candidate. there was a theory which is that you don't run too black. >> he needed to be palatable enough to white america so they wouldn't be afraid of him, so he wouldn't be seen as a race man that would come in and tilt the playing field toward black people. they were down playing race as much as they could. their goal was to run him as a candidate from illinois, a senator, and to sort of drain race out of the equation. >> the government gives them the drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes a three-strike law and then wants us to sing "god bless america." no, no, no. not god bless america. damn america. >> when the reverend wright tapes hit, it was one of those deep-breath moments. one of those moments that wasn't any political handbook anywhere because this moment had never happened in america before. >> jeremiah wright was the pastor of barack obama. married he and michelle, presided over the baptism of their children. jeremiah wright is in that vaunted tradition of trying to brin