debra cleaver? guest: 80,000 people will be elected to office this year, so there is a lot more on the ballot than donald trump. trump and i are both native new yorkers, he is a businessman, but perhaps not the most successful. host: stewart in akron, ohio. planning to voting today. -- vote today. caller: thank you so much for answering my call. i plan to vote today. the thing that bothers me the most is i would like for you to ask your callers, how can a person vote when you have people taking away their health care, public assistance, and they are so poor, yet they still do not vote for their own interests. but they vote and things are being taken away from them. host: debra cleaver let's , address the issue of the vote denial or problems at the polls. as we sit here on election day morning, what is your sense broadly across the country about accessibility to the polls, about efforts to make sure that the polls -- that the voter lists are accurate. guest: first i should say that anybody who encoun

. >> our guest is debra cleaver founder and ceo of vote.org, we welcome your comments.e are talking about voter turnout. here is how we divided the phone lines on election day, if you've voted (202)748-8000, if you're plan to go vote today (202)748-8001 and if you're not voting (202)748-8002. how do you ensure that your efforts are seen as and are actually nonpartisan, your efforts are turning out voters regardless of party? >> well, so we never mention a political party or a candidate, wewe literally just tell peopleo go vote on tuesday november 6th, for example, we have 2600 billboards up right now all over america and all the billboards say vote tuesday november 6th and everyone thinks the government put them up which is great, it's fine, we are happy to do the work that the government should be doing but we never tell someone who to vote for or why, literally, we just tell them to go vote. >> do you find, does your organization found that partnering with celebrities or political people like president obama, celebrities like taylor swift, we read an article about dri

and debra cleaver, thank you for your organization. host: thanks for the call.st: you are quite welcome. and i agree, there should be no taxation without representation. and dc, puerto rico and guam should be states. host: word on twitter about the idea of a holiday. "great idea. yes to voters day. no more columbus day." we will get another call here. this from wilmington, north carolina. an alexis, go ahead. caller: i have to say, this is my first time. can you hear me? host: yes. caller: this is my first time talking to c-span and i did not know how important your are. and i want to thank you for being on the air. and if you can do anything about spreading it, because all i could do was listen on the livestream, i cannot watch it without having cable. so i was very glad to hear this morning. and i was compelled to call in. on the national level, people that voted for donald trump will vote for trump. and our christians, i am talking to you. at what point do you say i am a christian first, and my pocket comes second? because that is what is up against this elec

vote.org founder and ceo debra cleaver will join us to talk about her group's effort to increase voter turnout. be sure to watch "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern tuesday morning. join the discussion. >> joining us on the phone is bob to sack, the editor in chief of the hill newspaper and l.com to read let me ask you about former president obama, where he has been, and what impact you think he could have on the vote tomorrow. >> he has been pretty busy in the last few weeks. democrats earlier in the year were wondering where he was. it wanted him to be more active. certainly, down the closing arguments of the party, obama has been in a fair amount of places. he was campaigning in the south for georgia candidate stacey abrams. we had a reporter who was with him and he has a way of electrifying the base. as you know, the democratic party is really looking for leaders now. because barack obama is a former president and he still really is the leader of the democratic party. he is one that can really turn out voters and if democrats turn out a lot, basically the more people to vote,

and then debra cleaver joins us with her efforts on increasing voter turnout. to watch live at 7:00 eastern on tuesday morning. join the discussion. here is a look at what is life tuesday. a discussion from the heritage foundation about the trump administration decision to impose new sanctions on iran. election night coverage begins at 8:00 eastern as the results come in four races around the country. we will bring you victory and concession speeches from candidates. on c-span2, the wilson center looks at the political and economic impact of mexican migrants who come to the u.s. the c-span buses traveling across the country on our 50 capitals tour. during the stop in vermont, we asked which party should control congress and why. isan important issue to me social justice issues regarding women's rights. turningwe are at a point in u.s. history and i think this is a good opportunity for lawmakers and those being elected to office to really make a big difference and turn the tide on what is going on in the country right now regarding that. >> one of the issues tha

vote.org founder and ceo debra cleaver will join us to talk about her