. >> well, hilary shelton, what kind of ground game are we talking about here? it sounds to me it's going to take an effort like we've never seen in american politics before. >> absolutely. we've got to run two tracks throughout this whole program. one track, exactly what's being described, to repeal these measures. the other track is, unfortunately, we have to make sure every american has whatever they need to be able to register and vote. the sad thing is we have these politicians who are driving this effort that decide it's better to suppress and prevent americans from voting and thereby taint the entire democratic system, rather than make sure that every american has the opportunity to vote and actually fight for those votes if they want to win the elections. we have to make sure everyone has the photo i.d.s, struggle to make sure everybody has everything they need, the paperwork, certified copies of their birth certificate and get what they need in hand so we can get to the polls and cast the vote in november. >> i tell you what, when you talk about poor pe

take a stand against the right wing war and voting all across america for more on this effort hilary shelton joins me now he is the washington bureau director and senior vice president for advocacy at the end of the hillary welcome back thomas good to be with you great to have you. you know even the word disenfranchisement is you know it's a little. confusing to some people let's just call it what it is this blocking boat this is that the right and. the republicans have been up to this for a long long time we just showed this clip of paul weyrich from one nine hundred eighty when they officially announce to themselves that this is what they were all and of course they'd been doing it for a long time then. but didn't the voting rights act make a lot of this illegal i mean hasn't the republican party been operating under a restraining order for decades i don't just blame on the republican policy that most politicians want to win period but some of them have the wherewithal to say that this important to the integrity of the role that i'm running for to make sure that as many americans as possib