Candidates, present company excluded, often don't visit our communities and show up and listen to us and include us in their campaigns. And When those in power try to hold on to power by suppressing the vote, they often look to communities like ours to keep the voter turnout low. so that it doesn't threaten their ability to stay in office in perpetuity. So we have to work even harder than those in power to make sure that we empower people who currently aren't registered or who are registered and are not voting. (43:38–43:48)
CLAIM
Asserts that voter suppression efforts target communities like the Rio Grande Valley and El Paso to maintain low voter turnout.
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