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Ed Rendell: “We should make it easier to vote, of course, but we…”

Featuring: Ed Rendell, Democratic | Former Governor of Pennsylvania

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Strengthening Trust in Our Elections_ A Conversation with the Democracy Defense Project

Published | Video Starts at 42:28

It's something that I think you miss when you vote by mail, the fact that you're in line with other citizens and you wait until your time comes up and you cast your vote. It's a great system we have here and We should make it easier to vote, of course, but we shouldn't take away from the basic things. This is one of the things the American people do to act upon their citizenship. Elections are the lifeblood of our democracy. Period, end of sentence. (42:28–42:35)

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Asserts that voting should be made easier without removing fundamental aspects of the process.

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