When they wanted a Democrat, they elected a Democrat. And when they wanted a Republican, don't we know they elected a Republican? The Voting Rights Act never guaranteed victory to anyone. It guaranteed the right of the people to decide. That is the oldest idea there is in America. When that right is defended, ordinary lives change. Because nothing good in this country ever came from powerful people waking up one morning deciding they felt generous that morning. (05:42–05:52)
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Asserts that the Voting Rights Act ensures the right to vote, not electoral outcomes.
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