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Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Thune: Voter ID Is a Commonsense Standard Americans Expect

Published | Video Starts at 02:38

Yet despite years of Democrat fear mongering about the implications of requiring a photo ID to vote, the American people view voter ID as just common sense. North of 80% of Americans in a poll last year said they support requiring all voters to show a photo ID at the polls. An NBC News headline this week reads and I quote, most Americans support requiring photo ID to vote. Democrats in Congress reject it, end quote. Well, that's pretty much it, Mr. President. (02:38–02:46)

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Asserts that over 80% of Americans support requiring photo ID to vote.

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