Because I don't think people really appreciate how valuable the vote has become. If you never thought it was important before, damn it. It is the most important thing in front of you right now. My parents grew up without the Voting Rights Act. My parents were born in 1949. They were in 1949. They were in college before the Voting Rights act passed. And what we have to understand is that there are no longer blue states and red states. (06:15–06:19)
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Asserts that Stacey Abrams' parents grew up before the Voting Rights Act was passed.
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