Last Three Elections Were Rejections Of Status Quo, Says Analyst

Bob Benenson, a Senior elections analyst for Congressional Quarterly, says the last three elections represented rejections of the staus quo. (0:52)

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Soldier: I Was Precluded From Voting

Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) reads a letter he received from a soldier who was unable to vote in the 2008 Presidential Election because of the long distance and amount of time it took to receive his absentee ballot. The soldier felt that he should not be precluded from voting because of his military service. (0:46)
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NAACP Legal Defense Fund on Voting Rights Act Challenger

Jay Goodman Tamboli speaks with Jeffrey Robinson, Senior Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, about today's Supreme Court arguments on the challenge the the Voting Rights Act. (8:32)
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Maxine Waters: foreclosed homeowners might lose their vote, too

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) asks FBI Director Robert Mueller about allegations that homeowners whose houses have been foreclosed upon will be challenged at the polling place. Waters says she "never dreamed that foreclosure would bring us even this additional problem." The comment came in an FBI oversight hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. (1:01)

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Michelle Obama says it’s time for Americans to see the world as it should be

Michelle Obama,, says that if American people are satisfied with the world as it is, they will stay home instead of voting this coming November. However, she says that she doesn’t think that is the case. Mrs. Obama says people are ready to believe in something else, they are ready to believe in a world that includes fairness and opportunity and possibility. She says that Americans needs people to join this movement and vote in order to make a difference. (1:37)
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Stanford professor discusses identification controversary over polling station rules

Pamela Karlan, professor of public Interest Law at Stanford University, discusses the differences and technicalities of voter identification and where voters can cast their vote based off of their permanent address. (1:14)
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NAACP Legal Defense testifies on poor voting history

John Payton discusses the history of denying votes to eligible voters in this country. Payton is the President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (0:51)
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Reverend Jim Wallace discusses the broadening of Evangelical Issues

The Center for American Progress Action Fund, Faith in Public Life and Sourjourners held a conference call briefing regarding a new Ohio post-election poll showing the diversity of evangelical voters. Reverend Wallace comments on the growing importance of a wide variety of issues to, especially younger, Evangelical voters.
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In the Spin Room at the Cleveland Presidential Debate-- David Axelrod, spokesman for Obama

David Axelrod, spokesman for the Obama campaign give the outlook for the next key voting states. (0:36)
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Delware primary voters give their reasons for voting and picking candidates

Voters at the Brandywine High School in Wilmington, Delaware, give their reasons for voting and the factors that went into picking the candidates they chose. (2:38)
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Jerry Northington of the Delaware Democratic Party says the Delaware turnout has been light today

Jerry Northington, handing out flyers at Brandywine High School in Wilmington, says that turnout today has been about the same as for previous primaries, and even the people in the polling place agree it's lower than expected. (0:35)
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