'Shameful': Merkley Knocks Republicans Giving In To McConnell's Pressure On Voting Rights

Senator Jeff Merkley talks with Rachel Maddow about why Senate Republicans aren't supporting a voting rights bill that is widely popular among Americans, including their own Republican constituents. 

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[Mina-Rofaeil]

The only thing politicians are doing in US is to fight each other parties, while not talking about the country and its people issues that need to be fixed and/or improving.

[sprootown]

how about billionaires not buying senators.

[johndaigonjulius]

Moscow Mitch, it is not a Republican, nor a Democrat house, it is our House. It is the American people's House.

[mercurymercer]

The sadness..
Is someone smiling in your face to get a vote.
And then looking down on you once they get it! 😂🤣
🌍✌️

[petermarshall]

20 years of NO is the GOP platform for America...

[seanpatrick]

We need a Grover Norquist litmus test style movent where we will only vote for candidates on both sides who support REAL campaign finance reform and protection of voter rights.

[TWELVE-TAILS]

McConnell looks like a melted lump of ice cream

[rawbacon]

Voter ID is the Voter Right that matters.

[valmach]

No weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, declares the Lord.”

[COUSINFUZZ]

Hopefully a Jan. 6th investigation puts a few of them behind bars.

[rockinmama]

Protect voting integrity.
Trust the counting again.

[mr.fibonacci]

How about cover some real issues like poverty, homelessness, and healthcare… the media is a joke

[Im_katty]

All I’m gonna say is it’s pretty interesting how the party accused of voter fraud voted against a bill that would prevent it regardless of socioeconomic factors

[Williamb]

what can you expect…he already told us his strategy 4 weeks ago…did everyone think he was going to change his mind? Time to work around these jerks

[obamanyoutubetookmychannel]

Didn't the SOB Mitch McConnell did the same thing to the Obama administration, where was Joe Manchin voicing concerns.

[Linguo]

Not a fan of Mitch, but please tell me how having a valid ID and being a citizen of this country is violating rights.

[michelhandlon]

Remember when you, in a court of law said your show was a joke,

[deplorablegear]

I Am Going to Love the Midterms!! Resist BABY!!!

[AmarjitKaur-veiu]

Republican’s behaviour is shocking, shameful and Undemocratic . They’re going to be finished for favouring wrong person

[coffeegator]

McConnell would sell his soul to win a t-ball game