OPRAH WINFREY WHO WAS CAMPAIGNING FOR STACYEY ABRAMS A
CAMPAIGNING FOR STACYEY ABRAMS A THE STAMAME TIME HE WAS STUMPING
THE STAMAME TIME HE WAS STUMPING FOR HER OPPONENT BRIAN KEMP.
FOR HER OPPONENT BRIAN KEMP. JOIN USING US IS CONNIE BRITAIN
JOIN USING US IS CONNIE BRITAIN IS JOINING MICHELLE OBAMAS
IS JOINING MICHELLE OBAMAS VOTING CAMPAIGN.
VOTING CAMPAIGN. AND THERE IS A WRAP AGAINST
AND THERE IS A WRAP AGAINST HOLLYWOOD.
HOLLYWOOD.
>> WELL, THIS IS ABOUT ME BEING A CITIZEN AND MY ENTIRE PURPOSE
A CITIZEN AND MY ENTIRE PURPOSE IS TO GO OUT TO ENCOURAGE EVERY
IS TO GO OUT TO ENCOURAGE EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN TO GET OUT TO
SINGLE AMERICAN TO GET OUT TO VOTE, AND TO ENCOURAGE YOUR
VOTE, AND TO ENCOURAGE YOUR
FRIENDS TO VOTE, AND, YOU KNOW,
WHEN WE ALL VOTE.ORG WHICH IS
MICHELLE KW OBAMAS NONPATRTISAN AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IS TO GET EVERYBODY OUT TO VOTE,
IS TO GET EVERYBODY OUT TO VOTE, BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE
BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE
REPRESENTED A AND THIS IS FOR THE SAKE OF THE DEMOCRACY, AND
THE SAKE OF THE DEMOCRACY, AND SO I AM HERE RIGHT NOW AS A U.S.
SO I AM HERE RIGHT NOW AS A U.S. CITIZEN, PERIOD.
CITIZEN, PERIOD. >> YOU WERE CAMPAIGNING FOR
>> YOU WERE CAMPAIGNING FOR
STACEY ABRAMS, AND WE HAVE BEEN
TALKING A LOT ABOUT THE CHARGES OF THE VOTER SUPPRESSION, ANDES
OF THE VOTER SUPPRESSION, AND
WHERE BRIAN KEM SUBPOENA THE SECRETARY OF THE STATENA THE
SECRETARY OF THE STATE
OVERSEEING THE ELECTION, AND
ALREADY INVALIDATED MORE THAN 50,000 ABSENTEE BALLOTSE THAN
50,000 ABSENTEE BALLOTS REPORTEDLY, AND ALL SORTS OF
REPORTEDLY, AND ALL SORTS OF
LAWSUITS WITH THE ACLU AND THE
LEGAL DEFENSE FUND.
HOW DO YOU ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO
VOTE, AND WE SAW WHAT OPRAH DID
YESTERDAY AGAINST THAT CLIMATE
WHERE PEOPLE ARE BEING TOLD THAT
THERE ARE ALL SORTS OFF
REQUIREMENTS AND THE EXACT MATCH
LAW FOR INSTANCE?
>> IT IS INCREDIBLY
DISCOURAGING, BUT THE THING IS THAT WE, EVERYBODY WHO CAN NEEDS
THAT WE, EVERYBODY WHO CAN NEEDS TO VOTE, BECAUSE THAT IS THE
TO VOTE, BECAUSE THAT IS THE
FIRST STEP TO CHANGING THOSE KINDS OF LAWS, AND THOSE KINDS
KINDS OF LAWS, AND THOSE KINDS OF RULES THAT ARE IN ACTION.
OF RULES THAT ARE IN ACTION.
AND IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DO
THAT, BECAUSE A LOT OF THE VOTER
SUPPRESSION LAWS ARE STATE LOCAL SO WE NEED TO VOTE ALL THE WAYAL
SO WE NEED TO VOTE ALL THE WAY DOWN THE BALLOT.
DOWN THE BALLOT.
AND ILL TELL YOU.
I UNDERSTAND IT.
I GET IT.
VOTING -- YOU KNOW, VOTING IS
PARTICULARLY IN SOME STATES IS
MADE MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO
DO.
SO -- AND THEN ITS REALLY HARD
TO UNDERSTAND WHOS ON THE
BALLOT, WHAT YOURE VOTING FOR. IT TAKES WORK.OURE VOTING FOR.
IT TAKES WORK. IT DOES.
IT DOES. AND SO, WERE TRYING TO
AND SO, WERE TRYING TO
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO OUT WITH
GET YOUR VOTING SQUAD TOGETHER, GET YOUR PEOPLE TOGETHER ANDER,
GET YOUR PEOPLE TOGETHER AND TOGETHER YOU CAN LEARN THE FACTS
TOGETHER YOU CAN LEARN THE FACTS
ABOUT WHATS ON YOUR BALLOT AND GO ALL THE WAY DOWN BECAUSE YOUR
GO ALL THE WAY DOWN BECAUSE YOUR LOCAL OFFICIALS ARE GOING TO BE
LOCAL OFFICIALS ARE GOING TO BE
JUST AS IMPORTANT AS YOUR CONGRESS PERSON AND SENATORS IN
CONGRESS PERSON AND SENATORS IN TERMS OF MAKING THE DECISIONS
TERMS OF MAKING THE DECISIONS
THAT AFFECT YOUR EVERY DAY LIFE.
>> ITS SUCH A GOOD POINT. I WAS TALKING TO ONE OF THE
I WAS TALKING TO ONE OF THE GUESTS ON OUR PROGRAM EARLIER
GUESTS ON OUR PROGRAM EARLIER THIS WEEK AND SHE SAID, YOU
THIS WEEK AND SHE SAID, YOU
KNOW, TAKE THE TIME THIS WEEKEND
AND STUDY UP.
YOU KNOW?
CHECK WHO THE CANDIDATES ARE.
I FOUND WHEN I VOTED LAST SUNDAY
I THOUGHT I WAS PREPARED WITH
ALL OF THE LOCAL RACES AND I
STILL FOUND A FEW I DIDNT KNOW
THE PEOPLE AND SO I STOPPED,
PAUSED AND READ IN ON MY PHONE WHILE I WAS THERE IN THE BOOTH
WHILE I WAS THERE IN THE BOOTH ON MY PHONE.
ON MY PHONE.
IT IS NOT EASY.
IT TAKES A COMMITMENT.
>> IM ALWAYS JUST FLABBERGASTED WHEN I SIT DOWN TO VOTE.RGASTED
WHEN I SIT DOWN TO VOTE. I USUALLY -- YOU KNOW, I USUALLY
I USUALLY -- YOU KNOW, I USUALLY VOTE LONG DISTANCE SO I SIT DOWN
VOTE LONG DISTANCE SO I SIT DOWN
WITH MY BALLOT WHICH IN A WAY IS
AN EASIER WAY TO DO IT BUT ITS
STILL, YOU KNOW, ITS LIKE
TAKING A TEST.
BUT THATS WHY IF YOU GET A
GROUP OF PEOPLE TOGETHER, YOU CAN DIVIDE AND CONQUER.R, YOU
CAN DIVIDE AND CONQUER. SPLIT UP.
SPLIT UP. LEARN WHAT IS ON YOUR BALLOT AND
LEARN WHAT IS ON YOUR BALLOT AND
THEN USE YOUR VOICE AND REALLY
FIGURE OUT WHATS IMPORTANT TO
ME, WHENS IMPORTANT TO ME ON THIS ELECTION DAY, WHAT DO I
THIS ELECTION DAY, WHAT DO I WANT TO MAKE SURE COMES ACROSS
WANT TO MAKE SURE COMES ACROSS
WITH MY REPRESENTATIVES IN THE
COUNTRY?
>> AND WHY DO YOU THINK WOMEN
ARE AS ENGAGED AS THEY ARE BOTH
AS CANDIDATES AND PERSPECTIVE
VOTERS THIS YEAR?
>> ITS BEEN QUITE A YEAR FOR
WOMEN.
AND THERE HAVE -- WE HAVE BEEN
FACED WITH -- IN A VERY, VERY PROMINENT WAY FACED WITH WHO WE
PROMINENT WAY FACED WITH WHO WE ARE AS WOMEN IN THIS COUNTRY,
ARE AS WOMEN IN THIS COUNTRY,
HOW WE ARE TREATED AS WOMEN. AND, YOU KNOW, THE RESULT OF
AND, YOU KNOW, THE RESULT OF THAT HAS BEEN GREAT -- YOU KNOW,
THAT HAS BEEN GREAT -- YOU KNOW,
THERES BEEN GREAT OUTPOURS OF
SUPPORT OF WOMEN.
THE WOMENS MARCH.
THE ME TOO MOVEMENT.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY AND WHAT I
THINK IS THE MOST EXCITING IS WE HAVE HAD SO MANY WOMENTING IS WE
HAVE HAD SO MANY WOMEN CANDIDATES COME OUT AND WE HAVE
CANDIDATES COME OUT AND WE HAVE
SO MANY WOMEN CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT. WOMEN CANDIDATES ON THE
BALLOT.
AND MOST IMPORTANT I THINK FOR WOMEN IN THIS COUNTRY IS WERER
WOMEN IN THIS COUNTRY IS WERE REPRESENTED IN OUR GOVERNMENT.
REPRESENTED IN OUR GOVERNMENT. WERE
WERE
WERE EQUALLY REPRESENTED IN OUR
GOVERNMENT.
WHAT I SAY TO PEOPLE WHO ARE
QUESTIONING WHETHER ITS
WORTHWHILE GETTING OUT TO VOTE,
YOU WANT TO BE REPRESENTED. YOU.WANT TO BE REPRESENTED.
YOU.
YOU WANT TO BE REPRESENTED.
EVERY SINGLE PERSON.
AND THATS WHY FOR ME IM -- AT THE END OF THE DAY, I WANT AT
THE END OF THE DAY, I WANT EVERYBODY -- I DONT CARE WHAT
EVERYBODY -- I DONT CARE WHAT
YOUR POLITICAL VIEWS ARE, I WANT EVERYBODY TO VOTE BECAUSE THATNT
EVERYBODY TO VOTE BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT WE WILL HAVE A
MEANS THAT WE WILL HAVE A
COUNTRY THAT IS TRULY
REPRESENTING ITS CITIZENS.
>> THATS A GREAT MESSAGE.