The South Carolina Democrat told CNN's Kasie Hunt during an interview Thursday that he is "absolutely concerned" about what will happen in the run-up to the 2022 midterm elections. Clyburn, who is Black, spoke about what has altered since the civil rights movement.
"Let me remind the audience that in 1965, at the time of the advent of the Voting Rights Act, only 3% of African Americans in Alabama were registered to vote," Clyburn continued. "We came in with the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and look what we have now. Nine years ago, the Supreme Court took direct aim at that act in Shelby v. Holder and got rid of preclearance."
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Under Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, "certain areas of the country" that were more inclined to have "racial discrimination" were provided a method in which they needed preclearance from the government before modifying election laws Justice Department website. The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 vote on June 25, 2013, that using the formula found in Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act was unconstitutional.
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Democrats have been largely opposed to the electoral reforms enacted in GOP-led states over the past year, including limits on mail-in voting and tougher voter ID requirements that Republicans claim strengthen election security.
Democrats frequently maintain that the regulations will lead to disenfranchisement, especially among minority voters who, in some communities, face long lines to cast a vote and have pushed for the bills in Congress to manage these concerns by expanding federal oversight of elections.
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Biden raised concerns about the legitimacy of the 2022 midterm elections during a press conference Wednesday.
"Oh, yeah, I think it could easily be illegitimate," Biden said, bumbling through his answer.
The President then meandered, speculating about what would have happened after the 2020 election if then-Vice President Mike Pence succumbed to pressure by Trump and his allies to try and bar electoral votes on the day of the Capitol riot.
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When the reporter, RealClearPolitics's Philip Wegmann, formerly of the Washington Examiner, told Biden he only meant the 2022 election, the President did not regress from his assertion that there could be problems with the midterm elections. Biden turned his focus to the proposal by Democrats in the Senate to pass a pair of partisan election overhaul measures that were overpowered later that night when a united front of Republicans and two Democrats opposed making changes to filibuster rules.
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"The prospect of being an illegitimate is in direct proportion to us being able to get these reforms passed, but I don't think ... you're going to see the Democratic Party give up on coming back," Biden said.
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