Yeah, no, I mean, this is big business, is it not? Voter data and voter mining data, that is big business, is it not?

It very much is.

And it really, we're looking at, you know, you have in this upcoming election, control of Congress is coming up, several state legislatures.

You have local races that matter all across the country.

So it's big business, but it's also big power.

And, you know, and really the power should be in the people's hands and is in the people's hands.

And that's why we have to focus on getting through the process.

And that's what you get when the federal government is in charge of your voting election data.

You know, I mean, how do you deal with that issue? You know, these are depression on campuses.

These are shenanigans that have been happening for a long time.

A lot of these tactics aren't new.

When I was in college my freshman year, we all voted because there was a polling place right there on campus.

And then the town that we were in decided too many students voted, so they moved the polling location clear across the city.

Freshmen and sophomores at that school weren't allowed to have cars.

There wasn't mass transit.

Is your organization involved in a lot of litigation around voting? Yeah.

Talk to me about ensuring safe elections and what does that mean? And what are your concerns in this election cycle?

Well, I think first we have to realize out here that there are two types of people.

There are the majority of Americans who want to see free and fair elections, who want to have their voice heard at the ballot box, and who believe in a healthy and thriving democracy.

And then there is a different type of person who believes in some... other style of government.

And that's what we're really talking about, a more authoritarian take, where no matter what side of the aisle you're on, if you're the average American, you wouldn't have your voice heard.

And I think that that is truly what's at stake now and in the future.

And my concerns for this election, of course, I'm concerned about voter intimidation, seeing that the interactions today on the Hill is nerve-wracking and concerning.

But what are those who are tuning into your website saying to you about this election season?

What are you noticing as far as registration is going?

So at Vote.org, we saw a really early this year spike in registrations, early in the election cycle, where people really wanted to have their voice heard and were registering in record numbers.

A disproportionate number of those people are 18 this year.

So that's really exciting for us.

We know we're onboarding the next generation.

And I think that What I'm really noticing and have noticed election cycle after election cycle is these tactics are not fully new.

People have been trying to wash voters out of the election cycle for many years, generations past ours as well.

And I think that that really scares the hell out of them.