I Think It's a Sensible, Good Government Solution

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i think we should have the government send everybody id to their mail boxes. It's just clearly wrong that people were having a shell out eight dollars, you know, which in texas is ten hours of minimum wage labor,. That's just too high a burden to get people to the poles. The idea like this is one that both parties sh just come together and pass. And it would be good for america right now and value it as a democracy. i still somehow have my birth certificate, but i always think i'm about to lose it.

Sam Koppelman is a Democratic strategist who served as director of surrogate speechwriting on the Biden campaign. He is the author, with former Attorney General Eric Holder, of Our Unfinished March: The Violent Past and Imperiled Future of the Vote—a History, a Crisis, a Plan.

In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Sam Koppelman discuss the history of voting rights, how and whether to reform institutions from the electoral college to primary elections, and why Democrats are in such a weak position as they head into the midterms and 2024.

This transcript has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity.

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