The trouble is, "we" read all of this stuff; at least half the country's voters stop at Part One

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Part the First

https://twitchy.com/dougp/2026/03/23/morning-joe-crew-and-chuck-schumer-argue-against-save-act-and-prove-theyre-clueless-in-the-process-n2426326

Part the Second

Let’s go into the wayback machine for filmmaker Ami Horowitz’s video, “How white liberals really view black voters”: Horwowitz begins by interviewing white wokes.on UC/ Berkeley’s campus in California, asking their opinion on the difficulty blacks encounter obtaining ID, then heads east to Harlem and asks blacks the same question — the answer won’t surprise you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JGmKHrWKMQ

The video i really too much fun to skip, but if you’re pressed for time, here’s an AI summary of the subject;

AI Overview

Based on street interviews and polling, there is a stark contrast between the opinions of white liberal students—such as those at UC Berkeley—regarding voter ID laws and the views held by black residents in urban areas like Harlem, NYC.

White Berkeley Students' Perspective

  • Perceived Hardship: In street interviews conducted by filmmaker Ami Horowitz, white students at Berkeley often suggested that requiring voter ID is racist or discriminatory, arguing that it suppresses the black vote.

  • Reasons Cited: They often expressed the belief that black citizens find it difficult to obtain identification due to limited access to DMVs, the internet, or smartphones, and that such laws disproportionately target people of color.

Black Residents' Perspective in NYC (Harlem)

  • Contrarian Views: When asked in Harlem, Black residents reported having identification and knowing others who also had it, frequently dismissing the notion that obtaining ID is difficult, according to reports from Ami Horowitz.

  • Disdain for Assumption: Some residents found the suggestion that Black people cannot navigate the process of obtaining an ID to be strange, condescending, or "soft racism".

  • Support for ID: These residents expressed no problem showing identification to vote and often support voter ID requirements to ensure election integrity.

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Key Takeaways

  • 76% of Black Americans support having photo ID to vote, according to a 2026 CNN report referenced in a video discussion.

  • The argument that voter ID laws are racist is viewed by some critics as a "manufactured controversy" that relies on a "bigotry of low expectations" regarding the capabilities of black Americans, according to the interviewed residents in NYC.

  • While national organizations like the League of Women Voters argue that 25% of black voters lack photo ID and face transportation/financial barriers, the immediate anecdotal response from the New York street interviews suggested a disconnect between that narrative and the reality of the residents interviewed.