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New Jersey just admitted that a software error put sixty six hundred noncitizens on the voter rolls, and when Jesse Arm calls that a widespread problem on CNN NewsNight, host Abby Phillip decides the real scandal is his choice of words. In this breakdown we react to one of the most revealing panel segments of the year on NewsNight with Abby Phillip on CNN. Governor Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, discloses that a serious software error in New Jersey's motor vehicle system, going back to June 2023, improperly registered roughly 6600 noncitizens to vote. These were people who told the system they were not citizens and got registered anyway. About 400 of them cast ballots. Mikie Sherrill fired the vendor, took accountability at the podium, and even called out the failure that started before her own time in office. Credit where it is due, because that is what responsible leadership looks like. And we say so in this video, because we do not do cheap shots on this channel. But then the CNN table gets hold of the story, and everything goes sideways. Jesse Arm of the Manhattan Institute calls thousands of noncitizens on the voter rolls a widespread problem, and Abby Phillip locks onto one word. Widespread. What is your definition of widespread. Is it one percent. Is it two percent. Over and over, while Jesse Arm calmly answers her again and again. We name the tactic in this video, it is called the line drawing trap. Demand an exact percentage for a word like widespread, and if your opponent gives a number you argue the number, and if he refuses he looks like he cannot defend his own claim. Either way, the actual story, noncitizens on the rolls of an American state, never gets discussed. It gets so obvious that Scott Jennings finally says it to her face. You are pounding him over the word widespread. When a panelist has to step in and name what the host is doing to his colleague, that is not moderating anymore, that is badgering. Then Scott Jennings asks the only question in the segment that actually cuts. What is your tolerance for any fraud at all. Watch closely, because nobody at that table ever gives him a number. Keith Boykin argues it was not fraud because there was no intent, just a mistake. Alencia Johnson praises the governor for transparency. And both of them want to commend Mikie Sherrill while trashing Donald Trump in the same breath. We break down why that logic does not hold. We all want freer and fairer elections, right? So why commend Mikie but mock Trump? And do not tell me it is about evidence, because New Jersey is the evidence. The exact thing Donald Trump has been warning about just happened, sixty six hundred noncitizens on the rolls, four hundred ballots cast, confirmed by a Democrat governor at a podium. You cannot praise Mikie Sherrill for cleaning up the problem and ridicule Donald Trump for warning about the problem. Pick a lane. Either the voter rolls can be corrupted or they cannot, and Mikie Sherrill just told you they can. The White House is now pointing to New Jersey as the case for the Save America Act, and after this segment it is easy to see why the argument is landing. We also play a game in this one. From the moment Abby Phillip first says the word widespread, we count how many times she repeats it, and you should too, because the number is honestly hard to believe. Put your count in the comments. No ads here, no sponsor, just me, the clip, and you. That is the whole deal on this channel. If this breakdown gave you something the mainstream will not give you straight, do a friend a favor and share it with one person who needs to see it. Tell us where you land in the comments. What was your widespread count? Was Abby Phillip moderating that exchange or badgering Jesse Arm? What is your tolerance number for noncitizen ballots, since the table would not give one? And does Mikie Sherrill deserve the credit for coming clean? Drop your answers below. Source clip: NewsNight with Abby Phillip on CNN, featuring Scott Jennings, Jesse Arm, Keith Boykin, and Alencia Johnson. SUBSCRIBE for honest breakdowns of the biggest cable news moments, with no sponsors and no script. If you want to help keep the lights on, there is a tip jar linked below, no pressure at all. MORE FROM THE CHANNEL: Scott Jennings Says BOMB Pickaxe Mountain. The CNN Table Loses It. Scott Jennings And Jesse Arm OUTSMART CNN On Iran And Pete Hegseth Pete Hegseth Versus Congress: The Full Breakdown Disclaimer: This video contains third party news footage used under fair use for the purposes of commentary, criticism, and education. All rights to the original footage belong to their respective owners. #JesseArm #AbbyPhillip #ScottJennings #NewJersey #VoterFraud

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