Voter suppression in Georgia - Validation for MLB moving the All-Star game!

[Willence]

NOT!

Damn that voter suppression.

Georgia says it saw 160 percent increase in early voting between 2020 and 2022

Georgia has seen a 160 percent increase in early voting since it opened earlier this month, compared to the same period in the state’s 2020 primary season, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperg…

thehill.com

Georgia has seen a 160 percent increase in early voting since it opened earlier this month, compared to the same period in the state’s 2020 primary season, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s (R) office announced on Wednesday.

I'll take more false narratives for $400, Alex!

 

[dpic73]

NOT!

Damn that voter suppression.

Georgia says it saw 160 percent increase in early voting between 2020 and 2022

Georgia has seen a 160 percent increase in early voting since it opened earlier this month, compared to the same period in the state’s 2020 primary season, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperg…

thehill.com

Georgia has seen a 160 percent increase in early voting since it opened earlier this month, compared to the same period in the state’s 2020 primary season, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s (R) office announced on Wednesday.

I'll take more false narratives for $400, Alex!

A "false narrative" that he admitted to. Hmm

 

[Willence]

A "false narrative" that he admitted to. Hmm

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This summarizes everything that's wrong with politics. He didn't say anything about what the twitter post claims. Both sides do it but one is a bit worse and it has no place anywhere. Of course, coming from you, it's quite typical given that it appears truth and accuracy matter little and electoral wins are the priority no matter what it takes.

 

[dpic73]

This summarizes everything that's wrong with politics. He didn't say anything about what the twitter post claims. Both sides do it but one is a bit worse and it has no place anywhere. Of course, coming from you, it's quite typical given that it appears truth and accuracy matter little and electoral wins are the priority no matter what it takes.

LMAO, have you lost your mind? How else would you interpret these words?

“I was as frustrated as anyone else with the results, especially at the federal level. And we did something about it with Senate Bill 202.”

I'll wait....and oh by the way, I'd prefer we go by the popular vote before the electoral college.

Also, here's a link to the debate if you want to listen to it in context. Start at 10:45 to hear the accusation from Perdue that he's responding to. https://www.c-span.org/video/?519788-1/georgia-gubernatorial-republican-debate

 

[Willence]

LMAO, have you lost your mind? How else would you interpret these words?

“I was as frustrated as anyone else with the results, especially at the federal level. And we did something about it with Senate Bill 202.”

I'll wait....and oh by the way, I'd prefer we go by the popular vote before the electoral college.

Also, here's a link to the debate if you want to listen to it in context. Start at 10:45 to hear the accusation from Perdue that he's responding to. https://www.c-span.org/video/?519788-1/georgia-gubernatorial-republican-debate

As someone who is really frustrated with all the mail in ballots, drop boxes, vote harvesting and wild west approach to things it is easy to understand. Our laws in Georgia are not restrictive. Certainly not any more restrictive than a lot of places. You're going to hear what you want rather than what is said. We all do that to a certain degree. Hence the number one public threat that is confirmation bias on both sides.

 

[dpic73]

As someone who is really frustrated with all the mail in ballots, drop boxes, vote harvesting and wild west approach to things it is easy to understand. Our laws in Georgia are not restrictive. Certainly not any more restrictive than a lot of places. You're going to hear what you want rather than what is said. We all do that to a certain degree. Hence the number one public threat that is confirmation bias on both sides.

There was nothing to be frustrated about because there was minimal fraud found after three recounts and he even approved the administration of those results. He's frustrated because they lost and he was being challenged by a Trump sycophant. If you can't see he was trying to throw election deniers a bone, I don't know what to tell you. You definitely aren't hearing what he said, that I can tell you.

 

[WapPride]

There was nothing to be frustrated about because there was minimal fraud found after three recounts and he even approved the administration of those results. He's frustrated because they lost and he was being challenged by a Trump sycophant. If you can't see he was trying to throw election deniers a bone, I don't know what to tell you. You definitely aren't hearing what he said, that I can tell you.

this is the part that i don't get at all. georgia has been under a magnifying glass since 2020 and nothing has been found. we should be wanting to make it as easy as possible for everyone to vote, yet one party seems to fight that tooth and nail despite there being NO EVIDENCE of widespread voter fraud.

 

[TigerGrowls]

this is the part that i don't get at all. georgia has been under a magnifying glass since 2020 and nothing has been found. we should be wanting to make it as easy as possible for everyone to vote, yet one party seems to fight that tooth and nail despite there being NO EVIDENCE of widespread voter fraud.

Incorrect.

 

[DW4_2016]

Incorrect.

with a mass of evidence like that how could we not agree with you.

 

[iceheart08]

NOT!

Damn that voter suppression.

Georgia says it saw 160 percent increase in early voting between 2020 and 2022

Georgia has seen a 160 percent increase in early voting since it opened earlier this month, compared to the same period in the state’s 2020 primary season, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperg…

thehill.com

Georgia has seen a 160 percent increase in early voting since it opened earlier this month, compared to the same period in the state’s 2020 primary season, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s (R) office announced on Wednesday.

I'll take more false narratives for $400, Alex!

A bunch of people voting doesn't mean Republicans didn't seek to make it harder to vote in Georgia with that bill.

It only proves the voter suppression efforts didn't work, not that they didn't happen...

 

[Willence]

A bunch of people voting doesn't mean Republicans didn't seek to make it harder to vote in Georgia with that bill.

It only proves the voter suppression efforts didn't work, not that they didn't happen...

That's another place I guess you'd not like me much. I listened to a video the other day interviewing people in North Carolina on both sides. Half were GOP and half were Democrats. I can truly say that none of the people that talked to should be able to vote. They were all uninformed partisan idiots. The last thing we need in this country. So I am all for voting being more difficult. Anything that confirms brain activity is good.

And btw, they didn't try to make it harder to vote but whatever floats your boat. I learned long ago you will never change the angle you view things from.

 

[jakefest]

A bunch of people voting doesn't mean Republicans didn't seek to make it harder to vote in Georgia with that bill.

It only proves the voter suppression efforts didn't work, not that they didn't happen...

Well they had recored turnouts due to the very gracious early voting periods, especially when compared to places like Delaware, NJ etc. So either the repubs failed massively or there was never really any issue at all.

 

[PalmettoTiger1]

There was nothing to be frustrated about because there was minimal fraud found after three recounts and he even approved the administration of those results. He's frustrated because they lost and he was being challenged by a Trump sycophant. If you can't see he was trying to throw election deniers a bone, I don't know what to tell you. You definitely aren't hearing what he said, that I can tell you.

if you consider the Georgia voter laws to be unacceptable I suggest you look at and thoroughly read the Delaware voter laws and compare them to Georgia

Delaware has far worse and restrictive laws yet that state is ignored while Georgia is demonized

 

[dpic73]

if you consider the Georgia voter laws to be unacceptable I suggest you look at and thoroughly read the Delaware voter laws and compare them to Georgia

Delaware has far worse and restrictive laws yet that state is ignored while Georgia is demonized

I wasn't comparing Georgia to other states, nor was I commenting on how restrictive the law was. I was making the point that the "governor himself" made the statement that the new voting laws were a direct reflection of his frustration with the Democrats winning the Presidential and Senate races. Describe it however you want but his goal wasn't to make it easier to vote.

I live in Georgia and just speaking for myself, I would normally receive an application in the mail to request an absentee ballot - but not this year. I'm not saying it's hard to vote but that did make it harder.

 

[jakefest]

I wasn't comparing Georgia to other states, nor was I commenting on how restrictive the law was. I was making the point that the "governor himself" made the statement that the new voting laws were a direct reflection of his frustration with the Democrats winning the Presidential and Senate races. Describe it however you want but his goal wasn't to make it easier to vote.

I live in Georgia and just speaking for myself, I would normally receive an application in the mail to request an absentee ballot - but not this year. I'm not saying it's hard to vote but that did make it harder.

So instead, you had to actually request the form to ask for an absentee ballot? Seems like that would be a good way for the state to save tax payer dollars while also being more "green" rather than blanket mailing out millions of unnecessary forms that will just end up in landfills, no?

Any reason why you couldn't just show up in person and vote?

 

[dpic73]

So instead, you had to actually request the form to ask for an absentee ballot? Seems like that would be a good way for the state to save tax payer dollars while also being more "green" rather than blanket mailing out millions of unnecessary forms that will just end up in landfills, no?

Any reason why you couldn't just show up in person and vote?

Now you're conflating two different issues Jakey. Kemp wasn't trying to address climate change with the new laws I can assure you - he was adding a step to make it more difficult to vote by mail. It's not hard to actually request a ballot but it's something that may fall by the wayside during the course of a busy week and something a person could easily forget to do.

And yes I can show up in person to vote, but carving an hour or two out of the day to do that is harder than taking five minutes to put my ballot in an envelope and drop it in the mail.

Do you really think you'd read Breitbart as much if you actually had to go to a newsstand to get it?

 

[jakefest]

Now you're conflating two different issues Jakey. Kemp wasn't trying to address climate change with the new laws I can assure you - he was adding a step to make it more difficult to vote by mail. It's not hard to actually request a ballot but it's something that may fall by the wayside during the course of a busy week and something a person could easily forget to do.

And yes I can show up in person to vote, but carving an hour or two out of the day to do that is harder than taking five minutes to put my ballot in an envelope and drop it in the mail.

Do you really think you'd read Breitbart as much if you actually had to go to a newsstand to get it?

Just being practical really.

Yeah, I get the climate/earth wasn't part of the consideration but happy accident, am I right?

I think if there was something I really wanted to do and there was only one way to do it, I would conform or I would just choose not to do it.

 

[dpic73]

Just being practical really.

Yeah, I get the climate/earth wasn't part of the consideration but happy accident, am I right?

I think if there was something I really wanted to do and there was only one way to do it, I would conform or I would just choose not to do it.

That's easy for YOU to say. What if you're not a person of means and you live far from a polling location without reliable transportation? I'm sure there are plenty of things that people would like to do but don't because of the obstacles. This is one of them.

 

[jakefest]

That's easy for YOU to say. What if you're not a person of means and you live far from a polling location without reliable transportation? I'm sure there are plenty of things that people would like to do but don't because of the obstacles. This is one of theme

When I was 14 years old, I bagged groceries at a Bi-Lo in upstate SC......we lived almost 4 miles away. I walked to and from at least 70% of the time, in some cases as late as 11PM at night. I think in 2 years, I was late once and that was due to high school sports.

My first point here dicpic is that I didn't come from wealth nor were we people of means but like many Americans, I just did what I had to do.

My second point, whilst I can't comment on the average distance to reach a polling station in rural parts of Georgia, I do think folks can find a way to get there once every 2-4 years.

 

[iceheart08]

When I was 14 years old, I bagged groceries at a Bi-Lo in upstate SC......we lived almost 4 miles away. I walked to and from at least 70% of the time, in some cases as late as 11PM at night. I think in 2 years, I was late once and that was due to high school sports.

My first point here dicpic is that I didn't come from wealth nor were we people of means but like many Americans, I just did what I had to do.

My second point, whilst I can't comment on the average distance to reach a polling station in rural parts of Georgia, I do think folks can find a way to get there once every 2-4 years.

im really struggling with why you are arguing against making voting as easy as possible? of course, our elections should be secure, but again, why are you arguing against making voting as easy as possible?

 

[jakefest]

im really struggling with why you are arguing against making voting as easy as possible? of course, our elections should be secure, but again, why are you arguing against making voting as easy as possible?

I'm struggling with why you think it was hard when they had record turnouts in early voting? It's like you hate data or something.

It all seemed like it was really really easy

 

[dpic73]

When I was 14 years old, I bagged groceries at a Bi-Lo in upstate SC......we lived almost 4 miles away. I walked to and from at least 70% of the time, in some cases as late as 11PM at night. I think in 2 years, I was late once and that was due to high school sports.

My first point here dicpic is that I didn't come from wealth nor were we people of means but like many Americans, I just did what I had to do.

My second point, whilst I can't comment on the average distance to reach a polling station in rural parts of Georgia, I do think folks can find a way to get there once every 2-4 years.

When I was a kid I'd hop on a pogo stick backwards through a mile of broken glass to buy an egg ... .I wonder if I'll be able to do that when I'm 75? 🤔

 

[jakefest]

When I was a kid I'd hop on a pogo stick backwards through a mile of broken glass to buy an egg ... .I wonder if I'll be able to do that when I'm 75? 🤔

Depends on how badly you want that egg I guess

 

[jschneid30]

Voter suppression? Really?? Watch 2000 mules

 

[dpic73]

Voter suppression? Really?? Watch 2000 mules

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