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uponit7771

(90,335 posts)
Sat Nov 17, 2018, 01:17 PM Nov 2018

Sooooo, Stacy Abrams lost by 54,000 votes and Kemp held up 53,000 voter registrations ...

... and this is not the lead story on every channel every hour ?!?!!


This is some overt out in the open cheating, I'm thinking a run off would've been possible without the overt voter suppression in GA



I pray voter protection legislation is on the top of the DNC's list of things to do during this session of congress.


On the bright side it looks like there's a path to turn Georgia Blue.


Please support the dems run for Georgia's Dec 4 Secretary of states run off.


Regards

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GemDigger

(4,305 posts)
2. If they think this win in 18 chilled me out....
Sat Nov 17, 2018, 01:22 PM
Nov 2018

.. they are wrong! The crap with the voter suppression just pissed me off even more. Onward!





uponit7771

(90,335 posts)
9. +1, at the least Mother Jones is covering so it's not 100% ignored but yeah, I'm disgusted that this
Sat Nov 17, 2018, 04:39 PM
Nov 2018

... isn't number 1 story for the next 3 weeks.

This is nearly as overt as Fl 2000,

In other mixed aisle forums MAGA Bastards aren't even arguing there was some cheating in GA

violetpastille

(1,483 posts)
4. You are so right. This story is everything.
Sat Nov 17, 2018, 01:29 PM
Nov 2018

And it is a story that HAS everything, I don't know why the channels don't see the inherent drama.

This story is the classic battle of good v. evil.

I cannot listen to Stacey Abrams talk about anything for longer than a minute or two without crying. I"m pretty crusty so if i'm moved I know there are many, many, many others having the same reaction.

She is that inspiring leader we say that we want. She's a moral leader.

Funtatlaguy

(10,870 posts)
5. I generally don't like boycotts because innocents often suffer.
Sat Nov 17, 2018, 02:11 PM
Nov 2018

However, something needs to be done in Georgia.
Brian Kemp managed the suppression of his own election.
There needs to be some consequences fir what he did.

GoCubsGo

(32,078 posts)
6. Imagine what kind of lead she'd have if al those suppressed voters also had their say.
Sat Nov 17, 2018, 02:17 PM
Nov 2018

Hopefully, this will piss off enough people to put John Barrow in office in the S of S run-off. I'm sure Kemp will try to steal that for his criminal syndicate, as well.

EleanorR

(2,389 posts)
7. The lengths Kemp had to go to "win" are astounding
Sat Nov 17, 2018, 02:27 PM
Nov 2018

Has any republican anywhere called out this travesty?

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,313 posts)
11. don't forget the 1.5 million purged from rolls
Sun Nov 18, 2018, 12:06 AM
Nov 2018

And the 4 hour lines while new machines were in the warehouse.
And the polling places closed (just coincidentally in African American communities).
And the signatures.
And the 'return to addressee' mail-in ballots.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
14. Yes. MANY blatant election-theft crimes were committed.
Sun Nov 18, 2018, 08:07 AM
Nov 2018
"Abrams went on to announce the creation of Fair Fight Georgia, a new group that she says will soon be filing a federal lawsuit against Georgia “for the gross mismanagement of this election.”


Yes! I'm glad she's fighting all the way. This was our election that was stolen too. My husband and I did not vote to put our state in the hands of an unprincipled, bigoted, incompetent criminal.
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