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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'We're getting hit from every angle': Georgia Dems fight attempt to bulldoze 2020 gains
PoliticoFirst came passage of one of the nations most restrictive voting bills. Then came efforts to overhaul the number of elected offices in one of Georgias largest counties.
Now, with the pending passage of a new congressional map, Republicans have taken another step toward dismantling the Atlanta-area engine that turned Georgia blue, powering President Joe Biden to victory in 2020 and flipping control of the Senate to Democrats.
Just as Georgia has emerged as a pivotal swing state, the GOP-controlled legislature has gone to extraordinary lengths to overhaul election administration, rewrite election rules and redraw political lines in the fast-growing metro region that is currently reshaping state politics.
The changes stand to roll back many of the recent Democratic Partys gains or dilute Democratic power. And with a high-stakes Senate race, a governors race and several competitive House races in 2022, they could have implications that reach well beyond Georgias borders.
Now, with the pending passage of a new congressional map, Republicans have taken another step toward dismantling the Atlanta-area engine that turned Georgia blue, powering President Joe Biden to victory in 2020 and flipping control of the Senate to Democrats.
Just as Georgia has emerged as a pivotal swing state, the GOP-controlled legislature has gone to extraordinary lengths to overhaul election administration, rewrite election rules and redraw political lines in the fast-growing metro region that is currently reshaping state politics.
The changes stand to roll back many of the recent Democratic Partys gains or dilute Democratic power. And with a high-stakes Senate race, a governors race and several competitive House races in 2022, they could have implications that reach well beyond Georgias borders.
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'We're getting hit from every angle': Georgia Dems fight attempt to bulldoze 2020 gains (Original Post)
brooklynite
Dec 2021
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madaboutharry
(40,212 posts)1. Republicans hate Democracy.
The are showing us that they are fascists. We must believe them.
PortTack
(32,778 posts)2. The legal challenge to GA voter suppression bill wins first step. Judge rules suit can move forward
There are 7 suits brought against their voter suppression law including the DOJ, ACLU and the NAACP
The gqp isnt going to win hands down on this one.
JohnQFunk
(409 posts)3. Party of Lincoln? No. The GOP is the Party of George Lincoln Rockwell.
That simple.