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brooklynite

(94,598 posts)
Sun Dec 12, 2021, 10:21 AM Dec 2021

'We're getting hit from every angle': Georgia Dems fight attempt to bulldoze 2020 gains

Politico

First came passage of one of the nation’s most restrictive voting bills. Then came efforts to overhaul the number of elected offices in one of Georgia’s 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 Party’s gains or dilute Democratic power. And with a high-stakes Senate race, a governor’s race and several competitive House races in 2022, they could have implications that reach well beyond Georgia’s 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 OP
Republicans hate Democracy. madaboutharry Dec 2021 #1
The legal challenge to GA voter suppression bill wins first step. Judge rules suit can move forward PortTack Dec 2021 #2
Party of Lincoln? No. The GOP is the Party of George Lincoln Rockwell. JohnQFunk Dec 2021 #3

PortTack

(32,778 posts)
2. The legal challenge to GA voter suppression bill wins first step. Judge rules suit can move forward
Sun Dec 12, 2021, 12:15 PM
Dec 2021

There are 7 suits brought against their voter suppression law including the DOJ, ACLU and the NAACP

The gqp isn’t going to win hands down on this one.

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