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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNearly 8,000 New Voters Registered Ahead of Georgia Special Election
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/05/nearly-8000-new-voters-registered-ahead-georgia-special-electionNearly 8,000 New Voters Registered Ahead of Georgia Special Election
It's enough to make the difference in a close raceand potentially put Democrat Jon Ossoff on top.
Pema Levy
May 31, 2017 1:11 PM
A last-minute push to register voters in Georgia's 6th Congressional District before the June 20 special election has resulted in nearly 8,000 new voters in the district as of Tuesday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. That's a big enough number to swing a close election, and polls thus far show the race within the margin of error. It's also an encouraging sign for Democrat Jon Ossoff, the insurgent candidate who topped the first round of voting in the solidly Republican district and is hoping that new voters can put him on top in the June 20 runoff.
The election between Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel has been widely portrayed as a test of the Democratic resistance to President Donald Trump. In the conservative district, Ossoff is trying to peel off Republican voters disenchanted with Trump, particularly white women. But in order to win, Ossoff also needs strong support from the Democratic base and new voters. So when a federal judge reopened voter registration in the district through May 21, groups that target young, poor, and minority voters rushed into the district to register eligible voters. The 7,942 new voters include new registrants and people who moved into the district after the primary and transferred their registration.
The district has more than 521,000 registered voters, so it's unclear whether another 7,942or about 1.5 percent of that totalwill make a difference. Ossoff fell 3,700 votes short of winning an outright majority in the primary on April 18. If the runoff remains a toss-up, these new voters could determine the winner.
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Nearly 8,000 New Voters Registered Ahead of Georgia Special Election (Original Post)
babylonsister
May 2017
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Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)1. Is Germany going to monitor this election? France?
Wish I was kidding, eh. Really really want Handel kicked to the curb, but my faith in a free and fair election has been - well, tampered with.
Go Jon!!
wildeyed
(11,243 posts)2. If they are mostly Democrats.
Fingers crossed.
Gothmog
(145,079 posts)3. This is great news