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In response to "GA early voting Day 1: 85% increase from 2018, fell 5k short of 2020 presidential. -- (link)" by Strongbad

literal Jim Crow smh -- nm

Posted by ML (aka Iadodger) Oct 18 '22, 08:27

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It's sad how people just assumed with GA in the South and Kemp being an R that their updated laws would decrease turnout - Strongbad Oct 18, 08:33 7
- IM: Abrams dodged that exact question last night, so we can assume - ML Oct 18, 08:42
- It's hard to prove a negative though. Would turnout be higher without those laws? Do we know (can we know)? - ty97 Oct 18, 08:35 5
  - In the end, regardless, it doesn't justify making it harder to vote under any circumstances. People are fighting for their rights and it's admirable, - pmb Oct 18, 08:56 4
    - How did the laws make it harder to vote if turnout is up 85% from the last midterm 2018? -- nm - Strongbad Oct 18, 09:17 3
      - Just because people came out to vote doesn't mean it wasn't harder. It doesn't mean that didn't have to travel further, be subjected to more -- (edited) - pmb Oct 18, 09:28 2
        
        You're right, it doesn't. - Strongbad Oct 18, 09:37 1
        
        I disagree. It doesn't change the narrative at all. It just means it didn't work because people recognize what's at stake. Also, it could simply - pmb Oct 18, 09:43

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