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applegrove

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Tue Feb 2, 2021, 10:54 PM Feb 2021

How Democrats Won the Georgia Runoffs

How Democrats Won the Georgia Runoffs

February 2, 2021 at 8:45 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 45 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/02/02/how-democrats-won-the-georgia-runoffs/

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Atlanta Journal Constitution: “Over 752,000 Georgia voters who cast ballots in the presidential election didn’t show up again for the runoffs just two months later.”

“More than half of the no-shows were white, and many lived in rural areas, constituencies that lean toward Republican candidates.”

“Meanwhile, 228,000 new voters cast ballots in the runoffs who hadn’t voted in the Nov. 3 election. They were more racially diverse and younger voters who tend to back Democrats.”

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How Democrats Won the Georgia Runoffs (Original Post) applegrove Feb 2021 OP
I hope all those new voters, and more, show up... 3catwoman3 Feb 2021 #1
It's Beyond Amazing That Dems Found Over 100K New Voters That Hadn't Voted in the General Election Indykatie Feb 2021 #2
Maybe they got people who had not been political till Trump tried to destroy democracy. applegrove Feb 2021 #3
Thank you Stacey Abrams! c-rational Feb 2021 #4
Stacey Abrams ... Cha Feb 2021 #5
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