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L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
Tue Feb 15, 2022, 01:10 PM Feb 2022

Georgia May Add Police At Polling Places Ahead Of Midterm Elections

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is calling for assigning state troopers to polling places to increase security, and one Atlanta neighborhood could secede from the city. Greg Bluestein, political reporter for the Atlanta Journal Constitution, joins Joshua Johnson for a closer look at Georgia politics, which could feature prominently in this year’s midterms.

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Georgia May Add Police At Polling Places Ahead Of Midterm Elections (Original Post) L. Coyote Feb 2022 OP
they want to frighten off Black Voters, this is too Blatant magicguido Feb 2022 #1
Something tells me wryter2000 Feb 2022 #2
The backlash will be significant. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #3
COPS or Brown Shirts? NT usaf-vet Feb 2022 #4
Cops at brown/black precincts? L. Coyote Feb 2022 #5

wryter2000

(46,016 posts)
2. Something tells me
Tue Feb 15, 2022, 01:46 PM
Feb 2022

They're pissing off the wrong voters with this excrement. I think I'll see if I can volunteer to make calls in GA again this year.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
3. The backlash will be significant.
Tue Feb 15, 2022, 01:55 PM
Feb 2022

Plus, recent voter registration efforts far exceed historical norms and they just keep adding more new voters. Republicans are preventing a lot of ballots from being cast, the their net effect may sink them.

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