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Related: About this forumGeorgia 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 years midterms.
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Georgia May Add Police At Polling Places Ahead Of Midterm Elections (Original Post)
L. Coyote
Feb 2022
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magicguido
(6,315 posts)1. they want to frighten off Black Voters, this is too Blatant
wryter2000
(46,016 posts)2. Something tells me
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.
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.
usaf-vet
(6,094 posts)4. COPS or Brown Shirts? NT
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)5. Cops at brown/black precincts?