Georgia shows record early voting turnout despite its laws being Jim Crow on steroids – twitchy.com
The many, many times that Stacey Abrams has questioned the outcome of the 2018 gubernatorial election in Georgia, she blamed her loss on voter suppression, despite there being record voter turnout. Under Gov. Brian Kemp, the state strengthened its voting laws and managed to alienate half the country, with President Joe Biden calling the new rules “Jim Crow on steroids.” Even the trusty Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler called out Biden for lying, claiming the new law ends voting hours early.
As we reported in August, Georgia hit 95 percent of eligible voters registered.
Now early voting is underway, and the secretary of state says they’re seeing record numbers:
Our team here at @GaSecofState is reviewing turnout today and we are seeing record numbers again. As of 5pm we’ve seen over 100,000 Georgians cast early in person votes. Another record, this for Day 2 of Early Voting. #gapol #PlanYourVote pic.twitter.com/L3Nf5YF0bS
— Gabriel Sterling (@GabrielSterling) October 18, 2022
Republican Jim-Crow-on-steroids voter suppression at work: https://t.co/rT5vWHluuC pic.twitter.com/nlxzx26ifT
— Byron York (@ByronYork) October 18, 2022
Jim-Eagle voter suppression Byron.
— Race Bannon (@RaceBannon18Z) October 18, 2022
I think there’s a wide gap between “Jim Crow” and “casting a ballot 3 weeks before the election”.
— AmishDude (@TheAmishDude) October 18, 2022
So glad that @MLB removed the all star game from Atlanta.
— Tad Kolke (@TadKolke) October 18, 2022
Voter suppression! 😂
— Christopher Wagner (@Christo21827135) October 18, 2022
But it would have been a million if that law wasn’t passed.
— Eric Greenbaum (@EricGreenbaum) October 18, 2022
jIm cRoW tWo pOiNt O
— Ryan the millennial Dad (@patriotic_giant) October 18, 2022
We wonder if we’ll hear any updates from Biden or from Major League Baseball. Or from Abrams. It’ll still be voter suppression if she loses.
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Editor’s Note:
Related:
Biden calls Georgia election law ‘Jim Crow on steroids’ to support MLB moving All-Star game out of the state https://t.co/NGb7GHUpuJ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 1, 2021
