Seeking vindication after a stinging 2018 gubernatorial loss, former GA House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams stands by her refusal to concede in what she calls a “broken” election system that saw her lose by less than 1.5 percentage points to Brian Kemp.
from last month found that the bill reduced ballot box access in the communities that needed them most, which also have the highest number of voters of color and Democrats.
“In any state that’s going to have tight elections, and Georgia’s had some nail-biters, then even those marginal changes could have significant effects on the outcome of elections,” Benjamin Gonzalez O’Brien, professor of political science at San Diego State University, “We have seen increased participation in elections year over year in the state of Georgia,” she said, adding that the number of voters cannot be the only metric. “Voter suppression isn’t designed to stop all voting. It is designed to create barriers for some voters and those voters indeed face barriers. ... Because more people get in the water, it doesn’t mean there are fewer sharks. Those barriers are there.
“The biggest red flag for the Abrams campaign is that few, if any, [polls] have her at her 2018 mark and every poll has her trailing,” Fred Hicks, an Atlanta-based political strategist and analyst, told Yahoo News. “Abrams has to first bring back the coalition that took her to the brink and then inspire more voters within that coalition to come out and vote. The race will tighten, but she has a lot of ground to cover.
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