Posted on May 23, 2022
Georgia voters showed us these 3 things about the fall election
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In Atlanta's distant suburbs, voters across the political spectrum report that local life is good in 2022 — but the direction of the country is not.
That's one of three major insights we gained while interviewing voters in a key state. We visited two metro Atlanta counties — one blue and one red, both prosperous, populous and diverse.
In Atlanta's distant suburbs, voters across the political spectrum report that local life is good in 2022 — but the direction of the country is not.
That's one of three major insights we gained while interviewing voters in a key state. We visited two metro Atlanta counties — one blue and one red, both prosperous, populous and diverse.
Georgia voters showed us these 3 things about the fall election
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The New Georgia Project has knocked on nearly 500,000 doors, made more than 110,000 phone calls and sent more than 166,000 text messages to voters in the months leading up to May’s primary election, according to the organization’s spokesman, Paul Glaze. It has also disseminated mailers and run print advertisements in Black newspapers. The message: Turn out to vote.
In the more than 500 African Methodist Episcopal churches across the state, pastors and local faith leaders have encouraged voters to cast ballots early and in person as a way to mitigate any potential effects of the new law. Church leaders have also created a weekly voting rights message that local preachers can work into their Sunday sermons.
“This turnout is not because of SB 202, but in spite of SB 202,” said Bishop Reginald T. Jackson, who leads the AME churches in Georgia, referring to the bill’s name in the legislature. He said his parishioners were “furious” at how Republicans in the state had justified the law in part by making claims of voter fraud that were later debunked in areas with large Black populations. “African Americans are resilient. You make up your mind there’s something we can’t do, we become more determined to demonstrate that we can do it.”"
..."The New Georgia Project has knocked on nearly 500,000 doors, made more than 110,000 phone calls and sent more than 166,000 text messages to voters in the months leading up to May’s primary election, according to the organization’s spokesman, Paul Glaze. It has also disseminated mailers and run print advertisements in Black newspapers. The message: Turn out to vote.
In the more than 500 African Methodist Episcopal churches across the state, pastors and local faith leaders have encouraged voters to cast ballots early and in person as a way to mitigate any potential effects of the new law. Church leaders have also created a weekly voting rights message that local preachers can work into their Sunday sermons.
“This turnout is not because of SB 202, but in spite of SB 202,” said Bishop Reginald T. Jackson, who leads the AME churches in Georgia, referring to the bill’s name in the legislature. He said his parishioners were “furious” at how Republicans in the state had justified the law in part by making claims of voter fraud that were later debunked in areas with large Black populations. “African Americans are resilient. You make up your mind there’s something we can’t do, we become more determined to demonstrate that we can do it.”"
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