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Stacey Abrams: “In Georgia, mail-in voting has been primarily used by Republican voters for years, 2020 was first time Democrats won…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2021
In Georgia, mail-in voting has been primarily used by Republican voters for years, 2020 was first time Democrats won both early and mail-in voting. And to break that because too many Democrats voted, because too many black and brown people voted is to cut off your nose to spite your face. And the people in charge should be listened to, and they should be -- we should hear loud and clear that they are willing to destroy democracy to win elections.
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Stacey Abrams
Democratic · Georgia
Source
msnbc.com

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Stacey Abrams discusses the implications of Republicans opposing mail-in voting after Democrats' success in the 2020 elections.

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