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Claire McCaskill: “If they want to keep you from voting, doesn`t it make you want to vote? I mean, that is a powerful psychological tool.…”

On the recordMarch 30, 2022
If they want to keep you from voting, doesn`t it make you want to vote? I mean, that is a powerful psychological tool. Everybody knows what the Republicans are doing.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Claire McCaskill emphasizes the importance of voter suppression as a motivator for voter turnout among marginalized communities.

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