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Steve Cohen: African Americans are the most disproportionately hurt by the coronavirus, therefore, the most likely to want to use…

On the recordSeptember 23, 2020
African Americans are the most disproportionately hurt by the coronavirus, therefore, the most likely to want to use mail-in voting to protect their health and, therefore, likely to be the most discriminated against, once again.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen highlights the impact of COVID-19 on African American voters and their voting preferences.

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