- Say, remember when the walking cadaver in the White House claimed Georgia's 2021 voter reform bill would suppress the black vote? 'Cause I 'member.
"This makes Jim Crow look like Jim Eagle. This is gigantic, what they're trying to do."
— The Recount (@therecount) March 25, 2021
— President Biden on Republican-led state efforts to roll back voting rights pic.twitter.com/12JT5PDZyy
After yet another election cycle where Georgia saw all-time records in early voting and overall turnout, Jeff Jacoby at The Boston Globe is wondering where Georgia's elected Republicans go for their apology.
It may be too much to expect the president to retract anything he has said about Trump specifically. But if he sincerely wishes to cool the overheated atmosphere of the past few years, he might start by publicly taking back his slanders about Georgia’s election law. Nearly four years of data have now proven conclusively that there was no attempt to prevent Georgians from voting. The “Jim Crow” line of attack was sheer racial demagoguery with no basis in fact.
Biden ought to say so and apologize for his role in promoting such an ugly libel. Not just because it would be the right thing to do but because it would set an example of how a mature and moral leader can make amends for contributing to the rancor and meanness of our civil discourse. Such a demonstration of contrition by the outgoing president might give the incoming president something to think about and — who knows? — perhaps even emulate.
To be fair, I'm not 100% convinced that Biden didn't merely spout was being shown on a teleprompter. I mean, if Pinocchio conveyed something so nasty, would it be he or Geppetto who should relay the apology?
- With Minnesota voters thankfully ending the DFL trifecta in state government this election cycle, there's a way forward to actually secure majorities in the Minnesota Legislature. And dare I say there's groundwork established for winning state wide?
Just prior to Election Day, State Rep. (and conservative powerhouse) Walter Hudson gave his perspective at Hot Gas Air.
(The) radical agenda (implemented in 2023 & 2024) is the result of eligible conservative voters who stayed home in 2022, voters whose values align with the Republican platform. Contrary to the familiar media narrative, those voters include a growing number of minorities. If Minnesota Republicans and allied organizations can organize and engage these voters, Minnesota could shift from blue to red. We’ve already seen this realignment since 2016, when Trump came within 2% of winning the state, and the traditionally Democratic Iron Range flipped to red. This year, we’re on track to secure rural Minnesota and make inroads in urban areas. In fact, just a few percentage points’ shift in key counties could be enough to tip future elections.
In conversations with community members in the Twin Cities and North Minneapolis, I constantly hear stories of political fatigue. Minneapolis and St. Paul, under decades of Democratic leadership, have promised “change” and “progress,” but many residents feel nothing improves in their neighborhoods. I’ve often heard Black residents say they don’t vote because it doesn’t seem to matter: “Nothing ever changes in the neighborhood.”
Let's face it: it's highly unlikely a MN GOP candidate will ever win an election in an urban Senate or House District. But if they start attaining upper 30s, maybe even 40% of the vote in a given race? That would go a long way to breaking the nearly 20-year losing streak in statewide elections.
Thankfully, many activists are learning that bolstering that kind support will require more than candidates being airdropped into those districts mere weeks before an election.
- I've seen many instances of this particular graph being circulated on social media since the morning after Election Day.
In the end, 158.4 million votes were cast in 2020. When it's all said and done, 2024 turnout is expected to come in at 156.2. That's still fewer raw votes overall, but ain't FIFTEEN MILLION less.
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