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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy did Georgia flip?
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Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
Rep.-elect Nikema Williams, chair of the Georgia Democratic Party: "This election was never about just Donald Trump for us. It was never about one election cycle. It was about giving power back to the people, making people's voices heard." @MSNBC
3:00 PM · Dec 4, 2020·TweetDeck
We're not giving this enough attention. Georgia voters threw off their shackles. Whether it was 2018 and Stacy Abrams and grass roots, or dislike of Trump or dislike of their GOP Senate candidates .... something really miraculous happened here. Texas was almost Texas, but Georgia was Georgia. Gives room for optimism on January 5, 2021.
GOTV. Go Blue, Georgia!
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Why did Georgia flip? (Original Post)
bucolic_frolic
Dec 2020
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underpants
(182,848 posts)1. Lots of grassroots over the years. Stacey. Kamala and AKA
Dont forget the AKA.
Aristus
(66,434 posts)2. We burned Georgia to the ground the first time they pissed us off.
I guess they finally got wise...
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)3. The state knew they lost Stacey Abrams as Gov in the last election because of shenanigans
That was enough to motivate the state voters - and Abrams and her team - to move mountains to cut-off the corruption in current election practices.
Also much the South is gerrymandered to deliver GOP votes - which they can't get any other way.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)6. This is the real reason.
Once the word was out that Abrams loss was documented in the corruption of Kemp,the AA as well as other Minority Communities knew enough was enough and pressured the Georgia Legislature to change the rules and allow Mail in Voting as well as Voter Registration without reprisal.
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msongs
(67,430 posts)5. anti-trump repubs voted for biden but not down ballot dems. that's why nt