GOP gubernatorial candidate David Perdue calls for new election police unit in Georgia

[spanone]

This is how republicans react to free and fair elections when they lose....

(CNN) - Republican gubernatorial candidate David Perdue on Thursday called for the creation of an election police unit in Georgia, echoing a proposal by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and continuing Perdue's focus on election falsehoods.

Perdue's plan would create "an Election Law Enforcement Division in the State of Georgia" that would "be charged with enforcing election laws, investigating election crimes and fraud, and arresting those who commit these offenses," according to a release from his campaign. Perdue's plan also called for "election results to be independently audited before certification."

Perdue, a former senator who lost his seat to Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in a runoff election last year, has made election falsehoods a central argument in his bid to unseat fellow Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in the gubernatorial primary.

After former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, he turned on Republicans in states that he lost, including Georgia, using his false claims about the election to turn his loyal supporters against the Republican elected officials. Kemp was a chief Trump target, and the former President has now endorsed Perdue's bid to unseat him.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/20/politics/david-perdue-election-police-force-georgia/index.html

[Samrob]

1. "Election Law Enforcement"???

Their dog whistle is not fooling anyone. They know using the term "law enforcement" is intimidating to many immigrants, African Americans and Hispanics. Voters who might have an unpaid parking ticket would stay away.

Perhaps the Democrats need to announce that there will be a cadre of voting rights attorneys present for all elections with national candidates?

[spanone]

5. The Voter Intimidation Squad.

[bullwinkle428]

2. If he came out and simply said "frat boys with axe handles", I could at least

give him points for honesty.

[Haggard Celine]

3. They're ratcheting up the drama.

Trump wants to cause as much chaos as possible to distract from his problems with the 1/6 Committee and the NY AG. It's going to take lots of controversy to keep the media distracted. Watch the outrage go through the roof in the next few months. This whole year will probably be a gigantic shitshow.

[walkingman]

4. I'm beginning to think this is a nation of hillbillies.

[Casady1]

6. Translation

Black people cheat white people have to put them in jail. see it is simple.