Can Louisiana replicate Georgia's voter registration and turnout success?

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The Rev. Timothy McDonald, pastor at First Iconium Baptist Church in Atlanta, remembers being approached in a grocery store parking lot ahead of the fall 2022 elections.

The two people who walked up to him were working for Fair Fight and New Georgia Project, voter advocacy groups founded by Stacey Abrams that had helped significantly increase turnout among Black voters in the state.

“It was that kind of excitement that was out there,” McDonald said about get-out-the-vote efforts in Georgia.

Over the past decade, an increasing number of voter registration and education groups have worked in Georgia to increase participation by minority voters.

Groups such as Georgia Stand Up, ProGeorgia and the ones McDonald encountered set up voter registration tables and voter drives in communities across the state, went door-to-door to register people, organized rallies and hosted events with food trucks, music and dancing.




https://lailluminator.com/2023/12/31/georgia-voter/

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1. Given the horrible results this year they have a heck of a lot of work to do

Gov and Lt Gov were lost in the first round meaning that a GOP candidate got over 50% despite there being several candidates. The rest of the statewide races were lost over 60/40. In short, LA was a disaster. I am not saying this can't be done but it can't be done quickly or easily. We have a crap ton of ground to make up. Bill Clinton carried the state twice, and under Obama we had two Senators from there. Katrina permanently took out many Democrats, many moving to Houston and not moving back. And like much of the South, the White rural voters have turned vastly against us.