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In reply to the discussion: Greetings from Georgia's Blue Wall [View all]klook
(12,154 posts)33. Yes, my son's absentee ballot never arrived.
He voted early in person, as did my wife and I. Our polling place did a good job of keeping people separated, everybody wore masks, and we used a cute little cardboard stylus they gave us to mark our ballots on the touchscreen.
It's remarkable how much BS the Democrats in this state had to overcome to make this happen. Fortunately, elections are run at the county level, so they can be a backstop against some of the voter suppression tactics.
I still have a hard time believing the outcome, and of course Republicans are still going to try to steal it from us up until it's no longer possible. But we can pause and look at the bright blue sky today!
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Excellent. Grew up in Dekalb when there were lots of dirt roads. I'm proud. Most of the rubes I
Hoyt
Jan 2021
#3
You have Sherrod Brown as a Senator, so we've been envious of you for quite some time.
klook
Jan 2021
#24
Thank you, klook, and all of Georgia! You have literally saved this country, if not the free world.
LaMouffette
Jan 2021
#18
Thanks, thanks, thanks! The extent to which GA Democrats have shown the rest of America that
Karadeniz
Jan 2021
#21
Oh, yes -- the Republican legislature plans to eliminate no-excuse absentee voting
klook
Jan 2021
#27
k&r. Last time I saw Georgia was 40 years ago. Appears to have changed a bit.
Hermit-The-Prog
Jan 2021
#28
I had no idea who was gonna win. I was hoping like hell, but prepared for the worse.
IsItJustMe
Jan 2021
#41