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Voter suppression tainted @staceyabrams race against Brian Kemp:

-1.5 million purged

-53k registrations on hold

-4.5 hour lines

-214 polling places closed

-Candidate overseeing own election

Voting rights will be major theme of her SOTU response

motherjones.com/politics/2018/…
Good chance @staceyabrams would be giving this speech as governor of GA not private citizen if it wasn’t for GOP voter suppression
Abrams hits back at Mitch McConnell: “We must reject the cynicism that says allowing every eligible vote to be cast and counted is a 'power grab.’”
Abrams: “Let’s be clear: voter suppression is real. We can no longer ignore these threats to democracy”
Stacey Abrams said more in 5 min than Trump did in 90
Stacey Abrams has "become the public face of a new strategy centered around expanding the ballot to poor people, people of color, and people with disabilities" making voting rights central issue in Dem party. Smart piece by @fivefifths theatlantic.com/amp/article/58…
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