“STACEY! STACEY! STACEY!” the crowd goes wild for @StaceyAbrams at the @GeorgiaDemocrat rally with @BarackObama. The crowd erupts as @BarackObama takes the stage in Georgia. 🍑

Here in Georgia, some local Elections Boards are expanding early vote hours + opening more voting locations.

Richmond County (Augusta) added 3 more voting locations Wednesday, then early vote turnout surged higher than any previous day.

Let's dig into the numbers. ⬇️ With additional early vote locations added on Wednesday, in-person turnout surged in Richmond County.

Voter turnout after the new locations opened has been more than double the previous daily high:

Wednesday: 2,879
Thursday: 2,307

Previous daily high (October 21): 1,057

NEW: Gov. Brian Kemp used taxpayer funds to encourage the Chinese Communist Party to purchase Georgia farmland — including land near military bases.

100+ Republicans in Congress have raised this as a national security threat.

@GeorgiaDemocrat Chair @NikemaWilliams responds.⬇️ Chair @NikemaWilliams: “Georgians deserve answers on why Governor Kemp has been using our taxpayer dollars to encourage the Chinese Communist Party to buy up our state’s farmland — including land that’s close to our military bases."

The Quitman 10+2 are group of Black Georgians who organized voters in their community and were then investigated + arrested by Brian Kemp.

They were found innocent of all charges.

Yesterday, they bravely spoke up when Kemp visited to raise campaign cash. When Black women flipped the majority-white school board in the small town of Quitman, GA then-Secretary of State Brian Kemp had them arrested them and charged with 120 separate felony counts of voter fraud.
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37,500 voters' eligibility were challenged in Gwinnett County, Georgia — the state's most diverse county.

A Trump-backed group, has been challenging thousands of voters' registrations just before Election Day.

Local leaders are calling out the effort to disrupt our democracy.⬇️ The challenges were dismissed by the Gwinnett County elections board, but @SamforGeorgia notes local leaders are "gravely concerned" and that Gov. Brian Kemp and Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger have enabled GOP extremists to attack Georgians' freedom to vote.

Today, @StaceyAbrams, @ShannonrWatts, and @ChristianForGA6 spoke with 100+ volunteers before they began knocking doors to discuss how we can push back against Gov. Brian Kemp & Georgia Republicans’ extreme gun laws that risk our public safety.

Listen to what they had to say. ⬇️ "In 37 days, we're going to change the future. @shannonrwatts said this is the most important election of our lifetimes and we hear this every 2 years, but this time it's true. Let me tell you why..." said @StaceyAbrams.

Here are the facts.⬇️

The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reported the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office will refer potential violations of Gov. Brian Kemp’s abortion ban to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).

Kemp can direct the GBI to open investigations. ledger-enquirer.com/news/politics-… Kemp can direct the GBI to open investigations, meaning that when local law enforcement agencies refer potential violations of the abortion ban (as at least one has said they will), Kemp could direct the GBI to take action and investigate.

Yesterday, Georgia doctors, nurses & medical students demanded that Gov. Brian Kemp expand Medicaid.

Kemp refuses to expand Medicaid as hospitals close, 70% of Georgians struggle to afford care & Georgia is #3 in uninsured residents.

Listen to what these experts had to say.⬇️ "We have no patience for Brian Kemp because our patients are dying — they needed Medicaid expansion eight years ago and the billions of dollars invested in their health that would have come with it." Dr. Mark Spencer, MD.

Gov. Brian Kemp spoke at a hate group's anti-choice summit last week.

Kemp only mentioned his extreme 6-week abortion ban ONCE in his speech — in the past, he bragged about passing the "toughest abortion ban in the nation."

3 main reasons why Kemp is now avoiding it. ⬇️ 1️⃣: Gov. Biran Kemp knows his extreme 6-week abortion ban is unpopular with voters.

An @ajc poll from July shows opposition from:

54% of all voters
58% of women
62% of independents ajc.com/politics/ajc-p…

On #NationalVoterRegistrationDay, Georgians targeted directly by Gov. Brian Kemp for working to turn out voters are calling out his history of voter suppression.

Commissioner Olivia Coley-Pearson and Mayor Nancy Dennard were arrested and investigated, and acquitted.

THREAD.👇 Olivia Coley Pearson, the first Black woman elected to the Douglas City Commission, faced 3 investigations by the State Election Board (chaired by Kemp) for helping a first-time voter understand how to use a voting machine. She was acquitted of all charges.

This morning, Georgia lawmakers held a press conference on Gov. Brian Kemp’s recent comments opening the door to banning contraception if he’s re-elected.

THREAD. ⬇️🧵 @SheaForGeorgia: "Mark my words: Brian Kemp is a threat to our rights. Remember — when Kemp signed his dangerous abortion bill into law in 2019, he said — and I quote: 'this is just the beginning.'

"And we must remember: when people show you who they are, believe them."

A county Republican Party in Georgia issued a "call to action," warning that Stacey Abrams and Rev. Raphael Warnock were "crossing over our county border" likening them to invading enemies. nytimes.com/2022/09/16/us/… The flier, likening Abrams and Warnock to invading enemies, urged supporters to join and said "in response, we will be lining their route and entrance to the venue with signage showing what WE THE PEOPLE STAND FOR!"

Freedom is foundational to our country. But it’s volatile — shifting constantly and shaped by our elected leaders.

That's why elections matter and why we have to defeat Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.

A deeper look into Kemp's anti-voter history. 👇🧵 While Kemp was overseeing Georgia’s elections as Secretary of State, he took actions that detrimentally impacted the ability of voters of color to cast a ballot. nytimes.com/2018/08/11/opi…

I came across a powerful speech from Florida State Senator Lori Wilson supporting the Equal Rights Amendment in 1977.

As our nation faces an onslaught of attacks on our rights, elections, and democracy, I think it's still relevant.

Take 2 minutes and read this.👇 "The good old boys in southern politics refused to give up their slaves until the rest of the nation whipped them on the battlefields."

Another Georgia hospital closed. 1.4 million lack health coverage. Other hospitals risk closure.

Gov. Brian Kemp won't expand Medicaid & uses tax dollars to inhibit access to care.

5 reasons why Georgia needs @StaceyAbrams' plan to expand Medicaid. 🧵⬇️ ajc.com/news/coronavir… @staceyabrams Expanding Medicaid would provide over 500,000 Georgians with access to affordable health care. This is HUGE: 1.4 million lack health coverage and our uninsured rate is the 2nd highest in the nation at 14.5%. kff.org/other/state-in…

NEW: Gov. Brian Kemp gets a lot of credit for resisting pressure from Trump to “find the votes” to flip the 2020 election results in his state. But that was then.

Today, Kemp stands shoulder-to-shoulder with one of the state’s top election deniers. thebulwark.com/brian-kemps-ru… Kemp’s running mate, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, Burt Jones, is part of the false elector scheme to squeeze former Vice President Mike Pence to reject electoral votes on January 6th.

Don’t be deceived: if re-elected, Gov. Brian Kemp could push to make abortion illegal with no exceptions for victims of rape or incest. Kemp bragged about signing the “toughest abortion bill in the country” in 2019, which bans abortion before most women even know they’re pregnant. ajc.com/politics/feder…

[gentle reminder]: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp took $50,000 from the Uvalde AR-15 manufacturer. That includes a $25,000 contribution just before he signed permitless carry into law. 11alive.com/article/news/i… Georgia parents denounced Kemp's permitless law and and called on him to return over $50,000 his campaign received from Daniel Defense and its CEO.

Kemp ignored them.
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