In Georgia Trump created problems when he pushed the idea that voting there was troublesome ….He was only thinking about himself….
The Result was not one…
But TWO Democrats capturing US Senate seats there… and Trump lost the state…
Here’s a little after note for Republicans to consider going into the 2022 Midterm elections…
A new analysis of demographic data from Georgia’s November and January elections confirms a larger decline in white rural turnout led to Democrats flipping both U.S. Senate seats, one of the biggest challenges the GOP must tackle ahead of 2022.
After a record-setting November 2020 general election that saw more than five million Georgians cast their ballots, enthusiasm remained high for the Jan. 5 runoff with nearly 4.5 million votes.
Precinct-level data analyzed by GPB News show the narrow margins of victory for Sen. Jon Ossoff (about 55,000 votes) and Sen. Raphael Warnock (about 94,000 votes) were the result of stronger Black turnout — particularly in metro Atlanta and southwest Georgia — coupled with a precipitous decline in white rural Republican areas across north Georgia….
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While several factors are responsible for Georgia now having two Democratic U.S. senators, the drastic decline in turnout among Georgia’s white rural GOP base came as President Trump, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and other top Republicans assailed Georgia’s election system, falsely claiming widespread fraud altered the outcome and ultimately led to many voters staying home.
Another data point worth noting: the Black share of the Georgia electorate increased slightly from 27.3% in November to 28% of total votes cast in January. Black voters make up 30% of Georgia’s 7.7 million active voters.
In 2022, every statewide office, state lawmaker, U.S. House Representative and one Senate seat will be on the ballot in what is expected to be another record turnout race with razor-thin margins.
The data illustrate Republicans will have to work to motivate their rural base to trust the election system and return to the fold…
Note…
The above linked piece points to possible GOP voter gains by Georgia Governor Kemp, the same guy Donald Trump wants to get rid of?
The Georgia Republican legislators don’t help that rural turnout by making mail ballots more difficult and dropboxes more scarce.
On the other hand, they probably helped their own party’s rural turnout by backtracking on ending Sunday voting, also known as “Souls to the Polls”.
There ARE Republicans that are AGAINST voter suppression efforts being afraid it would suppress their voters also….
Very few.
Voter suppression is still a mainstay of their Republican Party.
And these various voting suppression laws are very popular among Republican voters as several polls attest.
I agree…
But they COULD hurt their own party….
It’s like the repeal Obamacare which helps poor while Republicans also…
So?
Who cares?
I couldn’t care less about Republicans or their party.
Oddly ,you often seem “concerned “about them.
As usual
I give both sides at times…
U ARE supposed to have been trained in arguing things from BOTH sides….
That’s my job.
I don’t come here for that.I express my opinions.
You want to “give both sides?”
Good for you.Have at it.
I’m sure all the Republicans here appreciate your efforts.
Unfortunately for you?The one Republican here?Didnt seem to do so.
Republicans are invested in keeping people from voting at this point.
As they lose ground with educated voters while strengthening among those with only a high school diploma this could be a problem for them in midterms as educated suburbanites are more likely to show up in non Presidential elections.
But I don’t see that as being enough of a factor for them to change their M.O.
True THAT Scott!