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Raphael Warnock: “The data shows that black and brown people spend much longer…”

Featuring: Raphael Warnock, Democratic | U.S. Senate Georgia

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Sen. Warnock says voting rights decision "poured fuel on this redistricting arms race"

Published | Video Starts at 04:10

Since they removed the protections of Section 5, states that used to play old games, they're playing new games. They're 21st century Jim Crow tactics in new clothes, moving voter polls, closing polls in black and brown communities. The data shows that black and brown people spend much longer time in longer lines purging people. People literally showing up and not knowing that their names have been purged from the rolls. And the data shows that this disproportionately impacts black and brown citizens. (04:10–04:18)

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Asserts that data indicates black and brown voters face longer wait times and purging issues.

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