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Stacey Abrams: “We've been grappling with voter suppression in Georgia for…”

Featuring: Stacey Abrams, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Georgia

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Stacey Abrams on why the gutting of the Voting Rights Act is 'evil'

Published | Video Starts at 26:22

But, I mean, are you concerned that, like, the key tool we had, you know, to make sure that people could, in fact get registered and get to the voting booth is gone? Oh, absolutely. I mean, look, We've been grappling with voter suppression in Georgia for as long as I've been involved in politics. I was a high school, a college student registering people to vote on Spelman's campus. So. So I've been at this for about 30 years. (26:22–26:29)

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Asserts that voter suppression has been a longstanding issue in Georgia.

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