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COVID-19 Pandemic voting.Georgia opened early in person voting today. Over 120,000 people showed up.https://twitter.com/ByTylerEstep/status/1315662020453240833?s=19These people waited 11 hours in line to vote today:https://twitter.com/johntalsr/status/1315774645061246976?s=19
Not great news for herd mentality.A Nevada man became the first published case of Covid-19 reinfection in the U.S., adding to a growing number of examples world-wide signaling that patients who have recovered from the viral disease might still be at risk of getting it again.https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-reinfection-documented-in-nevada-adds-to-questions-on-virus-immunity-11602541808
Georgia is in a class by themselves when it comes to voter suppression.
And yet the most famous coronavirus patient in the world, who is appearing publicly even though he might still be contagious, is claiming he's now "immune."
Long lines for early voting is NOT voter suppression.These people are choosing to vote on Day 1 of many.It's like people lining up for the newest iPhone on launch day. You can get the same phone in a couple days without the wait.
We might not have enough information to know if it's voter suppression.Did this district or area or town or county, which usually had X number of polling places, reduce that to Y number of polling places at the behest of the party in charge, likely for the sole purpose of making it more difficult to vote?If so, it's voter suppression.Were things roughly equal to the norm, when there was voter suppression in the past?If so, it's voter suppression.Were things roughly equal to or better than the norm, when there was not voter suppression in the past?If so, it's not voter suppression.
The area shown in the video is in affluent northern suburban Atlanta. I could be wrong, but that is not generally the kind of area where suppression tactics are utilized (if you know what I mean). I think it’s more likely that high turnout in first day of early voting swamped the polling location.
If so, it's voter suppression.If so, it's voter suppression.If so, it's not voter suppression.
You missed a word. On Day 1, it's "early voter suppression" which amounts to a self-inflicted inconvenience that plays well on TV.Don't get me wrong, there's an entire political party that is criminally attempting voter suppression. Long lines on Day 1 of XX is not the plan.
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1316038614627889152?s=19Two dozen COVID-19 cases in Minnesota officially linked to outdoor Trump airport rallies.
With 2 hours to go, Harris County Texas has set a single day early voting record with 109,000 ballots cast. They have 122 early voting locations and 22 drive through sites.
97% of eligible voters in Travis County, TX (850,000) are now registered to vote. https://www.statesman.com/news/20201013/travis-county-early-voting-32000-people-cast-ballots-as-of-6-pm-tuesday?template=ampart&__twitter_impression=true