Judd Legum

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6. I will let you know if I hear back from @CoxComm or other corporations that are financially backing the legislators behind voter suppression bills in Arizona and Georgia Sign up for the newsletter for updates https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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5. But when https://t.co/Gl6evXRDcZ asked if @CoxComm supported the voter suppression bills in Arizona or would continue supporting legislators like Gowan, Cox did not respond I guess they don't think anyone will notice/care? https://t.co/ANe9ombWTX — PolitiTweet.org

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4. Gowan recently proposed an amendment to the Arizona constitution that would allow the legislature to ignore voters and appoint their own presidential electors at any time He's also behind a bill to restrict mail-in voting https://t.co/ANe9ombWTX — PolitiTweet.org

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3. Among the recipients of @CoxComm's money is Senator David Gowan. Gowan supported a resolution urging Congress to ignore Arizona's voters and recognize a fake slate of electors pledged to Trump https://t.co/ANe9ombWTX — PolitiTweet.org

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@CoxComm 2. On its corporate website, @CoxComm touts its commitment to "voting rights and justice for all" But since 2018, Cox has donated $31,550 to 25 other sponsors of voter suppression legislation in Arizona https://t.co/ANe9ombWTX — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Many corporations decided to craft public images of themselves as champions of voting rights At the same time, they are supporting state legislators pushing voter suppression legislation @CoxComm is a perfect example Follow along if interested https://t.co/ANe9ombWTX https://t.co/LFS1SKp9Cr — PolitiTweet.org

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6. There is far less coverage of the voter suppression bills in Arizona than Georgia but the Arizona bills are just as insidious and advancing rapidly through the legislature https://t.co/ANe9ombWTX — PolitiTweet.org

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5. Still the corporate response in Arizona is more robust than in Georgia where NO MAJOR COMPANIES PUBLICLY OPPOSE VOTER SUPPRESSION BILLS We will continue to closely monitor the legislation and its corporate backers in both states Sign up for updates: https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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@Prudential @UnionPacific @CoxComm @WeAreFarmers 4. @Prudential & @UnionPacific told https://t.co/Gl6evXRDcZ they opposed the 22 voter suppression bills and had suspended political contributions But most corporate backers of the politicians behind Arizona's voter suppression legislation stayed silent https://t.co/ANe9ombWTX https://t.co/ifqg1nP32F — PolitiTweet.org

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@Prudential @UnionPacific @CoxComm @WeAreFarmers 3. Many sponsors of this voter suppression legislation also promoted Trump's lies about voter fraud. 19 bill sponsors, for example, signed a resolution urging Congress to ignore Arizona's results and recognize a fake set of electors pledged to Trump https://t.co/ANe9ombWTX https://t.co/MgrphoOUcU — PolitiTweet.org

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@Prudential @UnionPacific @CoxComm @WeAreFarmers 2. Many of the bills introduced in Arizona take aim at mail-in voting. There's a bill that would require mail-in ballots to be returned in person (😕) and one that would invalidate ballots that aren't postmarked 5 days BEFORE Election Day https://t.co/ANe9ombWTX — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Two major corporations, @Prudential and @UnionPacific, are speaking out against 22 voter suppression bills introduced in the Arizona legislature Others that have backed the bill sponsors, including @CoxComm & @WeAreFarmers, are staying silent https://t.co/ANe9ombWTX — PolitiTweet.org

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@Nate_Cohn This isn't exactly the universe impacted by the bill though. The issue is not the data of receipt but the postmark. A lot of mail doesn't even receive a postmark anymore. — PolitiTweet.org

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I'll have information tomorrow AM about the corporate donors behind this voter suppression bill (and 21 others) introduced in the Arizona legislature this year. Sign up: https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: 1. Yesterday, the Georgia Senate voted to eliminate no excuse absentee voting. To understand just how cynical and malevolen… — PolitiTweet.org

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@chrislhayes I agree the culture war stuff can work but the Dr Seuss stuff has no connection to Biden or Democrats in Congress so I’m unclear how this will be effective — PolitiTweet.org

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The bill has 75% overall approval, including a majority of Republican voters. Why is it a "gamble" to support it? — PolitiTweet.org

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@davidharsanyi Under your interpretation of the Constitution any restrictions on voting would be fine as long as it didn't formally prohibit someone from voting. We'd still have "literacy tests" as a requirement to vote. — PolitiTweet.org

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@davidharsanyi No, it doesn't. But it does mean you can't have restrictions on voting that target people based on race. Limiting early voting on Sundays, when Black voters disproportionately vote, but not other days with no justification would qualify. — PolitiTweet.org

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@davidharsanyi You ever heard of the 15th Amendment? — PolitiTweet.org

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7. This is not over. The bill has only passed the Georgia Senate. Civil rights groups are calling on corporations based in Georgia to speak up. For updates and accountability journalism, sign up for the newsletter https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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6. The real give away, however, is that while Republicans voted to end no excuse absentee voting for most people, they created an EXCEPTION FOR ANYONE OVER 65. Coincidentally, older voters who vote absentee are overwhelmingly white https://t.co/qsD4kbqXnq https://t.co/DaGbjSlWgb — PolitiTweet.org

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5. Today, Republicans are making the EXACT OPPOSITE ARGUMENT they made in 2005. Magically, in-person voting became the most secure and absentee voting became ripe for fraud. There is no evidence for this. It's breathtakingly cynical. https://t.co/qsD4kbqXnq https://t.co/ge9FGLTPTk — PolitiTweet.org

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4. For 16 years, this policy remained in place without a peep from Republicans. Then, in the 2020 general election, no excuse absentee voting was used more by younger Black voters All of a sudden, no excuse absentee voting was a SOURCE OF FRAUD https://t.co/qsD4kbqXnq — PolitiTweet.org

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3. Although Republicans decided everyone now needed a photo ID to vote in person, no excuse absentee voting did not require any form of ID. Why? REPUBLICANS ARGUED THAT ABSENTEE VOTING WAS MORE SECURE THAN IN PERSON VOTING This is from the @AJC in 2005 https://t.co/qsD4kbqXnq https://t.co/rHfsH3M4q4 — PolitiTweet.org

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2. No excuse absentee voting was a policy created in 2005 by REPUBLICANS in the Georgia legislature and signed into law by the REPUBLICAN Governor, Sonny Perdue It was part of a package of voting changes, including requiring a photo ID to vote in person https://t.co/qsD4kbqXnq — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Yesterday, the Georgia Senate voted to eliminate no excuse absentee voting. To understand just how cynical and malevolent this vote was, you need to know about the history of no excuse absentee voting in Georgia Follow along if interested https://t.co/qsD4kbqXnq — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @cliff_notes: After hiding for *weeks*, @atlchamber issues this lukewarm statement, which they’re evidently afraid to post on their own… — PolitiTweet.org

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In 2005, Georgia Republicans argued that absentee voting was MORE SECURE than in person voting. Then, in 2020, Black voters started voting absentee in greater numbers, and Republicans claim it is LESS SECURE For more, sign up for my newsletter. https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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What's going on in Georgia now is absolutely enraging. Republicans in the Georgia legislature are voting to eliminate no excuse absentee voting — a policy put into place 15 years ago by Georgia Republicans! — because Black people started to take advantage of it in greater numbers — PolitiTweet.org