We cannot tolerate nooses in Georgia

 

New York Times: “In one of the most striking rebukes to President Trump since he launched his baseless attacks on the American electoral process, a top-ranking Georgia election official lashed out at the president … for failing to condemn threats of violence against people overseeing the voting system in his state.”   That (Republican) election official’s exact words? “Mr. President, it looks like you likely lost the state of Georgia … Stop inspiring people to commit potential acts of violence. Someone is going to get hurt, someone is going to get shot, someone is going to get killed. And it’s not right.”   It’s not right. Trump’s followers are acting on his baseless claims of voter fraud. A 20-year-old Georgia voting system employee was harassed with a noose and told he should be “hung for treason” just for doing a routine element of his job. And, as the Times further reports, “Some of Mr. Trump’s supporters have taken to the streets and the Capitol building in downtown Atlanta, where the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones of Infowars recently joined them. In other cases, Trump supporters have harassed or threatened [Georgia elections official] Mr. Sterling, [Georgia Secretary of State] Mr. Raffensperger and others.”   We already beat Trump. But his violent, dangerous, backwards, and backwoods supporters are here to stay.   We’re trying to flip Georgia’s Senate seats blue to send a message: If you attempt to win elections with nooses, you’ll lose by double the margin. And tomorrow, it's all on the line.   But we’re short on funds. We spent it all during the general election. We didn’t expect all the tension of the last four years to come to a head in two explosive 2021 runoffs that will decide the future of the country.   That's why we're asking you: Please, give now to repudiate Trump's tacit endorsements of violence. Give now to push back against those who would harass voting officials and employees with nooses. Give now to help support our work to flip the Senate blue, advance progressive policies and leadership under Joe Biden, and bury the darkest parts of Trump’s legacy along with his presidency. Thanks for chipping in. Every little bit counts.   Progressive Majority Progressive Majority PAC is leading the fight against Trump's dangerous and divisive agenda by helping elect progressive Democrats to Congress and protecting the gains we made in the midterms. This movement is powered by progressives like you. Progressive Majority PAC 410 1st St, SE Suite 310 Washington, DC 20003   Paid for by Progressive Majority PAC