When Georgia legislators passed their post-COVID election reform bill, Democrats staged a public freakout. They alleged that this was a "Jim Crow" voter suppression law and that Republicans were making it harder for people to exercise their right to vote.
This was, of course, nonsense, but the media dutifully reported Democrats' false claims as if they were fact. This lack of integrity had serious consequences for Georgia. But this week, there is evidence that their claims were bogus.
After tallying the votes and conducting the county-by-county audit required by state law, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger certified Georgia's Nov. 8 election results on Tuesday. They show that 3.95 million Georgians voted — an all-time record for a midterm election and nearly 80% of the 2020 presidential turnout. This compares quite favorably to the drop-off in turnout in other states, such as New York, where turnout this year was only 66% of 2020, and California, where it was only 53%. Georgia voters are clearly very engaged and participate in midterm elections in large numbers. That is a very good thing and a credit to the state's governance.
What's more, the election was run so smoothly and efficiently that Raffensperger was able to deliver the certification early, as he announced in a press release Tuesday.
Democrat Stacey Abrams, the election denier who just lost her second Georgia governor's race this month, has been put in an awkward position. She has never admitted that she lost...
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