Georgia’s ‘Jim Crow’ Voting Invoice Is More likely to Blow Up in Republicans’ Faces: Evaluation

CNN New Day host Victor Blackwell went head to toe with GOP campaign advisor Alice Stewart on Saturday morning as the Conservative tried to defend a Georgia Republican law that would make it a crime To distribute bottles of water to voters who were forced to stand in long lines on election day.

Stewart appeared with Democratic counterpart Maria Cardona and defended the entire bill. She said this would make the elections “more transparent” – which was pushed back by the CNN host – before being asked to provide water bottles when Blackwell was grilling them.

“The goal here, Victor, was, as I keep saying, I was in Georgia in December,” Stewart tried. “I’ve seen people come out. There are certain components of the electoral process that needed to be addressed. I said earlier – “

“Like giving them water,” interrupted Blackwell.

“There was no widespread electoral fraud in Georgia – there wasn’t any,” Stewart admitted. “But there were areas that needed to be addressed, and that is exactly what lawmakers are doing. As for distributing water, election workers can distribute water while voters stand in line. “

“Why is it illegal for volunteers to give water to people?” Urged Blackwell.

“Poll workers can give water,” Stewart replied before repeating: “Poll workers can give water”.

“Alice, you are holding the elections”: Blackwell shot back. “So you have jobs, right? People volunteered just to help people who were standing in line. Let’s remember where people stand in line, in Gwinnett, in DeKalb, in Fulton, in counties where there is a majority of black voters, a concentration of voters who got President Biden into the White House. The eight hour lines are not often in the other 156 counties in this state. To give someone water, are you making it a crime? “

“I think that – that aspect of the calculation wasn’t necessary,” admitted Stewart. “The key is what they wanted to make sure people weren’t handing out food and water to people in line who had a political message. That was the goal. Instead, they have completely eliminated people working on a campaign or political message. “

“I have the bill up here now,” replied Blackwell. “Let’s just get that straight. Let me just read about the bill. It states that no one may solicit or pass on votes, nor may a person give, offer, or participate in money, food, gifts, or participate in, if not limited to, food and drink to a voter. It’s not just people with campaigns. “

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