The GOP War on Voting
We ran the numbers: There are 1936 news articles covering this topic. 53% (1017) are left leaning, 31% (609) are center, and 16% (310) are right leaning.
Georgia’s new voting law signed last week bans third-party groups from sharing food and water with those in voting lines, places new restrictions on vote by mail, and curbs drop boxes and mobile voting units. While left-leaning articles highlight that Republicans sought to cancel a tax break for Delta Air Lines as punishment for the heresy of criticizing the voter-suppression law Republicans passed, right-leaning articles highlight that the Republican National Committee and National Republican Senatorial Committee intervened in state-level lawsuits that Democrats brought against new election integrity laws in Georgia and Iowa.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Republicans sought to cancel a tax break for Delta Air Lines, which is Georgia’s biggest employer as punishment for the heresy of criticizing the voter-suppression law Republicans passed last week. The latest turn in the Georgia voting wars clarified the profound phoniness of many GOP screams about “cancel culture” and “woke” corporations.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that two Citibank executives came out against Georgia’s recently passed voting bill, with one company official saying that he was “appalled.” Chief Financial Officer Mark Mason and head of global public affairs Edward Skyler released statements condemning the GOP-backed voting law.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that the Republican National Committee and National Republican Senatorial Committee intervened in state-level lawsuits that Democrats brought against new election integrity laws in Georgia and Iowa. The two groups called Democrats’ lawsuit over Georgia Senate Bill 202 a “public relations stunt.”
From the left
Opinion: The GOP attack on Delta reveals an ugly side to the culture war
The Washington Post
From the right
GOP groups throw support behind Georgia, Iowa election reform laws amid Dem lawsuits
Fox News