Voting rights organizations supporting Sen. Warnock say Black voters they’ve spoken with remain energized because expanding Democrats’ majority in the Senate even by a single seat would have a significant impact.
, NBC News exit polls said. The show of Black support for Warnock in this year’s midterms, combined with their role in turning the traditionally red state blue in 2020, has helped keep many Democratic Black voters engaged in the ongoing contest.
Lloyd Ramsey, an Atlanta voter who works in retail sales agreed, adding that voters “might be tired of having to go to the polls,” but “aren’t too tired.” To assure they will, grassroots organizations like Black Voters Matter have continued their work, attacking the runoff full bore. She said her organization was ready for a runoff before the general election. “We know that we live in Jim Crow still,” Holley said. “We started planning for the runoff weeks ago. And those plans are in motion. They’re literally knocking on doors.”
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