Joshua Holland on Nostr: “It strains credulity that this was a simple mistake,” the group wrote. “Tom ...
“It strains credulity that this was a simple mistake,” the group wrote. “Tom Barrett and his Campaign placed two nearly identical ads in two different newspapers within a week of each other. The ad placed in the newspaper read predominantly by Black voters has the wrong election date; while the ad placed in the newspaper not read predominantly by Black voters has the correct election date.”
#votersuppression #racism #gop #Election2024
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