Catherine Buchaniec, Annie Klingenberg and Julia Shapero
06/17/22
(USA Today) – When Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger defeated a congressman aligned with former President Donald Trump in the Republican primary in May, many hailed his victory as a vindication over lies that the 2020 presidential election results were fraudulent…But Democrats and various voting rights groups say Raffensperger’s no hero — he’s an official with a history of supporting voter suppression policies…At a campaign event for Nguyen, Porsha White, vice president of voting rights and state organizing at End Citizens United/Let America Vote, said Raffensperger was no upholder of democracy. In recent years, Georgia has gained national attention for its purging of voter rolls and long lines during elections. End Citizens United/Let America Vote contributes to campaigns of secretaries of state and attorneys general, “the stopgap to literally protecting our democracy,” White said. The group endorsed Nguyen.