Political Rewind: An Impassioned Rebuke Of Violent Threats Inspired By Baseless Fraud Claims

Published: Dec. 2, 2020, 3:57 p.m.

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Top elections officials charged with overseeing Georgia\u2019s voting system are offering a staunch rebuttal to unfounded accusation of voter fraud from President Donald Trump and his allies.\n\nIn a news conference yesterday, voting system implementation manager Gabriel Sterling accused the President of fomenting violence against election workers. Will his emotional plea lead to a shift in attitude towards ongoing efforts to cast doubt on President-elect Joe Biden\u2019s victory?\nAnd with absentee balloting for the two U.S. Senate seats in the January 5 runoff election underway, our panel takes a look at how the candidates are framing their campaign messages.\n \nOur panelists included: Greg Bluestein, Politics Reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Julie Smith, Mayor of Tifton; Dr. Alan Abramowitz \u2014 Professor of Political Science, Emory University; and Rene Alegria \u2014 President and CEO of Mundo Hispanico