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FiveThirtyEight Politics

What Georgia Republicans' Proposed Voting Restrictions Would Do

FiveThirtyEight Politics

ABC News

Politics, News

4.620.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Tia Mitchell, of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, joins the podcast to discuss what to expect from former President Trump's second impeachment trial. The crew also takes a look at the changes to election law that Republicans have proposed in Georgia and other states after Trump's loss in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Everyone tell me about their super ball experiences.

0:03.6

We had a lot of text mix.

0:05.4

That halftime show was not amongst the class.

0:09.6

Say a little more.

0:12.0

My alma mater performed with Prince

0:14.0

and what is the most iconic halftime show of them all.

0:17.8

And so you got to live up to that standard and we can did not porting.

0:23.0

Oh my god.

0:31.5

Hello and welcome to the 538 Politics podcast.

0:34.1

I'm Gailan Drewke.

0:35.5

Former President Trump's impeachment trial is scheduled to begin on Tuesday.

0:39.8

It's highly unlikely that he will be convicted.

0:42.6

But the trial ensures that the cleavages within the Republican party will be back in the spotlight

0:47.9

a week after Republicans in the house were divided over the roles that Liz Cheney and

0:52.8

Marjorie Taylor Green should play in their caucus.

0:56.0

At the same time Democrats are moving forward with their COVID relief package without Republicans

1:00.5

support which more moderate Democrats have been a bit wary of.

1:04.4

So a lot going on in Congress.

1:06.2

We're going to discuss it all.

1:07.6

We're also going to take a look at the election law changes that Republicans are proposing

1:12.1

in Georgia and elsewhere around the country after Trump's loss.

1:17.0

Many of the proposed changes target early in person voting and male voting which Democrats

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