What's With All These Corporations Speaking Out For Voting Rights?

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

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🗓️ 16 April 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Some corporations are threatening to pull business out of states that make it harder to vote, and even working behind the scenes to soften efforts at what some call "voter suppression."

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0:00.0	I'm Brian Lerer. This is my daily politics podcast from WNYC Studios. It's Friday, April 16th.
0:14.9	So what's with all these major corporations suddenly taking a stand for voting rights?
0:20.5	You've heard this, right? Major League
0:22.0	Baseball has pulled the All-Star game from Atlanta this year and moved it to Denver because
0:26.8	of the new Georgia law that most people believe will make it harder, especially for black
0:31.3	people in Georgia's cities to vote. But it's not just baseball, and it's not just Georgia.
0:37.3	Here's James Quincy, the CEO of Coca-Cola,
0:40.4	which is also based in Atlanta. This legislation is wrong and needs to be remedied,
0:46.0	and we will continue to advocate for it, both in private and now even more clearly in public.
0:53.1	Surprised to hear that from the head of Coca-Cola.
0:55.7	Another battleground is Texas,
0:57.7	which is considering a package of bills
0:59.6	that critics say will amount to voter suppression.
1:02.6	Texas-based Dell Technologies has come out publicly against the bills.
1:07.4	So has Texas-based American Airlines,
1:10.0	which prompted this rebuke from Texas Lieutenant Governor,
1:13.5	Dan Patrick.
1:14.8	Well, let me tell you what, Mr. American Airlines, I take it personally.
1:18.7	You're questioning my integrity and the integrity of the governor and the integrity of the 18
1:22.9	Republicans vote for this.
1:25.5	Actually, yes.
1:27.1	People are questioning the integrity of politicians who seem to be
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