In interviews with a dozen attendees of Biden's speech, two things were repeated: ▶️A desire for Biden to lay out a plan for passage of the voting rights bills before the Senate ▶️A vocal endorsement of changing or eliminating the filibuster
ATLANTA — LaTosha Brown is one of the many Southern organizers who turned Georgia blue in 2020 for the first time in nearly 30 years. But on Tuesday, she didn’t want President Joe Biden in the state.
“It makes the work harder for us,” Brown said. “What am I supposed to go back and tell people?....How do I convince them to turn out again?” Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden arrive to speak in support of changing the Senate filibuster rules in Atlanta on Tuesday. | Patrick Semansky/AP Photo
Those who did show up to watch Biden speak said they were eager to hear him and Vice President Kamala Harris make their case. In interviews with a dozen attendees, including organizers, city council members, students and civil rights leaders, two things were repeated: A desire for Biden to lay out a plan for passage of the two bills before the Senate and an unabashed, persistent and vocal endorsement of changing or eliminating the filibuster.
“We mobilized way too many people to the polls with the promise of the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the George Floyd Justice and policing act, neither of which have been moved on,” Riggs said. “So I'm speaking for all of the activists that I mobilized and the voters that we mobilized. They want to hear about that. No more excuses.”
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