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'''Georgia''' with its 16 [[Electoral College]] votes is a must-win state in the [[2024 presidential election]], and the focus of a multi-million dollar get-out-the-vote effort by the [[Democrat]] political machine. Georgia is a state located in the southeastern [[United States]] and was one of the original [[Colonial America|thirteen British colonies]].<ref>Georgia was the only colony not affiliated with a religious group: it was founded as a penal colony, much like [[Australia]] (though today it, like much of the American [[The South|South]], Georgia has a highly religious [[evangelical]] population)/</ref> Georgia's capital and its largest city is [[Atlanta]], located near the state's center and where [[Dem]]s do "souls to the polls" to herd voters to polling booths.
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'''Georgia''' with its 16 [[Electoral College]] votes is a must-win state in the [[2024 presidential election]], and the focus of a multi-million dollar get-out-the-vote effort by the [[Democrat]] political machine. Georgia is in southeastern [[United States]] as one of the original [[Colonial America|thirteen British colonies]].<ref>Georgia was the only colony not affiliated with a religious group: it was founded as a penal colony, much like [[Australia]] (though today it, like much of the American [[The South|South]], Georgia has a highly religious [[evangelical]] population)/</ref> Georgia's capital and largest city is [[Atlanta]], located near the state's center and where [[Dem]]s do "souls to the polls" to herd voters to polling booths.
    
In the [[2020 Presidential Election]], the reported results in Georgia were:
 
In the [[2020 Presidential Election]], the reported results in Georgia were:
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*[[Trump]]: 2,461,854
 
*[[Trump]]: 2,461,854
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By October 31, 2024, [[early voting]] in Georgia for the [[2024 presidential election]] was already 48.1% of its registered voters, and "nearly 3.5 million Georgians have cast their votes."<ref>www.fox5atlanta.com/news/election-2024-early-voting-records-georgia-locations</ref> Moreover, "Georgia has seen a record number of Black voters cast ballots during the early voting period": nearly 873,000 by October 31, 2024.<ref>
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By October 31, 2024, [[early voting]] in Georgia for the [[2024 presidential election]] was already 48.1% of its registered voters, as "nearly 3.5 million Georgians have cast their votes."<ref>http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/election-2024-early-voting-records-georgia-locations</ref> Moreover, "Georgia has seen a record number of Black voters cast ballots during the early voting period": nearly 873,000 by October 31, 2024.<ref>
 
theatlantavoice.com/georgia-black-voters-record-turnout/</ref>
 
theatlantavoice.com/georgia-black-voters-record-turnout/</ref>
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*Rep. [[Hank Johnson|Henry Johnson]] [D, GA–4]  
 
*Rep. [[Hank Johnson|Henry Johnson]] [D, GA–4]  
 
*Rep. [[Nikema Williams]] [D, GA–5]  
 
*Rep. [[Nikema Williams]] [D, GA–5]  
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*Rep. [[Lucy McBath]] [D, GA–6]
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*Rep. [[Rich McCormick]] [R, GA–6]
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*Rep. [[Carolyn Bourdeaux]] [D, GA–7]  
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*Rep. [[Lucy McBath]] [D, GA–7]  
 
*Rep. [[Austin Scott]] [R, GA–8]  
 
*Rep. [[Austin Scott]] [R, GA–8]  
 
*Rep. [[Andrew Clyde]] [R, GA–9]  
 
*Rep. [[Andrew Clyde]] [R, GA–9]  
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*Rep. [[Jody Hice]] [R, GA–10]  
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*Rep. [[Mike Collins]] [R, GA–10]  
 
*Rep. [[Barry Loudermilk]] [R, GA–11]  
 
*Rep. [[Barry Loudermilk]] [R, GA–11]  
 
*Rep. [[Rick Allen]] [R, GA–12]
 
*Rep. [[Rick Allen]] [R, GA–12]
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not be out of custody prior to an Election Day."}}
 
not be out of custody prior to an Election Day."}}
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[[File:Georgia Nov 3 2020.PNG|rright|350px|thumb|]]
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[[File:Georgia Nov 3 2020.PNG|rright|350px|thumb]]
 
===The pipe burst lie===
 
===The pipe burst lie===
 
Originally when the [[mainstream media]] reported it at the time, a water main pipe allegedly burst, forcing the evacuation of the room where mail-in and absentee ballots were counted in the State Farm Arena.  However, these [[fake news]] reports also claimed that no ballots were damaged.  
 
Originally when the [[mainstream media]] reported it at the time, a water main pipe allegedly burst, forcing the evacuation of the room where mail-in and absentee ballots were counted in the State Farm Arena.  However, these [[fake news]] reports also claimed that no ballots were damaged.  
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==Memorials==
 
==Memorials==
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*Dem. Congressman, 7th District [[Larry McDonald]] (1935-1983), a conservative Member of Congress, was onboard [[Korean Airlines Flight 007]] when it was shot down by Soviet warplanes in 1983. His is the only reported Cold War death by the USSR of a sitting congressman. His memory is honored by renaming Interstate Highway 75, which runs from the Chattahoochee River northward to the Tennessee state line.
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*Dem. Congressman, 7th District [[Larry McDonald]] (1935–1983), a conservative Member of Congress, was onboard [[Korean Airlines Flight 007]] when it was shot down by Soviet warplanes in 1983. His is the only reported Cold War death by the USSR of a sitting congressman. His memory is honored by renaming Interstate Highway 75, which runs from the Chattahoochee River northward to the Tennessee state line.
 
*[[Georgia Guidestones]]
 
*[[Georgia Guidestones]]
  
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