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Apr 2022
14m 33s

Black Voter Suppression. Fact or Fiction...

THE DAILY WIRE
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Black Voter Suppression has been the discussion of many news outlets as of recent. The left claims that nonwhite voters in America are disenfranchised due to racially targeted barriers to voting, most famously voter ID. The right claims that voter ID is necessary to ensure public trust in elections. Jason Riley joins to figure out whether or not black voter suppression is fact or fiction.

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