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Professor: The Votes Of Black Americans Should Count Twice

"Double-counting black votes would restore electoral balance"

Joseph Curl
Professor: The Votes Of Black Americans Should Count Twice
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In a piece for The Nation magazine, Brandon Hasbrouck, an assistant professor at Washington and Lee University School of Law, says votes from black Americans should be counted twice.

Hasbrouck argues that “Black voters in this country are worth less than white voters,” but goes on to say that “Joe Biden won the Electoral College because Black voters in Atlanta, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia turned out in significant numbers.”

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