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Democrats have argued Georgia is ground zero for their state-level fight on election rules and is the home state of the late Rep. John Lewis.

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• Activists have voiced frustration with the Biden administration’s efforts to date, including with Harris, who, at her request, is leading the White House’s push.

• While under pressure to deliver, Biden and Harris are limited in how much they can do. Senate Democrats are expected to vote on new election and voting standards, but the measure is expected to fail. In response, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has promised to push a bid to change the Senate’s filibuster rules by Jan. 17.

• Asked Monday whether the president believes he has the political clout to shift the dynamic, press secretary Jen Psaki demurred.

• “Really, what we’re talking about is whether we can get enough votes in Congress,” she said.

• In a statement that appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution last week, the groups called the visit “an entry gesture” and pointed to Biden’s victory in the state and Democrats’ wins in the Senate races last January.

• “Georgia voters made history and made their voices heard, overcoming obstacles, threats, and suppressive laws to deliver the White House and the US Senate,” the statement read. “In return, a visit has been forced on them, requiring them to accept political platitudes and repetitious, bland promises. Such an empty gesture, without concrete action, without signs of real, tangible work, is unacceptable.”

SOURCE: WASHINGTONEXAMINER