already required to vote in georgia. kemp s team says it s this controversy itself that s suppressing the vote. quote, by telling people they can t vote, they actually think they can t vote. and that s a sad state of affairs. as for abrams, she s long believed kemp has worked to suppress the minority vote. we live in a nation that has spent centuries denying the right to vote. and spent decades creating barriers to that right to vote. i have an opponent who is a remarkable architect of voter suppress. that was jessica dean reporting. we ll be right back.
affairs. as for abrams, she long believed kemp worked to suppress the minority vote. we live in a nation that spent centuries denying the right to vote and spent decades creating barriers. i have an opponent that s a remarkable architect of their suppression. reporter: jessica dean, cnn, washington. joining us, 2012 regional director and senior adviser to the trump campaign. gentlemen, welcome back. good morning. jack, let me start with you. abrams is asking for secretary kemp to resign, putting out a statement brian kemp is maliciously wielding his power of the office for political gain and silence voices of thousands of eligible voters, majority of them people of color. what do you make of this request for him to resign? i think number one it is a
quote, sad campaign tactic and says it s abrams who s up to dirty tricks, calling this whole thing a, quote, manufactured crisis to turn out her base. the secretary s website points out voters with registrations on hold can vote on election day if they show an acceptable form of identification, which is already required to vote in georgia. kemp s team says it s this controversy itself that s suppressing the vote. by telling people they can t vote, they actually think they can t vote, and that s a sad state of affairs. as for abrams, she has long believed kemp has worked to suppress the minority vote. we live in a nation that has spent centuries denying the right to vote. and spent decades creating barriers to that right to vote, and i have an opponent who is a remarkable architect of voter suppression. reporter: a recent poll shows a very tight race in georgia within the margin of error there and that means that these
holt can vote on election day. the registration is already required to vote in georgia. they said it s the controversy itself that is suppressing the vote. by telling people they can t vote, they think they can t vote. that s a sad state of affairs. as for abrams, she has long believed kemp worked to suppress the minority vote. we denied the right to vote and spent decades creating barriers and i have an opponent who is a remarkable architect of voter suppression. it is a tight race in georgia. channel two action news. 48% to abrams s 46% within the margin of error. no one wins november 6th unless they can crack 50%, otherwise they are headed for a run off in
the weather. i think in the era of trump everything is political. football is political, everything is political. so the artists are reflecting that in their stances. it s such an interesting point. i also want to get your perspective on the georgia governor race that we re seeing neck and neck. you ve got your democratic candidate stacey abrams. they are saying brian kemp should resign in an uproar of voter registration. a new report shows georgia has put a hold on more than 53,000 voter registration applications and nearly seven out of ten of those belong to african-americans. that s in a state where about three out of ten people are african-american, just to keep how disproportionate that is in mind. in is because they failed to clear what s called the exact match standard. abrams said the law is being used to suppress the minority