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Georgia Senate Runoff: Jeff Daniels Creates Music for Pro-Ossoff and Warnock Ad

Liberal Hollywood continues to bear down on Georgia’s runoff elections with the gale-force winds of its messaging machine, hoping to sweep Democratic Senate challengers Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock into office. The latest effort is a new viral ad from novelist-screenwriter Don Winslow and actor Jeff Daniels that equates the two candidates to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Martin Luther King Jr., respectively.

HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 05: Actor/musician Jeff Daniels performs onstage at the 2014 AFI Life

Tourist Voter Registration Illegal in Georgia, but Prosecution Is Rare

Temporary “tourist voter registration” is illegal under Georgia law, but only one person has been convicted of false registration since 2011 and Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has said he will not call a special session of the state legislature to address the apparent loophole before two critical U.S. Senate runoff elections on January 5.

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Hollywood Celebrities Take Aim at Georgia Senate Races, Pushing Fundraising and Organizing Efforts for Democratic Candidates

The entertainment industry receives millions of dollars in Georgia tax credits each year to shoot movies and TV shows around the state. Now, Hollywood celebrities are aiming to influence Georgia’s hotly contested senatorial runoff elections by backing Stacey Abrams’ effort to boost Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock.

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