Voter Misinformation, Education And Black Voters: A Conversation With Philadelphia City Commissioner And Chairman Omar Sabir

The Politicrat

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore is in conversation with Philadelphia City Commissioner and Chairman Omar Sabir on voting, voter education, misinformation and Black voters. Recorded on September 19, 2024.

NOTE: Omar researched post-interview that Stacey Abrams won 84% of the Black male vote in 2022 in the Georgia gubernatorial election. In the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election she won 88% of the Black male vote. Ms. Abrams did in fact do considerable outreach to Black men in 2018 and 2022--contrary to what Commissioner Sabir asserts during the conversation.

Here's one example in a Yahoo story dated October 11, 2022:

Stacey Abrams: "I actually focused on Black male voters in 2018...I have had very intentional conversations with Black male voters. My conversations are grounded in the fact that I respect Black men. I respect their voting power. Their voting power is strong and as candidates we have to be respectful of that and intentional about it."

Full article for context: https://www.yahoo.com/news/stacey-abrams-struggles-black-male-130000489.html

Bio for Chairman and Commissioner Omar Sabir: https://vote.phila.gov/about-us/commissioners/commissioner-omar-sabir/

To be a poll worker in Philadelphia (you can earn up to $295) and for additional information call: 215-686-VOTE (8683)

Philadelphia voting information: https://vote.phila.gov

Fact-checking election information in Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/en/agencies/vote/elections/fact-checking-pa-related-election-claims.html

VIRGINIA: Early voting information - https://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/early-voting-office-locations/

Apply for an absentee ballot in Virginia: https://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/early-absentee/

NEW YORK: Correcting the record on New York early voting - here's the info: https://elections.ny.gov/request-ballot

KENTUCKY: Voter information and contact info - https://elect.ky.gov/Voters/Pages/Voting-In-Person-and-By-Mail.aspx

WISCONSIN: Voter information and contact info: https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/Voter-Deadlines

ILLINOIS: Voter information and contact info - https://www.elections.il.gov/InformationForVoters.aspx?MID=I0cuvBFuZRw%3d

SOUTH DAKOTA: Contact information and election details - https://sdsos.gov/contact-us/default.aspx

****Important USA Today story on Pennsylvania voting: https://tinyurl.com/y4eskz84

PENNSYLVANIA - The election offices for 67 counties of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/en/agencies/vote/contact-us/contact-your-election-officials.html

Apply for a mail-in or absentee ballot in Pennsylvania:

https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/OnlineAbsenteeApplication/#/OnlineMailInBegin

MISSISSIPPI early voting (by absentee ballot by mail or in person) information:

https://www.sos.ms.gov/absentee-voting-information#ar05

MINNESOTA early voting in person information for 2024 general election:

https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/other-ways-to-vote/vote-early-in-person/

MINNESOTA early voting by mail information for the 2024 general election:

https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/other-ways-to-vote/vote-early-by-mail/

Get involved: https://go.kamalaharris.com

and https://democrats.org/events

Election Protection: https://866ourvote.org

What the Biden-Harris administration has done for Black people in three years (updated as of February 6, 2024):

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/02/06/fact-sheet-the-biden-%E2%81%A0harris-administration-advances-equity-and-opportunity-for-black-americans-and-communities-across-the-country-2/

Help out the VP Harris campaign and Democrats across the US now.

Everyone can do something: https://democrats.org/events

Omar's interview with Phil Donahue: http://www.popcornreel.com/htm/philwar.htm

Omar’s July 2024 article on Substack: https://politicrat.substack.com/p/scranton-joe-versus-the-volcano-the Subscribe: https://politicrat.substack.com

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/popcornreel