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@NBCNews + @MSNBC Correspondent 🦚 Covering the South, Georgia elections 🍑🗳 and consequential stories everywhere. Best assignment: SMB’s mommy 💗

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GA EARLY VOTING: a record-breaking 1,123,329 early in-person ballots have been cast, per GA Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

Compare that to this point in 2018: 743,772.

(Note: GA has about 1.6 million more registered voters now than in 2018)

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Ahead of the midterms, Blayne Alexander is looking at the role of poll workers, who are under pressure and face growing risks.

Angie Jones, a poll manager in Fulton County, talks to Blayne about her expectations for Election Day.

Watch more at 6:30 ET / 5:30 CT.

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In recent elections, poll workers have faced increasing pressure and many have personally experienced threats.

Blayne Alexander spoke with one woman on the responsibility she feels being a poll manager: nbcnews.to/3f4KIdR

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Headlines from new national NBC News poll.

1. Election interest is at an all-time for a midterm, with 70% of reg. voters expressing high interest (was 65% in Oct 2018)

But Republicans have regained the enthusiasm edge -- with 78% of GOPers having high interest vs. 69% of Dems

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.Stacey Abrams spotted at last night’s FOLLOW @YITTY concert in Atlanta, on stage with BIG LATTO 🎰:

“If you believe it’s my body and my choice, I need your vote…I need your big energy - let’s get it done”

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Loved catching up with the incomparable Jeff Hullinger today. Learned so much from him while at 11Alive News - about journalism and about ATL. Very few journalists know this city the way he does.🧡

Loved catching up with the incomparable @11hullinger today. Learned so much from him while at @11AliveNews - about journalism and about ATL. Very few journalists know this city the way he does.🧡
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Per Stacey Abrams campaign: Oprah will join Abrams for a virtual campaign event tomorrow evening.

It’s a repeat of Oprah’s support for Abrams in the final stretch of the 2018 campaign. (1st reported by Tia "Very Calm Sis" Mitchell)

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NEW: Georgia set a new record for 1st day early voting turnout for a midterm election.

Yesterday's turnout is nearly double 1st day votes in 2018 and approaching 2020 numbers (presidential year)

2022: 131,318
2020: 136,739
2018: 70,849

(per GA Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger office)

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