{"id":384221,"date":"2021-04-03T14:56:48","date_gmt":"2021-04-03T18:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=384221"},"modified":"2021-04-03T14:56:49","modified_gmt":"2021-04-03T18:56:49","slug":"democrats-appear-torn-on-ga-boycotts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-appear-torn-on-ga-boycotts\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats appear torn on Ga. boycotts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-appear-torn-on-ga-boycotts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=384221&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2393501\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2393501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">African Methodist Episcopal Church Bishop Reginald Jackson announced a boycott of Coca-Cola Co. products outside the Georgia Capitol on Thursday, March 25, 2021 in Atlanta. (AP Photo\/Jeff Amy)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 11:50 AM PT \u2013 Saturday, April 3, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The Biden administration appeared to backtrack slightly on their support for boycotts in Georgia amid the state\u2019s new election laws.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki had to clarify Joe Biden\u2019s statements of support for some businesses boycotting in Georgia, calling it \u201ctheir choice,\u201d but adding that he would \u201ccertainly support it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This came after Biden backed the MLB\u2019s decision to move this season\u2019s All-Star Game out of the state, following the recently passed laws to protect and secure elections in Georgia.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2393461\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2393461\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2393461\" src=\"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-443.jpeg\" alt=\"White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks at a press briefing at the White House, Friday, April 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik)\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-443.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AP21092619226816-315x210.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2393461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">White House press secretary Jen Psaki spoke at a press briefing at the White House, Friday, April 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe didn\u2019t call for businesses to boycott, business have made that decision themselves, of course. He also was not dictating that Major League Baseball move their game out of Georgia,\u201d Psaki stated. \u201cHe was conveying that if that was a decision that was made, that he would certainly support that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Georgia Democrats are at odds with Biden and have voiced their disappointment in the boycott, noting local business will suffer without the event.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) said \u201cI absolutely oppose and reject any notion of boycotting Georgia.\u201d Ossoff added corporations who don\u2019t agree with the law should not take it out on Georgians.<\/p>\n<p>His comments came in stark contrast to Biden\u2019s, which relayed strong support for players who wanted to move the game.<\/p>\n<p>While his fellow Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) declined to comment on the boycotting of businesses in his state, failed gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams acknowledged the damage the boycotts have on the state.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">VIDEO: Thanks to the efforts of activists, organizers and allied organizations, we stopped GA Republican legislators from passing key parts of their voter suppression wish list. Now corporate leaders must use their clout to show they stand with voters. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gapol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gapol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A3b0McaI1s\">pic.twitter.com\/A3b0McaI1s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/staceyabrams\/status\/1377421977535672321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI understand the passion of those calling for boycotts of Georgia following the passage of SB 202. Boycotts have been an important tool throughout our history to achieve social change,\u201d Abrams said. \u201cBut here\u2019s the thing, Black, Latino, AAPI, and Native American voters whose votes are the most suppressed under SB 202 are also the most likely to be hurt by potential boycotts of Georgia. To our friends across the country, please do not boycott us. And to my fellow Georgians, stay and fight, stay and vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Abrams went on to say the boycotts aren\u2019t necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives have denounced the decisions made by several Georgia-based companies and have even called for boycotts of those companies as a response.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/rep-brady-bidens-infrastructure-bill-will-make-americas-tax-rate-worse\/\">Rep. Brady: Biden\u2019s Infrastructure Bill Will Make America\u2019s Tax Rate Worse<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>African Methodist Episcopal Church Bishop Reginald Jackson announced a boycott of Coca-Cola Co. products outside the Georgia Capitol on Thursday, March 25, 2021 in Atlanta. 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