When progressives Stacey Abrams and Raphael Warnock ran for statewide office in Georgia they received glowing media coverage for what they claimed was a crusade against “voter suppression.”  Joe Biden even infamously came to Atlanta to denounce a voter integrity bill as a form of  “Jim Crow 2.0.”

Of course, lawsuits alleging suppression all failed and minority turnout in almost all of Georgia is higher than ever.  Now we know it was Abrams and Warnock (now a U.S. Senator from Georgia) who were pulling a fast one on voters.

Last month, the Georgia State Ethics commission unanimously slapped a record $300,000 fine on a nonprofit founded by Abrams and managed by Warnock.  The New Georgia Project failed to disclose millions of dollars the entity illegally used to back Abrams’ failed 2018 gubernatorial campaign.  It has now admitted to every one of the commission’s 16 allegations, after practicing a form of “information suppression” by denying them for years.

Adams and Warnock say they had no role in the improper campaign expenditures they benefited from.  Maybe they have plausible deniability. Maybe not.

What is for sure is that John Fund’s excellent watchdog work at UP to ensure honest elections isn’t done yet.