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Community reacts to Hattiesburg municipal precinct changes Community reacts to Hattiesburg municipal precinct changes By Melissa Rademaker | February 22, 2021 at 6:44 PM CST - Updated February 23 at 10:47 AM HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The Hattiesburg City Council voted last week to change the location for three voting precincts for the upcoming municipal elections. This change affects Wards 1, Ward 2 and Ward 4. Longtime Mobile-Bouie neighborhood resident Melvin Williams welcomes the change. “Number one, we’re proud that it’s a precinct because it’s the future home of the Civil ...

Or twice that god will order our steps. but we have to move our feet. and you moved your feet to-- [inaudible conversations] you picked up phones and you handed out yard signs. you gave your neighbors a ride to the voting precinct. all of you have a reason why this election was important to you. and it may not be the same reason. but it is your collective experiences that make up the story of louisiana . and by the way, you showed a lot of good sense because you also voteed to reelect my wonderful wife donna as your first lady. [applause]

Neighbors too. >> your kids and everybody else's kids and all those kids in schools who are scared of things happening to them, they can't vote so vote for the kids. i voted because i'm not for this country. i chose this country. i'm an immigrant to this country. i came in here for all of the things voting stands for. that sign is on a wall near my voting precinct. the only way democracy works is if we all participate, so that is a duty. it's not just a right, i think it's a real responsibility. >> also, every time i go to vote and you're there, all the people working the polls, for the most p...

26% say they'll probably vote. and about a quarter say they're still uncertain. another 19% say they probably will not vote. joining me to discuss, luke vans, president of the young democrats of georgia, and jake evans, president of atlanta young republicans. luke, jake, welcome to the show. let me start with you, luke. where are you guys? if you expect, you know, there's so much rhetoric about change, shouldn't there be higher numbers for those who are definitely going to vote? >> in georgia there are pretty high numbers. young people, people below 40 have made up 20% of the early voting elec...

Proposal was if you are a 100% disabled veteran, when you reach retirement age, they want to cut your income. if you were getting $30,000 in disability, it would drop to 13,000. how is that taking care of the forgotten man and making sure the veterans are taken care of? >> this is your third book on trump. >> yep. >> why are you so fascinated? >> when i first met donald, i knew he was a cultural force. here's a guy that will say the most astonishing things and people believe him. he's a master con art grifter, and he sells himself as this great businessman. he was never a great businessman. th...