‘Hi! My Name Is …’: Political Groups Target Georgia Voters Via Text

More than 400 people gathered at a Color of Change Political Action Committee text-a-thon at the Loudermilk Conference Center in downtown Atlanta to encourage black voters via text to vote.

Kathleen Quillian / WABE

At a Sunday brunch in downtown Atlanta, over roasted potatoes and mimosas, about 400 people look down at their phones to send text messages.

It’s a Color of Change Political Action Committee (PAC) text-a-thon at the Loudermilk Conference Center.

Volunteer Ali Roc describes a typical text.