Stacey Abrams speaks at event in Atlanta on June 6, 2019. PHOTO COURTESY OF DUSTIN CHAMBERS | GETTY IMAGES
Georgia on our Minds: Democrats’ Promising Future in the Deep South By Jackson Smith Staff Writer Leading up to the 2020 election, Georgia was, for all intents and purposes, an afterthought on the national stage. While there were murmurs of Georgia emerging as a tossup state, most attention was focused on historically coveted swing states like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. For many voters, it was simply a given that Georgia would remain deep red across the board. After all,
the last time Georgia went blue in a presidential election was 1992, and the last time a Democratic senator was elected by popular vote was in 2000. Come the election, the country watched in awe as Georgia Democrats staged a stunning upset, voting in Joe Biden as president and unseating both incumbent Republican senators. This sweeping victory in the heart of the Deep South has shaken confidence in the strength of the Republican grip not just over Georgia, but the entire region itself. Biden’s electoral victory and the election of Ra-
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