‘It’s having its moment’: Georgia to offer litmus test for Trump and Democrats
by Sam Levine in New York and David Smith in Washingt from US news | The Guardian on (#5SYNR)
Florida 2000, Ohio 2004, Pennsylvania 2020 - now Georgia, with its changing demographics and fight over voting rights, looks set to be the bellwether
To understand the forces shaping American politics, one state will be impossible to overlook in 2022: Georgia.
The Peach State will offer the biggest litmus test yet of former US president Donald Trump's grip on the Republican party, and the persistence of his false claims of election fraud, as well as a guide to whether Democrats can expect the nation to move in their direction.
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