Ashwin Ramaswami takes on a fake elector for a Georgia state senate seat
by George Chidi in Atlanta from World news | The Guardian on (#6PR2Q)
Incumbent state senator Shawn Still is a so-called fake elector'. Ramaswami is 25 and wired for a challenge
The top of a ticket might normally be expected to have a profound impact on local races, especially with new vigor thanks to Kamala Harris replacing Joe Biden. The problem in Georgia is that there are almost no local races worth discussing because the state is gerrymandered to microscopic proportions.
There is exactly one state senate race that's predictably competitive for a Democratic pick-up in Georgia. And that one race is spicy.
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