GOP Bastion Georgia Is Suddenly in Play for Democrats in 2020
- Trump’s super-PAC places Georgia in top 6 competitive states
- Democrats to decide if fight is worth spending less in Midwest
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Republicans have had a hammerlock on Georgia for a generation. It could slip away — if Democrats decide to make it a fight.
The state is a must-win for President Donald Trump. Republicans are defending two U.S. Senate seats that may swing control of the chamber. Democrats remain underdogs, but population growth in the diverse and booming Atlanta area, along with the exodus of educated women from the GOP, have made them competitive in a state they’ve carried just once since 1980.