Democrats feared Georgia was a lost cause. Not any more

Atlanta | Little more than a week ago, Georgia appeared to be slipping out of the Democrats’ reach: US President Joe Biden ’s campaign pledged to concentrate more on holding the Midwestern “blue wall” states and indicated they might be willing to forsake “Sun Belt” battlegrounds.

But now that Mr Biden has bowed out of the race and Vice President Kamala Harris is the likely nominee, Democrats say they have new hope for the state. They are betting that a fresh burst of energy and a surge in fundraising has helped make Georgia – the state that delivered Mr Biden his narrowest victory margin in 2020 – a toss-up again.

AP