GOP has been in power in the Peach State for two decades, but Democrats have found their groove again.
GOP gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp and President Donald Trump shake hands during Trump’s Make America Great Again rally to support Kemp. (Hyosub Shin/AJC 2018)
By Erick Erickson – AJC Contributor
1 hour ago
People are familiar with positive campaigns and upbeat messages. Likewise, people understand negative campaigns that malign opponents. But there are other ways to look at positive and negative campaigns that people do not appreciate.
Georgia Republicans, after decades of dominance in the state, are left having to consider them.
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Democrat Eric Gisler talks to supporters about his election victory in a Georgia state House race Dec. 9 in Athens. (Christopher Dowd/Athens Political Nerd via AP)
State House special election is a bad omen for GOP
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., arrives to a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol in November. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)
Democrats hope Republicans embrace purity politics
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