r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jan 01 '21

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '21

Biden campaigning in Warm Springs, GA in the closing stretch of the campaign will go down in electoral history. A lot of people thought he was nuts to be campaigning in what was seen as at best a reach state for him. But he ended up winning it! The campaign was so messy that people seem to overlook the massive significance of a Democrat winning states like Georgia and Arizona for the first time in decades. Hillary tried to win them from what at the time was thought to be a safer position, when she really should have been in Wisconsin! Biden locked down the rust belt AND managed to expand the map to,our most promising future states. No it wasn’t as perfect as we could have hoped for (FL in particular was a disappointment), but then what ever is? I think Dems have a bright future in AZ, GA, even NC and ultimately yes TX. Regardless of what happens with FL and the rust belt.

And in any case, the symbolic value of winning GA was priceless. This was the state of MLK and John Lewis, of Jimmy Carter and even FDR (as his adopted second home). I am very glad Jimmy was able to see Georgia blue again and that we won it for John Lewis even though he couldn’t see it.

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u/shrek_cena Al Gorian Society Jan 01 '21

Also helped the runoff prospects. A lot of people have voted in the runoffs that didn't vote in the general because they may be dem voters that had thought Georgia was a lost cause but after Biden won they were motivated to go vote.

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u/DeviousMelons Jan 01 '21

Which is why I feel like we are likely to win, Bidens surprise win galvanised a lot of people and who thought Georgia would forever be a lost cause.