Why aren't we fighting harder for GA?

[LonePirate]

Obama lost it by less than 6 points in 2008. Shouldn't demographic changes in the past four years help close that gap? Or has the Obama hate spread and solidified? With Rmoney retreating from MI, PA and WI this week, I would think the blue team could shift resources to GA and make the red team squirm even more.

Am I missing something here? Is there any chance this state could be within 2-3 points? It seems like some of the so-called swing states like CO, IA, NV, VA and maybe even OH are going to provide larger margins of victories than GA. So why isn't GA a swing state? I would ask President Clinton to camp out in GA (and NC) for the next two months and use his popularity to its full effect. Rmoney has almost no margin for victory this year and taking GA from him would help put a nail in the media's spin that this is a close election.

[ProgressiveEconomist]

1. IMO, since Rs have held back on campaign spending while Ds were defining Romney

over the summer, it's more crucial than ever for Democrats to prioritize states for spending.

[LonePirate]

4. With OH and VA seeming more solid by the day, we need to go on the offensive

Obama lost GA by fewer points and votes than he won by in VA. GA should be a toss-up state all things considered. I can't believe this state is not being targeted by Obama given its closeness.

[RebelOne]

2. I live in Georgia and there just not that many Democrats here.

I am in a very, very red county in North Georgia, and I think I am one of the few Democrats in the county.

[Agnosticsherbet]

3. Since 1972, Georgia has gone Democrat 3 times, and two of them were for Jimmy Carter...

who was it's governor and was born there.

A demographic change of 6% is way to big for 4 years.

You can check out 270 to Win's page on Georgia for a compilation of relevant historical data.