I've often been baffled that there could be so many backward voters in Ohio, which seems like it should be more left-leaning than Georgia for sure. There is a lot good happening there, too, though, and a lot to build on.
What we're seeing in Georgia can be replicated in many other states. There is a lot of untapped potential. You have, like we do, concentrations of Democratic support in major metropolitan areas and then a vast sea of hate radio listeners and frightened Bible thumpers in the rural areas.
What I've learned from the projects of Stacey Abrams, Nse Ufot, and others is that to win the state you need to have not only a massive voter registration and turnout campaign in the urban areas and suburbs, but also a statewide effort to erode Republican majorities. Sometimes losing by less in a county can be part of a successful statewide campaign. And Georgia even flipped some of the smaller counties from Red to Blue this cycle.
Of course, it doesn't hurt to have a complete buffoon as leader of the opposition party and the resulting internecine warfare that resulted this time around, plus a very popular and well-known Black candidate who can motivate unlikely voters in small towns and urban areas alike.
Oh yeah, you have LeBron James, too -- even though he's in L.A. now. So score another point for Ohio!
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