Georgia Has Been Blue for a Long Time

And now, finally, the longtime dreams of so many have been realized

Reverend Raphael Warnock speaks at a canvassing event in Marietta, Georgia. Photo:
Sandy Huffaker /Getty Images

I moved to Athens, Georgia from New York City in 2013 and found myself, much to my own surprise, eager to get involved in local politics. It was hard not to. I’d never lived in a red state before — though I’d certainly grown up in the red area of a blue state—but the possibility of…