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All eyes are on Georgia. Again.
For Georgians, the new voting law is the epitome of voter suppression or it’s the embodiment of election integrity.
Demonstrators take part in a sit-in protest as Gov. Brian Kemp holds a press conference on March 22, 2021. | Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP
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ATLANTA When Joe Biden launched his presidential campaign, he dubbed it the “battle for the soul of the nation.” Locals argue that battle is being waged in Georgia as the rest of the country looks on.
Democrats now control all of Washington, after Biden won Georgia and both Senate seats here flipped in January. But Republicans still run all the levers of state government here, and they’re rallying behind a sweeping new election law that could tilt the political pendulum back in their column in 2022, when nine statewide executive offices and a high-profile Senate race will be on the ballot.