Well its less than 70 days to go for the
US Presidential elections and the focus is more and more
on the swing states.
Today we speak about Georgia after successful Democratic National Convention
nominee Kamala Harris is going to resume her campaign from
Georgia, a state that has had a history of being
crucial to whoever wins the race to the White House.
Harris will be a top A bus with her running
mate Tim Walz.
A report suggests that the two will even sit down
for an interview with the two day visit.
Democrats are hoping to keep their lead in the opinion
polls, but the visit comes at a delicate time.
Georgia State Election Board has adopted a new rule that
will allow officials to refuse to certify an election.
What this means is that some local election boards can
choose to not officiate the results after voting and the
immediate effect would be a delay in finalizing poll results.
The state and National Democratic parties have sued the state
board for this.
They are arguing that the rules violate an existing law
that makes certification a mandatory duty and not a choice.
Democrats further accuse the body of exceeding its legal authority.
Georgia State Election Board is now dominated by allies of
Donald Trump, and those in support are arguing that county
election board is just fulfilling its duty.
Georgia is one of the most heated political battlegrounds in
the election.
The state was one of the first stops by Trump
after the Republican convention.
His running mate, JD Rance even made a donut pit
stop.
I'll give you an American vice president, OK?
We're going to do two dozen.
OK, Now these visits are important to the campaign.
Look at how Georgia has voted in the last five
elections.
In the last elections, there was just a 0.2% difference
when incumbent Joe Biden flipped the state blue after 6
election losses.
In 2016, the winning margin was 5.2%.
In 2012, 7.8%.
In 2008, it was again 5.2%.
Lastly, in 2004 there was a 16.6% difference, the largest
in the five elections.
Now we are looking at 2004, which was the same
year George W Bush won reelections and the state clearly
played an important role in that.
Which side Georgia will swing this time remains to be
seen.
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