Democrats vying for more leverage at Gold Dome
Left-leaners aim to reclaim some clout at the Capitol on Election Day
Joeff Davis/CL fileOn Tuesday, nine seats in Georgia’s General Assembly are up for the taking, and Democratic would-be lawmakers are gunning for a change at the GOP-dominated Gold Dome.
“Democrats are in the running to represent districts covering parts of Athens, Cumming, Dalton and Watkinsville that haven’t seen a Democratic challenger since the maps were redrawn in 2012,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. “And they’re mounting a furious campaign to wrest away an Atlanta-based district that a political newcomer almost won last year.”