The disastrous midterm-election performance by Georgia Democrats has sparked a bitter debate inside the party about how to move forward in a state where Republicans have solidified their hold on state offices for the next four years.
Jason Carter’s and Michelle Nunn’s lopsided losses have set off a cascade of finger-pointing, a blame game that’s laid bare the fault lines of a fractured party still struggling to find a compelling message and strategy after more than a decade in political exile.
The debate pivots on two nagging questions: How the party can register hundreds of thousands of minority voters and newcomers to Georgia who have come from left-leaning states that Democrats see as essential to the party’s revival? And how it can attract white voters, a bloc that was once the backbone of the party’s support and now makes up less than a quarter of its votes?
Two leading Democratic figures are staking out firm positions in the debate. Their visions could shape the party’s direction for the rest of the decade.
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