Michelle Nunn, Jason Carter hope to rechart the course of Georgia politicsBy Karen Tumulty, Published: December 21MACON, Ga. — The two major parties here don’t agree on many things. One of them is that it is only a matter of time before Georgia goes from being a Republican stronghold to a state that is up for grabs.
In next year’s elections, Democrats will be looking to speed that process along with a couple of candidates who bring fresh faces and familiar names.
They are Senate contender Michelle Nunn, an executive who is also the daughter of former senator Sam Nunn, and gubernatorial hopeful Jason Carter, a third-term state senator who is a grandson of former president Jimmy Carter.
Nunn and Carter face tough odds, given that Georgia has not elected a non-incumbent Democrat to any statewide office since the waning years of the last century. But recent demographic shifts suggest a new electoral equation could be forming — and probably more quickly than in much-talked-about Texas.
