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For a time, Albany had the country's worst per-capita death rate from COVID.Īfter several grueling election cycles, many voters are tired and organizers are trying to combat that. Roughly a quarter of Southwest Georgians live below the poverty line, nearly double the rate in the U.S. 'With the pandemic, it ripped wide open the disparities we knew were already there,' he says. Young is glad candidates come to Southwest Georgia now, but he says they also need to deliver on their promises for a region that's not benefited as much from the state's economic growth. Nicole Buchanan for NPR Albany Commissioner Demetrius Young outside of Sen.

Two years later, it helped deliver Georgia for Joe Biden and flip two Senate seats, giving Democrats control of the U.S. We need to hold the ground that we've gained.'Ībrams' strategy got her within 55,000 votes of the governor's mansion in 2018, losing to Republican Brian Kemp. 'But if you follow this blue wave in Georgia, it came right through Albany down into Southwest Georgia. 'I know everybody looks at Atlanta as the African American mecca,' says Albany Commissioner Demetrius Young. Instead of bending over backward to court more conservative voters, Abrams focused on activating non-voters and irregular voters, especially people of color in overlooked parts of the state. Where we begin does not dictate what we become.' I am running for governor because we need a governor who comes from a town like Albany. 'We need to talk to those forgotten voters, the ones who are rarely talked about. 'Atlanta cannot live without Albany, and Albany cannot live without the investments that come from Atlanta,' Abrams said in 2017, launching her campaign, not in Atlanta, but in Albany. The ground began to shift about four years ago when Stacey Abrams made her first bid for governor. 29, 2022, says he has voted in Albany, Ga., since 1955.įor years, Democrats failed to win statewide in Georgia. Nicole Buchanan for NPR Johnnie Armstrong, sitting in front of the Ray Charles Memorial on Aug.

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