Georgia State's Secret to Winning Elections Lessons for 2026 Midterms [Episode Cut - Rewind]

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Explore the grassroots organizing tactics that flipped Georgia and empowered Democrats, with lessons for inspiring voters and combating election denial. Description: Organizers in Georgia did the impossible back in 2020: they managed to get overlooked voters to the polls and cracked the code on how to spark civic involvement. The election of two Democrats to the Senate from the state handed the presidency to Joe Biden and control of Congress to the Democrats that year. But as you’ll hear, this was no flash in the pan; it was the result of decades of organizing. There’s lots to learn from the state — especially now with the 2026 midterm elections in full swing. This week we are revisiting “The Georgia Way: How to Win Elections”, an oral history intended to record the strategies used in the state. Hear from the book’s editors, Ray McClendon and Steven Rosenfeld; and Andrea Miller, the Executive Director of the Center for Common Ground, People Demanding Action on the strategizing in Virginia. And get Laura’s two cents on election deniers. “People are going to need to be poll workers. They are going to need to be monitors. They are going to need to be outside, reporting any problems