Georgia's share of white voters drops below 59%

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Georgia= the new Virginia in 2016

Laughable. Georgia has a Republican governor and near veto-proof majorities in the Georgia Assembly and the Senate.

If I were to register here again, I'd claim to be an "other," too. It's none of the government's business what race I am when it comes to voting.

[Seriously?]

Georgia= the new Virginia in 2016

Laughable. Georgia has a Republican governor and near veto-proof majorities in the Georgia Assembly and the Senate.

If I were to register here again, I'd claim to be an "other," too. It's none of the government's business what race I am when it comes to voting.

You're making a bad assumption in comparing Presidential races with statewide races. For one, the Governor and virtually all statewide elections are in mid-term cycles and we both know that benefits Republicans when it comes to who turns out. Secondly, the Republicans are likely to continue to dominate in the General Assembly due to redistricting being to their advantage, but that wouldn't be guaranteed under the old maps.

In summary, you can gerrymander any state's districts when it comes to hacking and carving up constituencies, but in the Presidential election, the Democratic power in Georgia is going to become more powerful over the next couple of cycles. Georgia's 16 electoral votes will be in play come 2016 for a candidate who is willing to work for it. Following behind that over the next 5-10 years, you'll begin to see the same trends permeate into more statewide and state legislative races.

I'm not making a bad assumption. Obama will lose Georgia by 8-10 points. Georgia is not a purple state, nor will it be in 2016.