How southeastern Georgia became a political hotspot in the presidential campaign
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🗓️ 29 October 2024
⏱️ 7 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Now to the battleground state of Georgia, one of the most closely divided states in the country, |
| 0:05.3 | where President Biden beat Donald Trump by fewer than 12,000 votes in 2020. |
| 0:10.3 | This year, voters have shattered early voting records casting more than 2 million ballots so far. |
| 0:16.0 | Lisa Desjardan begins her report on how some of those voters are feeling in Savannah, the center of a growing region that's in the national political |
| 0:25.0 | spotlight. |
| 0:27.8 | In Savannah, a Blitz of Blue. |
| 0:30.8 | Across the street from an early voting location in Chatham County |
| 0:33.8 | Kamala Harris supporters are working for a repeat after Democrats narrow |
| 0:38.2 | 2020 Georgia win the party's first in nearly three decades. This is personal. She's giving me my right |
| 0:45.2 | back to my body. I get to do what I want to do with it. She's giving me my rights back |
| 0:49.0 | for my children's future. This is close. We have to work hard in Chatham County and in Savannah to pull every blue vote we can because they're |
| 0:57.3 | working just as hard as we are. |
| 1:00.3 | And the feeling is this is their region's moment. |
| 1:03.0 | Whenever people come to Georgia, they think Atlanta. |
| 1:06.0 | You know, but the coast matters. |
| 1:08.0 | This is coastal Georgia, known for shaded squares and southern charm, |
| 1:12.0 | but politically a place of sharp contrast. known for shaded squares and southern charm, |
| 1:12.7 | but politically a place of sharp contrasts. |
| 1:15.7 | With two blue counties, Liberty and Chatham, |
| 1:18.0 | home to Savannah, surrounded by a fleet of bright red ones. |
| 1:22.6 | The Savannah economy and population have been booming for over a decade. |
| 1:26.8 | This is the fastest growing part of Georgia, and now politicians are catching up. |
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