The Georgia counties turning the state blue are growing. And quickly.

Last week, David Perdue announced he would not run to recapture his Senate seat in Georgia for the Republicans. Many in the political class wondered why a strong candidate with deep family ties and a history as an incumbent would take a pass at a chance to run again.

The answer might lie in broader political changes in Georgia itself.

While Joe Biden’s presidential win in the state and the Senate victories of Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff were heralded as surprises in the last election cycle, a closer look at recent election data in the state shows they might be breakthroughs to a new norm, rather than simple 2020 shockers. CONTINUED

Dante Chinni, NBC News


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