Tattnall County Ga- Some Democrats here whether its in the black belt, the wiregrass region are afraid to tell you they're Democrats. The Party brand is so bad in small town Georgia that some who lean liberal have refused to acknowledge their affiliation publicly. Democrats here are used to being outnumbered, but as their numbers continue to drop, the few remaining are more isolated.
The hatred for Democrats is just crazy, said a longtime democratic resident of Tattnall County who told his daughter to get rid of a pro-Biden bumper sticker back in 2020. Democrats have been ostracized from many parts of rural Georgia, leaving party leaders (who are clueless when it comes to rural Georgia) few options to reverse a cultural trend while continuing to devote the majority of its resources to voters in more populated urban and suburban areas of the state.
Past candidates like William Boddie who ran for Labor Commissioner in 2022 know his party can no longer afford to ignore rural voters. Boddie is a Democrat and a possible gubernatorial candidate in 2026 is someone who I would describe as someone who is a champion for the forgotten, the marginalized and the left behind places is the type of candidate who gets it. The Democratic Party struggles in rural Georgia has been building since the early 2000s and it show no signs of getting better.
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