RE: As a native Georgian, it is inconcieveable to me that Democrats could win the Governor’s office or Senate seat.
How then to explain the following:
Jimmy Carter
Sam Nunn
Zell Miller
Zell Miller was perhaps the last respectable national Democrat.
Georgia underwent realignment like the rest of the south.
It wasn’t until 1994 that the GOP really flipped (in a good way) in Texas.
Recall that in 1976 Carter narrowly won texas while Ford won California.
So you have to account for realignment when looking at prominent historical figures during that time.
Zell is a good guy.
Zell Miller is one of the old democrats that had still honor, unlike the Progressives they are now