Opinion: Trump delivers Georgia Democrats a holiday gift

How much damage can one man do to his own political party? For a test case, let’s look at Georgia. This state seemed reliably Republican until 2020, when then-President Donald Trump not only lost his bid for re-election but also helped both incumbent Republican senators lose their elections, which in turn cost his party control of the US Senate.

How much damage can one man do to his own political party? For a test case, let’s look at Georgia. This state seemed reliably Republican until 2020, when then-President Donald Trump not only lost his bid for re-election but also helped both incumbent Republican senators lose their elections, which in turn cost his party control of the US Senate.