QUITMAN, Georgia — President Joe Biden’s White House and, by extension, his 2024 reelection campaign are out to prove the close Georgia win last time was no fluke.
If Biden can claim a second Peach State victory while facing taunts that, at 81, he’s too old for a second term and concerns by fellow Democrats over the president’s languishing approval ratings, it would prove he has real and lasting support in Georgia. However, it’s unclear how much time, effort, and resources the Biden campaign will devote to Georgia.
Biden’s likeliest route to a White House return, by again defeating former President Donald Trump, doesn’t necessarily go through Georgia and its 16 Electoral College votes. In 2020, Biden was the first Democratic presidential candidate to win Georgia since Bill Clinton in 1992. Biden prevailed 49.47% to 49.24% — or 11,779 votes, one less than
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