The Stage Is Set in Georgia

Come November, it’s going to be all about Georgia again.

Much of the reaction to Tuesday night’s primaries, what reaction anyone could have outside of the horror of what happened that morning in Texas, revolved around Donald Trump, because doesn’t it always? Trump’s preferred candidates in Georgia, David Perdue for Governor and Jody Hice for Secretary of State, endorsed by Trump solely because they repeated his Big Lie about the 2020 election (and would presumably make sure he didn’t lose any future election in the state), both got stomped. Current Governor Brian Kemp — perhaps Trump’s most commonly lambasted public official — and current Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger — the guy who Trump famously demanded to “find” him enough votes to win the state — both cruised to victories in the Republican primary. But now that Trump has failed in the primary, Kemp (and Raffensperger) advance to the even harder party: Winning their state in November.

And, with apologies to Pennsylvania, Ohio and other states, there is no more fascinating state this November than Georgia.

The most critical race nationwide — and one that could determine control of the United States Senate — was the least contested in the primaries on Tuesday. Sitting Senator Raphael Warnock, who beat Kelly Loeffler in a special election in 2020 but…