How Georgia got its swing back: Why the formerly red state is now up for grabs

CUMMING, Ga. – Rebekah Peltz and Jordan Frechtman didn’t know about Forsyth County’s sordid history when they moved here from Los Angeles in 2021.

At the time, the COVID-19 pandemic was raging and the couple longed to escape the congested West Coast city to live closer to family in the east.

Greater Atlanta’s burgeoning film industry appealed to the two entertainment professionals. And Democratic victories in Georgia by President Joe Biden and Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in the 2020 election made the state a more appealing place for them to settle.

“We were like ‘Wow, it's a good time to be in Georgia. Let's go!” Peltz, 30, remembered thinking at the time of the move.




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