The scenes of the insurrection in the United States Capitol last Wednesday, January 6, will go down in history as the moment when the oldest and most ‘exceptional’ democracy in the world trembled.
The assault on the Capitol shook American democracy for a few hours. The lesson democracies should learn is: Beware of voting for a scorpion because it will end up stinging you.
With Washington in violent turmoil, Georgia’s historic result provides a model for rebuilding trust in a broken political system. But will Democrats heed the lesson?
In an extended conversation, the Atlanta based political scientist outlines why the traditionally Republican state is entering a period of heavy contestation.
