Ashwin Ramaswami takes on a fake elector for a Georgia state senate seat

Ashwin Ramaswami, who is currently running to be Georgia’s state senator, in Cumming, Georgia, last month. Photograph: Stephanie Scarbrough/AP

The top of a ticket might normally be expected to have a profound impact on local races, especially with new vigor thanks to Kamala Harris replacing Joe Biden. The problem in Georgia is that there are almost no local races worth discussing because the state is gerrymandered to microscopic proportions.

There is exactly one state senate race that’s predictably competitive for a Democratic pick-up in Georgia. And that one race is spicy.