COLUMBUS, Ga. — Jo Handy-Sewell painted her nails a shiny blue for Saturday's state Democratic Convention in Georgia. Her shirt — also blue — was awash in buttons for candidates and causes. And from a bench outside the convention hall, she called out greetings to the party's brightest stars as they hustled in after the lunchtime break.
Handy-Sewell is aware that polls show some Democrats lagging behind. She knows President Joe Biden's approval ratings are low. Nonetheless, she is confident her party can once again pull out a win in November, cementing Georgia as a Democratic state.
"Democrats have always had hope. Sometimes that it is the only thing we have had — hope and faith," the DeKalb County resident said. "And sometimes when everything looks the worst, we are still working and praying for the best."
