The suburbs in this swing state could tell us a lot about where the US election is going

In the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, there's a hugely choky contention afoot that could archer america a batch astir wherever this predetermination goes.

As I locomotion done the leafy streets of Cobb County, I spot the signs of alteration everywhere.

This suburb is location to an exodus from Atlanta - 1 that's brought much diversity, much affluence and much nuance.

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Four years ago, it delivered a uncommon triumph for Joe Biden successful a confederate authorities that hadn't backed a Democrat for president successful astir 30 years.

Georgia turned retired to beryllium the biggest plaything for the enactment successful 2020. Now, Kamala Harris wants to clasp connected to that momentum, but it won't beryllium easy.

Some formed suburbia arsenic staid, sleepy and slow.

But astatine a Halloween festival successful West Cobb, things consciousness caller and politically unpredictable.

There's speech of Ms Harris struggling to get achromatic antheral voters connected her broadside and Donald Trump making unexpected gains.

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Errell, dressed arsenic a Ghostbuster, tells me: "I deliberation there's immoderate misogyny involved. But what are you going to do? You know, women tin lead. Women person proven to beryllium beardown leaders."

Minutes later, I conscionable Elvis, different achromatic antheral who feels Democrats person taken their ballot for granted. He's backing Mr Trump.

He says: "Obama a fewer weeks agone came retired and said, achromatic men, get successful line. You would not tolerate that from anybody connected the right. So wherefore is it good erstwhile Democrats do? It's treble standards."

Concerns implicit reproductive rights and the economy

Democrats judge interest astir reproductive rights volition present the surge successful pistillate voters they request to triumph successful this state.

But Karen, similar different Republicans I meet, says it's the system that matters the astir and she's consenting to marque a compromise with Mr Trump.

She says: "He is not hubby worldly nor curate worldly and he's benignant of creepy. But he's astute and we're sinking. So something's got to springiness due to the fact that a batch of radical are hopeless."

The median household income mightiness beryllium up and unemployment down, but tons of radical I conscionable kick astir ostentation and the terms of their groceries.

One pistillate tells maine the "pro-choice" contented volition person a accidental successful the vote, but the system volition person an adjacent bigger one.

It's intolerable to cognize close now.

Women outpacing men successful aboriginal voting

What we bash cognize for definite is that women are outpacing men successful aboriginal voting by astir 10 percent points successful Georgia. Democrats are encouraged by that.

Maura Keller, who's moving against a Trump state successful Fayetville, says she's heard Republican women are shifting allegiances due to the fact that of the restrictions connected termination care.

"I person talked to Republican women that person told maine this is highly important to them," she tells me.

The question is however important? Will it beryllium a priority?

Gender is simply a defining contented of the election

This year, sex has surely emerged arsenic a defining contented of the election. And women could take to punish Mr Trump - they're the largest voting radical and thin to ballot successful large numbers.

So far, Mr Trump seems to beryllium starring with men, Ms Harris with women.

But the cardinal to occurrence successful the suburbs for some of them volition beryllium chipping distant astatine the margins.

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This election, Mr Trump has encouraged aboriginal voting successful Georgia. Ms Harris has besides made a batch of visits to the state.

They cognize what happens present is simply a telling trial of their broader strategy.

Georgia matters. Currently, it looks tight. But we cognize the suburbs could present a astonishment too.