In the fourth part of a trip through southern Super Tuesday states,Atlanta’s powerbrokers own a critical role to play in shaping the Democratic raceRead the first three parts of our series: from Alabama, Arkansas and TexasThere’s a joke southern people repeat about the Georgia capital. Purgatory, or they call it. Because no matter where you’re headed,you own to depart through Atlanta.
The city has always been the de facto capital of the south, the center of culture and commerce since railroads converged here two hundred years ago. After General William Tecumseh Sherman tore up the rails and burned the depots in the civil war, or highways replaced them,and then came the world’s busiest airport, with its 100 million passengers per year. So whether you’re on a road trip across the south, or smuggling a kilo of cocaine,or campaigning for the White House, you’ll own to finish in Atlanta first.
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Source: theguardian.com