Georgia Democrats still searching for a 2016 Senate contender | www.myajc.com

As Georgia Democrats try to convince national strategists and funders that the state is in play for 2016, they are confronting a problem: Finding a challenger to Republican U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson.

“Even Democrats like me like Isakson,” said former Gov. Roy Barnes, a Democrat who launched a comeback bid in 2010. “If all Republicans were like Johnny, I would be a Republican.”

Last year Democrats and allied groups mounted a multimillion dollar campaign to register minority voters — that’s now facing tough scrutiny for its results — but Atlanta Democratic strategist Tharon Johnson estimated that 750,000 registered non-white voters did not turn out.

“2014 showed us we cannot only focus on voter registration,” Johnson said. “We need to put a bigger emphasis on voter turnout. That’s the key.”

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