IRISH AMERICANS LIVING in Georgia, one of the key swing states in the US, say the build up to next month’s election is unlike anything they’ve experienced before.
“It’s really hard to put into words because I can’t fully comprehend the intensity of it. There’s a lot of tension,” Delia O’Malley explained.
“It’s fascinating to see how people can be so divided.”
Delia O’Malley pictured in Atlanta in September Órla Ryan Órla Ryan
Delia was born in North Carolina in 1996 to an American mother and Irish father. Her family moved to Ireland in 1998 and she grew up in Kildare.
“I’m Irish-grown, very much identifying with being Irish more so than American, but I am both at the end of the day,” she explained.
Delia, her mother and her sister all decided to relocate to Atlanta in recent years. It’s quite a liberal city, but the wider Georgia state typically votes Republican.
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