#georgia

dredmorbius@joindiaspora.com

Democrats Secure Senate Majority With Dual Wins in Georgia

Victories Will Reshape Balance of Power as Biden Takes Office

  • Jon Ossoff, the 33-year-old documentary film executive, defeated David Perdue, who recently completed a full term as senator.
  • And the Rev. Raphael Warnock defeated Senator Kelly Loeffler, becoming the first Black Democrat elected to the Senate from the South.
  • The first Senate wins for Democrats in Georgia this century deliver an emphatic, final rebuke to President Trump in his last days in office.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/06/us/georgia-election-results/

#politics #democrats #USSenate #georgia

dredmorbius@joindiaspora.com

Biden to carry Georgia after second recount: state election official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden is headed toward victory in Georgia in the 2020 U.S. presidential election after the state’s second recount, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on Wednesday, rejecting false claims of fraud in the race.

“It looks like Vice President Biden will be carrying Georgia, and he is our president-elect,” Raffensperger, a Republican, said at a news conference after noting that no substantial changes have been seen in a second recount demanded by Republican President Donald Trump’s campaign. ...

An unexpeccted highlight of the endless recounts and challenges is watching Joe Biden and Kamala Harris win, win and win again.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-georgia/biden-to-carry-georgia-after-second-recount-state-election-official-idUSKBN28C29P

#election2020 #georgia #BidenHarris2020 #JoeBiden #KamalaHarris

adamblack@pluspora.com

This is how Democrats Take the senate

Fix the 200,000 #GeorgiaVoterPurge #VoterPurge

https://twitter.com/Greg_Palast/status/1325140552732479489
First order of business. We need to get ALL the 198,351 voters Brian Kemp wrongly purged from #Georgia's voter rolls reinstated/re-registered before the run-off elections in January. Registration deadline: Dec 7.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1301173684166557698.html