That means Democrats need to pick up both seats in Georgia to bring the balance to a 50-50 tie. Going into the Georgia races, Republicans hold 50 seats in the U.S.
Kelly Loeffler faces Atlanta minister Raphael Warnock. David Perdue faces investigative journalist Jon Ossoff, and Republican Sen. In the November election, all of the Senate candidates in Georgia fell short of an outright majority, so the state’s two Republican senators will face two Democratic opponents in January. If no candidate reaches the mark, the top two vote-getters head to a runoff.
THE UNEXPECTED TWIST in this year’s Senate battle flows from an unusual quirk in Georgia law: In a Senate or House race, a candidate must grab more than 50 percent of the votes to win. But it’s America that will live with the consequences.” -Marco Rubio Republicans, meanwhile, have to figure out the best way to rally their voters in the state.ĭespite the tensions, activists like Yang say they’re still chugging South: “Everyone who campaigned for Joe should get ready to head to Georgia.” “This is Georgia’s decision to make. It appeared Democrats narrowly won the presidency but lost much of their edge in the House, and they’re aiming at best for a tie in the Senate. (Republicans are pulling plenty of strings too and quickly turned Schumer’s comments about Georgia into a campaign commercial: “Georgia, don’t let these radicals change America.”) A slew of close races in November showed a nation divided down the middle, not the blue wave of Democratic dominance some predicted. But it’s America that will live with the consequences.”Īfter the Associated Press projected Biden had won the presidency, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told a crowd of cheering New Yorkers, “Now we take Georgia, and then we change America!”ĭemocrats in Georgia may need to walk a tightrope between accepting outside support for a critical ground game against well-organized Republicans and downplaying messages that sound like outsiders are pulling all the strings. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., called the belated battle “the showdown of all showdowns” and told a packed room of Georgia Republicans: “This is Georgia’s decision to make. 5, when two runoff contests in Georgia will decide whether Republicans keep the Senate-or whether Democrats eke out an advantage to control the Senate, the House, and the presidency. Senate.Īfter an already-grueling election season, the drama continues in at least one state until Jan. Now Yang is leaving his New York home for a two-month stay in Georgia to help Democrats hoping to bag one of the biggest prizes on their political wish list: control of the U.S. The 45-year-old ran against former Vice President Joe Biden in this year’s Democratic presidential primaries, where he grabbed attention for his proposal to send monthly checks to every American adult. Santa won’t be the only celebrity in town.Īlso sleighing in from the North: entrepreneur Andrew Yang.
In early December, a singing Santa Claus is set to descend on the Vinings Jubilee outdoor mall in northern Atlanta to perform holiday tunes at a safe distance from masked shoppers.
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