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Two Senate runoff elections in Georgia

Rogue Valley

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Since no candidate surpassed the 50%+1 necessary for victory in the twin Georgia US Senate races, two runoff elections will be held on 5 January 2021.

Republican incumbent David Perdue will face Democrat candidate Jon Ossoff.
Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler will face Democrat candidate Raphael Warnock.

If Democrats can win both Georgia Senate seats, there will be a 50/50 Senate tie and then the Vice President (Kamala Harris/D) would break any tie votes.

These will be big spending and intensive mudslinging campaigns that will determine if we have a unified government or gridlock for the next two years.

California Gov. Gavin Newsome will appoint someone to fill the Senate seat of VP Elect Kamala Harris.
 
Rogue Valley said:
Since no candidate surpassed the 50%+1 necessary for victory in the twin Georgia US Senate races, two runoff elections will be held on 5 January 2021.

Republican incumbent David Perdue will face Democrat candidate Jon Ossoff.
Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler will face Democrat candidate Raphael Warnock.

If Democrats can win both Georgia Senate seats, there will be a 50/50 Senate tie and then the Vice President (Kamala Harris/D) would break any tie votes.

These will be big spending and intensive mudslinging campaigns that will determine if we have a unified government or gridlock for the next two years.

California Gov. Gavin Newsome will appoint someone to fill the Senate seat of VP Elect Kamala Harris.
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Rumor has it that the Lincoln Project is “going down to Georgia!”

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Rogue Valley said:
Since no candidate surpassed the 50%+1 necessary for victory in the twin Georgia US Senate races, two runoff elections will be held on 5 January 2021.

Republican incumbent David Perdue will face Democrat candidate Jon Ossoff.
Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler will face Democrat candidate Raphael Warnock.

If Democrats can win both Georgia Senate seats, there will be a 50/50 Senate tie and then the Vice President (Kamala Harris/D) would break any tie votes.

These will be big spending and intensive mudslinging campaigns that will determine if we have a unified government or gridlock for the next two years.

California Gov. Gavin Newsome will appoint someone to fill the Senate seat of VP Elect Kamala Harris.
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Will Trump fans/voters turn out if Trump is not on the ballot?
 
Democrats mostly vote in presidential elections.

I'm not sure how many democrats will turn out for a runoff.

I guess we'll see.
 
Stacey Abrams will need to get to work.

This runoff is as important if not more so than the presidential election.

A choice between Moscow mitch shutting down everything the democrats try to do and having control of both houses of congress and the white house.

both sides will have a huge presence and money will pour in for this election.
 
Rogue Valley said:
Since no candidate surpassed the 50%+1 necessary for victory in the twin Georgia US Senate races, two runoff elections will be held on 5 January 2021.

Republican incumbent David Perdue will face Democrat candidate Jon Ossoff.
Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler will face Democrat candidate Raphael Warnock.

If Democrats can win both Georgia Senate seats, there will be a 50/50 Senate tie and then the Vice President (Kamala Harris/D) would break any tie votes.

These will be big spending and intensive mudslinging campaigns that will determine if we have a unified government or gridlock for the next two years.

California Gov. Gavin Newsome will appoint someone to fill the Senate seat of VP Elect Kamala Harris.
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I used to believe that one party should not control the house and the senate. That was before Mitch McConnell turned into the grim reaper. Now I am rooting to gain the senate.
 
craig said:
Will Trump fans/voters turn out if Trump is not on the ballot?
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That's the big question. Democrats will pull out all stops to win both Senate seats.

I tend to believe Georgia's black voters, fresh from a Biden/Harris win, will once again turn out in very high numbers.

These two Senate races will be very competitive with no quarter given.
 
I doubt most of the voters who turned out for the presidency will turnout again. Now there will be solid eyes on Atlanta so less funny business they can pull as well.

republicans clearly won the senate seats this time.
 
rickc said:
Stacey Abrams will need to get to work.

This runoff is as important if not more so than the presidential election.

A choice between Moscow mitch shutting down everything the democrats try to do and having control of both houses of congress and the white house.

both sides will have a huge presence and money will pour in for this election.
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Yep, the level of ‘foreign’ (aka out of state) election ‘interference’ will be massive.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
Yep, the level of ‘foreign’ (aka out of state) election ‘interference’ will be massive.
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I think we need to pass a law banning out of state donations to Purely state elections.
 
EMNofSeattle said:
Lol yeah keep giving your money to the Lincoln project. Those guys are politically dead without it!
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Well that was not a very bright thing to say, any political effort is dead without support... including those you like.

Did you think at all about your post before making it?
 
JANFU said:
They helped bury Trump
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No they didn’t.

Trump didn’t even get burried. This is one of the narrowest elections in history. It’s obvious they didn’t flip one republican voter
 
BlueTex said:
That would be declared unconstitutional within weeks
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not guaranteed at all.

and besides, the Republicans can run on passing it and then keep repassing and enforcing it. If congress just kept reasserting laws declared unconstitutional the courts will give in eventually.
 
EMNofSeattle said:
not guaranteed at all.

and besides, the Republicans can run on passing it and then keep repassing and enforcing it. If congress just kept reasserting laws declared unconstitutional the courts will give in eventually.
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Lol.. This would be a violation of the 1st amendment.
 
EMNofSeattle said:
What does this question mean? Even rhetorically it’s very stupid.
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Have you ever heard of the Supreme Court? (Cause that is where the question came from.)
 
ttwtt78640 said:
Nope, the 1A (freedom of speech and assembly) gets in the way.
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No it doesnt. We can restrict corporations. Corporations themselves were broadly illegal for the first century of the country’s existence. You think too simply.
 
BlueTex said:
Lol.. This would be a violation of the 1st amendment.
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There is no first amendment right to have a corporation. Or for it to speak. That was a court mistake which can be corrected
 
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