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CUTHBERT, Ga. (Reuters) - Three days before Tuesday’s all-important Georgia runoffs for the U.S. Senate, Derrick Gorsuch braved the rain in a pickup truck, scouring poor Black neighborhoods in his rural slice of the state for anyone who needed one last prod to vote.
Bobby Jenkins, the Democratic chair for Randolph County, poses for a picture in Cuthbert, Georgia, U.S., January 2, 2021. REUTERS/Nathan Layne
The 20-year-old canvasser for the Democratic candidates knew how high the stakes were. Victory in the twin races would give the Democrats control of Congress and with it the power to advance or block Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s ability to govern.