Warnock, Ossoff Win Georgia Senate Runoffs
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
Published January 7, 2021
Georgia Democratic senate candidate Raphael Warnock talks to reporters following a campaign rally in Augusta, Ga., Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Democrats Jon Ossoff and Warnock are challenging incumbent Republican Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in a runoff election on Jan. 5. (Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP)
Biden and Democrats Feeling Just ‘Peachy’
The racial awakening in the United States last year after the police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd may have propelled a sweep for Democrats in the January 5, 2021 Georgia Senate runoffs, paving the way for President-elect Joe Biden to push his legislative agenda without fear of obstruction.
Incoming Democrat senators for Georgia Jon Ossoff (left) and Raphael Warnock (Image: AP/Michael Holahan)
The counting is over and even Wall Street has joined the celebration of Democrats taking back control of the Senate in the United States. But there are still plenty of pitfalls ahead for the Democrats even with the numbers in both houses of Congress.
Major reform on everything from climate change to gun
control or taxes is a lot closer this morning but still faces hurdles not just
from the rabid Republicans still there but also from the moderate Democrats
whose vote cannot always be counted upon.
Warnock and Ossoff wins in Georgia have Biden and Democrats feeling ‘peachy’
Warnock and Ossoff wins in Georgia have Biden and Democrats feeling ‘peachy’
By Stacy M. Brown,
NNPA Newswire Correspondent,
Jon Ossoff, left and Raphael Warnock exchange elbow bumps during a campaign rally in Augusta, Ga., Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Photo by Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP
The racial awakening in the United States last year after the police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd may have propelled a sweep for Democrats in the January 5, 2021 Georgia Senate runoffs, paving the way for President-elect Joe Biden to push his legislative agenda without fear of obstruction.
Warnock wins Georgia runoff, becoming state’s first Black senator as Dems on brink of majority Chris Sommerfeldt
Democrat Raphael Warnock made history early Wednesday as he defeated one of Georgia’s two Republican senators in a hard-fought runoff election, putting Joe Biden’s party one step away from gaining full control of Congress for the first part of his presidency.
Warnock, a pastor who has for the past 15 years led the Atlanta church where the late Martin Luther King, Jr., preached, was declared the winner by The Associated Press as he trounced incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler by more than 35,000 ballots, or nearly 1% of the vote, with more than 97% of the results tabulated.