In the final weeks of 2020, there was a window of opportunity for House GOP leadership to marginalize the loudest voices in the Freedom Caucus Reps. Jim Jordan, Matt Gaetz, Mo Brooks, Paul Gosar, Louie Gohmert and others who parroted conspiracy theories about a "stolen election."
Mitch McConnell bridled over Donald Trump's crude governing style but found him a valuable White House ally. McConnell's wife Elaine Chao served as Trump's transportation secretary, giving the senator invaluable eyes and ears in the White House.
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It appears that Democrats have swept Georgia s two Senate runoff races, notching victories that will hand Senate control to incoming majority leader Chuck Schumer. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will break 50-50 ties. Republicans I d spoken to in recent days had expressed guarded optimism about the overall dynamics and their election day turnout operation which they knew would be necessary to overcome the lead Democrats had banked with early and absentee balloting. Shortly after polls closed, however, it started to become clear that that their cautious bullishness was misplaced. Key suburban counties broke against the GOP, and the deepest crimson areas of the state under-performed on turnout metrics. That math added up to a pair of excruciatingly close and consequential losses. A few thoughts:
Warnock and Ossoff wins are the first serious consequence for McConnell since he and his party took control of the Senate in 2015. Now they ve lost it.