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The Republicans lost both races for one, and only one, reason: President Trump
The Democrats succeeded in turning the two senatorial runoff elections in Georgia into a referendum on President Trump rather than a vote on Democratic control of the Senate. And the president played completely into their hands.
As a consequence, the Democrats will control not just the presidency but both houses of Congress for at least the next two years. And that control will allow them to erase much of President Trump’s legacy.
Two months ago, the chances of the Democrats pulling off that feat seemed roughly tantamount to a first-time golfer hitting a hole in one. In the first round, sitting senator David Perdue outpolled his Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff by 88,000 votes. In the other “jungle” primary, the total vote of the two top Republican candidates exceeded that of Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock. Moreover, Georgia is or at least was a red state. The last Democrat elected to t