An empty lectern, a "radical liberal" and a pledge to take a coronavirus vaccine were among the highlights of a pair of U.S. Senate debates in Georgia on Sunday ahead of a Jan. 5 runoff that will decide control of the chamber.
Friday on Political Rewind: Wherever they turn, Georgians have been inundated with political ads in the leadup to the Jan. 5 runoff.
An unprecedented $300 million has been spent on ads on television, radio and online as Senate-appointee Kelly Loeffler faces Democrat challenger Raphael Warnock while Republican Sen. David Perdue faces Jon Ossoff.
Tuesday on Political Rewind: Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is responding to criticism from leaders in his own party. President Donald Trump, Georgia’s two sitting senators and other high-ranking Republicans claim, without evidence, Raffensperger is complicit in rigging the state’s election for Democratic challenger President-elect Joe Biden.
Democrats gained at least one seat against Republicans in the U.S. Senate, but ended up early Wednesday with an increasingly challenging path to wresting control of the chamber away from Republicans.
In Georgia, Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler is headed to a runoff with Democrat Raphael Warnock in early January. Votes were still being tallied Wednesday morning in the contest between Sen. David Perdue and Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff.
The wealthy businesswoman replaced Georgia Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson who resigned last year. Now she's running in a crowded special election to serve out the remaining two years of his term.
Tuesday on Political Rewind: Top polling candidates for the second Georgia seat in the U.S. Senate exchanged sharp blows in a raucous debate. There were questions about QAnon, law enforcement and President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus, but few exchanges on matters of public policy.
Also: We review the statewide constitutional amendments that will be on the ballot in Georgia.
The leading three candidates for the special U.S. Senate election spent most of an hourlong debate trying to convince voters that they should advance to a two-person runoff in January to fill the rest of retired Sen. Johnny Isakson's term, while the other three candidates in the debate tried to remind voters they existed.
Thursday on Political Rewind: Could Georgia be in for two Senate runoff elections? Political analysts have long considered an eventual runoff likely in the free-for-all race for the seat currently held by Gov. Kemp-appointee Sen. Kelly Loeffler, but Sen. David Perdue may be in a virtual tie with Jon Ossoff.
And as larger than normal turnout continues in Georgia’s in-person early voting period, the Secretary of State promises solutions to significant problems slowing the voting process at locations across the state. As of yesterday, nearly 1 million ballots have been cast in the first three days of early voting or with an absentee ballot.
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