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Official GA Senate Runoff Thread
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Both Warnock and Ossoff will get my vote, and I hope they win to get a majority Dem sen. After that, there should be no excuses and by midterms, there’s a few things that needs to have happened. Things that more than likely wouldn’t happen with a Repub senate.
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This corrupt cac Secretary of State is talking about a recount before all of the votes counted
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Campaign spending continues in Georgia Senate runoffs
Democrats Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock are both headed to runoffs against incumbent Republicans in Georgia Senate races. (Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
The 2020 election, and possibly the battle for control of the Senate, will spill into 2021 and campaign money will continue flowing as Georgia prepares to host two runoff elections Jan. 5.
The Peach State saw an influx of campaign spending this year thanks to a doubleheader of Senate races and a competitive presidential race. With 99 percent reporting, Joe Biden held a narrow lead as of Friday morning, though state election officials plan to recount the vote. The last time a Democratic presidential candidate won Georgia was in 1992.
Twenty candidates faced off in Georgia’s special election, but only two will advance to the runoff: Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), who won 26 percent of the vote, and Rev. Raphael Warnock, who won 32.9 percent of the vote.
Loeffler was appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp last year after Sen. Johnny Isakson resigned for health reasons. The winner of January’s special election will govern for the remainder of Isakson’s term, until 2023. Through mid-October, Loeffler raised $28.2 million, primarily through self-financing. As a co-owner of the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream, she is likely one of the wealthiest members of Congress. Players on Loeffler’s own team opposed her candidacy, instead supporting the Democratic candidate Raphael Warnock by wearing “Vote Warnock” shirts.
Thanks to a surge of out-of-state donors in the third quarter, Warnock, a minister, raised $21.7 million. Unlike Loeffler, Warnock did not spend his own money. He was most helped by out-of-state donors, who accounted for almost 80 percent of his funds, and outside spending groups, which spent $5.2 million to help the Democrat make the runoff after winning a plurality of the vote. Close to half of his funding came from small donor contributions. If elected, he would become the first Black Democratic senator in the Deep South.
With two weeks left until Election Day, Warnock had $5.5 million left in the bank while Loeffler had $5.9 million. In a video released Thursday, Warnock predicted that Loeffler will continue spending heavily as the runoff approaches. “Get ready Georgia,” he said in the ad. “The negative ads are coming. Kelly Loeffler doesn’t want to talk about why she’s for getting rid of health care in the middle of a pandemic. So she’s going to try to scare you with lies about me.”
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Loeffler responded on Twitter, writing, “We ARE going to talk about your own words: Calling police officers gangsters, thugs, and bullies.”
Loeffler hasn’t released many attack ads against Warnock, as she had to first fight off the other leading Republican in the race, Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia’s 9th District, who will not advance to the runoff. Collins raised only $6.3 million through mid-October and received 20 percent of the vote. He turned down an offer from President Donald Trump to become the director of national intelligence to instead run for Senate. Collins’ district, which encompasses the northeastern corner of the state, elected another Republican, Andrew Clyde, to fill his seat.
A second Georgia Senate race will likely also advance to a runoff. As of Friday morning, Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) has 49.8 percent of the vote with 98 percent reporting, according to the Associated Press. If he does not earn 50 percent of the vote, he will face Democrat Jon Ossoff one-on-one in January.
The race was one of the most expensive of the year when including outside spending. Over $67.5 million was spent by outside groups to help Perdue, while $38.1 million was spent for Ossoff. Most notably, the Senate Leadership Fund, which is aligned with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), spent $43.6 million against Ossoff. The Senate Majority PAC, which is aligned with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), spent $31.1 million against Perdue.
Hoping for a second term, Perdue raised $21.1 million through mid-October. He was the first Republican senator to jointly fundraise with President Donald Trump. He had $5.8 million in cash on hand left just two weeks before election day.
Perdue maintained a fundraising lead over Ossoff until the third quarter, when the Democrat raised a whopping $21.3 million. Overall, Ossoff raised $32.3 million through mid-October, with nearly 40 percent coming from small donors. Like Warnock, Ossoff’s funds come primarily from out-of-state donors. The documentary filmmaker had $4.2 million left in mid-October.
As of Friday morning, Republicans and Democrats each have 48 seats in the Senate. Republicans won close Senate races in Maine and Iowa, and Democrats flipped Colorado and Arizona. If control of the Senate boils down to Georgia’s two runoff elections — which is possible — millions more will likely pour into the Peach State.
Campaign spending continues in Georgia Senate runoffs
Democrats Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock are both headed to runoffs against incumbent Republicans in Georgia Senate races. (Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
The 2020 election, and possibly the battle for control of the Senate, will spill into 2021 and campaign money will continue flowing as Georgia prepares to host two runoff elections Jan. 5.
The Peach State saw an influx of campaign spending this year thanks to a doubleheader of Senate races and a competitive presidential race. With 99 percent reporting, Joe Biden held a narrow lead as of Friday morning, though state election officials plan to recount the vote. The last time a Democratic presidential candidate won Georgia was in 1992.
Twenty candidates faced off in Georgia’s special election, but only two will advance to the runoff: Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), who won 26 percent of the vote, and Rev. Raphael Warnock, who won 32.9 percent of the vote.
Loeffler was appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp last year after Sen. Johnny Isakson resigned for health reasons. The winner of January’s special election will govern for the remainder of Isakson’s term, until 2023. Through mid-October, Loeffler raised $28.2 million, primarily through self-financing. As a co-owner of the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream, she is likely one of the wealthiest members of Congress. Players on Loeffler’s own team opposed her candidacy, instead supporting the Democratic candidate Raphael Warnock by wearing “Vote Warnock” shirts.
Thanks to a surge of out-of-state donors in the third quarter, Warnock, a minister, raised $21.7 million. Unlike Loeffler, Warnock did not spend his own money. He was most helped by out-of-state donors, who accounted for almost 80 percent of his funds, and outside spending groups, which spent $5.2 million to help the Democrat make the runoff after winning a plurality of the vote. Close to half of his funding came from small donor contributions. If elected, he would become the first Black Democratic senator in the Deep South.
With two weeks left until Election Day, Warnock had $5.5 million left in the bank while Loeffler had $5.9 million. In a video released Thursday, Warnock predicted that Loeffler will continue spending heavily as the runoff approaches. “Get ready Georgia,” he said in the ad. “The negative ads are coming. Kelly Loeffler doesn’t want to talk about why she’s for getting rid of health care in the middle of a pandemic. So she’s going to try to scare you with lies about me.”
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Loeffler responded on Twitter, writing, “We ARE going to talk about your own words: Calling police officers gangsters, thugs, and bullies.”
Loeffler hasn’t released many attack ads against Warnock, as she had to first fight off the other leading Republican in the race, Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia’s 9th District, who will not advance to the runoff. Collins raised only $6.3 million through mid-October and received 20 percent of the vote. He turned down an offer from President Donald Trump to become the director of national intelligence to instead run for Senate. Collins’ district, which encompasses the northeastern corner of the state, elected another Republican, Andrew Clyde, to fill his seat.
A second Georgia Senate race will likely also advance to a runoff. As of Friday morning, Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) has 49.8 percent of the vote with 98 percent reporting, according to the Associated Press. If he does not earn 50 percent of the vote, he will face Democrat Jon Ossoff one-on-one in January.
The race was one of the most expensive of the year when including outside spending. Over $67.5 million was spent by outside groups to help Perdue, while $38.1 million was spent for Ossoff. Most notably, the Senate Leadership Fund, which is aligned with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), spent $43.6 million against Ossoff. The Senate Majority PAC, which is aligned with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), spent $31.1 million against Perdue.
Hoping for a second term, Perdue raised $21.1 million through mid-October. He was the first Republican senator to jointly fundraise with President Donald Trump. He had $5.8 million in cash on hand left just two weeks before election day.
Perdue maintained a fundraising lead over Ossoff until the third quarter, when the Democrat raised a whopping $21.3 million. Overall, Ossoff raised $32.3 million through mid-October, with nearly 40 percent coming from small donors. Like Warnock, Ossoff’s funds come primarily from out-of-state donors. The documentary filmmaker had $4.2 million left in mid-October.
As of Friday morning, Republicans and Democrats each have 48 seats in the Senate. Republicans won close Senate races in Maine and Iowa, and Democrats flipped Colorado and Arizona. If control of the Senate boils down to Georgia’s two runoff elections — which is possible — millions more will likely pour into the Peach State.
Hoshi_Toshi
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This could be huge and help offset my disappointment of Lindsey, Collins, and McConnell winning their seats. I knew Alabama was a lost cause from the jump. We need this
6CertsAndAMovie
All Star
a fight for the literal soul of the senate with abrams, bloomberg money, and strong dnc focus
I hope obama gives osoff that buttigieg training before the next debate( if perdue will even think of doing that again)
he need to make the pharma shyt stick, he should have had the man dead to rights with insider training but w/e
I hope obama gives osoff that buttigieg training before the next debate( if perdue will even think of doing that again)
he need to make the pharma shyt stick, he should have had the man dead to rights with insider training but w/e
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100 bucks now is no big deal if it means a vote on stimulus, supreme court, police reform, student loan forgiveness later
and if not.. just charge it to the game
100 bucks now is no big deal if it means a vote on stimulus, supreme court, police reform, student loan forgiveness later
and if not.. just charge it to the game
Definitely voting for both and donating a little something to Warnock.
The democrats need the majority in the senate so they can't use the excuse of bu bu bu Mitch McConnell won't let us do anything for black ppl like they did under Obama. They'll 2 years to give us tangibles before midterms in 2022. If they don't come with tangibles for black people with the senate majority and president we should never vote Democrat again.
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All the shills quiet, they just want to vote and pop they buddy they ain't nout no real political action.
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