Jan 06 2021 3 mins 11
So, I was surprised by the Georgia vote. I thought at least one Republican would win a Senate seat. I based that belief on what happened on November 3rd when Senator Perdue defeated Jon Ossoff by about 90,000 votes and Raphael Warnock lost to two Republicans by about 400,000 votes. So, what happened in two months? Well, President Trump, as you know, hammered the state of Georgia with allegations of voter fraud. That seems to have mobilized some voters to punish Republicans, as the Democratic turnout was higher yesterday in Georgia than it was for the presidential vote. And in the Senate of the United States, Republicans blocked the $2,000 relief Covid payment, settling for $600 to each citizen. That apparently hurt the GOP.
