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Georgia’s Senate Results Mark a Sea Change in American Politics
Raphael Warnock’s victory and Jon Ossoff’s apparent win would break Mitch McConnell’s grip on the Senate and the country.
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The pandemic makes all celebrations hushed and a little strange, including political-victory speeches. A little after 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, the Reverend Raphael Warnock, the pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church and presumptive senator from Georgia, flickered onto a live stream, sitting alone in a small office. Over his left shoulder was a cross; over his right shoulder was a copy of Barack Obama’s “The Audacity of Hope.” Jon Ossoff, the other Democrat in Georgia’s twin runoffs for the Senate, appeared likely to unseat Senator David Perdue, but on Wednesday morning the race remained too close to call. If both Democrats win, they will give the Party, improbably, control of the U.S. Senate in January and President-elect Joe Biden a much better shot at passing meaningful legislation.
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