John Lewis Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff Owe Their Historic Georgia Senate Wins to John Lewis Rev. Raphael Warnock became the first Black Georgian elected to the U.S Senate, and 33-year-old Jon Ossoff became the state’s first Jewish senator. LX News welcomed the founder of The John Lewis Bridge Project, Michael Starr Hopkins, to talk about the road the late Congressman John Lewis paved for their historic victories.
U.S. Senate From $2K Stimulus Checks to Climate Change Reform — What the Democrats' Senate Wins Mean for You and Your Family Now the projected victors have been declared and the dust begins to settle following the Georgia Senate runoff races you may be asking yourself a simple question. What does it all mean?
jon ossoff Five Things To Know About Projected Georgia Senate Winner Jon Ossoff Jon Ossoff secured both a personal victory and an even bigger victory for the Democratic Party Wednesday as he was named the projected winner of his Georgia Senate runoff. Here are a few things to know about the incoming senator. Ossoff, 33, will be the youngest Democratic senator since Joe Biden in 1973. He will also become the state’s first…
raphael warnock Raphael Warnock Projected Winner of Georgia Runoff: Five Things to Know Warnock, the 11th out of 12 siblings, was named for an archangel and a revered Jewish scholar, and gave his first sermon when he was 11.
LGBTQ Democratic Wins in Georgia Would Mean a ‘New Dawn' for LGBTQ Americans, Says GLAAD CEO With the projected election of Democrat Raphael Warnock to the U.S. Senate for Georgia, LGBTQ advocates are hopeful about the fate of a bill called the Equality Act that aims to protect its community against discrimination. Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD’s president and CEO, joined LX News to explain why Georgia’s U.S. Senate elections will decide the future of federal protections...
georgia How Donald Trump Helped Give Raphael Warnock and Democrats an Edge in Georgia Democrats moved one step closer to knocking Republicans out of the Senate majority as Georgia voters elected Rev. Raphael Warnock over the Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler in their runoff race. NBCLX’s Noah Pransky breaks down what motivated Democrats to turn out and how President Trump’s actions helped discourage his own party from going to the polls.
georgia Georgia's Shift From a GOP Stronghold to a Purple State Started With the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Demographic changes dating back to the 1990s have turned Georgia from a Republican stronghold into a purple state that is set to determine whether Democrats or the GOP control the U.S. Senate. NBCLX storyteller Chase Cain joined LX News to explain why he marks the 1996 Olympics as the start of this shift.
georgia First-Time Voters, Election Fatigue and Race All Wildcard Factors in Georgia's Senate Runoff Races More than 120,000 Georgians who did not vote in November have cast ballots in the state’s hotly-contested U.S. Senate runoff election. Some of those are first-time voters, including some who just turned 18. NBCLX storyteller Chase Cain breaks down this wildcard group, and also explains how voter exhaustion and race may also play a role in the election results.
georgia Climate Change Plans and Coronavirus Relief Hinge on Georgia Senate Runoff Races The two crucial Georgia runoff elections in which Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are looking to replace Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler will not only determine which party controls the Senate but the fate of the reforms that President-elect Joe Biden campaigned on. NBCLX’s Noah Pransky breaks down how this election will affect policy on climate change, coronavirus...
georgia Georgia Senate Runoff: Don't be Fooled by an Early Red or Blue Mirage It’s Election Day in Georgia, where millions have already cast their ballots in the dual Senate runoff races. NBCLX’s political reporter Noah Pransky explains when you can expect to see runoff results, especially as USPS slowdowns threaten to delay the delivery of some mail-in ballots.
