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?
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.
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 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.
U.S. Senate What Early Voting Turnout Tells Us About Tuesday's Georgia Senate Runoff Races Millions of Georgia residents have already cast their ballots for Tuesday’s Senate runoff races, but according to a recent poll, Gen Z and Millennials are lagging other age groups. NBCLX’s political storyteller Noah Pransky explains what this tells us about the election that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and our country’s next two years.
U.S. Senate Why You Need to Care About the Georgia Senate Runoff (Even If You Don't Live in Georgia) Control of the U.S. Senate will be decided on Jan. 5 by two Senate runoff races in Georgia: one faceoff between David Perdue and Jon Ossoff and the other between Kelly Loeffler and Raphael Warnock. NBCLX’s Noah Pransky has everything you need to know, whether you live in the state or not.
U.S. Senate Why the Dems' Slim Hope of Flipping Senate Blue Now Hinges on Georgia Democrats flipped two seats this election – in Arizona and Colorado – and lost one seat in Alabama, resulting in a net gain of one seat. Going into Election Day, Democrats had to win four seats to gain a majority – or three if they take the White House.
