After hours of waiting - Georgia elections decided • John Usoff and Rafael Warnock won both seats • Meaning: Less difficulty for Biden in implementing Democrats' policies
Blue Georgia:
Democratic candidate John Oussoff was announced tonight (Wednesday) as the winner of the state of Georgia election, securing the Democratic majority in the Senate.
Surprising voices in Georgia
In the U.S., Usoff reportedly won 50.3 percent of the vote, while Republican candidate David Pardo garnered 49.7 percent. Meanwhile, the success of Democrat Rafael Warnock, who was elected to the Senate this morning after a second round of voting in Georgia, has historic significance For the southern state, which has never elected a black senator to represent it in Washington.
After the announcement of the results, Warnock thanked his constituents in a virtual video message and promised to "work for all the people of the country", adding: "I have a great privilege to receive your honor. We have proven that with hard work everything can be done."
His rival, Republican Kelly Lefler, who was the incumbent senator until the recent congressional hearing, has yet to admit defeat.
A past of harsh statements against Israel and the United States
Warnock, who heads the church led by Martin Luther King at the time - but unlike King, who is considered a true friend of Israel, Warnock has in the past spoken out strongly against Israeli policy toward the Palestinians, claiming it "kills innocent people like bird hunting."
Warnock went on to accuse Israel of "a siege on Gaza that turned it into a prison."
Recently, however, the elected senator tried to mend his relations with pro-Israel organizations and promised that if elected, he would "stand by Israel's side and strengthen its security and alliance with it."
Warnock also made harsh remarks against the United States, arguing that "the values of the capitalist empire must be fought."
The Spirit of Stacey Abrams
The Democrats' success is likely due in large part to the enthusiasm with which they came to the presidential election in November, which led to Joe Biden winning the country - the first time a Democrat has won since 1992. In 2018 and lost by a narrow margin - but since then more and more voters from the African-American community and others are registering in the voter register and increasing the organizational and financial advantage of the Democrats in the country.
It was her sweet revenge for the loss from two years ago.
At the same time, the battle for Georgia's second seat is still in full swing, and Republicans already claim there is a fear of forgery in light of the sudden cessation of counting in the Atlanta area, allegedly due to a computer malfunction - which led to a manual count due to thousands of votes.
In such a case - that is, in the event that the two seats pass to members of the Democratic Party - the party will rule the Senate in Washington for the first time in six years.
Two particularly interesting years
How did we get to the point where Red Georgia sided with Biden in November and with the Democrats (at least in one session) in the Senate race?
Apparently this time the Democrats succeeded in a game that is usually the Republicans' - the passion game to vote.
Did the knives in the Republican Party and the endless complaints about the forgeries eventually hurt them, giving Democrats the freedom to focus on fundraising and voting?
$ 500 million has been invested in these races in just the last two months - a crazy amount for Senate races.
Now at least Georgia residents will be able to take a break from the never-ending commercials.
