Georgia's Senate Runoffs - a podcast by Justin Ahn

On January 5th, the stakes will be just as high as on November 3rd. Mitch McConnell, the self-proclaimed "Grim Reaper" and Senate majority leader, will almost certainly adopt an obstructionist strategy similar to in the Obama administration, making it difficult for Biden to get anything done — that is, if he retains control of the Senate. The fate of the entire US government rests in the hands of Georgian voters, who will decide whether Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock flip the seats blue, or Republican incumbents David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler defend the state.

The Republicans are trying to remain (somewhat) firmly beside by Trump, who is making their lives difficult; running a top-down national-style campaign; and playing the politics of tribalism and fear, by portraying their opponents as radicals. The Democrats are running a local, bottom-up campaign, and portraying their opponents as elitists who don't care about their constituents, helped by the insider trading scandal and the COVID-19 stimulus bill. In the end, the election will come down to a few key questions — to find out what those are, listen to the full episode.

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