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– It is silly that Democrats do not also worry about gun rights! That’s what Walther Jordan says.

In his “man cave”, Walter Jordan displays his shotgun, a semi-automatic Panzer Arms AR 12.

– My wife has many more weapons than I, laughs.

In the background, Daphne unpacks a black shotgun full of mods. Red dot sight, handle and laser sight. It looks like something out of a shooter.

– What do you use it for?

– It’s this Mossberg shotgun that I’ll turn to here at home if I need a weapon to protect myself. I know when I stop, it’s the end for the person in front of me, says Daphne.

Important weapons in the electoral campaign

The right to bear arms was an important issue during the presidential election campaign. In the United States, this right is enshrined in the Constitution.

Traditionally, Republicans have been the strongest defenders of the right to bear arms. Liberal voters are often seen as opponents of guns, a central issue in the United States almost in line with the abortion issue.

But for the Jordanian couple, it is important to emphasize that it is also a matter of struggle for many Democrats.

They believe that the issue of weapons could be decisive when the citizens of Georgia vote in a few weeks who will represent the state in the Senate.

– I have started a gun club for women where we already have 200 members. They will learn to use weapons and practice shooting, says Daphne Jordan.

She says interest in being able to use guns has increased, including among African Americans.

Several American outlets have written about long lines with African Americans who wanted to buy guns in the run-up to the elections.

Biden Champagne

Daphne and Walter are among the richest blacks in Georgia’s capital Atlanta. She works as a sales representative for a pharmaceutical company, he owns a restaurant consulting company.

At the same time, they know that victory in the presidential election does not mean that Biden will have an impact.

– We have the president, but that’s not enough. If we don’t take over the Senate as well, there won’t be a real shift in power, says Walter.

Georgia determines the political future of the United States

To implement the Democrats’ policy, incoming President Joe Biden relies on his party having a majority in the Senate, the upper house of the National Assembly.

Then they must occupy the two seats that the state of Georgia has in the Senate. Today, these two are in the hands of the Republicans.

Georgia has a special election system for senators. Here it goes to a second round of elections on January 5 of next year. And both parties are mobilizing violently. Daphne and Walter will help bring the victory to the ground:

– We know there is still a lot of political work ahead, says Walther.

– We have managed to start up more polling stations and made voting by mail easier. But we must make sure that absolutely all Democrats go to vote a second time now, Daphne says.

Georgia’s choice could determine Joe Biden’s future

Riots and fear of destruction

The United States went through a violent summer, where large crowds demonstrated against police killings of blacks and racism in the police force. In Atlanta, more than half the population is African American and Democrats run the city. There have also been many demonstrations here. Several have ended in sheer riots in which buildings caught fire and destroyed. Shop windows have been smashed and goods looted.

– This anarchy was definitely not positive for the Democrats. They couldn’t keep order in the city, Jim Bailey says.

He is a Republican and a member of the Rotary Association in Dawsonville, an hour’s drive north of Atlanta. Here, 83 percent voted for Trump.

For Republicans, a greater focus on police and law and order is a major issue of the election campaign.

Dawsonville Republican Party leader Seannie Zappendorf has her own shop on the Dawsonville race track. We had an appointment to interview her about the Senate elections.

Socialist country Switzerland

David Perdue is one of two Republican Senate candidates in Georgia. In a tweet, he writes that “if the Democrats take control of the Senate, they will make America a socialist country.”

Jacob Arendale fully agrees with this statement:

– Absolutely!

– They don’t want people to have anything to say. They want the authorities to control everything. Like in a dictatorship. They want the government to provide free education to everyone. Everything should be free!

Health for all

– Republicans are trying to use this “socialist” specter to ignite their main voters. But I don’t think it will work, says Natasha Williams.

He lives in a less affluent neighborhood south of Atlanta, as most African-Americans do. Three-quarters of all the poor in the city are black.

Natasha is studying for a doctorate in public administration and believes that the message of the Democrats on equality and equal rights has a good resonance.

– I think most people have begun to understand that health services for all are not a particularly radical idea. Nor should all people have a living wage. Being able to pay for food for the kids isn’t particularly radical either.

On January 5, residents of traditionally conservative Georgia will choose which two people from the state to sit in the Senate.

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