Dal Nald Trump may be forced to repeat the votes of Georgia that helped end his presidency, but activists who helped defeat him have focused on two elections that will determine who will control the U.S. Senate and of course. Biden’s presidency.
Millions of dollars have flowed into the Georgia runoff race, which can be expected to lead Biden back to the campaign trail, as voters have the opportunity to make history by defeating two Republican senators from the state so they can control the new president of both houses. Of Congress.
Traditionally, turnout for the runoff election has been low and he has backed Republicans. But the presidential race in Georgia has already turned its head to traditional political wisdom. With the rise of political engagement by young people demanding racial justice, advancing the vote campaign in recent years has shortened the state for Biden.
Cliff Albright, co-founder of Black Waters Matter in Atlanta, expects the Senate split to be even closer and the result to hang. He said Trump’s defeat in Georgia has shown Democratic voters the power of their vote that was once Republican strong, and they will use it to keep them engaged in Senate elections.
“It simply came to our notice then. There are some black voters who did not believe in their power to overthrow this state, but now they believe and so more voters are also motivated to come out. Because now more than ever, they know that their vote matters, they have gained power. So that’s all the momentum, ”he said.
Democrats are gathering support for two very different candidates. Rev. Raphael Warnock is pastor of the famous Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta where Martin Luther King preached in the 1960s. If he wins, Warnock will be Georgia’s first black U.S. senator.
“I think Vernonck will vote,” said Joshua Madho, chair of the social sciences department at Clayton State University, a mostly black college in Metro Atlanta. “He’s a monster candidate. It has been incredibly well-received. He is charming and well admired and an easy person to stay behind. It will become some of the moderate Republicans, perhaps some of them religious Republicans, who will be able to draw it. “
Madfugh, on the other hand, expects Trump to struggle because he joins conspiratorial groups such as Rnock’s opponent, Republican Senator Kelly Lofler of the seat, loyalty to Trump, and Quinn.
Still, it is likely to be close. Last week, Vernonck topped with 33% of the vote. Loffler took 26%. If votes for rivals Democrats and Republicans among the 18 other contenders on that ballot go to their respective parties in the election, they give each a victory of about 49%, with a balance of Libertarian, Green and Independent voters in the air.
In a parallel race, Democrat John Osoff came close to defeating current Republican David Perdue, who fell short with a lone victory with 49.7%. Osof took 48% with the margin won by the Lesothorian party candidate, who is now out of the race.
Osof does not have the charisma of Vernon Char, but he refused to take the coronavirus seriously and it proved effective in messing up the curtain during the debate before the first election and because he is under federal investigation. Internal trade. Perdue declined to participate in the second discussion.
Activists who spent months and years seeking votes in Georgia Credit Stacey Abrams, a former candidate who many in the state believe were robbed of victory in the presidential election by Republican voter repression two years ago, gathered a cadre of voters. Beadon includes middle class suburbs and youth.
Helen Butler, leader of the People’s Agenda for the Georgia Coalition, said the increase in small voters was significant in Georgia’s decision-making process.
“We targeted young people between the ages of 18 and 35, making sure they got out and through all the information we have so far, it shows that their demographic information has changed to a record number,” he said.
Butler blamed the extravagance of the Black Lives Matter protest after police killed George Floyd in Minneapolis in May.
“For young people, it was a driving factor because they now understand that if you have a great policing policy, if you have the right people to get jobs, those positions are elected. Your judges, your district attorneys, your sheriffs and your mayor who appoint the police chief. They understand that people who understand their situations will help change what they want to do.
Albright said his organization will focus on specific policies, given the broader issue of giving Biden a Democratic-led Senate.
“It simply came to our notice then. Someone who is not engaged is going to ask why they should take care of him. We have to say that we have taken the Senate under control because healthcare is on the line, because the voting rights act is on the line, because of racial justice and because police officers and district attorneys are able to get qualified immunity. When they kill black people, they are on the line, ”he said.
Butler cited the example of a Supreme Court hearing that could see Obamacare and rob low-income families of affordable health care. “It simply came to our notice then. If the court were to overturn the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, many people would lose coverage. They will lose protection for pre-existing conditions and young people will not be able to survive on their parents’ insurance plans until 26, ”he said.
Becky Butler, who led the damage needed to create a “good trouble” on the mantra of Georgia Congress President John Lewis, said the big increase in absentee voting played a key role in swinging Georgia against Trump and would focus on encouraging it. Who had previously voted earlier for registration to vote again by mail.
“We especially go for those counties that are rich with Democrats that are deeply deep, deep blue. “And we do our best to make sure that it hits the voters again and again, and we also work hard to include the rare voters that Stacey Abrams has taught us,” he said.
“Runners-up usually prefer Republicans, but this could be different,” said Madoff. “You’re going to hear a lot of positives and positives from the left and we’ve had a chance to flip the Senate here and we have two strong candidates. Usually when it is one side that is very excited, it actually de-energizes the other side. Maybe some Trump supporters liked it so much that they didn’t win so they wouldn’t come out again. It’s very common, “he said.
For all of this, Albright is concerned that Republicans have an advantage over their control of Georgia statewide offices: the ability to suppress voter turnout and effectively suspend elections.
“We need to pay more attention now to the repression of the electorate, while the Republicans have seen what our power chooses,” he said. “My suspicion is that we’re going to see an increase so we’ll be aware of that in the next few months.”
