Good morning, it’s Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Today marks the feast of the Epiphany on the Christian calendar. The date is celebrated as Three Kings Day in Spain and much of Latin America, including the great state of Puerto Rico. Perhaps I’m getting ahead of myself there, but political change is afoot in this country: In news I’m sure you already know, Georgia voters elected the Rev. Raphael Warnock as the first black senator in the state’s history yesterday. The other Senate race is closer, but it seems to have gone by a razor-thin margin to Jon Ossoff.
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Georgia has been a red state for nearly three decades. The state hasn’t elected a Democratic president since 1993 when
Bill Clinton took office.
Today, with hundreds of thousands of new residents pouring into the peach state, Georgia’s population is becoming increasingly diverse, nudging it into the swing state category.
Face it, GOP. America is getting more diverse and not less and population shifts are making America bluer and not redder. Your days are numbered. More people are moving to Georgia than ever before. Many are bringing their Democratic politics with them https://t.co/VYsOszZ3XP
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Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy joins Special Report with the latest from the Peach State.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock appear to have an excellent chance of being elected from once-reliably Republican Georgia on Tuesday, following President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the state in November.
Georgia is now on the mind of every American concerned about the fate of American government and politics because Tuesday’s election result will determine which political party will control the U.S. Senate for at least the next two years.
If Ossoff defeats Republican Sen. David Perdue and Warnock defeats GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler, there will be 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans in the Senate. Once Sen. Kamala Harris is inaugurated as vice president Jan. 20, she will be able to cast the tie-breaking vote to give Democrats a razor-thin majority in the chamber.