Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) are applauded by Republican members of Congress after they objected to the certification of the electoral votes for the state of Arizona during a Joint Session of Congress on January 06, 2021. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Hours after an angry mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol building Wednesday a violent insurrection that forced lawmakers to evacuate, delayed the democratic process and led to the death of a Capitol Police officer 147 Republican lawmakers objected to the Electoral College results on behalf of the president’s baseless allegations of fraud.
President Donald Trump and Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) at a campaign rally at Dalton, Georgia (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Democrats will take control of the Senate after winning both races in the Georgia runoffs, securing razor-thin majorities in both chambers of Congress along with the presidency.
The Senate will consist of 50 Republicans, 48 Democrats and two independents who caucus Democrats, allowing Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to cast tie-breaking votes for Democrats.
The Georgia contests are the two most expensive congressional races ever, seeing an unprecedented $832 million in combined spending through Tuesday. Both sides had unlimited resources to spend on political ads, mailers, canvassing, text messages and phone calls meant to turn out their supporters. But while Democrats were united behind their message, Republicans’ expensive campaign efforts were undermined by outgoing President Donald Trump, who focused mostly on his false claim that Georgia’s elections
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