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What Democrats’ Georgia wins mean for Senate’s future, Biden agenda
Democratic Senate candidates Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are seen in this combination photo. (CNS combination photo/Mike Segar and Brian Snyder of Reuters)
By Mark Pattison • Catholic News Service • Posted January 11, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) The wins by Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock, both Democrats, in the Jan. 5 U.S. Senate runoff elections in Georgia will give Democrats the White House and both houses of Congress.
But precisely how that will play out is far less clear, noted three professors at different Catholic universities in Washington.
Joe Biden’s Electoral College win and popular vote over incumbent Republican President Donald Trump was the most clear-cut, despite two months of baseless complaints by Trump and his allies claiming the election was rigged. But Democrats’ advantage in the House dwindled by double digits to their current 11-seat advantage, 222-211, with two va