Dems on verge of taking control of Senate after Raphael Warnock wins Georgia runoff - with Ossoff in lead over Perdue by 12,000 for second seat - but Republican Kelly Loeffler REFUSES to concede and frantic Trump tweets string of new fraud claims
Democrat Reverend Raphael Warnock won his Georgia Senate run-off race against Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler last night, becoming the first black Senator in the state s history
Meanwhile Democrat Jon Ossof was leading Republican incumbent David Perdue by 12,806 votes early today
All signs are pointing to a Democratic-led Senate being handed to President-elect Joe Biden on January 20
President Donald Trump tweeted bitterly throughout the night as dawn broke on the likelihood of a split Senate 50-50, with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris holding the tie-breaking vote
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Democrats declare victory in BOTH Georgia run-offs and control of the Senate: Jon Ossoff follows Raphael Warnock by claiming triumph as Republicans blame Trump for disaster - and he demands Pence overturn Joe Biden s win today in Congress
Jon Ossoff declared victory in his Senate race on Wednesday morning - despite the contest not being officially called
His win gives Democrats control of the upper chamber of Congress It is with humility that I thank the people of Georgia, Ossoff said
The Democratic victory came as Congress prepares to convene a Joint Session to certify Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential election
Mitt Romney says Trump has disgraced the presidency for demanding Pence overturn the election - as GOP blames President s election fraud campaign for Georgia runoffs defeat
Republicans were quick to turn on President Donald Trump after losing a Senate seat Tuesday in Georgia s runoff elections and projections pointing toward the GOP losing control of the Senate It turns out that telling the voters that the election was rigged is not a great way to turn out your voters, Republican Senator Mitt Romney told reporters on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning
Georgia s voting system implementation manager Gabriel Sterling, a conservative, said Wednesday the president is 100 per cent to blame for Republicans losing
Democrat Jon Ossoff defeated Sen. David Perdue in the Georgia Senate runoff
Ossoff declared victory in his Senate race on Wednesday morning
His win gives Democrats control of the upper chamber of Congress It is with humility that I thank the people of Georgia, Ossoff said
The Democratic victory came as Congress prepares to convene a Joint Session to certify Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential election
President Trump made desperate last-minute pitch to stay in office
He keeps putting pressure on VP Mike Pence to overturn results Do it Mike, this is a time for extreme courage!, Trump tweeted