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Written by: Debbie Dooley Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and his allies have been trying to claim for months that the Republican grassroots was united around him, despite Donald Trump’s constant criticism of him for failing to take action to investigate election fraud in the November 3 rd election and to prevent election fraud in the Georgia Senate Runoff in January. Trump has made it very clear that he wants Kemp to be a one-term governor. The fact that 15 GOP County Conventions passed resolutions to essentially censure him on April 10 th and 17 th, makes it very clear that Kemp is in a very...

Last modified on Fri 1 Jan 2021 12.43 EST Sign up for the Guardian's First Thing newsletter The Republican senator David Perdue of Georgia will quarantine after being exposed to someone infected with Covid-19, taking him off the campaign trail just days before a fiercely-contested runoff election to keep his seat. The senator was notified on Thursday that he had come into “close contact with someone on the campaign who tested positive for Covid-19”, according to a statement released by his campaign. “Both Senator Perdue and his wife tested negative today, but following his doctor’s re...

Biden calls for unity in Atlanta after McConnell acknowledges Democrats’ 2020 presidential victory One day after the Electoral College affirmed his victory in the 2020 presidential election, President-elect Joe Biden gave a speech full of clichés and platitudes at a drive-in rally in Atlanta, Georgia, in support of Democratic Party candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock for the upcoming Senate runoff election on January 5. In his fifteen-minute speech, Biden barely mentioned the catastrophic circumstances facing Georgia residents and people across the US arising from the coronavirus pan...

Jesse Jackson Lev Radin On January 5, Georgia voters will decide the runoff for their two U.S. Senate seats. Their votes will determine whether Republicans retain control of the Senate or whether Democrats gain a 50-50 tie, with Vice President Kamala Harris the tie-breaking vote. The race is a microcosm of America’s struggle to find a way forward and of Georgia and the South’s struggle to build a new South. The two Democratic challengers reflect the new age still waiting to be born. Rev Raphael Warnock, senior pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, the congreg...