Georgia Democrats have reportedly already begun fuming over their two new senators, the Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, who were sworn in Wednesday by Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a new report. Both men narrowly won hard-fought races against Republican incumbents in the Peach State, winning control of the Senate for the Democrats in […]
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[LLODO] Loeffler rips cancel culture and ‘dangerous narratives’ in farewell address
U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia delivered a farewell address on the Senate floor Tuesday, ripping cancel culture and “dangerous narratives” on her way out. “The American people are alarmed by the effort to censor conservative voices. We’re witnessing a constitutional crisis that threatens to erode the First Amendment and silence people across our country,” Loeffler said. “As […]
[LLODO] Warnock’s campaign overcame lengthy list of his own inflammatory comments
Sen.-elect Raphael Warnock was able to pull out a victory on Tuesday despite a long list of resurfaced comments and incidents that the Loeffler campaign capitalized on in the weeks leading up to the election. Warnock, D-Ga., came under fire for, among other things, repeatedly defending controversial pastor Jeremiah Wright after his “God Damn America” sermon […]
[LLODO] Georgia’s secretary of state evacuated as protesters descend on state Capitol
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his staff were evacuated from their office Wednesday afternoon after armed protesters gathered outside the state Capitol, officials said. Gabriel Sterling, a top elections official, said Wednesday that it was an internal decision made by Raffensperger. Lead by a Georgia State Trooper, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, […]
[LLODO] Georgia Senate runoffs: What’s left to count
Democrat Jon Ossoff on Wednesday morning declared victory in his Georgia Senate runoff against Republican Sen. David Perdue, who vowed to “exhaust” all legal options to make sure only “legally cast” ballots are counted. The morning after Election Day in the Peach State’s twin Senate runoff contests, where the Republican majority in the Senate was […]
[LLODO] Trump says voting machines down in Georgia GOP ‘strongholds,’ secretary of state’s office says otherwise
President Trump tweeted about voting machine complications in Georgia‘s “Republican strongholds” Tuesday afternoon, but was rebuked by an official from the secretary of state’s office. “Reports are coming out of the 12th Congressional District of Georgia that Dominion Machines are not working in certain Republican Strongholds for over an hour,” Trump tweeted. “Ballots are being […]
[LLODO] Pro-GOP Georgia Battleground Fund raises $58 million in runoff showdowns
A fundraising organization formed by the Senate Republican leadership to raise money on behalf of Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler – the two GOP candidates in Georgia’s twin Senate runoff elections – hauled in $58 million since it launched in mid-November. The figure was announced Monday on a private call to bundlers by the […]
[LLODO] Biden: Trump coronavirus vaccine rollout is ‘off to a God-awful start’
President-elect Joe Biden blasted President Trump on Monday for what he described as a painfully slow administration rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. Biden spoke in Atlanta as he campaigned with the two Democratic challengers on the eve of Georgia’s twin Senate runoff elections, which will decide whether Republicans keep their Senate majority. The former vice president said “it’s a […]
[LLODO] Warnock accuses Loeffler of ‘scandalizing my name’
Georgia Senate candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock, speaking at a drive-in rally in Savannah on Sunday, took aim at his GOP opponent Sen. Kelly Loeffler, whom he accused of “scandalizing” his name. “She’s been busy, as we say in church, calling me everything but a child of God. Lying on me, misrepresenting my record,” said Warnock, […]
[LLODO] Perdue vs. Ossoff on health care: Where they stand
On Tuesday voters in Georgia voters are choosing whether to send Republican Sen. David Perdue back to Congress or replace him with his Democrat challenger Jon Ossoff. As they do, health care is likely to be one of the top issues on their minds. According to the Fox News voter analysis, health care was the third-most important issue […]