So the Dems didn't capture the Senate, but... Georgia gets lucky!

[Jimmy Higgins]

Yup, no blue wave... despite Biden apparently winning Arizona and maybe Georgia. So the Dems don't have the US Senate.

BUTT!

Georgia looks to have gifted itself with a bonus election... because they haven't had enough political commercials.

Georgia is looking more and more like they'll have a pair of US Senate runoffs in early January. A pair of US Senate runoffs that could change who is running the US Senate.

OMFG!!! I wouldn't want to be a citizen in Georgia for all the Tillimook Cheese in Oregon!

 

[Derec]

OMFG!!! I wouldn't want to be a citizen in Georgia for all the Tillimook Cheese in Oregon!

Could you send some our way anyway?

 

[fromderinside]

Bandon cheese, when it's allowed to exist between buyouts by such as Tillamook and Umpqua, is much better.

Jimmy Higgins I love Georgia Peaches, much better than anything from Washington or Oregon, but I wouldn't move to Georgia for them.

Can't figure out why there's so many hayseeds there in peanut country.

 

[southernhybrid]

I've lived in 7 states but I've come to enjoy living in Georgia as much as any place I've ever lived. Sadly, those run off Senate races will most likely both go to the Republicans. The Republicans who voted for Collins will almost definitely vote for Loeffler in the January run off election. I did vote for Warnock, but I wasn't happy about voting for a Baptist preacher who has no political experience. I just saw him as much better than the Republican alternatives, and my first Dem choice had no chance of winning. He had far more experience but lacked name recognition. Btw, there were about 21 candidates running for this Senate seat. Most Dems supported Warnock after Abrams endorsed him. Believe me we,had tons of commercials here for Warnock, Purdue, Ossoff and Loeffler.

And, Purdue will most likely win the other race, since he's ahead of Ossoff. And, Democrats aren't the most reliable voters, especially when it comes to run off elections. I supposed if Stacey Abrams can motivate enough young Dems to vote in the run off, Ossoff has a slim chance. I'm just not counting on it. There were other candidates in the primaries who imo were much better and more experienced than Ossoff, but Ossoff had name recognition so he won the primary election. I'll vote in the run off but I'm skeptical that enough Dems will bother to vote in a run off election in Georgia. It's mostly older adults who vote in these runoffs, and we still have a lot of older people here who identify as Republicans. I don't get it since the programs they rely on are Democratic programs, but it's hard to change people who have always supported one party for decades.

Imo, voter apathy is our biggest problem, especially when it comes to young people. It's hard to get people to believe that their vote matters. That was always the excuse I was given when someone told me they don't vote. It was either, "my vote doesn't matter" or "I don't like any of the candidates".

 

[Elixir]

I've lived in 7 states but I've come to enjoy living in Georgia as much as any place I've ever lived. Sadly, those run off Senate races will most likely both go to the Republicans. The Republicans who voted for Collins will almost definitely vote for Loeffler in the January run off election. I did vote for Warnock, but I wasn't happy about voting for a Baptist preacher who has no political experience. I just saw him as much better than the Republican alternatives, and my first Dem choice had no chance of winning. He had far more experience but lacked name recognition. Btw, there were about 21 candidates running for this Senate seat. Most Dems supported Warnock after Abrams endorsed him. Believe me we,had tons of commercials here for Warnock, Purdue, Ossoff and Loeffler.

And, Purdue will most likely win the other race, since he's ahead of Ossoff. And, Democrats aren't the most reliable voters, especially when it comes to run off elections. I supposed if Stacey Abrams can motivate enough young Dems to vote in the run off, Ossoff has a slim chance. I'm just not counting on it. There were other candidates in the primaries who imo were much better and more experienced than Ossoff, but Ossoff had name recognition so he won the primary election. I'll vote in the run off but I'm skeptical that enough Dems will bother to vote in a run off election in Georgia. It's mostly older adults who vote in these runoffs, and we still have a lot of older people here who identify as Republicans. I don't get it since the programs they rely on are Democratic programs, but it's hard to change people who have always supported one party for decades.

Imo, voter apathy is our biggest problem, especially when it comes to young people. It's hard to get people to believe that their vote matters. That was always the excuse I was given when someone told me they don't vote. It was either, "my vote doesn't matter" or "I don't like any of the candidates".

I hope that Trump's absence from the ballot means that a lot of bubbas will be gone fishing.

 

[Jarhyn]

I've lived in 7 states but I've come to enjoy living in Georgia as much as any place I've ever lived. Sadly, those run off Senate races will most likely both go to the Republicans. The Republicans who voted for Collins will almost definitely vote for Loeffler in the January run off election. I did vote for Warnock, but I wasn't happy about voting for a Baptist preacher who has no political experience. I just saw him as much better than the Republican alternatives, and my first Dem choice had no chance of winning. He had far more experience but lacked name recognition. Btw, there were about 21 candidates running for this Senate seat. Most Dems supported Warnock after Abrams endorsed him. Believe me we,had tons of commercials here for Warnock, Purdue, Ossoff and Loeffler.

And, Purdue will most likely win the other race, since he's ahead of Ossoff. And, Democrats aren't the most reliable voters, especially when it comes to run off elections. I supposed if Stacey Abrams can motivate enough young Dems to vote in the run off, Ossoff has a slim chance. I'm just not counting on it. There were other candidates in the primaries who imo were much better and more experienced than Ossoff, but Ossoff had name recognition so he won the primary election. I'll vote in the run off but I'm skeptical that enough Dems will bother to vote in a run off election in Georgia. It's mostly older adults who vote in these runoffs, and we still have a lot of older people here who identify as Republicans. I don't get it since the programs they rely on are Democratic programs, but it's hard to change people who have always supported one party for decades.

Imo, voter apathy is our biggest problem, especially when it comes to young people. It's hard to get people to believe that their vote matters. That was always the excuse I was given when someone told me they don't vote. It was either, "my vote doesn't matter" or "I don't like any of the candidates".

I hope that Trump's absence from the ballot means that a lot of bubbas will be gone fishing.

Se, but Trump's absence from the ballot creates an equal sense of false security among democrats as much as it is creates a lack of motivation for republicans to not TRUMP there.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

I've lived in 7 states but I've come to enjoy living in Georgia as much as any place I've ever lived. Sadly, those run off Senate races will most likely both go to the Republicans. The Republicans who voted for Collins will almost definitely vote for Loeffler in the January run off election. I did vote for Warnock, but I wasn't happy about voting for a Baptist preacher who has no political experience. I just saw him as much better than the Republican alternatives, and my first Dem choice had no chance of winning. He had far more experience but lacked name recognition. Btw, there were about 21 candidates running for this Senate seat. Most Dems supported Warnock after Abrams endorsed him. Believe me we,had tons of commercials here for Warnock, Purdue, Ossoff and Loeffler.

And, Purdue will most likely win the other race, since he's ahead of Ossoff. And, Democrats aren't the most reliable voters, especially when it comes to run off elections. I supposed if Stacey Abrams can motivate enough young Dems to vote in the run off, Ossoff has a slim chance. I'm just not counting on it. There were other candidates in the primaries who imo were much better and more experienced than Ossoff, but Ossoff had name recognition so he won the primary election. I'll vote in the run off but I'm skeptical that enough Dems will bother to vote in a run off election in Georgia. It's mostly older adults who vote in these runoffs, and we still have a lot of older people here who identify as Republicans. I don't get it since the programs they rely on are Democratic programs, but it's hard to change people who have always supported one party for decades.

Imo, voter apathy is our biggest problem, especially when it comes to young people. It's hard to get people to believe that their vote matters. That was always the excuse I was given when someone told me they don't vote. It was either, "my vote doesn't matter" or "I don't like any of the candidates".

Stacy Abrams won Georgia for the Dems. Didn't get Ossoff across the line, though, which indeed, seems to indicate that might be a bridge too far. I think it is interesting that enough people voted for Purdue, but not Trump... in Georgia (and many other states like Michigan). I wonder who those people are.

Regardless, Stacy Abrams is going to become the next leader of the DNC.

 

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

It seems that what happened is an increase in voter participation from each base with slightly more activated from the Dems. BUT since the Dems are generally concentrated in cities, outside of those, in rural areas and some of the suburbs are where there'd more likely be Republican increases. That means nationally and at a state level, you get more Dems than before (Pres and Senators) but you lose a couple of house seats.

So far as Georgia goes, those senatorial races will be dependent upon activating those same Democrats...and independents. That is a lot of work because anti-Trump fury is a thing that was tapped into. It isn't necessarily reproducible. The other thing is that some independents prefer not to have one party rule over the house, senate, and presidency.

 

[Jarhyn]

It seems that what happened is an increase in voter participation from each base with slightly more activated from the Dems. BUT since the Dems are generally concentrated in cities, outside of those, in rural areas and some of the suburbs are where there'd more likely be Republican increases. That means nationally and at a state level, you get more Dems than before (Pres and Senators) but you lose a couple of house seats.

So far as Georgia goes, those senatorial races will be dependent upon activating those same Democrats...and independents. That is a lot of work because anti-Trump fury is a thing that was tapped into. It isn't necessarily reproducible. The other thing is that some independents prefer not to have one party rule over the house, senate, and presidency.

Well, it will be an interesting result... Dems have a lot more than just Trump to be concerned about, though republicans were really about wanting to support Trump. It will be interesting to see what happens with regard to the special election and I have no doubt that GA will just turn shitty over political advertising, especially since the entire spending surface for the balance of power has reduced to this one race.