Black turnout drives historic Warnock victory in Georgia

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By Associated Press -January 6, 2021 9:50 AM

Turnout of Black voters was high not just in metro Atlanta, but also in rural and small-town counties across South Georgia.

The Rev. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, defeated Sen. Kelly Loeffler in Tuesday's special election for an unexpired term for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia. Warnock will become the first Black senator in Georgia history. It remains too early to call the second race between Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican David Perdue, who's seeking a second term after his first term expired Sunday. Control of the Senate is in the balance.

Here are some key takeaways:

BLACK VOTERS TIP THE SCALE

Warnock, senior pastor of the church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. preached through the height of the civil rights movement until his assassination, made history with a surge in Black turnout.

https://americanindependent.com/georgia-senate-runoff-raphael-warnock-black-voters-2020-election/

Brian Kemp should be really, really worried right now....................

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