Do they need to recount Ossoff - Perdue because it is less than 0.5%?

[question everything]

Don't want to pour cold water on anyone's head but don't want to have a euphoria blown..

[LexVegas]

1. I think it will end up over .5. nt

[SheltieLover]

2. +1

[servermsh]

3. They would, but not all the votes are in yet!

[question everything]

8. Thanks. I wondered whether all the early votes - and there were many - have been counted

[Botany]

4. It looks like it will be 1% by this after noon ... all the remaing votes are from blue areas.

n/t

[LeftInTX]

5. I think they have to wait a few days..until all overseas/military ballots have been counted

[arlyellowdog]

6. Dave Wasserman says both races will be over .5%

[Dem2]

7. If less than 0.5%, Purdue can request a recount

And it'll turn out no different than Biden's win, which was smaller.

[dsc]

19. but it will cost Ossoff seniority over Warnock

which he otherwise would have thanks to the alphabet.

[Hoyt]

9. We'll win any recount. When GOPer voting officials say it looks like

Ossoff will win, you can count the chickens.

[Wounded Bear]

10. I don't think it's mandatory, though I'm sure Perdue would demand one...

but as has been said above, lead is still growing and if it gets out of the range Perdue is threatening court challenges.

[Under The Radar]

11. This one will be challenged for months

Similar to the challenges that Al Franken faced after his election to the senate.

[obamanut2012]

13. No, it won't -- 20K votes is very different than 300 votes

Not even close.

[Under The Radar]

18. It wasn't the close votes that were protested

It was the fact that Al was the 60th floor vote for a super majority for the Dems and Obamacare was the battle ground.

Plus this :
Perdue's campaign issued a statement early Wednesday:

"As we've said repeatedly over the last several weeks and as recently as this evening, this is an exceptionally close election that will require time and transparency to be certain the results are fair and accurate and the voices of Georgians are heard," the campaign wrote. "We will mobilize every available resoirce and exhaust every legal recourse to ensure all legally cast ballots are properly counted. We believe in the end, Senator Perdue will be victorious."

[relayerbob]

15. No, Perdue and Loeffler have minimum support from State GOP officials and courts

They burned WAY too many bridges.

[StevieM]

16. The Franken race in 2008 was unbelievably close.

Franken received 41.988% of the vote. Coleman received 41.981%. Franken won the election by 312 votes out of 2,885,555 ballots cast.

These races won't be anywhere near as close when all the votes are counted.

Warnock will win by about 2 points. Ossoff will win by about 1 point.

I guess they can ask for recounts, if they are willing to pay for them. But I don't believe that will hold up certification.

[ananda]

12. Only if it stays under .5

That count might go up enough, but we won't
know for sure till all the votes are registered.

[Stinky The Clown]

14. He only needs a few thousand votes to make a solid half pct lead

After that it’s over.

The votes yet to be reported are in heavily democratic areas. He could get 80% or more of them.

[brooklynite]

17. Answer: no

Link to tweet

[beachbumbob]

21. still have to wait a few days until all votes are counted

[beachbumbob]

20. I believe the margin will fall outside of the .5% margin and NO recount will happen as u can not

demand one

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

22. If it stays that way

Depends on the absentee ballots.