Mother Jones-Raphael Warnock Wins Historic Georgia Senate Race
Becca Andrews
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The Reverend Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, won a historic victory on Tuesday against Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler in a tight runoff election to head to the US Senate, according to the Associated Press and multiple other outlets.
As of early Wednesday morning, control of the Senate still hung in the balance—but looked poised to flip to Democratic control, with the other runoff election in Georgia, between Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Sen. David Perdue, leaning toward an Ossoff win. If Ossoff prevails, the pair of narrow Democratic wins will be a remarkable result, splitting the party breakdown in the Senate, with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris serving as the tie-breaking vote when necessary, and deposing Sen. Mitch McConnell as majority leader.
Warnock’s victory is one for the books: He will be the first Black senator from Georgia, and the second Black senator elected to represent the South since Reconstruction. Warnock declared victory in live-streamed remarks, saying: “I am so honored by the faith that you have shown in me, and I promise you this: I am going to the Senate to work for Georgia, all of Georgia, no matter who you cast your vote for in this election.” (Loeffler also spoke to supporters but did not concede.) I profiled the pastor from Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church back in October, exploring how faith informs his politics:
Des millions de petites flammes illuminent, embrasent le monde! WoW! Et, le Nouveau President, M. Joe Biden a maintenant une tres grande dette vis-a-vis les Femmes et les Noirs americains. Il devra la payer…
Mother Jones-Democrats Take the Senate as Jon Ossoff Officially Wins in Georgia
Abigail Weinberg and Becca Andrews
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On a surreal day marked by violence and chaos spurred by Trump-supporting insurrectionists on Capitol Hill, Democrat Jon Ossoff officially won a tight runoff election against incumbent Republican Sen. David Perdue in Georgia, according to ABC and NBC. His victory, along with that of the Reverend Raphael Warnock, who officially defeated Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler in the early hours of the morning, ensures Democrats will control the US Senate and makes way for the Biden administration to pursue its ambitious legislative agenda.
Warnock and Ossoff have been elected to represent Georgia in the Senate after a pair of agonizingly close campaigns. Both races went to a runoff when the candidates failed to surpass the 50 percent threshold in the November general election. The Democrats’ historic double victory will officially split the party breakdown of the Senate, with Vice President–elect Kamala Harris serving as a tie-breaking vote. Sen. Mitch McConnell, who for years has stymied the Democratic-controlled House’s efforts to pass progressive legislation, will assume a new title: Senate minority leader. Sen. Chuck Schumer will now take the gavel.
Ces cuisantes defaites pour les Republicains s’ajoutent a la defaite de M. Trump et cela n’a pas eu l’air de plaire a plusieurs republicains comme en fait foi cet article de Mother Jones
Mother Jones-Trump-Incited Violence and Chaos Hit Capitol Hill
“This is what the president has caused today, this insurrection.”
Dan Spinelli and Abigail Weinberg
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Insurrectionists aiming to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election sent Washington, DC, into chaos on Wednesday, storming past police barricades into the Capitol building and shutting down a congressional session intended to formally certify Joe Biden’s victory. Inside the House of Representatives chamber, a protester screamed, “Trump won that election!” from the dais.
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Private residences on Capitol Hill and several congressional offices, including the Cannon House Office Building, had to be evacuated, according to several news reports.
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The Senate and House of Representatives both cut off debate as protesters entered the Capitol building. In a dramatic scene, Vice President Mike Pence had to be escorted off the floor of the Senate, where he was presiding. Inside the House chamber, journalists reported hearing gunshots.
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Petit commentaire… comme un intermede dans la presente histoire…
C’est assez interessant comment les medias ont presente et presenteront
la conclusion des elections senatoriales de Georgia avec les manifestants
pro-Trump a la Maison Blanche. Certains medias ont meme parle d’insurrection??? Je le concede volontiers ce n’etait pas la manifestation la plus polie qui soit envers les institutions legislatives americaines… mais de la a parler d’insurrection!!! Et en cela c’est tres revelateur de l’attitude de Trump et de ses partisans un peu fanatiques… ils sont incapables d’assumer leurs positions politiques, et d’aller jusqu’au bout… et en cela, ils meritent ce qui leur est arrivee… i.e. la defaite, en fait, de defaite en defaite… Parce que, dans la tradition americaine, dans leur constitution, le peuple lese par un dictateur a le droit et le devoir moral de s’y opposer, y compris avec l’usage de la force… ils n’ont pas eu le courage de leurs ancetres. S’ils etaient vraiement sinceres dans la conviction que l’election leur avait ete volee injustement… ils auraient du reagir en bons patriotes… ce qu’ils n’ont pas demontre d’une maniere convaincante. J’aurais envie de signer ici… Ernesto Che Guevara… maintenant qu’il repose en paix. Finalement ces elections m’ont plutot demontre la force de caractere, le haut degre de conviction, de determination des activistes indigenes, noirs, latinos, aisatiques, femmes, jeunes… qui y ont mis toute leur energie pour que s’impose leur agenda, sans oublier leur immense capacite a s’organiser. Vous l’avez merite! Et si on pouvait resumer tout ca en une image… la voici….
