On this edition of Your Call, we're speaking with community organizers in Georgia about today's crucial Senate runoff elections. Both Democrats Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock must win in order to have a 50-50 Senate. If that happens, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will cast tie breaking votes.
Almost $500 million has been spent on this race, according to NPR. Wall Street is giving millions to the Republicans, while Democrats have a strong ground game. More than three million Georgians have already voted. Over 100,000 are new voters who did not participate in November's general election.
Guests:
Anoa Changa, Atlanta-based freelance journalist covering electoral justice and former contributor to Prism Reports
Michelle Zuluaga, civic participation manager for theLatino Community Fund Georgia
Britney Whaley, senior political strategist with the Working Families Party
Web Resources:
The New York Times, Audra D.S. Burch: Knocking on Two Million Doors in Georgia
The Washington Post, Amy Gardner: Trump pressures Georgia's Raffensperger to overturn his defeat in extraordinary call
Truthout, Anoa Changa: Raffensperger Stood Up to Trump, But He Also Attacked Voting Rights Groups
The Washington Post, Vanessa Williams: Voting rights groups alarmed after Cobb County cuts half of its early-voting sites for Ga. Senate runoffs
Reuters: U.S. judge orders two Georgia counties to halt voter purge ahead of Senate runoff
The Nation, John Nichols: Kelly Loeffler’s Sacrilegious Campaign