Victory for the Democrats in Georgia – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries

This is reported by several American media on Wednesday morning Norwegian time. NBC, ABC and the news agency AP were first among the major media in the USA with their forecast on the night of Wednesday Norwegian time. But the ongoing count, which the Washington Post and New York Times also follow, shows the same tendency. Warnock’s victory means that the Democrats have secured a majority in the Senate of 51-49. If Walker had won, the balance of power in the Senate would have been 50-50. The Democrats would have had a majority anyway because of the vice president’s extra vote. Neither of the two received more than 50 percent of the vote in the state in the by-election on November 8. Therefore, a rematch was held on Tuesday. Today, the seat that the two have fought for is filled by Warnock (53), who was elected in 2020. The challenger Walker (60) is a former star in American football and was supported by ex-president Donald Trump in the election campaign. Ahead of the by-election, opinion polls showed an even race between Walker and Warnock. Residents of the state of Georgia went to the polls once again on Tuesday after no winner could be declared after the midterm elections on November 8. Photo: Ron Harris / AP Swing State A victory for Warnock would cement Georgia’s status as a swing state ahead of the 2024 presidential election, while a victory for Walker could have been an indicator that Democrats’ hold on the state is limited, given that Republicans won all the other elections at state level in November, it was stated in an analysis from the AP news agency earlier this week. Republicans have seen the election as an opportunity to strengthen their ability to block President Joe Biden’s policies in the Senate, after retaking control of the House of Representatives in November’s midterm elections. Republicans had also hoped to weaken Biden’s momentum after Democrats did better than expected in November. Very even in the Senate The Democrats have so far with 50 senators against as many senators as the Republicans have had the smallest possible majority in the Senate with the help of Vice President Kamala Harris’ vote. With Warnock, Georgia’s first black senator, winning the runoff, the party gets a more comfortable majority of 51 to 49 votes. Thus, they will no longer need the support of the moderate Democrat Joe Manchin, who has been a brake on the party’s policies since the 2020 election.



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