Behind the money raised for Georgia's run-off Senate races
CNBC's Kayla Tausche reports on the latest developments in Georgia's run-off Senate races and the huge amounts of money being raised in the race. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: cnb.cx/2NGeIvi
In-person early voting began Monday in Georgia for the crucial Jan. 5 special election that will decide control of the Senate.
Polling locations opened Monday morning as more than 1.2 million Georgians had already requested absentee ballots and more than 200,000 voters had returned their mail ballots, according to data compiled by the U.S. Elections Project.
With approaching holidays and a compressed election timeline, the in-person early voting period will be key for campaigns hoping to turn out voters.
In-person early votes made up more than half of the nearly 5 million ballots cast in the Nov. 3 general election, a record-high total for the state.
Runoff elections typically see a drop in voter participation compared with general elections, but the high stakes of the January races are expected to prompt a fierce battle at the ballot box.
Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler face competitive challenges from Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, respectively. Georgia election rules mandated the runoff races when no candidate exceeded 50% of voter share in either race during the Nov. 3 general election.
As of now, Republicans will hold a 50-48 majority in the Senate come January. If Democrats win both Georgia races, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris would be the tiebreaking vote, giving the party unified control of the White House and Congress. If Republicans keep just one seat, the GOP retains control of the Senate.
“It is as urgent as ever,” Warnock said following a drive-in rally in Warner Robbins on Sunday. “And so we need everybody to turn out and vote.”
“Everything’s at stake in this election,” Loeffler said after an event at the Houston County GOP offices Sunday. “It’s the future of the country.”
Georgia has not elected a Democratic senator since 1996, and Democrats have not won a statewide runoff election in Georgia since 1988. But Democrats are hoping the diverse coalition that helped elect Joe Biden as president could also propel their Senate candidates to victory.
The first day of in-person early voting coincides with the meeting of the Electoral College, as Georgia electors record their votes for Biden, the first Democrat to win Georgia’s presidential race since 1992.
Biden is set to travel to Atlanta on Tuesday to campaign for Ossoff and Warnock, the president-elect’s first campaign appearance since winning the November election.
Former President Barack Obama headlined a virtual rally with Ossoff and Warnock on Dec. 4, emphasizing the importance of the runoffs for Biden’s domestic agenda.
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Why can’t people vote for Jon Ossoff? Perdue didn’t show up to the debate! And y’all still voting for him? 😩🤬
@gaigegrossbicep7
3 жыл бұрын
Yep. Still gonna vote for Perdue and Loeffler. Cry about it
@davidp3787
3 жыл бұрын
@@gaigegrossbicep7 Wait till January! The result might put u in SHOCKED 😮
@kiapretty4145
3 жыл бұрын
@@davidp3787 people vote for their party and Georgia is heavily republican
@davidp3787
3 жыл бұрын
@@kiapretty4145 We won’t know till January! Besides Biden won because of Georgia! So your point is invalid! At least this time!
@kiapretty4145
3 жыл бұрын
@@davidp3787 personally I think Perdue should loose, but he still has an advantage for a state that usually votes republican
Time to get these 2 insider traders out
@frankn267
3 жыл бұрын
Ossoff’s stock trade attacks on David Perdue are totally false. David Perdue wasn’t even at that Senate briefing. Perdue was cleared by the bipartisan Senate Ethics Committee, the SEC, and DOJ. Perdue was totally exonerated. Ossoff has lied through his teeth about Senator Perdue’s stock trades throughout his campaign.
Come on Georgia we gonna show Kentucky how to shut down Turtle 🐢 man down for blocking the stimulus check since may
@JoyJoy-on7op
3 жыл бұрын
Please do
Please voters if you wat stimulus checks vote blue mitch McConnell and a Republican senate do not want to help the average american just big corp please vote blue
Georgia on my mind, singing the blues 🎶! Hey Georgia: we love you 💙; please bring it home, and keep it true blue 💙
jon Ossoff 😍😍😍👍👍
GEORGIA PLEASE GET OUT AND VOTE💙💙💙
Loeffler should just use all the money she made insider trading for her campaign
@jcbuckeye
3 жыл бұрын
That's just as campaign bulshit you seen on TV
@jcbuckeye
3 жыл бұрын
Don't be a sheep
@jcbuckeye
3 жыл бұрын
But you don't think it's weird at all that bankers and big banks are paying for the Republicans to run way to be dude
@lanuiiohu
3 жыл бұрын
,,Georgia.......Vote Against Democrats for shutting down small business !
@haydertahir8556
3 жыл бұрын
@@lanuiiohu don’t they wanna give more stimulus money to them?!
The fact that its even close is astounding.
After the House voted to increase stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 at President Trump’s request, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) blocked an initial attempt to approve the increase on Dec. 29. More From The Washington Post
Georgia on my mind 🙏🙏🙏💗
Don’t waste your money donating to kelly loeffler and David Perdue.
A republican governor with 2 democrat senators and 16 blue electors. We call it “Drama to be continued.”
@krnpowr
3 жыл бұрын
2 Democratic senators? That remains to be seen. Let's hope.
Vote blue 🔵🔵🔵
you got TED CRUZ asking for donations but all the money is for him
The only winners of this are business interests no matter how you look at it.
Vote democrats save America 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍😊
@donnalangiewicz1084
3 жыл бұрын
Wake up Georgia kzread.info/dash/bejne/fKiEmZKeiJSuhNY.html
I feel a power shift in Georgia it goes down to the Hispanic & Black vote the Democrats it will be two Democrats or two Republicans for the win!
@stevepollard9388
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the reply appreciate it.
@stevepollard9388
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the likes this real cool
How are any of these people getting any campaign money when America is shut down and broke, who and where is this money coming from?
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
So what happens when the Senate race is over in Georgia all this high profile politicians and celebrities hang out or stick around?
Vote Ossoff - Vote Warnock 🗳️💙✔️
@JonJon-du9ne
3 жыл бұрын
Okay
Georgian please go out and vote we are depending on you Georgia Vote Ossoff and Warnock Vote Blue 🔵💙 so we can get these two wicked people out, vote like our life is the pending on it, Georgia you bring it home in November you can do it again VOTE Blue 🔵
Move Mitch! Get out the way! Get out the way Mitch! Get out the way! Move Mitch!!🎵
@Felix-wh8pz
3 жыл бұрын
Move nancy pelosi. Moveeeee
"I’m just wondering about the broader question of assuring the public that the economy’s fine and coronavirus can be managed," Carlson said. "When, of course, given your (Loeffler) position you know that’s not true." - Fox News Story on Loeffler's Insider Trading.
Today buy MRVL,,CLDR,,VTRS,,SSP,,AAN,,FLWS 👍
Wake up Georgia @
Still remember the days when democrats complained about Koch brothers dark money lol
@Jamescraigjohnson
3 жыл бұрын
What is your point?
@haydertahir8556
3 жыл бұрын
I mean progressives don’t take pac money but every republican does lol
@hiromiikegami6320
3 жыл бұрын
Kohaku. Watch the clip again.
wanock 😍😍😍👍👍
@NiteStorm324
3 жыл бұрын
He abused his wife you know that right?
Dem. You need to see though the mail we're all of the ballots are coming from an check out the address an last 4 number of their S.S.. number here in Georgia.
Vote coward and criminal billionaire David Perdue a NOW 🇺🇸🗳
🌊🇺🇸🌊
All Georgia voters should tell both the Democrats and the Republicans that they will vote for THE OTHER PARTY unless they give us NOW the cash relief for the last 10 months plus interest compounded and late penalty fees for every month. Once they get elected, there is no guarantee any of them will care again. Get our money while we still have some leverage. Money in our hands is more useful to us than any politician in office, with the exception of Andrew Yang. No money for us, no vote for you!
Democratic party win both for sustenance of america democracy.
let get a one party rule.
@ahamed4152
3 жыл бұрын
@Mike Lloyd my true colours is red. btw it was sarcasm.
The republican I think they will move to other countries hhhhhh
but in my opinion Blue party will win
Georgia - the People are counting on you to make Congress work again. Please retire Mitch from leadership, legalize the green, come on Georgia take the chance and dream 'bout legal green -We Need you to Vote Blue! You Dear Georgia Pleeease - Vote Blue!
Georgia vote blue 🙏❤️
VOTE FOR RED WHITE AMERICANS FOR CHECK N BALANCE. FAIR GAME. DONT LET ANY PARTY A MAJORITY. THIS WILL MAKE THEM TO WORK HARDER FOR THE PEOPLE. FROM LONDON.
@solxgamingx
3 жыл бұрын
Stay in London, thanks.
Tucker Obtains Exclusive Footage of Raphael Warnock's Domestic Abuse Dispute (rumble.com)
VOTE BLUE TO SAVE AMERICA!!!!!!
Bravo democratic make history this is your era 2020
Georgian's we are so proud of you - weathering the storm of voter suppression, and outright lies about the validity of your vote - and you still won!. :) The Power of Georgia - The Power of the People. Biden/Harris : 2021-2028
@awesomeatrandom581
3 жыл бұрын
screw biden and harris. Were closer to communism everyday
@wk4240
3 жыл бұрын
@@awesomeatrandom581 You can make a better reality for yourself, Join US, Join America - chose democracy over autocracy. Let''s all stay safe and healthy.
@user-uj5zc6vx2k
3 жыл бұрын
@@wk4240 jim crow joe biden is a very poor choice.
Georgians please vote for both democrats running for senate. President elect Biden needs your help to do what he wants for our country. If voting by mail, if you can, please take your ballots to a drop spot. Don’t trust the postmaster. Thanks stay safe and stay well. Regards from a former republican from Texas.
GA vote RED 🗳🔴🔴
@karlfranz310
3 жыл бұрын
GA vote BLUE 🗳🔵🔵
@benlambe2849
3 жыл бұрын
Need to vote Republican
@oaiphan1097
3 жыл бұрын
Republicans goes to hell! Theirs don’t care about Americans, their care them self like Trump. KARMA is comings.🇺🇸💙
@lorryboggs2779
3 жыл бұрын
@@oaiphan1097 you first !
Georgians: tell your party that you will vote for the other party unless they pay us the stimulus money NOW for the last 10 months! Pay us first or no vote for you!
@angelbrother1238
3 жыл бұрын
Michael if the democrats win both elections we will get a huge stimulus package . That’s all we need to know .
@michaelyuan3382
3 жыл бұрын
@@angelbrother1238 The Democrats are already the majority in the House. Yet Nancy Pelosi has refused to compromise and just send out whatever relief there was in the previous negotiations just in order to make Trump lose the election but at the expense of people who are starving and becoming homeless. The Democrats are no better than the Republicans. The only people who care are just a small number like Andrew Yang, Hawley, Sanders, AOC. The rest couldn't care less about us, as Nancy Pelosi clearly demonstrated. So F them all. Get our money, while we still have some leverage. After they get elected, there is no guarantee any of them will give a damn about us, the little people. They will just all run back to their corporate masters. If they really care about the people, let them sell all their personal assets and give to the people right now as a good faith security deposit. After they get elected, if they pass the cash relief, then we will give their money back. We promise, just as a politician promises, and that's all they need to know. So why can't they trust us?
@angelbrother1238
3 жыл бұрын
Michael Yuan Michael yea there is lots of politics coming in but you do know that if trump would have won the election that would be the last relief bill we would ever see . Tromp was talking up the economy saying it was doing great when it really wasn’t . The only reason that trunk wanted to do another relief bill was because of the election not because he cared about us struggling Americans . It was tromp himself that was in agreement with Mitch McConnell when trump also said that the 600 a week unemployment was a disincentive to work . McConnell wanted to give 100-200 a week and if the democrats said ok trunk would have had no problem signing such a bill into law . As I said before and I’ll say it again trump only cares about trump . He’s not pro life - heck the guy was pro choice 2 years before he ran for president and even said he was pro choice in multiple interviews . I’m an independent pro lifer myself . It’s just absolutely nuts why so many of my fellow Christians think that tromp is a Champion of Christianity . He would throw us all under the bus if he thought it would get him elected . He got rid of the swamp and filled it with even bigger swamp monsters
@angelbrother1238
3 жыл бұрын
Michael Yuan the key here Michael is what happens in the Georgia senate runoff race . If democrats win both races we get the heroes act back with 600 a week unemployment and maybe even monthly stimulus checks added in
@michaelyuan3382
3 жыл бұрын
@@angelbrother1238Trump was definitely the greater evil, but the Democrats are by no means good if they were perfectly happy to let people like me starve to death or get evicted to serve their political purposes. Everything you said is why I support a person like Andrew Yang. He is only about helping the people first by putting money in our hands directly. I have no faith or trust in any of the parties. If they were willing to sacrifice people like me living on the edge before the election for politics, they are going to do it again. If not this time, then next time, whenever it is convenient for them. I shed no tears for Trump, of course, but even if it meant he might get reelected, the humane thing at the time was to pass the relief regardless and get people the help they needed at the time, no matter how little. More help could always be passed. Holding up immediate help was just unconscionable.
Lets go DEMS...lets take this home
Democrats must win
If they win we get the more act. Marijuana progress 👏
VOTE REPUBLICAN! We can NOT allow a socialist / defund-the-police / Medicare-for-all Democrat in the Senate. Please I beg of all Georgians who truly value: American Freedom, American workers and American Medical Insurance choice ...VOTE REPUBLICAN!
Corrupt democrat.
@macswanton9622
3 жыл бұрын
magat
Wornock runs over his ex-wife with the same level of neglect he runs his political office. Self interests make him oblivious to the people he's hurting.
GOOD PEOPLE OF GA - Please go VOTE Democratic as we have to win those two seats! I want Biden to succeed as he will help ALL of us! We'll be praying and watching GA. Cindy in NC
@user-uj5zc6vx2k
3 жыл бұрын
GA needs to vote RED🔴🗳🔴
Vote against Democrats for defunding police & reducing emergency staff
,Georgia.......Vote Against Democrats for shutting down small business !
Both dems will lose.
Vote for Red Republican for check n balance. As simple as that. If all blacks vote for blue then all majority white must support Red.