The (Unfinished) Battle for the Senate

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🗓️ 11 November 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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After the tumult of last week’s voting, one crucial question remains: Who will control the Senate? The answer lies in Georgia, where two runoff elections in January will decide who has the advantage in the upper chamber. With so much at stake, we look at how those races might shake out. Guest: Julie Hirschfeld Davis, congressional editor for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Background reading: Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler have leveled unfounded claims of foul play in Georgia’s elections, a signal that their campaigns will focus on turning out President Trump’s conservative base.What’s a runoff, and why are there two? Here’s an explainer on the Senate races in Georgia.

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1:08.7	Today a Biden victory was expected to translate into democratic control of the Senate.
1:16.3	Julie Davis on why that hasn't happened and how both parties are preparing for a pair
1:22.4	of Senate races in Georgia that will determine the balance of power in Washington.
1:28.8	It's Wednesday, November 11th.
1:34.9	Julie, until now we have been very focused, I think, understandably on the President's
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