‘This is not who we are’: Actually, the Capitol riot was quintessentially American

… There’s no disputing that the assault was remarkable. But “un-American” is the wrong adjective. A better way to make sense of the news of the past few days — not only the violent occupation in Washington but also the historic Senate victories by Democrats in Georgia — is as […] Read more »

The Democrats’ 51% Trifecta

Key Points• With apparent victories in the Georgia Senate runoffs, Democrats have captured a narrow governing trifecta — control of the White House, Senate, and House.• Republicans got a sizable Election Day turnout, but Democrats built a big enough lead in pre-Election Day voting to withstand their onslaught.• Republicans will […] Read more »

Black, liberal voters boost Warnock to projected Senate win in Georgia

Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, has defeated Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler, NBC News projects, in one of the two Georgia runoffs that will determine which party controls the Senate. Warnock won the support of traditional voting blocs for Democrats — 92 percent of Black voters, 92 percent of liberals, 67 percent […] Read more »

AP VoteCast: Competing coalitions define GA Senate races

… The findings from AP VoteCast reveal the extent of Georgia’s recent political transformation — from GOP bastion to electoral battleground where turnout is decisive. The state’s runoffs will decide control of the U.S. Senate. The survey found Black voters made up roughly 30% of the electorate and almost all […] Read more »

Blacks and Democrats maintain their turnout, producing two tight races for Senate control

Black voters and Democrats held on to their share of the electorate in Georgia’s runoff election Tuesday, with voters overall split down the middle on preferred control of the U.S. Senate – a recipe for two more extraordinarily tight races in a state that recently was reliably Republican. Black people […] Read more »