Analysis

The Numbers Don’t Lie: Voter Turnout Is The Reason Ossoff And Warnock Won

Ian Haworth
The Numbers Don’t Lie: Voter Turnout Is The Reason Ossoff And Warnock Won
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After weeks of campaigning in the turbulent and chaotic aftermath of November 3rd, Georgia’s runoff elections are finally over. With only a handful of votes left to be counted, both Republican incumbents have been defeated. Jon Ossoff — a millionaire armchair socialist-lite — beat David Perdue by over 41,000 votes (0.92%), and Raphael Warnock — a radical who has espoused anti-Semitic and anti-American sentiments — beat Kelly Loeffler by over 79,000 votes (1.8%).

While it is possible that recounts will be requested, both margins are larger than the threshold required to automatically trigger a recount under Georgia law.

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