Georgia Runoffs: Democrats Hopeful by High Early Voter Turnout

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Georgia Senate runoffs is breaking records — and Democrats (especially Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff) have reasons for hop

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Early voting in the Georgia Senate runoffs is breaking records — and Democrats (especially Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff) have reasons for hope in the numbers.

More than 2.3 million people have voted as of Tuesday morning through mail-in ballots or in-person early voting for the two races, already topping the record for the most votes in a Georgia runoff election.

Democrats are buoyed by the strong early vote numbers, which show Black voters making up a larger percentage of the electorate than in November and higher early turnout in Democratic congressional districts in the state.

Both are positive signs for Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, the two challengers, easing fears that the typical voter dropoff that has plagued Democrats in past years would doom the party’s chances with control of the Senate on the line.

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