#Letters to the editor — Jan. 9, 2021

#Letters to the editor — Jan. 9, 2021

“#Letters to the editor — Jan. 9, 2021” The Issue: Democrats Jon Ossoff’s and Raphael Warnock’s wins in Georgia’s runoff Senate elections. Tuesday was a historic day in politics, not just for the state of Georgia, but perhaps for the country as a whole (“Georgia Sweep,” Jan. 7). Democrats in the previously very deep red…

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#Lessons from Georgia and other commentary

#Lessons from Georgia and other commentary

“#Lessons from Georgia and other commentary” From the right: Lessons From Georgia After Republicans lost both Senate seats in a runoff that will go down as “the most consequential in history,” the party must “have the courage to face the depth and scale” of what happened in Georgia, advises ex-Speaker Newt Gingrich at Fox News….

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#One-party rule in DC: Pray for gridlock, America

#One-party rule in DC: Pray for gridlock, America

“#One-party rule in DC: Pray for gridlock, America” Georgia voters this week put national governance in the hands of a single party, the Democrats — all too many of whom can’t wait to make radical changes that could affect every American. For years. The runoff victories by the Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff leave…

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#Big tech stocks drop as investors eye Georgia Senate races

#Big tech stocks drop as investors eye Georgia Senate races

“#Big tech stocks drop as investors eye Georgia Senate races” Big tech stocks fell sharply Wednesday as Democratic gains in Georgia stoked fears that the feds could tighten regulations on the industry’s dominant players. Futures contracts linked to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index tumbled about 1.3 percent as of 8:12 a.m. with Democrats poised to…

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#Raphael Warnock defeats Kelly Loeffler in Georgia Senate runoff

#Raphael Warnock defeats Kelly Loeffler in Georgia Senate runoff

“#Raphael Warnock defeats Kelly Loeffler in Georgia Senate runoff” Democrat Raphael Warnock was declared the victor in one of Georgia’s two Senate runoff elections, defeating incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler. Warnock, a pastor at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church where Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once preached, became the first black man elected to represent Georgia…

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#Kelly Loeffler will object to Biden’s Electoral College win

#Kelly Loeffler will object to Biden’s Electoral College win

“#Kelly Loeffler will object to Biden’s Electoral College win” Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler said Monday that she will object to President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the Electoral College. The presidential election count-standoff is set for Wednesday — one day after voters cast ballots in Loeffler’s own re-election runoff race. Loeffler and fellow Republican Sen. David…

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#President Trump is set for his last stand: Goodwin

#President Trump is set for his last stand: Goodwin

“#President Trump is set for his last stand: Goodwin” With apologies to Mark Twain, reports about the death of Trumpism are premature. At least for a few days more, Donald Trump has license to keep upsetting apple carts in Washington. Just when it seemed the president was roadkill and about to be abandoned by his…

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#A California lesson in lefty power for Georgia runoff voters

#A California lesson in lefty power for Georgia runoff voters

“#A California lesson in lefty power for Georgia runoff voters” Georgia voters might consider what is happening in California. Why? When leftists seize power, they don’t know when to stop. But voters know how to say, “Whoa, enough.” California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, started this difficult COVID-19 period early in the year by imposing on the…

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