# Georgia senate runoff elections. Let’s debate and make predictions **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 7, 2020, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-senate-runoff-elections-let-s-debate-and-make-predictions/925015 "2020-11-07T23:16:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 24
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-senate-runoff-elections-let-s-debate-and-make-predictions/925015/462 "2021-01-06T10:35:18Z")
As in it just hasn’t been officially called? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-senate-runoff-elections-let-s-debate-and-make-predictions/925015/463 "2021-01-06T10:38:08Z")
Ossoff is ahead but there are still enough uncounted votes that it could change. There aren’t many votes left to count, tho. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-senate-runoff-elections-let-s-debate-and-make-predictions/925015/464 "2021-01-06T10:39:15Z")
Cool. Get some sleep, man! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-senate-runoff-elections-let-s-debate-and-make-predictions/925015/465 "2021-01-06T11:13:20Z")
CNN’s count as of now: Ossoff 2,208,717 (50.19%) Perdue 2,192,347 (49.81%) Nate Cohn, the resident NYT election geek, [expects](https://twitter.com/Nate_Cohn/status/1346749054013812736) the remaining absentee ballots, plus what’s left of DeKalb, to put Ossoff’s lead over the 0.5% mark which is the recount threshold. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-senate-runoff-elections-let-s-debate-and-make-predictions/925015/466 "2021-01-06T11:16:13Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Good morning. Checking the news, here. Umm, Democrats control the Senate??? Not until the afternoon of January 20, since we won’t have VP Harris’ tie-breaking vote until then. But starting then, _YEAH!!!_ ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-senate-runoff-elections-let-s-debate-and-make-predictions/925015/467 "2021-01-06T11:21:10Z")
Once Schumer is Majority Leader, he should do one bit of mildly dirty pool that not a single voter would care about: he should install a Senate parliamentarian who will support whatever interpretations of the rules are necessary for Schumer to get done whatever he wants to get done - particularly what can be included in reconciliation bills. In the likely absence of the filibuster (Manchin’s against repealing it), that could make a big difference. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-senate-runoff-elections-let-s-debate-and-make-predictions/925015/468 "2021-01-06T11:54:37Z")
Good news for Kelly\* – you still have time left on the 30-day return window for all those poor-people outfits. \*Protip for spelling Republican senator names: It’s “Kelly” and “McSally”, each with two **“L”** s. ---
**Author:** ![agzem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a8b319/32.png) [@agzem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/agzem)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-senate-runoff-elections-let-s-debate-and-make-predictions/925015/469 "2021-01-06T12:00:59Z")
Wow… I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that Warnock won. Anti-semitism, spousal abuse, child abuse…nothing matters if you are a Democrat. Georgia had a chance to have a successful female to continue to be a positive ambassador for their state but instead chose this hatemonger. My predictions were way off but nothing surprises me anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-senate-runoff-elections-let-s-debate-and-make-predictions/925015/470 "2021-01-06T12:07:40Z")
Kelly Loeffler certainly earned her wealth in the traditional manner – she married her rich boss. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-senate-runoff-elections-let-s-debate-and-make-predictions/925015/471 "2021-01-06T12:08:38Z")
Not quite counting the chickens yet, but what happens if we ultimately do get the 50D/50R Senate, and a senator dies, or is unable to continue their term, during the next 2 years? Do they have to be replaced by someone from the same party? I know that in some states, the state’s governor chooses the replacement, cut are they bound to select from the same party? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-senate-runoff-elections-let-s-debate-and-make-predictions/925015/472 "2021-01-06T12:09:50Z")
> [@agzem](#): > > Wow… I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that Warnock won. Anti-semitism, spousal abuse, child abuse…nothing matters if you are a Democrat. Georgia had a chance to have a successful female to continue to be a positive ambassador for their state but instead chose this hatemonger. Y’know, just tossing in a bunch of unsubstantiated bullshit accusations doesn’t work here on the Dope. We’re into backing up our claims here. Evidence, substantiation, logic. We’re big on these things. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-senate-runoff-elections-let-s-debate-and-make-predictions/925015/473 "2021-01-06T12:10:42Z")
The rules vary from state to state. Lemme dig up a link. ETA: Gotta get to work, but here’s the [National Conference of State Legislatures](https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vacancies-in-the-united-states-senate637302453.aspx)’ page on the subject, and here’s [Ballotpedi](https://ballotpedia.org/Filling_vacancies_in_the_U.S._Senate)a’s page about that. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-senate-runoff-elections-let-s-debate-and-make-predictions/925015/474 "2021-01-06T12:13:31Z")
[Six states require the appointment to be from the same party as the departing Senator.](https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vacancies-in-the-united-states-senate637302453.aspx) ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-senate-runoff-elections-let-s-debate-and-make-predictions/925015/475 "2021-01-06T12:25:41Z")
> [@Red\_Wiggler](#): > > “Trump and I have had our differences but he really fucked over Mitch McConnell and you gotta respect that.” Love it. Whom are you quoting? (Or is it original to you?) ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-senate-runoff-elections-let-s-debate-and-make-predictions/925015/476 "2021-01-06T12:32:27Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Trump is no less evil. The only thing that keeps him from McTurtle’s level of active malignancy is that he’s so fucking stupid. Truer words were never spoke. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-senate-runoff-elections-let-s-debate-and-make-predictions/925015/477 "2021-01-06T12:34:47Z")
> [@Chad\_Sudan](#): > > Stacey Abrams deserves to be on the $20 bill! Hell yeah. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-senate-runoff-elections-let-s-debate-and-make-predictions/925015/478 "2021-01-06T12:39:08Z")
> [@agzem](#): > > Georgia had a chance to have a successful female To whom are you referring? ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-senate-runoff-elections-let-s-debate-and-make-predictions/925015/479 "2021-01-06T12:41:50Z")
Random twitter person. I only wish I was funny. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-senate-runoff-elections-let-s-debate-and-make-predictions/925015/480 "2021-01-06T12:43:33Z")
> [@agzem](#): > > Georgia had a chance to have a successful female to continue to be a positive ambassador for their state The fact that she got to serve and the fact that women got to vote were the results of _progressive_, not conservative, thinking. And what’s with this “female” shit? Something wrong with “woman”? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-senate-runoff-elections-let-s-debate-and-make-predictions/925015/481 "2021-01-06T12:55:23Z")
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