WASHINGTON – Georgia’s all-important U.S. Senate races are set to enter a murky phase, as the campaigns expect to cede attention to the holidays in the final weeks before an unconventional Election Day in early January.
With early in-person voting underway, members of both parties are continually tracking tight contests, privately acknowledging that the outcomes could vary widely from narrow wins by Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock to substantial victories by incumbent GOP Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler.
The unusual timing of the Jan. 5 elections, paired with concerns about polling accuracy following misfires in some November races, is creating a cloud of uncertainty during the critical final stretch. The national ramifications add another complicating layer: Never have two simultaneous runoff elections decided the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.
