Democrats Targets Georgia Senate Races

Rev. Raphael Warnock vying to become the first Black elected to the US Senate from Georgia.

Last week we posited reasons why the DNC should target the senatorial races in Georgia. Here is a link to our story, “Why The DNC Should Target Georgia (https://medium.com/@hmichaelharvey/why-the-dnc-should-target-georgia-db568f4fd236?source=friends_link&sk=0733663b0f00621b8555ef35021508f4)

This week Majority Forward announced plans to team with America Votes for what they describe as a “sustained and integrated mobilization program” in the two senatorial seats up for grabs in the November General Election. Rarely are both senate seats up simultaneously, but this year there is a special election to fill the unexpired term of Johnny Isakson, who resigned at the end of 2019 due to health concerns. Majority Forward, reportedly aligned with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, plans to pour $6 million into two Democratic candidates, Rev. Raphael Warnock and John Ossoff.

According to the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, “The program will finance digital, direct mail and radio spots to urge left-leaning voters to devise a voting plan for the November election.”

Majority Forward’s announcement comes as Politico reported the possibility of an evenly divided senate following the General Election. As I discussed last week, this is a real possibility provided the Democrats hold the Doug Jones seat in Alabama and pick up three…