1. If you read the news, you might be under the impression that the GOP has retained control of the Senate
THAT IS NOT TRUE
Control will be decided by two run-off election in Georgia on Jan 5
And both GOP incumbents have major vulnerabilities https://popular.info/p/georgia-on-my-mind
THAT IS NOT TRUE
Control will be decided by two run-off election in Georgia on Jan 5
And both GOP incumbents have major vulnerabilities https://popular.info/p/georgia-on-my-mind
2. Sen. Loeffler has never been elected to any office and won just 26% of the vote Tuesday in a crowded field
After attending a private briefing on COVID on Jan 24, she invested up to 250K in Citrix, a company that makes work-from-home software https://popular.info/p/georgia-on-my-mind
After attending a private briefing on COVID on Jan 24, she invested up to 250K in Citrix, a company that makes work-from-home software https://popular.info/p/georgia-on-my-mind
3. Less well-known is Loeffler's massive conflict of interest. She sits on the Senate Finance Committee which oversees her husband's company, which owns the New York Stock Exchange
Loeffler was also paid millions by the company before becoming Senator https://popular.info/p/georgia-on-my-mind
Loeffler was also paid millions by the company before becoming Senator https://popular.info/p/georgia-on-my-mind
4. In Tuesday's election, Black turnout was key. Loeffler is running AGAINST the Black Lives Matter movement, which she says she "adamantly opposes."
Loeffler's anti-BLM rhetoric has been so extreme her corporate donors have denounced her https://popular.info/p/georgia-on-my-mind
Loeffler's anti-BLM rhetoric has been so extreme her corporate donors have denounced her https://popular.info/p/georgia-on-my-mind
5. The other GOP incumbent, Sen Perdue is also a multi-millionaire who, as the pandemic took hold in the US, sold 165K in stock in Ceasar's Entertainment and purchased up to 185K in DuPont, which manufactures PPE https://popular.info/p/georgia-on-my-mind
6. During a Trump rally in October, Perdue mocked Kamala Harris with a racist trope, purposely mispronouncing her name.
The incident caused Facebook, which donated thousands to Perdue, to distance themselves from the Senator https://popular.info/p/georgia-on-my-mind
The incident caused Facebook, which donated thousands to Perdue, to distance themselves from the Senator https://popular.info/p/georgia-on-my-mind