The (Unfinished) Battle for the Senate

The Daily

• Episode: The (Unfinished) Battle for the Senate
• Website: The Daily
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• Duration: 00:30:19
• Published: 2020-11-11 11:55

After the tumult of last week’s voting, one crucial question remains: Who will control the Senate?

The answer lies in Georgia, where two runoff elections in January will decide who has the advantage in the upper chamber.

With so much at stake, we look at how those races might shake out.

Guest: Julie Hirschfeld Davis, congressional editor for The New York Times.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

Background reading:

• Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler have leveled unfounded claims of foul play in Georgia’s elections, a signal that their campaigns will focus on turning out President Trump’s conservative base.
• What’s a runoff, and why are there two? Here’s an explainer on the Senate races in Georgia.