Warnock and Ossoff will be sworn in as US Senators next week

[octoberlib]

Link to tweet

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Next week,
@ReverendWarnock
and
@ossoff
will be sworn in as U.S. Senators. They won because of dedicated organizers, volunteers, and grassroots donors. And thanks to Georgia voters, we can work to move our country forward.

[Silent3]

1. Any specific day yet, or is Georgia still dragging its feet...

...wrapping up the certification process?

[octoberlib]

4. They haven't said. I'm guessing Wed. or Thurs.

[sandensea]

13. It was often said of Georgia that it had northern efficiency and southern charm

The GOP has single-handedly managed to turn that into southern efficiency and northern charm.

[IronLionZion]

19. Maybe Georgia is turning blue again

after Biden and 2 US Senators, GA might start voting Dem again for Governor and other offices.

[sandensea]

23. +1

As one of the most advanced, well-educated southern states, Georgia was always high on the list of states most likely to soon go Purple - or Blue outright.

But just as importantly, because Dems have some great leaders there.

[Progressive Jones]

25. I believe that GA will continue to turn Blue. Not every district, but

there is certainly a wave building.

Next, we need Florida and The Carolinas to shift.

[Politicub]

29. Blue Georgia is tasting political power. As a resident of the Atlanta metro, I can

confidently say that Warnock, Ossoff and Biden’s wins were no fluke.

There’s a lot of work to do, and Stacey Abrams has shown us the path.

[Fiendish Thingy]

15. My bet is on Friday the 22nd- that's Raffensberger's deadline to certify. Nt

[DownriverDem]

21. I think that

might be it, but I was wondering when this would happen. It seemed to take too long.

[FM123]

2. I can not wait!

I will not sleep well until those two are sworn in (safe and sound).

[Karma13612]

3. Wonderful news!

Thanks for the update. I remember Raffensberger had hoped to have it done by the 20th or 21st? I can’t recall precisely but early this coming week would be great!

[RussBLib]

5. if Georgia can do it, Texas can do it!

That is so exciting!

In Texas the Governor & Lt Gov are up in 2022.

[BComplex]

8. Texas is EXTREMELY gerrymandered. We need to pass some sort of national law

about how districts need to be set by committees with members of both parties. It won't affect the Gov. or Lt. Gov races, but it would sure change how the US Senate (and the Texas legislature) are affected.

[moonscape]

11. Would surely help in the House, but

how would it affect the US Senate races?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. Fixing gerrymandering won't affect the Senate races at all.

They represent the whole state, not separate districts.

[moonscape]

30. Which is why I asked the poster the question :). n/t

[BComplex]

34. It wouldn't. But it would sure affect the State legislature.

And that is where so much of the right wing corruption in Texas comes from.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. The gerrymandering shouldn't impact top-of-the-ticket races like the U.S. Senators

It took a lot of a literal door-to-door knocking effort in GA, along with phone banking and text messaging to get people to the polls - and moreso to do it for run-offs and/or special elections (as was the case there), which normally have scant turnout, often worse than a primary.

That type of cajoling sadly needs to happen in every state where we need to get Democrats out.

[Lonestarblue]

17. I am so hoping that Beto runs against Abbott.

Or maybe Julian Castro, though he sort of turned me off during some of the presidential debates. Abbott’s response to the virus was a disaster, and he actually ended up irritating both Republicans and Democrats. He irritated Republicans by shutting sown the state, and when the infection rate skyrocketed, he backpedaled and shut down bars and restaurants and other businesses that once again irritated Republicans.

He irritated Democrats by opening too soon and at the same time ordering mayors of the Democratic cities that they could not require masks. Those same cities were getting the virus under control, and then Abbott pulled the rug out from under them.

Abbott also irritated Republicans by adding a week to early voting. What we need here is a Stacey Abrams level of outreach, voter registration and followup to make sure registrars process them, and direct contact to get people out to vote as they did in Georgia with their dooe-to-door campaign. With the pandemic, Democrats have a big issue to target. Texas refused to expand Medicaid under the ACA and Texas has ranked number 1 in the nation for years as the state with the most uninsured people.

[onetexan]

36. Funny, what you posted re: getting Beto to run & Stacey to bring her Fair Fight here to assist with

outreach is exactly what i had posted several times now. I believe reaching out to many Dems in TX who don't vote, combined w the growing # of transplants from more liberal states, should really help loosen the grip the GOP have on TX politics.

[DownriverDem]

22. The Districts

are drawn by the states. In Michigan we do it by Committee now after passing a proposal to change it in 2018. This will be our first go round and I predict that the Michigan repub Party will file a lawsuit right after the Districts lines are known.

[vercetti2021]

18. I have strong doubts about Texas still

Trump won it by 52% and over 600k votes. Texas isn't going like Georgia anytime soon. Beto is good. But hes not Stacy.

[onetexan]

37. apples & oranges here - TX is 4x the size of GA, and a much more difficult political landscape

[demtenjeep]

35. that would be totally awesome

we need to start targeting states and start working them now

[cureautismnow]

6. I don't think MLK would object to them being sworn in on Monday. n/t

[octoberlib]

7. Gabriel Sterling said the final certification will be on Tuesday so that's the earliest

they can be sworn in.

[NBachers]

9. Holy Shit- Now this is a BFD! And we all were part of it!

[marble falls]

10. Now we need to hold those seats!

[BobTheSubgenius]

14. That list of contributors to the victory in GA seems a little light to me.

I bet there is not any one person who could have slept through the process and caused the effort to fail. But none of them are Stacey Abrams. No way it would have happened without her.

No one should EVER forget that.

[peacebuzzard]

16. 💖 finally the trifecta

So much at stake, far more than what was anticipated.
Thanks to all for this.

[PatrickforO]

20. Yes, this is a wonderful thing. It has been overshadowed by Trump's coup attempt,

and the despicable acts of Cruz, Hawley and others in Congress, as well as the insurrectionist mob. Treason.

But both Warnock and Ossoff will be great new Senators!

[TomDaisy]

24. CRY MITCH CRY

[iluvtennis]

27. KnR

[Cha]

28. Excellent Tweet from Senate Dems!! Rt TY

[MustLoveBeagles]

31. K&R

[NNadir]

32. When they sign in, Moscow Mitch signs out. Can't wait...

[demtenjeep]

33. Heck yea

this is going to be a great week

[DFW]

38. Depending on the timing, they could be sworn in by two different Vice-Presidents

Ossoff could be sworn in immediately by Pence, where I don't think Warnock gets sworn in until after Harris takes office. The difference is due to the different status of the terms of the Senators they are replacing, if I recall correctly.

(Or the other way around? I forget which one comes first)

Either way, I think by Friday afternoon EST, both are members of the Senate and Schumer becomes majority leader.