Category: Kelly Loeffler

Trump at Georgia Rally: ‘I Don’t Concede’

President Donald Trump, at a runoff rally in Georgia on Monday, said he won’t concede the presidential race and again asserted that the Nov. 3 election in Georgia—and other states—was rigged against him. “We are still fighting it, and you’re going to see what will happen,” Trump told supporters in Dalton, Georgia. “I had two elections,”…


Trump: ‘I Hope Mike Pence Comes Through for Us’

President Donald Trump said on Monday that he hopes Vice President Mike Pence will do more than just carry out a ceremonial role during the joint session of Congress to count Electoral College votes on Jan. 6. “I hope Mike Pence comes through for us. I hope our great vice president comes through for us….


Trump to Campaign Monday for Georgia Republicans Facing Runoffs

President Donald Trump is traveling to Georgia on Monday to campaign for two Republican senators who hope to beat Democratic challengers in this week’s runoff elections. Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) is facing pastor Raphael Warnock, while filmmaker Jon Ossoff is challenging David Perdue (R-Ga.). Senate terms are staggered but the two races are happening in…


Ossoff, Loeffler Make Their Cases 2 Days Before Critical Georgia Runoffs

Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) and Senate Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff on Sunday made their cases for why voters should pick them in the Jan. 5 Senate runoff elections. Loeffler is facing pastor Raphael Warnock while Ossoff is trying to unseat Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.). Ossoff, who would be the youngest U.S. senator since 1981 if…


Georgia Republican Senators Not Part of Group Joining Planned Election Challenge

The two Georgia senators who are facing runoff elections next week were not part of the group of Republicans who announced Saturday they will join in objections during the upcoming joint session of Congress. The names of Sens. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.) were noticeably absent from the joint statement released by the…


The Nation Speaks (Jan. 2): Rep. Vernon Jones on What’s at Stake in Georgia; What Polling Can Tell Us About GA Runoff Elections; 2020 Year in Review

In this episode of The Nation Speaks, we sit down with Rep. Vernon Jones to talk about what’s at stake in Georgia. Then, we take a look at what polling can tell us about the Georgia Senate runoff elections with Craig Keshishian, senior advisor at InsiderAdvantage and Robert Cahaly, chief pollster at the Trafalgar Group….


Facebook Shuts Down Page for GOP Senate Campaigns Just Before Georgia Runoffs

Facebook shut down a fundraising page for Sens. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.) just days before voters head to the polls to decide between the Republicans and their Democratic challengers. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) runs the Georgia Battleground Fund, a joint fundraising committee for the NRSC and the campaigns for Loeffler and Perdue….


Perdue Reiterates His Support for President Trump’s Stimulus Package

Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) reiterated his support on Wednesday for President Donald Trump’s revisions to the pandemic stimulus bill, including an increase in direct payments, a repeal of Section 230, and the establishment of an election commission. “We’re standing with the president on all the issues out there that we see in front of us, the $2,000…


US Confirms First Case of the New CCP Virus Strain Discovered in UK

A new potentially more contagious strain of the CCP virus that causes COVID-19 was confirmed in Colorado—the first time its been detected in the United States, according to health officials. Health officials in the state informed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the strain, discovering it in a man in his 20s…


First Known US Case of New CCP Virus Strain Confirmed in Colorado

A new, potentially more contagious strain of the CCP virus that causes COVID-19 was confirmed in Colorado—the first time it’s been detected in the United States, according to health officials. Health officials in the state informed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the strain, discovering it in a man in his 20s…