The Georgia Runoffs, Part 1: ‘We Are Black Diamonds.’

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🗓️ 4 January 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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A strong Black turnout will be integral to Democratic success in the U.S. Senate races in Georgia this week. In the first of a two-part examination of election strategies in the Georgia runoffs, we sit down with Stacey Abrams, a Georgia Democrat who has become synonymous with the party’s attempts to win statewide, to talk about her efforts to mobilize Black voters. And we join LaTosha Brown, a leader of Black Voters Matter, as she heads out to speak to voters. Guest: Audra D.S. Burch, a national correspondent for The New York Times. For an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, subscribe to our newsletter. You can read the latest edition here. Background reading: Control of the Senate could hinge on Black voters in Georgia — and on an ambitious effort by the likes of Black Voters Matter to get them to the polls in the largest numbers ever for the runoff elections on Tuesday.Democrats are making their final push to rally supporters, targeting Black voters in regions far from Atlanta but equally important to Georgia’s emerging Democratic coalition. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily

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0:26.0	As President Trump tries once again to overturn the results of the election in Georgia, we
0:37.2	begin a two-part look at the Democratic and Republican Party strategies for the Georgia
0:43.0	Senate runoffs on Tuesday.
0:45.8	Today, the Democrats.
0:49.0	It's Monday, January 4.
0:52.0	Well, where is the drama of the night?
0:55.5	You were looking at it right there.
0:56.8	All those states in yellow, those battleground states are too early to call, and any combination
1:02.8	of them could turn this into a very interesting night.
1:06.2	On election night in November, the focus was on the close races and traditional swing
1:10.2	states, like Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin.
1:15.2	But three days after polls closed.
1:17.6	Breaking news right now at five major progress in the ballot counting overnight, Joe Biden
1:22.3	now leading in Georgia by more than 1,000 votes.
1:25.9	The unthinkable happened.
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