The Georgia Runoffs, Part 2: ‘I Have Zero Confidence in My Vote’

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🗓️ 5 January 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Since the presidential election was called for Joe Biden, President Trump has relentlessly attacked the integrity of the count in Georgia. He has floated conspiracy theories to explain away his loss and attacked Republican officials. Today, we speak to Republican activists and voters on the ground and consider to what extent, if at all, Mr. Trump’s rhetoric could discourage Republicans from voting in the runoff elections. 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: Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue have sought to motivate a conservative base that remains loyal to Mr. Trump while also luring back some of the defectors who helped deliver Georgia to a Democratic presidential candidate for the first time since 1992.Democrats may have claimed a bigger share of the early vote than they did in November’s vote, election data shows. Here’s what else we know about the voting in Georgia so far. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily

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0:00.0	Today, part two of our look at the Democratic and Republican Party strategies for the Senate
0:07.4	runoffs in Georgia, the Republicans.
0:11.3	Today, January 5th, from the New York Times, this is the field I'm Elise Spiegel in
0:40.4	Georgia.
0:52.6	One month ago, before President Trump's leaked attempt to pressure Georgia's election
0:56.6	officials became national news, he had lined an event built as a victory rally in Velda
1:01.6	Dost, if people would recognize them, but a lot of media oh my high risk of breaking
1:22.0	Three hours before the rally, I found him shaking his head at his iPhone near a bank of blue
1:27.4	porta-potties.
1:28.7	A story he just posted was getting blowback.
1:31.9	The awesome people are mad.
1:33.8	Because in this story, we call him a former filmmaker and they say he is a former investigative
1:39.0	journalist.
1:40.0	Can you talk a little bit about the four candidates and what they're like?
1:44.7	One second.
1:45.7	Sure.
1:46.7	As Stead was in Georgia reporting on today's two Senate runoff elections.
1:51.0	That's John Assoff and Rafael Warnaug.
1:53.9	Our challenging Republican candidates, Kelly Leffler and David Perdue.
1:58.6	It's a huge deal because if Democrats win these two seats, they'll gain control of the
2:03.6	Senate.
2:04.6	If Republicans hold on, I will give them a big check against what Joe Biden is able to
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