however john aasif the other democrat running for the senate in georgia has declared victory and even as votes are coming in it appears he will be victorious this is john aasif declaring himself the winner of the senate election it is with humility that i have banked the people of georgia for electing me to serve you in the united states senate whether you are for me or against me i'll be for you now it's important to note that many are looking at the situation in the country and saying that donald trump has effectively polarized the political situation and the democrats are the ones winning out as a result of it many of argued that donald trump has he insists that he is the legitimate winner of the 2020 elections that essentially donald trump has as lead a situation where his supporters have alienated most of the country at this point this is some of the analysis we're hearing as the democrats continue to secure victories. what he may inspire people and what he really pisses off people in democrats and really inspires them to come out and vote and you can have a credible villain that

gone to the democrats we have raphael warnock who is a democrat he has won as has as has democrat john aasif and earlier john declared victory but now the votes are in and his victory seems to be secure take a listen it is with humility that i have banked the people of georgia for electing me to serve you in the united states senate whether you are for me or against me i'll be for you. now we have voices all across the united states who are blaming donald trump for the results in which democrats seem to have won control of capitol hill and many voices are speaking up and saying that while donald trump has a pretty solid base of support the country seems to be pretty united against him beyond his supporters this is some of the analysis we've heard. well he may inspire people who thought he really pisses off people in democrats and really inspires them to come out and vote and you can have a credible villain that really helps the democrats turn out their vote. now mike pence vice president of the united states recently sent a letter to donald trump making clear he did not consider it part of h

the boots on and represent the people's concerns in the united states senate 33 year old democrat john aasif is the youngest member of the senate since 1973 he is the jewish son of an immigrant and the c.e.o. of a documentary production company let's emulate the spirit of courage and heroism of those who have given so much to the health response to this crisis as we unite as a people to overcome this challenge of cope with 19 and to build a republic that lives up to our highest ideals of equality in god's eyes and equal justice under the law the democratic upset in georgia is also a victory for the army of grassroots organizations workers and volunteers who spent years registering black and minority voters an effort that never seems to while republicans were a bit busy attacking the governor and my boss the democrats rather knocking on doors getting people to turn out to vote. republicans kelly lefler and david perdue have yet to concede saying they would exhaust every resource to ensure quote all legal. votes were counted between the november election and the senate runoff more than 76000 n

analysts saying that never before can they recall this much money being funded in a senate race and john aasif that democratic senate candidate is now the best funded senate candidate in history more than 76000 new voters have been registered since the presidential election a very targeted effort by nonpartisan civic groups to mobilize voters it's believe though that the type of voters they're targeting largely minority and young voters will tend to help the democrats but look the democrats are trying to flip these 2 republican senate seats many people say although the race might be close they do believe that it will be an uphill battle for the democrats because georgians have not elected a democratic senator for 20 years that's an atlanta georgia thank you. revels in central african republic are advancing on multiple fronts ahead of the announcement of provisional election results groups threatening to enter the capital bangui and now just 20 kilometers away separately russian finances and support of the government have failed to push back rebels have taken control of the town of assume it wa

for the final results in the race between republican david perdue and democrat john asaf however john aasif the democrat feels very secure and has declared victory this is the georgia senate candidate for the democratic party declaring himself to be the winner it is with humility that i have banked the people of georgia for electing me to serve you in the united states senate whether you are for me or against me i'll be for you now at this point this seems to be a sign that the democrats are pulling ahead toward a pretty secure control over power in washington d.c. now many are blaming donald trump for this saying that donald trump has created a polarization in the country that is working into the favor of the democrats here's some of the analysis being put forward. well he may inspire people on the road but he really pisses off people democrats really inspires them to come out and vote and when you can have a credible villain that really helps the democrats turn out their vote now donald trump's obsession with voter fraud and saying that he believes he is the legitimate winner of the 2020

work boots on and represent people's concerns in the united states senate 33 year old democrat john aasif is the youngest member of the senate he is the jewish son of an immigrant and the c.e.o. of a documentary production company. let's emulate the spirit of courage and heroism of those who have given so much to the health response to this crisis as we unite as a people to overcome this challenge of code 19 and to build a republic that lives up to our highest ideals of equality in god's eyes and equal justice under the law the democratic upset in georgia is also a victory for the army of grassroots organizations workers and volunteers who spent years registering black and minority voters an effort that never seized while republicans were a bit busy attacking the governor and my boss the democrats rather knocking on doors getting people to turn out to vote. republicans kelly lefler and david perdue have yet to concede saying they would exhaust every resource to ensure quote all legal votes were counted between the november election and the senate runoff more than 76000 new voters register

all along with 90 percent of the vote there's about a less than half a percentage point between john aasif and his republican challenger david purdue as you said that's more than $16000.00 votes it's worth mentioning that he's already outperformed biden's showing in the state biden carried georgia in the presidential elect in election by less than 12000 votes os of released a statement earlier this morning a video statement he humbly think georgians but quickly got to the point he said during this moment of crisis we need to roll out economic relief to americans and help pass an effective pandemic response so where things stand right now is this is a historic day for certain with the wind of reverend raphael warnock he is a senior pastor here at the famed ebenezer baptist church he becomes the state's 1st democratic senator in 20 years the state's 1st black senator and only the 11th black senator in u.s. history both he and aasif appealed to voters by talking about helping revive the economy expanding health care and really appealed to the needs of working class and middle class voters and

so on and represent the people's concerns in the united states senate 33 year old democrat john aasif is the youngest member of the senate since 1973 he is the jewish son of an immigrant and the c.e.o. of a documentary production company let's emulate the spirit of courage and heroism of those who have given so much to the health response to this crisis as we unite as a people to overcome this challenge of covert 19 and to build a republic that lives up to our highest ideals of equality in god's eyes and equal justice under the law the democratic upset in georgia is also a victory for the army of grassroots organizations workers and volunteers who spent years registering black and minority voters an effort that never seems to while republicans who are a bit busy attacking the governor and my boss the democrats rather knocking on doors getting people to turn out to vote. republicans kelly lefler and david perdue have yet to concede saying they would exhaust every resource to ensure quote all legal. the votes were counted between the november election and the senate runoff more than 760

democratic condemnation has been swift the democratic candidate for senate candidate here in georgia john aasif has said this is a direct attack on our democracy that it trumpets into attempting to intimidate election the election and disenfranchise black voters his opponent senator david produce said that it's shocking that a republican would record this call it's disgusting but what the president says exactly what he's been saying for the last few months but trump did say something on that call that he has not acknowledged publicly he said i know this call is likely going nowhere ok natasha on tuesday as you mentioned georgians will head to the polls to vote again for its 2 senate seats in a runoff how is the campaigning been going. it has been intense this senate runoff has been cast as determining the future of america these are not my words more than $800000000.00 has been spent more than $76000.00 new voters have been registered since the presidential election in a feverish attempt to get more especially traditionally disenfranchised voters to the polls and more than $3000000.00 georgians

the president elect joe biden yesterday and just listen to the terminology he used he said that john aasif and reverend raphael warnock the 2 democratic senate candidates were quote qualified honorable decent men who would fight for georgians and show loyalty to georgians and not to trump throughout the race the democratic candidates did focus on issues they felt georgians would respond to they talked about helping ensure there was a quote more effective pandemic response expanding health care to the needy promoting criminal justice reform and clean energy but clearly as you said you know this race it's had so much attention placed on it and georgians were told that this was actually a race that would determine the future of america a bit of hyperbole for sure but. it shows you the intensity and the passion behind this and what's at stake and what's at stake is if these 2 democrats can flip the seats that have been held by republican senate there has not been a democrat said to the senate by georgians in 20 years if the democrats can flip the seas it will mean a complete democratic control

vote for the republicans was a way to stave off socialism with regard to the democratic candidates john aasif and raphael warnock they really frame this race as one to help everyday georgians they said that they wanted to expand health care for the needy they wanted to help put forth a more effective pandemic response they wanted to implement criminal justice reform and promote clean energy president elect joe biden was at a rally for the 2 candidates we attended yesterday and if you listen to the way he promoted the 2 candidates it tells you a lot about the trump factor in this race he said that if and warnock were quote honorable decent and qualified men who would work for georgians and show loyalty to georgians not for trump and to show that i am thank you very much indeed. trump supporters are gathering outside the u.s. congress in washington d.c. they're protesting against the certification of last year's presidential election results which is due to take place on wednesday they believe election fraud is behind president donald trump's loss to joe biden a claim constantly repeated by the

that in 28 years there were the 2 democratic candidates there believing they could make history john aasif would become if elected the youngest member of the set it and reverend it rafael were not would become georgia's 1st black senator. thank you very much indeed natasha her name. mentor is an associate professor of political science at katyn state university in morrow georgia he joins us via skype a lot of skate at stake and what's your prediction for how this will pan out well and thanks for having me laura so this is going to be a very tight race as we've seen since november and it was relatively tight general election that had. president elect biden to georgia i expect this one dewsbury similar path as the general election did i fully expect you'll see a surge in the polls for the republican candidates and they won absentee ballots for the mail and vote start getting counted you're going to see that blue wave calm and if it's anything like the general election it should be enough to sweep at least one maybe even both democrats and office but it will be a close him a long night for th