Jesse Jackson: Georgia voters will decide
by Leonard Pitts Jr., Tribune Content Agency
Dec 13, 2020
3 minutes
On January 5, Georgia voters will decide the runoff for their two U.S. Senate seats. Their votes will determine whether Republicans retain control of the Senate or whether Democrats gain a 50-50 tie, with Vice President Kamala Harris the tie-breaking vote. The race is a microcosm of America's struggle to find a way forward and of Georgia and the South's struggle to build a new South.
The two Democratic challengers reflect the new age still waiting to be born. Rev Raphael Warnock, senior pastor at Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church, the congregation led by the late
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