John Ossoff attributes end of Georgia Senate race to black participation

Georgia Senate Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff said on Sunday the close race in Peach State was due to black voters’ participation in this year’s election.

“It was the closest Senate race to the country, Martha. And it really reflects the power of black participation here. The determination of black voters in Georgia to make a change in this country, ”Ossoff told Martha Raddatz on ABC“ This Week ”.

“Black community in Georgia has been hit hardest by COVID-19, black community in Georgia calls for access to affordable health care, demanding civil rights legislation, to ensure criminal justice reform” , Ossoff said.

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Ossoff is currently set to face the incumbent Republican candidate David PerdueDavid Perdue Republicans look to beat Warnock before Georgia second round Biden could lose Georgia Senate races on his own The Hill’s Morning Report – Biden wins Arizona, talks to Dem executives; Trump tweets MORE in a second-round race in January. The other Senate seat for Georgia will also be determined in a second round between the incumbents. Kelly loefflerKelly Loeffler Loeffler Introduces Health Care Plan Amid Warnock Attacks, Pandemic Outbreak Trump Slams Georgia Recount Process Republicans Seek To Beat Warnock Ahead Of Georgia Second Round (R) and Democratic challenger Raphael Warnock. The results of these two elections will likely determine the balance of power in the Senate.

Raddatz noted that despite the second round, Perdue passed Ossoff by around 90,000 votes. Ossoff said he was not worried about these numbers.

“That doesn’t worry me at all, Martha. First and foremost, we are currently organizing and managing the largest voter registration and voter turnout effort in American history, ”said Ossoff. “For example, there are 23,000 young people here in Georgia who will become eligible to vote right between the November elections and this January 4th run-off and a decade of organizing. Much of this work, led by Stacey Abrams, set the wind in our sails here in Georgia. What we feel for the first time in four years is hope.

Many news outlets and public figures attributed the surprising turnaround in Georgia to Abrams, a former Democratic candidate for governor of Georgia. The work done by his organization, Fair Fight, to fight voter suppression has been credited with helping 300,000 Georgian voters at the polls that had been purged previously.