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An Election and an Insurrection

An Election and an Insurrection

FromInto America


An Election and an Insurrection

FromInto America

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Jan 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On the afternoon of January 6th, the nation was gripped by the images of Trump supporters charging the Capitol building as Congress gathered to ratify President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College win. These scenes brought to bear what so many democracy-loving people across this country have long feared, that Trump’s final days as President would end violently.  But hours earlier, attention was on the Georgia Senate races, where Democrat Reverend Raphael Warnock won his runoff election against Republican Kelly Loeffler. Rev. Warnock, the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, spiritual home of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., will become the first Black senator from the state of Georgia. He’ll be the second Black senator from the South since Reconstruction.  Jaime Harrison is a Warnock supporter. Harrison ran for Senate this year in South Carolina. He lost his race, but turned his attention to his political action committee, Dirt Road PAC, putting money behind Warnock and Jon Ossoff, who ran for and won Georgia’s other Senate seat. These dual victories mean Democrats take control of the US Senate this year.  Jaime Harrison joins Trymaine Lee to reflect on the significance of Warnock’s win and the path forward for Democrats. For a transcript, please visit https://www.msnbc.com/intoamerica. Further Reading and Listening: 1 shot dead, Congress evacuated, National Guard activated after pro-Trump rioters storm CapitolLoeffler's projected defeat in Georgia Senate election highlights failed Republican strategyJon Ossoff defeats David Perdue in Georgia, handing control of the Senate to Democrats, NBC News projectsInto the Fight for Lindsey Graham's Seat
Released:
Jan 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Into America is a show about being Black in America. These stories explore what it means to hold truth to power and this country to its promises. Told by people who have the most at stake.