Kelly Loeffler, a wealthy businesswoman, was appointed last year to replace retiring Senator Johnny Isakson. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who was just reelected in South Carolina, says he is donating US$1 million of his campaign money to help two Republican senators win runoff races in neighboring Georgia. Graham told Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” on Thursday that Republicans need to counter a “tsunami of liberal money” flowing into Georgia ahead of the January 5 runoff elections, which will determine whether Republicans or Democrats control the Senate. Democrats already control the House, and Democrat Joe Biden is the president-elect after beating President Donald Trump in their White House contest. In the Georgia runoffs, Democrat Jon Ossoff is looking to unseat Republican Senator David Perdue and Democrat Raphael Warnock is facing off against Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler.-AP

Source: The Standard November 13, 2020 04:18 UTC