Georgia’s Runoffs Are About So Much More Than Senate Power

Democratic candidate for Senate Jon Ossoff, right, and Democratic candidate for Senate Raphael G. Warnock, left, arrive before they speak to a crowd during a "Get Out the Early Vote" event at in Jonesboro, Ga. on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020.The balance of power in the U.S. Senate now hinges on whether Republicans can hold onto two seats in Georgia that are heading toward a January runoff.Georgia Democrats have been shut out of the Senate for the last 15 years as the unofficial capital of the New Sout