What Happened This Week In Washington — And Georgia

I’m sure y’all are watching the NYT needles and we don’t need to tell you about them, but for what it’s worth, they now show both races as “tilting” toward the Democrats. And the interesting thing is that they started from an assumption that the races were tied, rather than the polls that showed a very slight Democratic lead. But it’s very early.

The Senate actually isn’t the only office on the ballot today in Georgia: A seat on the state’s Public Service Commission is also up for grabs. The PSC regulates utilities in Georgia and has generated controversy for authorizing power shutoffs amid the pandemic. Right now, the Democrat is leading that race 52 percent to 48 percent, the same margin as both Senate races. So the same party will probably will all three elections today.

In Fulton and Gwinnett Counties, Ossoff is so far outperforming his previous run in the two Democratic strongholds. Back in November, Ossoff won 70 percent of the vote in Fulton, while Perdue received 28 percent. In Gwinnett, the second-largest county in the state, Ossoff only ended up with 57 percent of the vote there and Perdue got 41 percent. But it’s very early, so that could change.