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Political pundits are predicting a Democratic sweepDemocrats need to win both runoff races to flip the SenateGeorgia Senate runoff elections - live resultsWhy Georgia Senate elections are a big dealMeet the candidates in today’s crucial contestsSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 2.18am GMT Gabriel Sterling, a top Republican official in the Georgia secretary of state’s office, blamed Donald Trump for the party’s potential losses tonight.Sterling told CNN that, if David Perdue and/or Kelly Loeffler lose, then the blame for that will “fall squarely on the shoulders of President Trump and his actions since November 3.” 2.03am GMT Republicans are not feeling too confident about Georgia right now, as this text from one Republican strategist to an NBC News reporter shows:Text from a GOP strategist: "thanks alot Donald" Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2021/jan/05/georgia-senate-runoff-election-trump-republicans-biden-latest-politics-live #us_news #georgia #us_politics #us_senate #us_elections_2020