Georgia Senate Candidates Debate Ahead of Crucial Elections Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler faced off with Democratic challenger the Rev. Raphael Warnock on Sunday in what is likely to be their final debate before two Georgia runoff elections that will decide control of the U.S. Senate. As the debate began, Loeffler addressed whether she agreed with President Donald Trump's claims that the Nov. 3 election was "rigged." "It's vitally important that Georgians trust our election process and the president has every right to every legal recourse," Loeffler said. "It's very clear there were issues in this election." Warnock asked why Loeffler "continues to cast doubt on an American democratic election. It's time to put this behind us," he said. Senator David Perdue, the other Georgia Republican fighting to hold his seat on Jan. 5, opted out of debating Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff. Georgia has not elected a Democratic U.S. senator in 20 years. They would need to win both races to deny Republicans a Senate majority that could be used to block much of potential president Joe Biden's legislative agenda. Republicans are training much of their fire on Warnock, a political newcomer and the Black senior pastor of the Atlanta church where civil rights champion the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once preached. Loeffler, in a series of attack ads, has sought to portray Warnock as a dangerous radical who is anti-police, anti-Israel, "Marxist" and tied to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and a sermon in which the Black Chicago pastor declared: "God damn America!" Loeffler, a wealthy businesswoman, was appointed to her seat a year ago after the former occupant retired. She trailed Warnock in her complicated 20-candidate Nov. 3 contest, when Warnock got 32.9%, Loeffler took 25.9% and Collins came in at about 20%. Nearly $310 million has already been spent either to air ads or to reserve TV ad time in the two runoffs through the Jan. 5 election, according to AdImpact, an advertising tracking firm. The Warnock and Ossoff campaigns have framed their messages around healthcare, COVID-19 relief and Republicans’ response to the pandemic, and have accused Loeffler and Perdue of profiting improperly through stock trades, charges denied by the two Republican senators. Source and Image: Reuters ?? IF YOU LOVE ISRAEL - SHARE NEWSRAEL! ??