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Prospect of 'Senate Minority Leader' Mitch McConnell Excites Democrats on Social Media

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Democrats have taken to social media to brag about the possibility of taking the Senate, meaning that the Kentucky senator may
Democrats have been crowing about the prospect of an imminent change in job title for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell following runoff elections in Georgia that are pointing to victory for their candidates. Media outlets including the Associated Press have called Rev. Raphael Warnock the winner over Republican incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler in one of the races, which would make him the first Black senator in the Peach State. Loeffler has signalled that she will not concede the race yet and told her supporters that there was still «a path to victory» against Warnock. Meanwhile, in the other race, Jon Ossoff is favored to beat Republican David Perdue in the tight race, after his lead increased to 16,370 votes early Wednesday morning, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. But the Democrats are on the cusp of taking the Senate, and if both victories are confirmed, it would end the GOP majority, giving the Democrats a 50-50 split in the upper house, and handing Vice President-elect Kamala Harris a deciding vote.

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