Black voters recognized that we need to complete the task.”LaTosha Brown, right, co-founder of Black Voters Matter, in Mississippi in 2018. Ossoff earned 92% of Black voters in Tuesday’s contest compared with 87% in November. According to NBC data, Warnock won 92% of Black voters against Loeffler. Other analysts also credit new Black residents with making more southern states like North Carolina, and Texas and Florida more competitive. Many advocates say these get-out-the-vote efforts were effective in driving Black voters who otherwise wouldn’t have voted, or perhaps didn’t in November.

Source: The Guardian January 07, 2021 11:00 UTC