The latest episode of this all-new international politics podcast focusses on the United States and the recently concluded run-off elections for the two Georgia senate seats. Just a few days after Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock beat the two incumbent Republican Senators to take back control of the Senate majority for their party, Sam and Chern look at how they managed it, and what this means for US politics. This episode also features a preview of this weekend's CDU leadership election in which the likely successor to Angela Merkel as German Chancellor will be elected.
The Democrats will now control the majority in the Senate with Vice President Kamala Harris's deciding vote, but what will Chuck Schumer and his party be able to achieve? Does this change the legislative priorities of the incoming Biden administration. In the week that Trump was caught on tape lambasting the Republican Georgia state officials, the episode also looks at the impact this may have had on the fortunes of his party. Is Georgia turning into a blue state, or was this a case of good timing for the Democrats?
