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WATCH: The Georgia runoff$

Dated: December 23, 2020 by Sharyl Attkisson 7 Comments

      

The following is a transcript of a report from "Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson." Watch the video by clicking the link at the end of the page.

The 2020 election in Georgia is not over yet. Not by a long shot. The two primary runoffs in Georgia could define whether Republicans keep control of the Senate, or Democrats take over Congress entirely. The implications are drawing a lot of outside money to the Peach State, in whatโ€™s being called the most expensive race of its kind ever. Scott Thuman follows the money.

Election Day may be in the rearview mirror for most Americans, but not in Georgia, where every day since is a battle. With two runoff races underway and control of the U.S. senate at stake, it means a river of money is flowing into the Peach State.

Anna Massoglia: We're talking about hundreds of millions of dollars. This is some of the most expensive races in, not just this election cycle, but all of history.

Campaign finance analyst Anna Massoglia is with the center for responsive politics.

And sheโ€™s been busy. 9 of the 10 most expensive senate races in American history came in 2020, and Georgiaโ€™s runoffs could top them all

Between the four candidates and the big political actions committees on both sides, a staggering $440 million dollars has been spent in the past 6 weeks.

Scott: What does it tell you when you look at these numbers?

Anna: Just how important this race has become nationally, not just to the voters in Georgia, but now political operatives and political figures at the national level have really taken interest.

So, amid that barrage of ads, the national groups, have come up with local names like โ€˜Peachtreeโ€™ or โ€˜Georgia Honorโ€™, to keep the interest of local voters, who otherwise tune out, outside influence.

Scott (02:34): Is that just a clever way to disguise where all the money's coming from?

Anna (02:38): It gives the appearance and feel of being more of a homegrown operation. Whereas in actuality, it's national party leaders who are orchestrating the effort.

But it's not just the big donors pouring cash into Georgia. millions of individuals are taking part too, and from afar.

92% of giving for republican candidates through the platform โ€˜Win-Redโ€™, came from out-of-state. Californians donated most, followed by those in Texas, Florida and then Georgia.

And for democrats, using a platform called โ€˜Actblue,โ€™ 96% of donations originated outside of Georgia, most from California, New York, Washington, Massachusetts, Texas and Florida.

While the candidates spend money promoting themselves, outside groups are busiest tearing down the opposition.

Brendan Glavin is an analyst with the Campaign Finance Institute.

Brendan: โ€œWhat you see is that the candidates will run ads, they are positive and talk themselves up. And outside groups tend to run more of the opposition, negative what people consider negative ads. So, it's easier for them. It's easier for the outside groups to run opposition ads.

And hereโ€™s the thing, itโ€™s hard to say whoโ€™s giving all that cash.

Anna: That's the problem is we really don't know when it comes to dark money. We don't know the ultimate source of this funding. We can guess to some extent based on who the other donors that have been disclosed are, but in reality, we really don't know who doesn't want their contributions to these elections to be traced to them

And with the long-lines for early voting with still weeks to go, a sign Georgians feel the weight of the political world on their shoulders.

For Full Measure, Iโ€™m Scott Thuman, in Savannah.

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  1. JungianINTP says

    December 23, 2020 at 8:01 am

    From your above report :

    โ€œ And hereโ€™s the thing, itโ€™s hard to say whoโ€™s giving all that cash.

    โ€œAnna: That's the problem is we really don't know when it comes to dark money. We don't know the ultimate source of this funding. We can guess to some extent based on who the other donors that have been disclosed are, but in reality, we really don't know who doesn't want their contributions to these elections to be traced to them . . .โ€

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    -the source of DARK money, Sharyl ?

    Discover who had hired buses to carry protesters
    dressed and carrying signsโ€”BOTH supporting AND
    opposing Charlottesville statues, driven into town
    the day BEFORE those STAGED riots. Police had
    PURPOSELY forced the ANTIFAcom ACTORS into
    the White Preservationistsโ€™ area; and the ACTORS
    had VIOLENTLY announced themselves the day
    BEFORE!, by brutally attacking people/citizens
    (( men, women, and children )) in a cafe near their
    drop-off point, as police stood back and watched
    the attacks.

    My attention at your website began after a bit of
    searching and learningโ€”that you are clueless about
    the HOW/WHY of the Charlottesville FALSE FLAG;
    about the How/Why it had started and unfolded and
    ended :

    โ€œAntifaCOMsโ€โ€”C O M M U N I S T S !

    -Rick

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    • JungianINTP says

      December 23, 2020 at 9:02 am

      P.S.

      Study pre-WW-II Germany and learn
      America is being subjected to the ROOT
      CAUSE of what had given rise to Naziโ€™s
      Ugly Reprisals : C O M M U N I S T
      agitators destroying traditional German
      culture.

      C O M M U N I S T S have been destroy-
      ing Americaโ€™s MORAL culture from the
      1950s forward (( via Marxian entertainment
      and Marxian MSMโ€”via the Shadow Cabal )).

      Reply
      • James Seigfreid says

        December 23, 2020 at 1:51 pm

        Read โ€œWitnessโ€ by Whitaker Chambers. He was THERE in the 30โ€™s 40โ€™s an 50โ€™s. Chill you to the bone. That IS the Democrat Party TODAY

        Reply
  2. Bob TheLifter says

    December 23, 2020 at 9:18 am

    What we are witnessing is the global rise of the largest cabal of sociopaths ever to cooperate ... this will make the nazi movement look like a 1st grade parade. You are witnessing the fall of not only the US but the world at large .. The virus of sociopathy has mutated and is about to make prior communist/fascist/totalitarians massacres of over 200 million human beings look like a mere blip in the death rate.

    Generations may never wake from the hell that is about to be unleashed. The Great Dystopia is upon on us.

    (while it says below that our emails will not be published we know for 100% sure they will be "picked up" by you know who)

    Reply
  3. Alison Weir says

    December 23, 2020 at 10:06 am

    Sadly, too few people are willing to mention the role that Israel partisans like Sheldon Adelson (Republican), Haim Saban (Democrat), and numerous others play in our elections. Please see some of these articles: https://israelpalestinenews.org/lobby/ As Helen Thomas and many others on both sides of the political spectrum have said, discussing the Israel lobby is the third rail that people are afraid to touch.

    Reply
  4. Alison Weir says

    December 23, 2020 at 10:08 am

    This documentary, which was suppressed, gives more information on this: https://ifamericansknew.org/TheLobby/

    Reply
  5. Lloyd says

    December 23, 2020 at 4:40 pm

    I have had this question for a long time. Considering all the money spent on politics, WHO specifically is the recipient(s)? What is the Tax bite by those who receive all the money? I suspect it is the Media organizations that are the beneficiaries and that may be the number one reason they prefer hate and discontent. Please tell me I am wrong.

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